Future Worlds
The Hunger Games – Suzanne CollinsIn the America of the future, teens are forced to participate in a fight to the death that’s broadcast live on TV. Who will survive? |
Ship Breaker – Paolo BacigalupiIn a futuristic world, teenaged Nailer scavenges copper from ships for a living, but when he finds girl in a shipwreck, he has to decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl. |
Divergent – Veronica RothIn a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, and learns that the society she lives in is not perfect after all. |
All These Things I’ve Done – Gabrielle ZevinIn 2083, New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya, the 16-year-old daughter of the city’s most notorious crime boss, life is fairly routine, until her ex is poisoned and the police think she’s to blame. |
Blood Red Road – Moira YoungIn a distant future, 18-year-old Lugh is kidnapped. While his twin sister Saba and 9-year-old Emmi are trailing him across the desert, they are also captured, and Saba is forced to be a cage fighter. |
Delirium – Lauren OliverLena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents love until ninety-five days before her treatment, when she falls in love… |
Unwind – Neal ShustermanIn the future, parents can choose to have their teenagers “unwound,” meaning that all of their organs are harvested and transplanted. The government says it’s not murder, because the organs are still technically alive, but some future “unwinds” disagree & go on the run. |
Wither – Lauren DeStefanoAfter modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb, with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the world. |
Bumped – Megan McCaffertyIn 2036, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony find in one another the courage to believe they have choices. |
Uglies – Scott WesterfeldJust before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally’s best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all. |
Matched – Ally CondieThe Society dictates everything: when and how to play, where to work, where to live, what to eat and wear, when to die, and who to marry. When Cassia is Matched with her best friend Xander, things couldn’t be more perfect. But why did her neighbor Ky’s face show up on her match disk as well? |
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Ship Breaker – Paolo Bacigalupi
Divergent – Veronica Roth
All These Things I’ve Done – Gabrielle Zevin
Blood Red Road – Moira Young
Delirium – Lauren Oliver
Unwind – Neal Shusterman
Wither – Lauren DeStefano
Bumped – Megan McCafferty
Uglies – Scott Westerfeld
Matched – Ally Condie