Still Hungry? Dystopian Reads

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1 Still Hungry? Dystopian Reads by Aldous Huxley Brave New World Set in a future in which everything is perfect, one man feels like something is missing. The Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd In 2015, England becomes the first country in the world to ration carbon-dioxide outpout. Lauren, a student, documents her day-today life as both her environment and her family spin out of control. The Declaration by Gemma Malley A drug has been invented granting immortality, leading to a population boom and making children illegal. "Surplus" children are expected to earn their keep as servants and Anna is the picture of obedience, until she meets a boy named Peter who challenges everything she has learned. Divergent by Veronica Roth 16-yr-olds must choose to join one of five factions dedicated to a particular virtue, and must devote themselves for life. Beatrice must make a choice, but is it right?

2 Feed by M.T. Anderson 73% of Americans have given up their right to free will by having Feed chips installed in their brain, in exchange for instant information, entertainment, and communication. But what happens when even the human mind becomes an advertising target? How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff 15-year-old Daisy goes to stay with her aunt and cousins in England to get away from her pregnant stepmother, but her peace is soon disturbed when war breaks out and rips apart the family. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison-world with a mind of its own, helps a prisoner escape in order to evade her own incarceration -- an arranged marriage to the hated Prince Caspar. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about their colony's true past and seek to warn a ship bringing hopeful settlers before it is too late.

3 Life as We Knew It Susan Beth Pfeffer After an asteroid hits the moon, tidal waves, volcanoes, and weather patterns are thrown off on earth, leading to chaos and families struggling for survival. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homelad Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack, 17-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right. The Maze Runner by James Dashner Waking up in the middle of a maze with no memory, 16-year-old Thomas realizes that he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he wishes to escape. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Set in a society where all 16-year-olds have an operation to be transformed into beauties whose only job is to party, Tally's best friend runs away. Now, she must chase her down, or risk losing the chance to join the pretty forever.

4 The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher Global warming has dried up the earth, leaving people thirsty and water controlled by the government. Wasting water is a crime, but Kai doesn t seem to care about any of this. What does he know? And what is the government hiding? Winter's End by Jean-Claude Mourlevat Four teenagers flee across icy mountains while escaping from a prison-like boarding school to exact revenge on the government that murdered their parents fifteen years ago. Wither by Lauren DeStefano After an incurable virus has affected the human race, ensuring death by age 20 in all females and 25 in males, the prettiest girls are kidnapped and sold into marriages in an attempt to breed a healthy generation. by Max Brooks World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War A collection of individual accounts which tell the story of an apocalyptic Zombie War. by Robert C. O'Brien Z for Zachariah

5 Elated to see that she is not the only person left after a nuclear war, a young girl is relieved to see a man arrive in her valley. She soon discovers that he might be more toxic than the radiation that she must somehow escape.

Featured Author: James Dashner

Featured Author: James Dashner The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book Three) ISBN: 9780385738781 Series: The Maze Runner Series Pub. Date: 2013-01-08 Pages: 352 Read the third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series,