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Cover art for FEED
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2002

"The crystalline realization of this wildly dystopic future carries in it obvious and enormous implications for today's readers--satire at its finest. (Fiction. YA)"
"I don't know when they first had feeds. Like maybe, fifty or a hundred years ago. Before than, they had to use their hands and their eyes. Computers were all outside the body. They carried them around outside of them, in their hands, like if you carried your lungs in a briefcase and opened it to breathe." Read full book review >
Cover art for UGLIES
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2005

"Some heavy-handedness, but the awesome ending thrills with potential. (Science fiction. YA)"
With a beginning and ending that pack hefty punches, this introduction to a dystopic future promises an exciting series. Read full book review >
Cover art for NAUGHTS AND CROSSES
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2005

What if people were judged by the color of their skin? Read full book review >
Cover art for THE INFERIOR
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 10, 2008

"No rush. (Science fiction. 13 & up)"
Though most of the blood and horror in this turgid dystopian romance stays between the lines, there's still enough seeping out to disturb all but the most hardened readers. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE HUNGER GAMES
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008

"Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned trilogy, as good as The Giver and more exciting. (Science fiction. 11 & up)"
Katniss Everdeen is a survivor. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE HUNGER GAMES
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008

"Impressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned trilogy, as good as The Giver and more exciting. (Science fiction. 11 & up)"
Katniss Everdeen is a survivor. Read full book review >