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PAGE 1 The Hunger Games IF YOU LIKE... The Diary of Pe!y D. by L.J. Adlington Toni V, a construction worker on a futuristic colony, unearths a diary of a teenage girl and keeps it a secret (he is supposed to turn everything he nds over to authorities). As he reads the diary of Pelly D., he discovers that her once privileged life has been turned upside-down by holocaust -like events. Tony begins to question his own beliefs in this provocative novel that raises questions about ethics, personal freedom, the role of government, genetic engineering, bigotry, and race. Candor by Pam Bachorz Oscar Banks -- top student, class president -- has been secretly, and selectively, sabotaging the subliminal messages that program the behavior of the residents of Candor, Florida, where everything is supposedly perfect. In walks Nia, a rebellious new girl who threatens to expose his subterfuge. But he is attracted to her... Exodus by Julie Bertagna In the year 2100, as the island of Wing is about to be covered by water, fteen- year -old Mara discovers the existence of New World sky cities that are safe from the storms and rising waters, and convinces her people to travel to one of these cities in order to save themselves.

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Page 1: IF YOU LIKE The Hunger Games · The Hunger Games IF YOU LIKE... The Diary of Pe!y D. by L.J. Adlington Toni V, a construction worker on a futuristic colony, unearths a diary of a

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The Hunger Games

IF YOU LIKE...

The Diary of Pe!y D.by L.J. AdlingtonToni V, a construction worker on a futuristic colony, unearths a diary of a teenage girl and keeps it a secret (he is supposed to turn everything he finds over to authorities). As he reads the diary of Pelly D., he discovers that her once privileged life has been turned upside-down by holocaust-like events. Tony begins to question his own beliefs in this provocative novel that raises questions about ethics, personal freedom, the role of government, genetic engineering, bigotry, and race.

Candorby Pam BachorzOscar Banks -- top student, class president -- has been secretly, and selectively, sabotaging the subliminal messages that program the behavior of the residents of Candor, Florida, where everything is supposedly perfect. In walks Nia, a rebellious new girl who threatens to expose his subterfuge. But he is attracted to her...

Exodusby Julie BertagnaIn the year 2100, as the island of Wing is about to be covered by water, fifteen-year-old Mara discovers the existence of New World sky cities that are safe from the storms and rising waters, and convinces her people to travel to one of these cities in order to save themselves.

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Goneby Michael GrantIn a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have “The Power” and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

The Maze Runnerby James DashnerSixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

The Silencedby James DevitaConsigned to a prison-like Youth Training Facility because of her parents’ political activities, Marena organizes a resistance movement to combat the restrictive policies of the ruling Zero Tolerance party.

Little Brotherby Cory DoctorowInterrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus is released into what is now a police state, and decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.

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Truancyby Isamu FukuiIn the City, where an iron-fisted Mayor’s goal is perfect control through education, fifteen-year-old Tack is torn between a growing sympathy for the Truancy, an underground movement determined to bring down the system at any cost, and the desire to avenge a death caused by a Truant.

Girl In The Arenaby Lise HainesIn Massachusetts, eighteen-year-old Lyn, who has grown up in the public eye as the daughter of seven gladiators, wants nothing less than to follow her mother’s path, but her only way of avoiding marriage to the warrior who killed her last stepfather may be to face him in the arena.

Saltby Maurice GeeHari, a downtrodden underclass boy, and Pearl, a privileged girl, both develop a talent to speak to animals and humans through mind control, and find themselves thrown together on a quest to save mankind from a terrible weapon.

The Other Side Of The Islandby Allegra GoodmanHonor, living with her mom and dad on Island 365 in the Tranquil Sea, an environment controlled by the Earth Mother corporation in a post-apocalyptic world, becomes more fearful as she grows older and realizes that her nonconformist parents are putting the entire family at risk.