1. Jan Paris Book Festival
“Sci Fi For Tweens and Teens Who Don’t Like Sci Fi”
Dr. Karin Perry
November 5, 2011
0403CR6 Bick, Ilsa J -- Ashes [ VO KR BL PW SL BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Egmont USA, 2011., 465p
Alex, a resourceful seventeen-year-old running from her incurable brain tumor, Tom, who has left
the war in Afghanistan, and Ellie, an angry eight-year-old, join forces after an electromagnetic pulse
sweeps through the sky and kills most of the world's population, turning some of those who remain
into zombies and giving the others superhuman senses.
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29689M8 Campbell, Chelsea M -- The rise of Renegade X [ PW HB BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Egmont
USA, 2010., 340p
Expecting to become a supervillain on his sixteenth birthday, Damien Locke, son of one of Golden
City's most notorious supervillains, is horrified to discover that he may instead be destined to
become a superhero.
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02536MX Collins, Suzanne -- Catching fire [ BL* KR* SL* NY HB PW* WS BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Scholastic Press, 2009., 391p
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes KatnissEverdeen and PeetaMellark have
secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by
defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
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14347W7 Collins, Suzanne -- The Hunger Games [ BL* WM SL* NY LM* PW* WS HB* ] {IL YA,
-Fic-} -- Scholastic Press, 2008., 374p
Sixteen-year-old KatnissEverdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games,
a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one
another in a televised fight to the death.
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29834P5 Collins, Suzanne -- Mockingjay[ BL* VO BC* WM NY HB SL PW* ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Scholastic Press, 2010., 390p
KatnissEverdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends
are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to
protect those she cares about and the people of District 12.
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0241RQ7 Condie, Allyson Braithwaite -- Crossed [ KR* PW ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Dutton Books,
c2011., 367p
Cassia, having arrived in the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, learns he has escaped from the
Society and follows a series of clues he left, which result in rebellion, betrayal, and a surprise visit
from Xander.
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0246EA3 Condie, Allyson Braithwaite -- Matched [ VO KR* WM BL HB SL PW* BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-
} -- Dutton Books, c2010., 369p
Cassia has always had complete trust in the Society to make decisions for her, but when she is
being paired with her ideal mate, a second face flashes on the screen, and Cassia begins to doubt
the Society's infallibility as she tries to decide which man she truly loves.
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0063MC0 Cusick, John (John M.) -- Girl parts [ LM KR PW HB BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Candlewick
Press, 2010., 218p
The lives of David, wealthy and popular but still lonely, and Charlie, a soulful outsider, intersect
when Rose, the female Companion bot David's parents buy to treat his dissociative disorder, forms
a bond with Charlie.
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0159FQ1 Dashner, James, 1972- -- The death cure [ KR ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Delacorte Press,
c2011., 325p
In a final effort to complete the blueprint for the cure, Thomas must rely on the Gladers, with full
memories restored, but Thomas does not trust Wicked and he remembers much more than they
realize.
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00172W7 Dashner, James, 1972- -- The maze runner [ VO WM BL PW HB SL WS BC ] {IL YA, -
Fic-} -- Delacorte Press, c2009., 375p
Sixteen-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.
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3. 0221CA6 Dashner, James, 1972- -- The Scorch trials [ VO KR WM BL HB SL ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Delacorte Press, c2010., 361p
Thomas and the Gladers, having solved the Maze, plan on returning to their lives, but instead find
the earth a wasteland with Cranks roaming the desert in search of their next meal and they are
faced with the challenge of crossing the Scorch in two weeks in order to arrive at a safe haven.
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24236V3 Dobkin, Bonnie -- Neptune's children [ WM HB SL ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Walker, 2008.,
262p
A group of children, stranded at an amusement park following a biological terrorist attack that has
killed all the adults on Earth, work together to survive with the help of Milo, a boy whose father was
an engineer at the park, but when new threats arise and suspicions grow, rebellion erupts.
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18947KX Etchemendy, Nancy -- The power of Un [ VO WC KR BL BR SL BC ] {IL 5-8, -Fic-} --
Front Street/Cricket Books, 2000., RL 6.6, 148p
When he is given a device that will allow him to "undo" what has happened in the past, Gib Finney
is not sure what event from the worst day in his life he should change in order to keep his sister
from being hit by a truck.
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0315TS1 Evans, Richard Paul -- Michael Vey : the prisoner of cell 25 [ VO ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse, 2011., 326p
Fourteen-year-old Michael discovers he has special electrical powers and, with the help of his best
friends, becomes aware that there are other teens with similar powers, but something or someone
is hunting them and, after Michael's mother is kidnapped, he will need to rely on his powers and his
friends to rescue his mom, protect himself, and save the others.
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18185W5 Grant, Michael, 1954- -- Gone [ BL* VO WM HB KL SL BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- HarperTeen,
c2008., 558p
In 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.
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00386M1 Grant, Michael, 1954- -- Hunger : a Gone novel [ VO BL PW HB SL ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
HarperTeen, c2009., 590p
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4. Conditions worsen for the remaining young residents of a small California coastal town isolated by
supernatural events when their food supplies dwindle and the Darkness underground awakens.
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39901N7 Grant, Michael, 1954- -- Lies [ VO WM BL HB ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Katherine Tegen Books,
c2010., 447p
As conditions worsen in the FAYZ, where supernatural forces have trapped children under the age
of fifteen and resources are running out, it becomes tempting to heed the words of a prophet who
says that only death will set them free.
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0434RH6 Grant, Michael, 1954- -- Plague : a Gone novel [ VO LM WM BL ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Katherine Tegen Books, c2011., 492p
A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children
at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.
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26001N0 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the Barons [ EL WM BL PW HB SL ] {IL 3-6, -Fic-
} -- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2003., RL 5.5, 182p
In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the
younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken.
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16165M1 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the betrayed [ VO NP EL WM BK PW SL BC ] {IL
3-6, -Fic-} -- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002., RL 4.5, 156p
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping
them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
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36192B6 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the brave [ VO EL BL SL ] {IL 3-6, -Fic-} -- Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2004., RL 5.5, 229p
In a society that allows families to have only two children, a group of third-borns tries to save
themselves and others like them.
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37627N8 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the enemy [ EL LM BL HB SL ] {IL 3-6, -Fic-} --
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2005., RL 5.9, 214p
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5. In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population
Police to infiltrate their system.
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05059SX Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the free [ WM BL HB SL ] {IL 3-6, -Fic-} -- Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2006., RL 5.7, 194p
When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and
ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he
may hold the only key to true freedom.
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28265G0 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the hidden [ NB VO RV EL KR WM SL BR ] {IL 3-
6, -Fic-} -- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1998., RL 4.7, 153p
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke
has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third"
convinces him that the government is wrong.
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03655L7 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Among the impostors [ NB VO KR WM BL SL BR BC ]
{IL 3-6, -Fic-} -- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2001., RL 5.2, 172p
In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for
the entire twelve years of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and is
forced to face his fears.
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05622V7 Haddix, Margaret Peterson -- Turnabout [ VO KR WM BL PW SL BR BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Simon Pulse, 2007, c2000., 223p
Melly and Anny Beth participate in a top-secret experiment that makes them grow younger.
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29750RX Kellerman, Faye -- Prism [ VO KR BL PW HB ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Harper, 2010, c2009.,
264p
Three teenagers fall through a cave in Carlsbad Caverns while on a field trip and enter a parallel
dimension that brings them seven weeks into the past in a world where medicine and health care
does not exist.
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6. 27372Z1 Lloyd, Saci -- The carbon diaries 2015 [ BL* WM BK SL* PW HB WS HB* ] {IL YA, -
Fic-} -- Holiday House, 2009, c2008., 330p
In 2015, when England becomes the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing in a drastic
bid to combat climate change, sixteen-year-old Laura documents the first year of rationing as her
family spirals out of control.
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29846D8 Lloyd, Saci -- The carbon diaries 2017 [ VO KR* WM BL HB SL BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Holiday House, 2010, c2009., 326p
In 2017, two years after England introduces carbon dioxide rationing to combat climatic change,
eighteen-year-old Laura chronicles her first year at a London university as natural disasters and
political upheaval disrupt her studies.
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26368K1 Lowry, Lois -- Gathering blue [ BL* CH NP KR* WM BK SL* PW ] {IL 5-8, -Fic-} --
Houghton Mifflin, c2000., RL 5, 215p
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the
palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the
all-powerful Guardians.
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02245G3 Lowry, Lois -- The giver [ ES BL* WC NM WM BK SL WS ] {IL 5-8, -Fic-} -- Houghton
Mifflin, 1993., RL 6, 180p
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories
shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in
which he lives.
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13747Q5 Lowry, Lois -- Messenger [ BL* KR* BK NY HB SL PW* BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Houghton
Mifflin, 2004., RL 5.5, 169p
In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," Matty, a young member
of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot
explain or understand.
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7. 0476YS1 Mullin, Mike -- Ashfall[ KR* BL PW ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Tanglewood, c2011., 466p
After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-
year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to
survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have
vanished.
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0425MU7 Oliver, Lauren -- Pandemonium / (Sequel to "Delirium") {IL YA, -Fic-} -- HarperCollins,
c2012.
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Not yet published: This item is scheduled to be available on March 6, 2012.
0004GTX Oliver, Lauren, 1982- -- Delirium {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Harper, 2011., 441p
Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love
and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday
and her treatment, when she falls in love.
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22823V9 Pearson, Mary (Mary E.) -- The adoration of Jenna Fox [ KR* WM BL SL* HB LM*
PW* WS ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Henry Holt, 2008., 266p
In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and
brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and
suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence.
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0440SQ7 Pearson, Mary (Mary E.) -- The Fox inheritance [ VO KR HB PW* BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} --
Henry Holt, 2011., 294p
Friends Jenna, Locke, and Kara suffer a terrible accident that destroys their bodies, but their minds
are preserved in a digital netherworld, allowing the friends to remain connected, until the day Jenna
disappears, and then, decades later, Locke and Kara are given new bodies and discover everyone
they knew and loved--except Jenna--are dead and gone.
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21073V2 Pfeffer, Susan Beth, 1948- -- The dead and the gone [ BL* WM NY HB SL PW* WS
BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Harcourt, 2008., 321p
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8. After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old
Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
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24857S1 Pfeffer, Susan Beth, 1948- -- Life as we knew it [ BL* VO WM BK SL PW* HB* BC ]
{IL YA, -Fic-} -- Harcourt, c2006., 337p
Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a
meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
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08454S9 Pfeffer, Susan Beth, 1948- -- This world we live in [ VO KR WM BL HB SL PW* BC ]
{IL YA, -Fic-} -- Harcourt, 2010., 239p
Miranda Evans, her two brothers, and their mother struggle for survival a year after the moon's
collision with a meteor altered the climate forever, and while things become more difficult with the
arrival of six more people, including her father and stepmother, a new disaster threatens to derail
the new lives they have been trying to build.
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0182MM1 Roth, Veronica -- Divergent [ VO KR BL SL* NY PW* BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Katherine
Tegen Books, c2011., 487p
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions
to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that
she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not
perfect after all.
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0045JX2 Roth, Veronica -- Insurgent {IL YA} -- HarperColl, 2012., 496p
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38080T6 Shusterman, Neal -- Unwind [ WM BK BL SL* NY HB PW* WS ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2007., 335p
Three teens embark upon a cross-country journey in order to escape from a society that salvages
body parts from children ages thirteen to eighteen.
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37113X7 VandeVelde, Vivian -- Heir apparent [ VO NP KR* WM BL PW HB BC ] {IL 5-8, -Fic-} --
Magic Carpet Books, 2004, c2002., RL 7.6, 315p
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9. While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old
Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and
she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself.
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0147WN2 Westerfeld, Scott -- Pretties [ VO WM BL HB SL WS HB* BC ] {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Simon
Pulse, 2011, c2005., 348p
Tally's perfect life as a Pretty is disrupted when she receives a letter from herself, written when she
was an Ugly, reminding her of the promise she made to take a drug developed to cure the brain
lesions that keep the Pretties shallow and happy--and when she takes the pills, she becomes a
target of those determined to keep Pretty society carefree.
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0426RN2 Westerfeld, Scott -- Specials {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Simon Pulse, 2011, c2006., 350p
After being captured and surgically transformed into a "special," teenaged Tally Youngblood, now a
government agent programmed to protect society from outside threats, is ordered to eliminate the
rebel colony New Smoke, Tally's former home.
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0426PN8 Westerfeld, Scott -- Uglies {IL YA, -Fic-} -- Simon Pulse, 2011, c2005., 406p
Tally is faced with a difficult choice when her new friend Shay decides to risk life on the outside
rather than submit to the forced operation that turns sixteen year old girls into gorgeous beauties,
and realizes that there is a whole new side to the pretty world that she doesn't like.
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