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Specials
by Scott Westerfeld
A thrilling adventure story about a group of teenagers with superhuman abilities.
The third novel in the Uglies series begins two months after events in Pretties, when Tally Youngblood has become a member of an elite group of "Specials" - surgically enhanced super-humans - called ... (Wikipedia)
Extras
by Scott Westerfeld
A young girl's fight to win a place in society, challenging the status quo.
A few years after rebel Tally Youngblood takes down the Specials regime, a cultural renaissance sweeps the world. “Tech-heads” flaunt their latest gadgets, “kickers” spread gossip and trends, and ... (Goodreads)
The Secret Hour
by Scott Westerfeld
At midnight, a secret hour occurs where only a select few are awake and strange things happen. A group of teens must navigate this hidden world.
15-year-old Jessica Day moves with her family to Bixby, Oklahoma after her mother is employed at a high-tech aerospace company. Soon after the move, Jessica awakens to find time frozen and rain ... (Wikipedia)
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson
A group of genetically engineered children on the run from a dangerous government agency.
Six unforgettable kids — with no families, no homes — are running for their lives. Max Ride and her best friends have the ability to fly. And that's just the beginning of their amazing powers. But ... (Goodreads)
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
A city on the brink of destruction, two young people race against time to unlock its secrets.
As the book starts off, a coalition of architects, scientists, and doctors known as "The Builders" have built Ember, an isolated, underground city with enough supplies for its inhabitants to survive ... (Wikipedia)
Beautiful Darkness
by Kami Garcia
A dark and twisted tale of a young girl's journey into a mysterious and dangerous world hidden beneath her small town.
Fall under the spell of the, Beautiful Darkness, the sequel to the instant, NYT, bestselling gothic fantasy,, Beautiful Creatures!, , There were no surprises in Gatlin County. At least, that's what I ... (Goodreads)
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver
A teenage girl's struggle against a dystopian society's oppressive rules in order to stay with the one she loves.
The story is set in Portland, Maine , in 2091. Civilization is concentrated in the cities that escaped the severe bombings decades earlier. Travel between the cities is highly restricted. Electric ... (Wikipedia)
Wake
by Lisa McMann
A teenage girl discovers she can enter strangers' dreams and must use her newfound power to prevent a disaster.
The book begins with multiple flashbacks, all leading to Janie's extraordinary powers and where she stands in the present day. Janie Hannagan is an independent, 17-year-old senior at Fieldridge High ... (Wikipedia)
Austenland
by Shannon Hale
A romantic comedy about a woman's search for romance in a Jane Austen-inspired theme park.
Austenland tells the story of 32-year-old Jane Hayes, an average New York woman who secretly has an unhealthy obsession with Mr. Darcy from the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . After Jane ... (Wikipedia)
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
A young girl's journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance, navigating the complexities of teenage life.
Annabel Greene is a girl who has it all—at least, that's how it seems on TV commercials. Annabel's life is far from perfect. , Her friendship with her best friends Clarke and Sophie ended bitterly. ... (Wikipedia)
The Truth About Forever
by Sarah Dessen
A teenage girl's journey to self-acceptance and the power of friendship.
Macy is still recovering from the sudden loss of her father. Since he died during one of their habitual morning runs, Macy gives up running and keeps all of her feelings to herself. This results in ... (Wikipedia)
Book of a Thousand Days
by Shannon Hale
A lady's maid and her mistress are locked in a tower for seven years. The maid's journal tells of their struggles and eventual escape.
Dashti, a mucker from steppes of the Eight Realms, begins a diary as she looks for a job after her mother dies of illness. Eventually, she finds and accepts a position as the new maid of Lady Saren, ... (Wikipedia)
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
A teenage boy's quest for love and self-discovery, learning to accept himself and find happiness.
Colin Singleton, a child prodigy living in Chicago , fears he will not maintain his genius as an adult. Over the span of his life, Colin has dated nineteen girls named Katherine, all spelled in that ... (Wikipedia)
This Lullaby
by Sarah Dessen
A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery, learning to let go of the past and embrace love.
Remy is an eighteen-year-old who is about to leave for college. Her father, a musician, wrote his one and only hit song the day she was born. The song, called "This Lullaby," became extremely ... (Wikipedia)
City of Lost Souls
by Cassandra Clare
A group of friends must protect the world from a powerful demon in a race against time.
The book opens with Simon returning home, where he finds out that there are a lot of symbols that form a barrier so he can't enter the house. He speaks to his mother, only to feel more rejected when ... (Wikipedia)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
by Mary E. Pearson
A young girl's struggle to uncover her past and find her identity amidst a future of genetic engineering.
Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she is still recovering from a terrible accident in which she was ... (Barnes & Noble)
Incarceron
by Catherine Fisher
A daring escape from a prison-like world forces two teens to confront a harsh reality.
Incarceron – a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology -- a ... (Goodreads)
The Rise of Nine
by Pittacus Lore
A group of nine extraordinary teens join forces to save the world from an alien invasion.
Marina and Six, along with Ella (previously unknown member of the Garde) and Crayton (her Cêpan) are on a plane heading towards India, where they hope to find another member of the Garde: Number ... (Wikipedia)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
A young boy's struggle to discover the truth of a hidden world and his own special place in it.
Todd Hewitt is the only boy left in Prentisstown, a small settlement on 'New World' – an alien planet only recently colonized by humanity. Todd is within days of his thirteenth birthday, the age in ... (Wikipedia)
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini
An epic fantasy adventure, with a young hero struggling to save his kingdom from a dark force.
Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns…Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now ... (Goodreads)
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
A teenage girl's struggle to survive an apocalyptic disaster, relying on her resilience and resourcefulness.
Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, ... (Goodreads)
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
A young girl's story of struggle and resilience in a post-apocalyptic world.
In her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and ... (Goodreads)
Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
A young girl's journey of self-discovery and empowerment, finding her own strength and potential.
Miri is a fourteen-year-old girl from Mount Eskel, an isolated territory of Danland, who has never been allowed to work with the rest of the villagers in the quarry that keeps the community alive. ... (Wikipedia)
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore
An extraordinary teen must use his special abilities to protect himself and those he loves from an alien race of enemies.
Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster ... (Goodreads)
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
by Gabrielle Zevin
A teenage girl's journey to reclaim her identity through memories of her past.
If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn't have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn't have woken up in ... (Goodreads)
Among the Betrayed
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A young girl discovers the truth about her identity when her government starts rounding up children with special powers.
Elodie Luria had left a dreary but emotionally comfortable life with her three aunts and grandmother. For the sake of giving her a chance to live out of hiding, they managed to scrounge together ... (Wikipedia)
Wings
by Aprilynne Pike
Teenage girl discovers she is a faerie and embarks on a dangerous journey to save her world.
Laurel Sewell is a 15-year-old girl who has lived her whole life on her family’s land near Orick, California . Her adoptive parents buy a bookstore in Crescent City, California and move the family ... (Wikipedia)
The Looking Glass Wars
by Frank Beddor
A retelling of Alice in Wonderland, where Alice is a warrior princess fighting against the evil Red Queen in a parallel universe.
The premise of the book is that Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice in Wonderland was fiction, but that the character Alice is real, as, indeed, is the world of Wonderland . Carroll's novel is said to ... (Wikipedia)
Trickster's Queen
by Tamora Pierce
A young girl embarks on a quest to save her kingdom, learning to become a leader and master of her own destiny.
Aly’s adventure continues…. No longer a slave, Alanna’s daughter is now spying as part of an underground rebellion against the colonial rulers of the Copper Isles. The people in the rebellion believe ... (Goodreads)
Cut
by Patricia McCormick
A teenage girl's journey to reclaim her identity after a stay in a mental health facility.
Fifteen-year-old Callie McPherson of Mississauga isn't speaking to anybody, not even to her therapist at Sea Pines (nicknamed "Sick Minds"), the residential treatment facility where her parents and ... (Wikipedia)
