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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
FEEDThe crystalline realization of this wildly dystopic future carries in it obvious and enormous implications for today’s... Full review >
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THE HUNGER GAMESImpressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >
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INCARNATEby Jodi Meadows
Overall, a promising book that would have benefited from another draft or two Full review >
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THE SELECTIONby Kiera Cass
A probably harmless, entirely forgettable series opener. Full review >
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UGLIESSome heavy-handedness, but the awesome ending thrills with potential. Full review >
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THE HUNGER GAMESImpressive world-building, breathtaking action and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >
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UNDER THE NEVER SKYInspired, offbeat and mesmerizing. Full review >
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GLIMMERTouches on it all—sex, ghosts, magic and dystopia—but masters none of it. (Paranormal romance. 12 & up) Full review >
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MASQUE OF THE RED DEATHFormulaic but fantastic, from the eye-catching cover to the growth of a heroine who might save the world. Tailor-made for... Full review >
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CATCHING FIREA humdinger of a cliffhanger will leave readers clamoring for volume three. Full review >
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THE PLEDGESeventeen-year-old “Charlie” knows she has unusual, even dangerous, powers. In the far future, in a land controlled by a... Full review >
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POSSESSIONMoral subtlety loses out to breathless pacing; the ending is derivative of Scott Westerfeld’s superior Uglies (2005). Full review >
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SHATTER MEby Tahereh Mafi
Part cautionary tale, part juicy love story, this will appeal to action and adventure fans who aren't yet sick of the genre. Full review >
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BUMPEDShe leaves readers with an ambiguous ending, sure to keep them thinking. Full review >
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PRIZEDFaintly feminist soft science fiction for preteens and teens. Full review >
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