Dystopian Thrillers

The following books are all intense dystopian survival thrillers.

	Bracken, Alexandra – The Darkest Minds Summary pending. Check our catalog for availability.
	Collins, Suzanne – The Hunger Games Summary pending. Check our catalog for availability.
	Dashner, James – The Maze Runner (#1) Summary pending. Check our catalog for availability.
	Smith, Alexander Gordon – Lockdown (Escape from Furnace, #1) Amateur cat-burglar Alex is framed for his friend’s murder and sent to the notorious Furnace, a juvenile detention facility guarded by mutant guard dogs and super-human guards. Escape has been attempted many times before. Can Alex succeed where others have failed? Recommended for Gr 9 Up for violence and some intense situations. Check our catalog for availability.
	Yancey, Rick – The 5th Wave (#1) Drop a 16-year-old girl on the set of The Walking Dead, minus the zombies. Now, give her a teddy bear, an M-16, and a mission to rescue her lost baby brother, and you have the beginning set-up of The 5th Wave. The heroine, Cassie Sullivan, was a normal teenage girl until the Others destroyed her world. She's lost both parents, and has been separated from her sweet little brother, Sammy. Like any good big sister, she’s determined to get him back at any cost, despite the impossible obstacles standing in her way. Recommended for Gr 9 Up for violence and some intense situations.  Check our catalog for availability.
	Young, Moira – Blood Red Road (Dustlands, #1) Summary pending. Check our catalog for availability.