The Cloak Society

Reach for this book when your child starts to question authority or feels the pressure of inherited family traditions that don't quite fit their own moral compass. It is a perfect choice for the pre-teen who is beginning to realize that the world isn't divided into simple categories of good and evil, but is instead full of complicated shades of gray. Twelve-year-old Alex Knight has been raised underground by the Cloak Society, a group of supervillains, with the sole purpose of reclaiming the world from heroes. When a mission goes wrong and Alex is saved by a young superhero, he begins a secret friendship that forces him to re-evaluate everything his mother and mentors have taught him. This fast-paced adventure serves as an excellent vehicle for discussing loyalty, the courage to stand up for what is right, and the difficult process of defining one's own identity outside of parental expectations.