Apr12Written by:Library Staff
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 
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f you liked The Hunger Games….
Why not try some of these other titles that have a similar thread?
Dark Life by Katt Falls
Set in an apocalyptic future, "Dark Life" is the harrowing tale of underwater pioneers who have carved out a life for themselves in the harsh deep-sea environment, farming the seafloor in exchange for their land deed. When 15 year old Ty, who has always lived on the ocean floor, joins Gemma from Topside, they learn that the government may pose an even greater threat than the underwater seek-and-stop outlaws.
Dust City by Robert Paul Weston
Once upon a time, there was a world in which fairydust allowed people to have anything and everything their heart desired. However, Henry has grown up in the post-fairy apocalypse and now he’s worried that he might be following in his killer-father’s footsteps. Perhaps that’s why he lives in the St. Remus Home for Wayward Youth. When his psychiatrist ends up dead, he follows a trail of clues that may lead to proof of his father’s innocence, but also to the horrifying secret behind fairydust.
Epitaph Road by David Patneaude
In 2097--30 years after a powerful virus wiped out 97 percent of the male population--a new world order has emerged. With women at the helm of every leadership role, Earth has entered a virtual utopia. But when a rumored outbreak of the virus threatens his community, 14-year-old Kellen must warn his father of the coming danger.
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Foundling Fever Crumb has been raised as an engineer although females in the future London, England, are not believed capable of rational thought, but at age fourteen she leaves her sheltered world and begins to learn startling truths about her past while facing danger in the present.
Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
Lyn is a modern gladiator's daughter, and the rules of the sport are second nature to her family. However, the rules turn against the family after a gifted young fighter kills Lyn's father and captures Lyn's dowry bracelet--which means Lyn must marry him. To win her freedom, she must face her father's killer in mortal combat.
Graceling by Kirsten Cashore
Lyn is a modern gladiator's daughter, and the rules of the sport are second nature to her family. However, the rules turn against the family after a gifted young fighter kills Lyn's father and captures Lyn's dowry bracelet--which means Lyn must marry him. To win her freedom, she must face her father's killer in mortal combat.
The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
In a future world where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 140 year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the U.S.
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Incarceronis a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from Outside Incarceron. Very few prisoners believe that there is an Outside, however, which makes escape seems impossible. And then Finn finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl named Claudia. She claims to live Outside- she is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, and doomed to an arranged marriage. Finn is determined to escape the prison, and Claudia believes she can help him. But they don't realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost more than they know.
Rash by Pete Hautman
In this futuristic satire by a National Book Award winner 16 year-old Bo's anger control problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running skills and an artificial intelligence program named Bork.
The Secret under my skin by Janet McNaughton
In the year 2368, humankind must struggle to survive under dire environmental conditions and strict government control. In this startling world, one brave young woman begins to unravel a web of lies about life on Earth that will empower her to discover, at last, who she really is. McNaughton vividly imagines an all-too-believable future and celebrates the impact that one person can make on the world.
Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden
Returning from a camping trip in the Australian bush, Ellie and her six friends are stunned to discover that their country has been invaded and that everyone from their home town has been taken prisoner.
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
In an image-obsessed future in which every 16 year-old goes under the knife to become a "pretty", authorities threaten to withhold Tally's cosmetic makeover unless she agrees to spy on a colony of rebel teens who defy the forced conformity and shallow concepts of superficial beauty.