The release date for the English version of 'The Unwanteds' by
Lisa McMann is Aug 2011. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Alex anticipates his demise upon learning that he is Unwanted. That's how the Quill people do things. Every year, the thirteen-year-olds are classified as either Unwanted, Needed, or Wanted. Wanteds continue their education and prepare to enlist in the Quillitary. The farms operate on necessities. Unwanteds are scheduled for removal.
Alex finds it difficult to leave his Wanted brother Aaron behind, but he accepts his destiny until he learns that what lies ahead of him is not a "death farm," but rather a wonderful paradise known as Artimé. It is there that Alex and the other Unwanteds are encouraged to develop their creative faculties and apply magic. Before Alex's eyes, everything he has ever known transforms in a marvelous way.
However, being split into Wanted and Unwanted is an uncommon and exceptional event for twins. As Alex and Aaron's friendship becomes stronger despite their separation, a danger to Artim's life materializes, setting up a last magical struggle between brothers.