num_pages: 320
description: In twelve-year-old Taemons city everyone has a power called psithe ability to move and manipulate objects with their minds. When Taemon loses his psi in a traumatic accident he must hide his lack of power by any means possible. But a humiliating incident at a sports tournament exposes his disability and Taemon is exiled to the powerless colony.The dud farm is not what Taemon expected though: people are kind and open and they actually seem to enjoy using their hands to work and play and even comfort their children. Taemon adjusts to his new life quickly making friends and finding unconditional acceptance.But gradually he discovers that for all its openness there are mysteries at the colony toodangerous secrets that would give unchecked power to psi wielders if discovered.When Taemon unwittingly leaks one of these secrets will he have the courage to repair the damageeven if it means returning to the city and facing the very people who exiled him?
language: English
title: Freakling
publisher: Candlewick Press