I can see how The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman could easily become a hit with the readers in my class. The book captures the reader's imagination early on with the idea that there are people who can easily hypnotize others and control their actions. Add to this a middle school-aged protagonist in the character of Jax Opus who is like most other teens his age, except for the fact that he has just discovered that he has this type of power. Finally, put Jax into Sentia--an institute where the famous Dr. Mako is studying hypnotism and helps those with this power to learn to control and use it--and follow along as Jax starts to wonder what is really going on there, and you have a great action-packed adventure novel. Kids who have read Korman's other books will definitely want to get their hands on this one.