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Minder

Kate Kaynak (2010)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.74/5 (719)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use her new abilities before somebody else gets hurt. Ganzfield is a secret training facility full of people like her, but it's not exactly a nurturing place. Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control. A stray thought can burn a building to the ground. And people's nightmares don't always stay in their own heads. But it's still better than New Jersey--especially once she meets the man of her dreams...

Is Minder appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Teens with psychic powers train at a secret facility where mind control and dangerous abilities create constant tension. Contains mild romantic content, some peril, and themes of mental manipulation.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include mental manipulation, power imbalance, and anxiety.

Who'll love this

Teens discover they have psychic powers and must learn to control them at a mysterious training school where every interaction could be deadly.

Tags

Psychic PowersContemporary FantasyRomanceSchool Setting