Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25

The electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling first installment of the action-packed Michael Vey series from author Richard Paul Evans.

My name is Michael Vey, and the story I'm about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It's my story.

To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact, the only thing that seems to set him apart is the fact that he has Tourette's syndrome. But Michael is anything but ordinary. Michael has special powers. Electric powers.

Michael thinks he's unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor also has special powers. With the help of Michael's friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up this way, but their investigation brings them to the attention of a powerful group who wants to control the electric children - and through them the world. Michael will have to rely on his wits, powers, and friends if he's to survive.

Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 08/09/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781451656503
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 146904 / Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25


Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Truman Readers Award - Second Place


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2011
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 400 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 118
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 96 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Richard Paul Evans is the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than forty novels. There are currently more than thirty-five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. Richard is the recipient of numerous awards, including two first place Storytelling World Awards, the Romantic Times Best Women's Novel of the Year Award, and five Religion Communicators Council's Wilbur Awards. Seven of Richard's books have been produced as television movies. His first feature film, The Noel Diary, starring Justin Hartley (This Is Us) and acclaimed film director, Charles Shyer (Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride), premiered in 2022. In 2011 Richard began writing Michael Vey, a #1 New York Times bestselling young adult series which has won more than a dozen awards. Richard is the founder of The Christmas Box International, an organization devoted to maintaining emergency children's shelters and providing services and resources for abused, neglected, or homeless children and young adults. To date, more than 125,000 youths have been helped by the charity. For his humanitarian work, Richard has received the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. Richard lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children and two grandchildren. You can learn more about Richard on his website RichardPaulEvans.com.