Dystopian Booklet

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Chasing the Stars Malorie Blackman Space Travel

FIC BLA

Romance

Their lives unexpectedly collided, Nathan and Olivia are instantly attracted to each other, like nothing they have ever experienced. Not everyone is pleased. Surrounded by rumours, deception, even murder, is it possible to have a happy ever after?

3rd year +

Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman

Romance

FIC BLA

Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class.

Callum is a nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass. They have been friends since childhood. But that's as far as it can go‌ until now. Against a background of prejudice and distrust, a romance builds between them - a romance that is to lead to terrible danger.

13+

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Classic

FIC BRA

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department is ready to track down and kill those who defy society to preserve and read books.

All year groups

The Testing Joelle Charbonneau Series Adventure

FIC CHA

Every year, the United Commonwealth invites top graduates to participate in The Testing. Successful candidates will go on to the University and help rebuild our war-stricken world. The United Commonwealth is not responsible for candidates' psychological or physical health during The Testing.

All year groups

Matched Ally Condie Series

Friendship Romance

FIC CON

On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her Match. Society Officials dictate he is her perfect partner for life. But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices of her own…with devastating consequences.

3rd year +

After Tomorrow Gillian Cross Adventure

FIC CRO

Following ‘Armageddon’ Monday, when the banks crashed, crime rates and hunger levels have soared. The only hope for Matt and his little brother, Taco, is to escape to France through the Channel Tunnel. But when they get there, life isn’t much better.

All Matt’s resources are put to the test as he struggles to survive . . .

1st year 

The Maze Runner James Dashner Series

FIC DAS

The only thing Thomas remembers is his name. The boys welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the centre of a terrible stone maze. They don't know why or how they came to be there either; all they know is that every morning they will risk everything, even the Grievers, half-machine, halfanimal horror that patrol its corridors, to find out.

2nd year +

Seven Second Delay Tom Easton

FIC EAS

Mila has 7 seconds. 7 seconds to fight, to escape. Seeking a new life on the futuristic Isles, Mila is captured by Agents, and implanted with a device that broadcasts her every move. Now she's on the run, hounded by an elite fighting force. Her only advantage: a seven second delay.

It's a race against time.

All year groups

The Girl Who Dared to Think Bella Forrest

Mystery

FIC FOR

Romance

20 year old Liana must be careful what she thinks. Her life is defined by the number on her wristband, a rating out of ten, awarded based on her usefulness and loyalty to the Tower, and monitored by a device on her skull that reports hidden thoughts.

Liana is currently a four‌ All year groups

The Calling James Frey Adventure

FIC FRE

Series

Chosen from across the world, a fight to the death is the destiny of the twelve young people who have been selected to represent their families in the Endgame. It is a challenge of strength and skill with unscrambling puzzles at its very heart. Readers, too, will have to follow the clues to get to tease out this puzzle.

All year groups

The Territory Sarah Govett Series

Romance

FIC GOV

Noa lives in what's left of a flooded Britain. The exam at 15 years old determines who can stay in the Territory and those who go to the Wetlands. Rich families can buy an upgrade, but 'Norms' like Noa must succeed on their own merits. The book follows her as she and her friends face the exam. Who will pass and who will fail?

All year groups

Gone Michael Grant

FIC GRA

Series

Fourteen year old Sam is having a normal day until his teacher disappears – poof! He and his confused classmates soon discover that everyone over the age of fifteen has disappeared from the town, which has been isolated by a mysterious forcefield‌ All year groups

The Giver Lois Lowry Mystery

FIC GIV

It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. At twelve years old, each child has their profession chosen for them. Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world.

But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he discovers it’s not as perfect as it seems.

With the help of the Giver, Jonas can find what has been lost…

1st year 

FIC MCK

Split Second Sophie McKenzie

Mystery

Bound together by the devastating consequences of a terrorist attack on a London market, teenagers Charlie and Nat appear at first to have much in common. But, as Charlie gets closer to Nat and his family, she begins to wonder if perhaps he knows more about the attack than he has let on…

13+

Cinder Marissa Meyer Series

Romance

FIC MEY

A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth's fate hinges on one girl... Cinder, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg.

When she meets the handsome Prince Kai, she finds herself at the centre of a struggle between an evil queen and a dangerous temptation.

1st year ďƒź

Railhead Philip Reeve Space

Series

Travel

FIC REE

Zen is a petty thief, hopping on and off the sentient trains that speed across the galaxy, hoping he won't get caught. When he is approached by the mysterious Raven to infiltrate the Emperor's train, he jumps at the chance of adventure. But, in his thirst for excitement, does Zen really understand what he's getting into?

1st year ďƒź

Divergent Veronica Roth Series Adventure

FIC ROT

In the future there is no war.

Humanity is divided up into factions, each serving others through knowledge, truth, selflessness, protection or peace.

Tris does not fit into any faction, she is Divergent. Tris uncovers plans for war. She must halt the conflict, save her family and find her place in the world.

3rd year +

Outwalkers Fiona Shaw Adventure

FIC SHA

England’s borders are closed. The Government can track anyone from a chip implanted at birth.

But Jake has escaped from his orphanage, and he's got to get to Scotland with his dog, Jet. When the Outwalkers gang grabs him, they go off-grid. The closer they get to Scotland, the more dangerous it is.

All year groups

Destination Earth Ali Sparkes Space

Friendship

Travel

FIC SPA

Imagine you are the only survivor from another planet. All you have to do is land safely, convince the earthlings that you're a real teenager, and start your new life on Earth. No problem. Except that the killer alien responsible for wiping out your people has hitched a lift. And now it’s after the human race . . .

1st year 

The Time Machine H. G. Wells Classic

FIC WEL

When a scientist travels to the future, he delights to find that suffering is over. Entranced by the beautiful Eloi, he soon realises that they are weak and afraid of the dark. But they are right to be afraid: in deep tunnels lurk the sinister Morlocks. When the scientist's time machine vanishes, he must search the tunnels…

All year groups

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Book descriptions taken from Love Reading 4 Kids, Common Sense Media, Book Trust and Amazon websites. .