The Darkest Minds, By Alexandra Bracken

At one point in life, we all wanted superpowers. The thought of having the ability to fly or read minds always seemed amazing. However, everything has its cons, no matter what. In Alexandra Bracken's book "The Darkest Minds," the main character, Ruby, went through was not being able to control her gifts, people constantly hunting her down, and was wanted as a weapon.
First, since Ruby was locked up in a "rehabilitation camp" most of her life, she did not know how to control her abilities. For example, she accidentally erased herself from her ex-best friend's memories (Bracken 35). She lost her best friend, giving her a reason why she should not use her powers. She could accidentally wipe someone's memories clean. Another reason, a boy from her same classification was able to implant a thought into a Psi Special Force, causing them to act upon it (Bracken 14). Since they're the same classification color, she can do the same. If Ruby were to try this, it may backfire and end up hurting her. Powers are cool, but they can be dangerous without control.
An example, this sixteen-year-old was being chased by an organization, which she escaped from (Bracken 107-111). As they searched for this naive child, they began shooting at her. Thus, lead to her meeting the most important people in her life. Also, the group of kids ended up exploring a campsite and it was filled with cameras (Bracken 145-150). The cameras were placed to locate children with abilities, who are not in a "rehabilitation camp". Later on, in the story, bounty hunters were able to eventually find them because of the cameras. Running away was the only way they could survive in their