- by Stephen King
A young girl with a dangerous psychic gift becomes the target of a secret government agency in this tense King thriller.
- by Stephen King
King’s debut novel centers on a mistreated teenager whose telekinetic powers turn social cruelty into supernatural horror.
- by John Farris
A young psychic becomes entangled in a secretive program in this fast-moving thriller about extraordinary children and adult schemes.
- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
A gifted child is shaped by an austere training program in this influential science-fiction novel about talent and control.
- The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
An English village confronts the unsettling arrival of children with unusual abilities in this classic speculative thriller.
- The Chrysalids by John Wyndham
In a rigid post-apocalyptic society, children with telepathic abilities must hide what makes them different.
- The Dead Zone by Stephen King
A man awakens from a long coma with unsettling psychic insight in this suspense novel about the burden of knowing the future.
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Former pupils revisit their sheltered childhood at a mysterious school in this restrained, unsettling novel about identity and human limits.
- The Shining by Stephen King
A boy’s psychic sensitivity makes him especially vulnerable to the supernatural menace surrounding his family at an isolated hotel.
- The Outsider by Stephen King
A baffling crime involving a child draws investigators into a disturbing case where apparently solid evidence points in conflicting directions.
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
A girl becomes central to a secret experiment whose consequences unleash a sweeping, suspenseful horror story.
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
A man volunteers for an experimental procedure that changes his intelligence, in a deeply personal exploration of science and dignity.
- by Alexandra Bracken
In a dystopian America, teenagers with dangerous abilities are confined in camps, and one girl plans her escape.
- by Kelley Armstrong
A teenager with supernatural abilities is confined in a group home whose unsettling residents and secrets drive the suspense.
- The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
A boy is lured into a seemingly perfect house that conceals a sinister bargain for its young guests.
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
An adult narrator recalls a childhood encounter with uncanny forces in this compact, dreamlike tale of memory and danger.
- by Joe Hill
A woman with a supernatural gift confronts a predator who abducts children and carries them into a nightmarish world.
- by Stephen King
A young girl lost in the woods faces physical danger and a growing sense of supernatural menace.
- Desperation by Stephen King
Strangers taken captive in a remote Nevada town confront a supernatural force in this stark King horror novel.
- by John Connolly
A grieving boy enters a dangerous storybook world in this dark fantasy that recasts familiar fairy-tale elements.
- by Stephen King
An uncanny discovery begins changing a Maine town and its residents in this blend of science-fiction speculation and horror.
- by William March
A mother’s growing suspicion about her seemingly charming daughter creates a chilling study of family secrets and childhood menace.
- by Stephen King
In a brutal state-run contest, young participants face relentless pressure in a spare and unnerving King thriller.
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
A sudden change gives women the ability to wield electrical power, driving this provocative novel about ability and social control.