Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five Book 1)

X-Men meets Spy Kids in this instant New York Times bestseller! Here’s the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy/adventure series from the authorofThe Unwanteds.. Fifteen years ago eight supernatural criminals fled Estero City to make a new life in an isolated tropical hideout. Over time seven of them disappeared without a trace presumed captured or killed. And now the remaining one has died. Left behind to fend for themselves are the criminals’ five children each with superpowers of their own: Birdie can communicate with animals. Brix has athletic abilities and can heal quickly. Tenner can swim like a fish and can see in the dark and hear from a distance. Seven’s skin camouflages to match whatever is around him. Cabot hasn’t shown signs of any unusual power—yet.. Then one day Birdie finds a map among her father’s things that leads to a secret stash. There is also a note: Go to Estero find your mother and give her the map. The five have lived their entire lives in isolation. What would it mean to follow the map to a strange world full of things they’ve only heard about like cell phones cars and electricity? A world where thanks to their parents being supernatural is a crime?