“Those rabbits stopped fighting the system, because it was easier to take the loss of freedom, to forget what it was like before the fence kept them in, than to be out there in the world struggling to find shelter and food. They had decided that the loss of some was worth the temporary comfort of many.”

American author

Alexandra Bracken is an American author known for her young adult fiction, especially the Darkest Minds series and the Passenger series. Her work is closely associated with imaginative, high-stakes stories for teen readers. She is best known for the two series named above, which have brought her a wide readership and made her a familiar voice in contemporary young adult writing.