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Post-Apocalypse Now: Great Dystopian Fiction
Technology is advancing at speeds we can hardly keep up with, so what does this mean for us as humans? Will our own triumphs be what destroys us? What happens to the people who are left standing in the end?
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Fire-Us #1: The Kindling By Armstrong, Jennifer Joint Author Butcher, Nancy 2002-04 - HarperCollins Publishers 0060080485 Check Our Catalog
This is the first volume in a compelling trilogy about a group of children struggling to survive and uncover the truth behind the postapocalyptic world. …More |
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Cherry Heaven By Adlington, L. J. 2008-02 - Greenwillow Books 006143180X Check Our Catalog
Kat and Tanka J are starting over. The New Frontier is nothing like war-stricken City Five--no battle scars, no memories of their parents. It's a perfect society, where everyone lives in harmony. Or so they say. There's me, the ghost in the glass, and there's everyone else on the warm side of the windows. If you're really quiet, you'll hear me creeping in the shadows. Someone else is starting over, too, running on a path perilously close to Kat and Tanka. Can the two girls and their friends uncover the dark secrets of the New Frontier before the unthinkable happens? The last birthday i ever had, years ago, was the one where I got shot instead of presents. i wasn't killed before and i won't get dead now. run, run as fast as i can, can't catch me 'cause i got a Plan! Don't anyone get in my way. …More |
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The Hunger Games By Collins, Suzanne 2008-10 - Scholastic Press 9780439023481 Check Our Catalog 2010 Beehive Award Winner-Young Adult
The acclaimed author of the "New York Times"-bestselling Underland Chronicles series delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in a stunning novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to the present. …More |
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Life as We Knew It By Pfeffer, Susan Beth 2006-10 - Harcourt Children's Books 0152058265 Check Our Catalog Winner 2010 Nutmeg Teen Award
2007 Teens' Top Ten Winner |
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Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse By Adams, John Joseph, Editor 2007-12 - Night Shade Books 9781597801058 Check Our Catalog
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The City of Ember By DuPrau, Jeanne 2003-05 - Random House Books for Young Readers 0375822739 Check Our Catalog 2006 Mark Twain Award Winner
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters. …More |
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Exodus By Bertagna, Julie 2008-04 - Walker & Company 0802797458 Check Our Catalog
An internationally acclaimed bestseller is finally available to American audiences. "Exodus" is an epic story of survival set on a near-future Earth where global warming has become a reality. A miracle of a novel.--"The Guardian." …More |
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How I Live Now By Rosoff, Meg 2004-10 - Wendy Lamb Books 0385746776 Check Our Catalog
Winner - 2005 Michael L. Printz Award |
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Z for Zachariah By O'Brien, Robert C. 2007-07 - Simon Pulse 1416939210 Check Our Catalog
A Newbery Medalist presents a gripping, thought-provoking story about life after a nuclear holocaust. …More |
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Uglies By Westerfeld, Scott Designed by Corral, Rodrigo 2005-02 - Simon Pulse 0689865384 Check Our Catalog 2008 Grand Canyon Reader Award- Tween Nominee
In Tally's world, a 16th birthday brings an operation, transforming one from a repellent Ugly to an attractive Pretty. Turning Pretty is all Tally has ever wanted. Her friend Shay would rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally must make a terrible choice. Original. …More |
