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Behemoth
by Scott Westerfeld
In an alternate history World War I, a group of genetically modified animals and their handlers fight for their survival.
The story starts when the crew of the Leviathan sights two German ironclads and decides to attack them, thinking that the sea ships are defenseless. Klopp and Alek are controlling the engines, with ... (Wikipedia)
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
A future world of warring airships and genetic engineering, explored by a teenage girl.
It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The ... (Wikipedia)
The Scorpio Races
by Maggie Stiefvater
A thrilling race between magical sea horses, set against a backdrop of danger and suspense.
It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age ... (Goodreads)
Blue Noon
by Scott Westerfeld
A post-apocalyptic adventure as a group of survivors attempt to rebuild their world.
When time freezes in the middle of the day during a school pep rally, the Midnighters have a problem. The secret hour is slowly making its way into the real world. The last book in the Midnighters ... (Wikipedia)
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
Two female spies' harrowing mission during WWII and the secrets they discover.
In 1943 Nazi-occupied France, a British Lysander spy plane crashes in the fictional town of Ormaie. On board are two best friends, a pilot (Maddie, code name: Kittyhawk) and a spy (Julie, code name: ... (Wikipedia)
A Million Suns
by Beth Revis
Follow the journey of a group of teenagers as they navigate a spaceship and unravel the secrets of their past and future.
Godspeed was once fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos., It’s been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. Everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the ... (Goodreads)
Cress
by Marissa Meyer
A girl's fight to reclaim her identity and save her kingdom from a tyrannical queen.
The novel begins with an introduction to Crescent "Cress" Moon Darnel, a sixteen-year-old girl living in a satellite in space that has been her prison for most of her life. She is contacted by ... (Wikipedia)
Shades of Earth
by Beth Revis
The final book in the "Across the Universe" trilogy, as the spaceship Godspeed finally reaches its destination, the colonists must face new dangers on their new planet.
Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh–to build a home--on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 ... (Goodreads)
Light
by Michael Grant
A group of teens are trapped in a town surrounded by an invisible barrier and must fight to survive.
It's been over a year since all the adults disappeared. Gone. In the time since every person over the age of fourteen disappeared from the town of Perdido Beach, California, countless battles have ... (Goodreads)
Unearthly
by Cynthia Hand
A young woman discovers she is a half-angel and must choose between the mortal and angelic worlds.
In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees... Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and ... (Goodreads)
Legend
by Marie Lu
A young hero must save her nation from the brink of destruction, using her wits and courage.
Legend is set in a future flooded, fortified Los Angeles, ruled by the totalitarian Republic. The novel centers around Day and June, two 15-year-olds on opposite sides of the economic spectrum. June ... (Wikipedia)
The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater
Four friends on a supernatural quest to find a magical Welsh king.
The Raven Cycle follows the story of Blue Sargent, Richard Gansey III, Adam Parrish, Ronan Lynch, and Noah Czerny as they attempt to find the sleeping Welsh King Owain Glendower who is buried on the ... (Wikipedia)
Ship Breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi
In a post-apocalyptic world, a young scavenger discovers a valuable and dangerous secret that could change his life forever.
Nailer, a small-framed teenage boy, is scavenging through an old rusty ship for copper wire. As he crawls through the darkness looking for scavenge to make quota, he dreams of traveling through the ... (Wikipedia)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone
by Laini Taylor
A young woman discovers a secret world of angels, monsters, and a destiny she never knew was hers.
Karou, a 17-year-old art student living in Prague , goes about her daily life attending classes and hanging out with her best friend Zuzana, while simultaneously trying to evade her ex-boyfriend ... (Wikipedia)
The Dark and Hollow Places
by Carrie Ryan
In a post-apocalyptic world, Annah searches for her lost sister while facing danger and betrayal.
There are many things that Annah would like to forget: the look on her sister's face before Annah left her behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her first glimpse of the Horde as they swarmed the ... (Goodreads)
Angel
by L.A. Weatherly
A teenage girl discovers she is a half-angel and must choose between her love for a human boy and her duty to save the world.
Angels are all around us: beautiful, awe-inspiring, irresistible. Ordinary mortals yearn to catch a glimpse of one of these stunning beings and thousands flock to The Church of Angels to feel their ... (Goodreads)
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve
In a post-apocalyptic world, cities are mobile and hunt each other for resources. Two teens uncover a sinister plot that could destroy everything.
"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea." The great traction city London has been skulking ... (Goodreads)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.
It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)
Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
A young girl embarks on a quest to uncover secrets of her past, while protecting her kingdom from magical forces.
Librarian Note: Alternate cover edition for ISBN, 9780375866562,. In her New York Times bestselling and Morris Award-winning debut, Rachel Hartman introduces mathematical dragons in an ... (Goodreads)
The False Prince
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
A young orphan is chosen to impersonate a long-lost prince in a daring plan to save a kingdom.
In this first book in a remarkable trilogy, an orphan is forced into a twisted game with deadly stakes. Choose to lie...or choose to die. In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sabriel
by Garth Nix
A young woman embarks on a quest to save her kingdom from an ancient evil, confronting her own mortality.
The book opens with Sabriel raising a freshly killed rabbit from death. She is a young girl attending Wyverly College, an all-female boarding school in Ancelstierre. An undead creature enters the ... (Wikipedia)
Okay for Now
by Gary D. Schmidt
A young boy struggles to find his place in a new town, but with the help of a kind librarian and John James Audubon's illustrations, he discovers his own talents and strengths.
Douglas "Doug" Swieteck is a fourteen-year-old boy living somewhere on Long Island in 1968 during the Vietnam War . After Doug's dad is fired for mouthing off to his boss, the Swietecks move to the ... (Wikipedia)
For Darkness Shows the Stars
by Diana Peterfreund
A post-apocalyptic retelling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion" where a forbidden love between two social classes is tested.
Fans of Divergent will love Diana Peterfreund’s take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion set in a post-apocalyptic world. In the dystopian future of For Darkness Shows the Stars , a genetic experiment has ... (Barnes & Noble)
Prodigy
by Marie Lu
A thrilling, dystopian adventure of two unlikely allies in a fight to save their world.
After the events of, Legend, , June Iparis and Daniel "Day" Altan Wing arrive at Las Vegas in search for the Patriots. Through Kaede, they meet with Tess and Andrew "Razor" DeSoto, a Republic ... (Wikipedia)
Pivot Point
by Kasie West
A girl with the ability to see alternate futures must choose between two potential paths when her parents' marriage falls apart.
Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . . Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see ... (Goodreads)
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.
18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
A whimsical tale of two magicians mastering the mysteries of English magic.
The novel opens in 1806 in northern England with The Learned Society of York Magicians, whose members are "theoretical magicians" who believe that magic died out several hundred years earlier. The ... (Wikipedia)
Chime
by Franny Billingsley
A young girl must battle a powerful curse and uncover long-hidden family secrets to save her village.
Before Briony's stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family's hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it's become a second skin. She often escapes to the ... (Goodreads)
Fear
by Michael Grant
A group of teenagers battle supernatural forces in a dystopian world.
The fifth book in the bestselling Gone series by Michael Grant continues the page-turning saga of Sam, Astrid, and Drake in their terrifying post-apocalyptic world. It's been one year since all the ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Name of the Star
by Maureen Johnson
A teenager's supernatural adventure through the streets of London, confronting dark forces of the past.
Jack the Ripper is back, and he's coming for Rory next.... Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London to start a new life at boarding school just as a series of brutal murders mimicking the ... (Goodreads)
