This is so tempting. I told my husband I found this series here and he told me to just wait. I think he was hinting around about Mother's Day, as I did at one point suggest these books as an idea to what the kids could get me lol.
These are the first 3 books in the series, I believe one more has come out just recently. Here is a brief summary: Summary: (from amazon.com) The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now, kids are disappearing. For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into a secret prison for no reason they can comprehend. The New Order, as it is known, is clearly trying to suppress Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Being a Normal Teenager. But while trapped in this totalitarian nightmare, Wisty and Whit discover they have incredible powers they’d never dreamed of. Can this newly minted witch and wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parents–and maybe the world?