Dystopian Reads for Teens

Updated June 20, 2023
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To paradise
Yanagihara, Hanya
Paper Book
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND SELECTED AS ONE OF THE OPRAH DAILY'S BEST BOOKS OF 2022'After the painfully affecting [A Little Life] To Paradise gives us three stories far apart in space and time but each unique in their power to summon the joy and complexity of love, the pain of loss. I...
Legend
Lu, Marie
Audiobook
"Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it." From the New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born...

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Noughts + crosses
Blackman, Malorie
Paper Book
'The Noughts & Crossesseries are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be' - Stormzy Sephy is a Cross- she lives a life of privilege and power. Callum is a nought- he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there...

"Not suitable for younger readers"--Page [4] of cover

Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray
Paper Book
The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of...
The grace year
Liggett, Kim
Paper Book
'An incredibly important and empowering read' Natasha Ngan, author of Girls of Paper and Fire A New York Times bestselling dark speculative feminist thriller, perfect for fans of The Power and The Handmaid's Tale. ___________________...

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