The House of the Scorpion

The House of the Scorpion
~Nancy Farmer

Mateo is cloned
And will be used as spare parts
For a rich drug lord.

If he can survive
With the assistance of friends,
He will not be owned.




Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriate: Upper Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 7.5309

The Scorch Trials

The Scorch Trials
~James Dashner

The Gladers still fight
Another test from WICKED
Hoping to survive.

Mental games are played
They don't know who's on their side
Reality blurs.




Genre: Fantasy (Dystopian Mystery)
Age Appropriate: Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 8.77

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner
~James Dashner

Trapped - no memories
Boys run and explore daily
The maze is a test.

Time is running out
WICKED is changing the rules
The strong will survive.




Genre: Fantasy (Dystopian Mystery)
Age Appropriate: Middle School and Up
Awesomeness: 8.88

Perfect

Perfect
~Ellen Hopkins

Five teens grapple with
Crushing, breaking life chaos
To become perfect.

They aren't who they want
Expectations are choking
Nobody's perfect.




Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction/Free Verse
Age Appropriate: High School
Awesomeness: 9.12

Dead End in Norvelt

Dead End in Norvelt
~Jack Gantos

Grounded all summer
Jack works and works, nose bleeding
Murders stir trouble.



Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Appropriate: 6th grade and up
Awesomeness: 6.92

Forgotten

Forgotten
~Cat Patrick

Memories of past
Are forgotten in the night
She sees the future.

Past events come back
To remind London of things
That can't be forgot.



Genre: Fantasy/Mystery
Age Appropriate: 9th grade and up
Awesomeness: 7.67

The Nature of Jade

The Nature of Jade
~Deb Caletti

Elephants soothe Jade
'Til Sebastian and his son
Help Jade find calm, love


Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Age Appropriate: 9th grade and up
Awesomeness: 8.5