The electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling first installment of the action-packed Michael Vey series from author Richard Paul Evans. My name is Michael Vey and the story I m about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It s my story. To everyone at Meridian High School Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact the only thing that seems to set him apart is the fact that he has Tourette s syndrome. But Michael is anything but ordinary. Michael has special powers. Electric powers. Michael thinks he s unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor also has special powers. With the help of Michael s friend Ostin the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up this way but their investigation brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric children - and through them the world. Michael will have to rely on his wits powers and friends if he s to survive.