TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

FEED

by M.T. Anderson

The 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 GAMES

by Suzanne Collins

Impressive worldbuilding, breathtaking action, and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >

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INCARNATE

by Jodi Meadows

Overall, a promising book that would have benefited from another draft or two Full review >

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UGLIES

by Scott Westerfeld

Some heavy-handedness, but the awesome ending thrills with potential. Full review >

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THE HUNGER GAMES

by Suzanne Collins

Impressive worldbuilding, breathtaking action, and clear philosophical concerns make this volume, the beginning of a planned... Full review >

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GLIMMER

by Phoebe Kitanidis

Touches 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 DEATH

by Bethany Griffin

Formulaic 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 FIRE

by Suzanne Collins

A humdinger of a cliffhanger will leave readers clamoring for volume three. Full review >

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MATCHED

by Ally Condie

Detractors will legitimately cite less-than-subtle morality and similarities to The Giver, but this one’s a fierce,... Full review >

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