Middle School Reads!

 by Suzanne Collins Genre:  Science Fiction/Dystopian The 10th annual Hunger Games is set to begin and Coriolanus Snow will be a first time mentor.  His mentee is Lucy Gray from District 12 and be isn't sure what to make of her, but he knows that if he wants to continue on at the Academy, he has to do everything in his power to make sure that she wins. Initially, it looks like the odds are against him, but after he first meets Lucy, he discovers that there is more to her than what others might see.  It will be up to him to work the system to get the end result he wants - Lucy stays alive and the Coriolanus Snow ends up at the top.

by Neal Shusterman Lexile:  850 Genre:  Science Fiction, Dystopian Endura is gone and Citra and Rowan have not been found.  Scythe Goddard has taken over the world and no one has heard from the Thunderhead so it seems as though Goddard is poised to take over the world and rule as he sees fit.  Except there is one person who can still communicate with the Thunderhead...the Toll.  Many are skeptical...does the Toll really exist?  Can anyone stop Goddard and his evil quest to glean whoever and whomever he sees fit?  So many questions will be answered in this final book of the Arc of the Scythe trilogy.

by Rachel Vincent Lexile:  830 Genre:  Science Fiction, Dystopian Dahlia 16 is exactly like 4999 other 16s.  Their faces and their genetics are all exactly the same. Dahlia has never thought to question why her society works the way it does until one day when she meets Trigger 17.  The two meet by accident when the power goes off in the elevator.  Trigger 17 is unlike anyone that Dahlia has ever met.  When Trigger 17 talks to her, Dahlia is shocked at how he so brazenly breaks a number of rules.  Dahlia knows that if she breaks the rules and gets caught, she will be labled as flawed which means that she and all 4999 identicals will be destroyed.  Will Dahlia take that chance to find out more about what Trigger 17 has to share with her?

by Neal Shusterman Lexile:  830 Genre:  Dystopian The Thunderhead has created a world where there is no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery...until you are selected to be gleaned by a scythe.  Gleaning is the way that population growth is controlled by scythes who are allowed to glean after a rigorous training process as an apprentice.  Citra and Rowan have never met until they are both selected by Scythe Faraday to be his apprentices.  Neither of them wants this role, and that is just the way Scythe Faraday wants it.  As they training intensifies, they learn that they will be pitted against each other in an unfair challenge that will end in disaster for one of them.

by Rick Yancey Lexile:  670 Genre:  Science Fiction, Dystopia Who is the real enemy?  Is it the others? Or is it us?  They want the Earth.  Or do they? They came to destroy.  Or did they come to save?  For those who are left, there are no easy answers and no clear path that will save them.  Cassie, Ringer, Zombie, and Nugget are all who are left. It will be up to them to figure out the truth if they are able to save themselves or saves what makes them all human.

by John Marsden Lexile:  850 Genre:  Dystopia, Science Fiction Ellie and her friends have finally persuaded her parents to let them go camping alone.  They have a great time out in the Australian wilderness until they return and find that everyone is gone.  The electricity is off, the phones don't work, and there is no sign of life anywhere.  But then strange aircraft and helicopters are flying overhead.  After some investigating, they find out that the world as they know it has ended.  Their country has been invaded and their friends and family are all being held hostage.  They have two choices:  return to the wilderness and try to survive on their own or stay and try to figure out where everyone went.

by Rick Yancey Lexile: ??? Genre:  Science Fiction/Dystopian Cassie has lived through the destruction that eliminated most of the world's population.  She and a few of the survivors have a decision to make.  Do they find a location to curl up in and try to survive the winter, or do they venture out to find other groups of survivors?  The group has mixed feelings on what they should do.  Cassie wants to wait it out in hopes that Evan will find them.  Ben thinks that there is little to no chance that he survived the destruction of Camp Haven and wants to move.  The one thing that is certain is that their lives as humans will never be the same.

by Kiera Cass Lexile:  680 Genre:  Dystopian 20 years ago, Eadlyn's parents fell in love during the Selection process.  Much to her annoyance, they have decided that it is now her turn to find a husband.  And so begins her Selection adventure. Eadlyn only agrees to participate if after 3 months she is unable to find a suitable husband, the Selection will end and she will not be forced to marry.  The candidates arrive from all over the country, including one from within the palace, and the drama begins.

by Michael Grant Lexile:  570 Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian Imagine if one day you were going about your normal everyday life when suddenly, there was a “POOF” and everyone over the age of 15 disappeared.  What would you do?  At first the kids think it’s kind of neat - no grownups means no rules!  But as time passes and no adults return and some kids start developing strange powers, it becomes clear that if they are going to survive someone is going to have to become a leader and take charge.   Plague is the fourth book in the Gone series.  This time a terrible flu is taking over Perdido Beach and Lana, the Healer is unable to stop it.  The town is almost out of water so Albert sends Sam and a few others off on a secret mission to find a new source.  Caine and Diana are living the life of luxury on the island that Sanjit and his brothers escaped from.  Astrid is trying to keep Little Pete alive.  So everyone has their job and everything is ...

by Kiera Cass Lexile:  670 Genre:  Dystopian America Singer is still among the remaining contenders in The Selection, which will ultimately force Prince Maxon to declare his love for one of the 6 Elite.  As the end of the competition grows, so does America's confusion.  Is what she feels for Maxon really love?  Could she really see herself as a princess, living in the palace away from her family forever.  Could she really be The One?

by Kiera Cass Lexile:  680 Genre:  Dystopian Prince Maxon has eliminated the 35 contenders for his bride to 6 and America Singer is one of them. Still torn between whether or not she can see a future with Maxon, she agrees to stay and give their relationship more time to develop.  Just as she is beginning to feel secure in what they have together, her friend Marlee is caught in a situation that violates the Selection rules.  Maxon expects America to stand by as she is punished, but America refuses to do so.  She has know jeopardized her relationship with Maxon and her actions have made her an enemy of Maxon's influential father, the king.  Are her days at the palace numbered?

by Kiera Cass Lexile:  680 Genre:  Dystopian America Singer has the change of a lifetime.  She has been selected as one of the lucky 35 ladies in the kingdom to meet the handsome Prince Maxon and compete for his heart.  The prince must choose one of the 35 to be his bride and some of the girls will stop at nothing to gain his attention.  America isn't sure how she feels.  Participating in the selection is something she thought she was doing to help her family.  America is certain that she is in love with Aspen and sees herself spending the rest of her life with him.  And then she meets Maxon...