CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"Both rich and easy to digest, this will leave fans hungry for the third book. (Science fiction/romance. 13 & up)"
Cassia and Ky grapple with secrets, wilderness and the tumultuous meanings of love in the second installment of this addictive, layered dystopic trilogy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 25, 2011
"The bold, aggressive narrative condemns both No Child Left Behind–style testing and current financial policies, cautioning about what could happen to social mobility in the face of stark inequity. (Science fiction. 13 & up)"
Everyone is a number in a dystopian near-future in which lives are determined by a corporation's surveillance-driven scores.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"A good option for science-fiction fans interested in genetic engineering, rebellion and class issues. (Science fiction. 13 & up)"
Advanced genetic engineering and upsettingly plausible caste oppression keep pages turning in this futuristic science fiction tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 3, 2011
"True fans of dystopia will find more original and thought-provoking storylines elsewhere, but less exacting readers will enjoy it. (Dystopia. 12 & up)"
This debut dystopian novel manages to turn an overused plot into a quick, entertaining read.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 22, 2011
"Give this one to fans of The Hunger Games trilogy or Ally Condie's Matched (2010). (Dystopia. YA)"
In this thought-provoking debut, reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale with a touch of Big Love, a generation of "perfectly engineered" embryos, known as the First Generation, has been watching its children die off from a virus that claims females at age 20 and males at age 25.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 5, 2010
"Pass it along to fans of M.T. Anderson's classic Feed, Cory Doctorow's Little Brother (2009) or Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series. (Science fiction. 12 & up)"
In a near future in which corporations run schools and popularity is determined by whether or not you are "branded" by an advertiser, discontented musician Katey "Kid" Dade longs for "authentic" moments not based on market research.
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