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The Hunger Games Series: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. What can you do when you have nothing and there’s nowhere to run? This book is page-turning, absorbing, fast-paced and adventurous and was recently made into a major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth

Ship Breaker Series: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Scythe Series: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery – no death. To control population growth government appointed ‘Scythes’ are the only ones who can legally end a life. It’s a lottery, when your time is up, it’s up! In a society where death has been eliminated and a powerful AI controls society for the ‘greater good’ what does one have to do to find meaning? Two teens must learn the ‘art of killing’ in this prize winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman.

The polar ice caps have melted and New Orleans is underwater. On the Gulf Coast nearby, humanity has reverted to survival mode and a small economy has grown from the scavenging of washed up oil tankers for bits of copper and other valuables. Nailer can’t believe his luck when he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane. He soon faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor… In this powerful novel, Ship Breaker starts off slow but picks up speed delivering a thrilling adventure set in a vivid and raw, uncertain future.