Do you like...
... apocalyptic/dystopian fiction? Try these:
Ashes by Ilsa Bick (sequels, Shadows and Monsters)
- After a blast renders all electronics dead and animals start to go crazy.....what will life be like?
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
- Living in the subway systems years after war and plagues, Deuce becomes a Hunter He is paired with Fade....and finds out the truth about life among the Enclave and the 'freaks' whom they fear in the darkness.
Wither by Lauren DeStafano (sequel, Fever and Sever)
- In a world where girls only live to be 20 years old...Rhine gets married off - along with two other girls - to ensure she can continue to populate a world where an effort to create a perfect race failed
Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien (sequels, Prized and Promised)
- Gaia is a teenage midwife who dutifully delivers perfect babies from outside the city wall to the rich families inside...but what if things are not as they should be?
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan (sequels, The Dead-Tossed Waves; and The Dark and Hollow Places)
- Zombies live outside the fence; just stay inside.....
... books about teens with unique giftings? Try these:
Divergent by Veronica Roth (and sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant)
- Every child must claim a faction and show loyalty, learning their ways; Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). But what if there are those who do not fit just one?
The Diviners by Libba Bray (sequels, Lair of Dreams and Before the Devil Breaks You)
- Set in the 1920's, Evie is shipped off to New York city where her supernatural powers cause her to meet up with others in the hopes of catching a serial killer.
Blythewood by Carol Goodman (sequels, Ravencliffe and Hawthorn)
- When Ava is rescued from a fiery death by something that flew, she knew her life would never be the same. Set in the 1800's, she is sent to Blythewood Academy, a special school for girls who have been set apart by their abilities.
... adventure stories that take you to different worlds? Then try:
The Skinjacker Series by Neal Shusterman (Everlost, Everwild, and Everfound)
- What would you do if you found yourself dead and not where should were meant to go? You have found yourself...Everlost.
The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness (The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men)
- All men can hear what every other man is thinking -always, everywhere- thanks to the Noise germ; And there are no women on the planet...at least that's what Todd has been led to believe. Until he meets a girl.....
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- Only a few genius children are chosen to enter Battle School and Ender is among the chosen.
... books about fantastic creatures? Try:
Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr
- There's a fine line between the faery world and ours. Aislinn can see faeries walking in our world but she can't let the fairies know....
.... reality shows? Try:
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
- 35 girls, one prince. Only one can win the Selection.
.... historical fiction?
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
- Hanneke does illegal supply runs to people in her Dutch community in 1943. But when an old woman asks her to find a missing girl...her world becomes much more dangerous and she sees the war ravaging her country in a new light.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
- Winner of the Michael Printz Award, this book tell the story of a black boy during the Revolutionary War whose existence is made valuable only by the horrifying experiments done on him by his guardians.....
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- Told in alternating points of view, multiple characters are all seeking refuge on a boat that will grant them freedom and survival during WWII...but only some of them will find it.
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