Dystopian Novels for Teens, Present and Future (with synopsis)
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There are plenty of modern dystopian novels, including Lois Lowry’s The Giver, Jeanne DuPrau’s Book of Ember series and, more recently, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother and Neal Shusterman’s Unwind. But the genre is more popular than ever.
Beyond the Mask by David Ward (Abrams/Amulet, Sept. 2010). In the finale to the Grassland Trilogy, which follows Escape the Mask and Beneath the Mask, kids live in dark caves at night and work in grasslands by day.
The Carbon Diaries 2017 by Saci Lloyd (Holiday House, Feb. 2010). The sequel to The Carbon Diaries 2015 continues the tale of a world with carbon rations.
The Clone Codes by Patricia, Fredrick, and John McKissack (Scholastic, Feb. 2010). Set in the year 2170, an underground abolitionist movement fights for the freedom of cyborgs and clones, who are treated like slaves.
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. (Delacorte, March 2010) is a sequel to Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009), in which humans are still threatened by the zombielike Mudo.
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve (Scholastic Press, Apr. 2010). A prequel to the author's acclaimed Hungry City Chronicles.
Fire Will Fall by Carol Plum-Ucci (Harcourt, May 2010). This sequel to Streams of Babel follows teens whose New Jersey suburb was hit by bioterrorists.
For the Win by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen, May 2010). Millions of people battle for “virtual gold.”
Perfect by Peter Lerangis (Egmont USA, Feb. 2012) takes place in a world in which kids are born without genetic flaws.
Flood and Fire (Raiders' Ransom, 2) by Emily Diamond (Scholastic/Chicken House, Dec. 2009). In the early 23rd century, climate change leaves much of England underwater.
Truancy City by Isamu Fukui (Tor Teen, Aug. 2011). In this follow-up to Truancy (Mar. 2009) and Truancy Origins (May 2009), teens continue to battle oppressive educators.
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (S&S/Aladdin, fall 2011). Creative children are exiled from their homeland in this middle-grade novel.
Winter's End by Jean-Claude Mourlevat (Candlewick, Nov. 2009). Four teens, whose parents were murdered by the government, flee their “boarding school.”
Witch & Wizard Book 2 by James Patterson (Little, Brown, Dec. 2009). Imprisoned kids, some with special powers, defy New Order leaders.
The Fire (Witch & Wizard, 3)
The Kiss (Witch & Wizard, 4)
(Witch and Wizard, 5)
There are plenty of modern dystopian novels, including Lois Lowry’s The Giver, Jeanne DuPrau’s Book of Ember series and, more recently, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother and Neal Shusterman’s Unwind. But the genre is more popular than ever.
Beyond the Mask by David Ward (Abrams/Amulet, Sept. 2010). In the finale to the Grassland Trilogy, which follows Escape the Mask and Beneath the Mask, kids live in dark caves at night and work in grasslands by day.
The Carbon Diaries 2017 by Saci Lloyd (Holiday House, Feb. 2010). The sequel to The Carbon Diaries 2015 continues the tale of a world with carbon rations.
The Clone Codes by Patricia, Fredrick, and John McKissack (Scholastic, Feb. 2010). Set in the year 2170, an underground abolitionist movement fights for the freedom of cyborgs and clones, who are treated like slaves.
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. (Delacorte, March 2010) is a sequel to Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009), in which humans are still threatened by the zombielike Mudo.
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve (Scholastic Press, Apr. 2010). A prequel to the author's acclaimed Hungry City Chronicles.
Fire Will Fall by Carol Plum-Ucci (Harcourt, May 2010). This sequel to Streams of Babel follows teens whose New Jersey suburb was hit by bioterrorists.
For the Win by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen, May 2010). Millions of people battle for “virtual gold.”
Perfect by Peter Lerangis (Egmont USA, Feb. 2012) takes place in a world in which kids are born without genetic flaws.
Flood and Fire (Raiders' Ransom, 2) by Emily Diamond (Scholastic/Chicken House, Dec. 2009). In the early 23rd century, climate change leaves much of England underwater.
Truancy City by Isamu Fukui (Tor Teen, Aug. 2011). In this follow-up to Truancy (Mar. 2009) and Truancy Origins (May 2009), teens continue to battle oppressive educators.
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (S&S/Aladdin, fall 2011). Creative children are exiled from their homeland in this middle-grade novel.
Winter's End by Jean-Claude Mourlevat (Candlewick, Nov. 2009). Four teens, whose parents were murdered by the government, flee their “boarding school.”
Witch & Wizard Book 2 by James Patterson (Little, Brown, Dec. 2009). Imprisoned kids, some with special powers, defy New Order leaders.
The Fire (Witch & Wizard, 3)
The Kiss (Witch & Wizard, 4)
(Witch and Wizard, 5)