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1) King's cage
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country--and his prisoner"--
2) War storm
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Victory comes at a price. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all ... starting with the crown on Maven's head"--
3) Swipe
Author
Series
Swipe series volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
In a world where everyone must be Marked in order to gain citizenship and participate in society, a group of youngsters who questions the system struggles to identify the true enemy--while pursuing a group of Markless teenagers.
4) Storm
Author
Series
Swipe series volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
While Logan and his friends, leaders of the Markless revolution, face Chancellor Cylis's army, the Dust seeks a cure for an epidemic sweeping through the Marked, Logan's sister Lily's allegiance remains unclear, and climatic changes become ever more threatening.
Author
Series
The Program. Main series volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Working with rebels to bring down The Program, a suicide prevention treatment in which painful memories are erased, Sloane and James consider taking The Treatment to unlock their memories.
6) Glass sword
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 2
Language
English
Description
As the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world escalates, Mare, who has the red blood of the common folk but also the silver ability to control lightning, must fight against the darkrness that has grown in her soul.
Author
Series
Heartland trilogy (Chuck Wendig) volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Angry with the oppressive dictates of the Empyrean government, Heartlander and Captain of the Big Sky Scavengers Cael McAvoy discovers a secret, illegal garden and Cael, together with his crew, decides to make his own luck ... a choice that will bring down the wrath of the Empyrean elite and change life in the Heartland forever.
8) Pawn: Bk. 1
Author
Series
Blackcoat rebellion volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Escaping a life of marginalization and misery, Kitty Doe joins the most powerful family in the country, a choice that requires her to assume the identity of the Prime Minister's niece and stop a rebellion that ended her predecessor's life.
9) Burn out
Author
Series
Burn out volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the future, when the Earth is no longer easily habitable, seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds, a girl in hiding, struggles to protect weapons developed by her father that could lead to disaster should they fall into the wrong hands.
Author
Series
Mechanists volume 2
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Branded enemy number one by the PAC, Ashiva, Synch and Taru discover a precious resource that everyone wants to get their hands on, especially the PAC, who is desperate to sacrifice an entire province to achieve its optimal results.
11) Juntos
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
Seventeen-year-old Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her, but when there is a "glitch" at her Matching ceremony, she is torn between marrying her best friend and a new love, which could bring disaster.
12) Sneak
Author
Series
Swipe series volume 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
In a future United States under the power of a charismatic leader, thirteen-year-old Logan and his friends, a group of dissenters called the Dust, receive some startling information from the Markless community, opening their eyes to the message of Christianity and warning that humanity is now entering the End of Days.
Author
Series
Legacy of Orisha volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie...
15) Stitching Snow
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A futuristic retelling of Snow White in which seventeen-year-old Essie, a master at repairing robots and drones on the frozen mining planet Thanda, is pulled into a war by handsome and mysterious Dane after his shuttle crash-lands near her home.
16) Spark
Author
Series
Swipe series volume 4
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
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Description
Nine-year-old Ali, a beggar living in the Dark Lands city of al-Balat, crosses paths with exiled Logan Langly, Chancellor Cylis, and the fierce battle for power that spans reality and the virtual world.
17) Ahimsa
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"In this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work"--
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventures volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Robyn Loxley plans to sieze the opportunity to rescue her parents from the governor's mansion by competing in the Iron Teen contest, although success could bring unwanted attention from Crown.
19) Manifest
Author
Series
Muse duology volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Set in reimagined American monarchy, twelve-year-old Claire Emerson fights for her own freedom while also setting out to change the government from within, or burn it all down.
20) Captive
Author
Series
Blackcoat rebellion volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
While being forced by the Blackcoats to impersonate Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's niece, Kitty Doe finds herself imprisoned in Elsewhere, an inescapable detention area for criminals.
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