The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted

A Novel

By: Conor Grennan

Narrated by: Zach Hoffman

Length: 11 hrs

Publisher's summary

Young listeners will find action, suspense, and a perilous battle between good and evil in The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted from New York Times best-selling author Conor Grennan.

For ages 10 and up, this dystopian fantasy novel follows a boy's unlikely journey to save humanity as he unravels his true identity and the responsibility it comes with.

Jack Carlson is dreading a class presentation when he suddenly finds himself transported to the Hadley Academy, a secret institution that tracks teens with unlikely gifts and trains them to protect the world from an unseen squad of killers. But Jack isn't the only one who doesn't know what he's doing at Hadley. Despite indications that he is the one prophesied to end the ancient Reaper War, Jack appears to have no extraordinary abilities.

So when dark, mysterious forces grow, Hadley is in a confused panic. Much to everyone's dismay, humanity seems to depend on Jack and his new teammates. Can Hadley's rawest recruits push past personal struggles and enormous doubts, develop their dormant powers, and stop the spreading evil? And are they willing to commit to Hadley's motto, "One Life for Many", and make the ultimate sacrifice? The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted might be just the place for Jack after all.

This action-packed novel will captivate listeners with its riveting plot, relatable characters, and humorous dialogue. Fans of the Hunger Games, the Chronicles of Narnia, Divergent, Maze Runner, and Rick Riordan's books will find themselves at home in the battle for good at the Hadley Academy.

©2019 Conor Grennan (P)2019 Thomas Nelson

entertaining

This book takes the listener on an adventurous journey filled with danger and intrigue. It weaves a tale, making the listener wonder who to trust. This book is well worth the credit and deserves to be listened to.

Mostly entertaining

Overall it was fun. It keep me going, though the prophecies got a but tiresome. Not a bad one and worth a read.

Too many plot holes

There were too many things that weren't explained, but was written as if you know them. There were larger problems of time missing, but no sentence that could have easily corrected this such as, "three weeks later, while....". Seems like the editors sat this one out.

A fantastically good adventure

I enjoyed this book immensely! The story kept me so interested, I
finished it as quickly as I was able! I was not expecting to become so immersed in a book I had originally gotten for my middle school grandson, but I found it to be a great adventure story
that reminded me of many of the great fantasy stories I have read from other great authors.
The ending of the book seems to have left room for a sequel.
I hope to see that happen soon! I must commend the narration as well!
The narrator really made the story come alive!

Instantly one of my favs

Everything about this book is amazing. Narrator was great too! Please read this!! The story had me captivated till the end.

The twists are genius

What an amazing story. In the early chapters it appears to be a fairly typical, though highly entertaining work of dystopian fiction. The plot twists and character development, however, shift into overdrive after that. This will be a must-read for many decades and generations to come.

Best book ever

This was an interesting and amazing book

I LOVE every part of this book
I recommend this book for ages 10 and up
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!!

A good listen! Really wanting to hear a book 2!

The narrator was fantastic, the character development was amazing, and everything was perfect. A recommendation for everyone!

Why is this not a movie?

Such an engaging book and an awesome story!! This NEEDS to be a movie NOW!!👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥

Great book

Great book. It’s written well. All my guess were all wrong while listening which kept me engaged more!