New Reader: Ages 14–16 Sci-fi, rebels and broken futures

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Genre guide · 8 books

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A city runs out of water in Dry. Then follow Katniss through the original Hunger Games trilogy and June and Day through all four Legend novels, including Rebel. Fast stories about surviving rules that need to change.

Reading guide

A little guidance for each book, and where it might take you next.

  1. 01. Dry

    Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

    One-book stop. Start with a water shortage that turns ordinary life into a desperate scramble.

    Next: The Hunger Games

  2. 02. The Hunger Games

    Suzanne Collins

    Katniss's Hunger Games trilogy, 1 of 3. Move to a rebellion where entertainment itself is used to keep people in line.

    Next: Catching Fire

  3. 03. Catching Fire

    Suzanne Collins

    Katniss's Hunger Games trilogy, 2 of 3. Follow Katniss after the first Games, when survival brings public attention and a new kind of danger.

    Next: Mockingjay

  4. 04. Mockingjay

    Suzanne Collins

    Katniss's Hunger Games trilogy, 3 of 3. Close Katniss's trilogy by asking who controls the story of a rebellion and what its symbols cost the people inside them.

    Next: Legend

  5. 05. Legend

    Marie Lu

    Legend, 1 of 4. Begin with two teens who discover that the country they trust is hiding a great deal.

    Next: Prodigy

  6. 06. Prodigy

    Marie Lu

    Legend, 2 of 4. Follow June and Day beyond their first encounter and consider how trust works between people raised on opposite sides.

    Next: Champion

  7. 07. Champion

    Marie Lu

    Legend, 3 of 4. Finish Legend's original trilogy with June and Day's personal loyalties caught in the future of their country.

    Next: Rebel

  8. 08. Rebel

    Marie Lu

    Legend, 4 of 4. Return to the Legend world after the original trilogy and consider what rebuilding means for the next generation.

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    Run through Legend and Rebel, enter the darker Young Elites trilogy, then follow the games of Warcross and the fighters of Skyhunter through both duologies.

  • Also includes Dry

    When the water runs out

    Dry taps, flooded cities, dangerous borders, and people holding on to their stories. Travel from a nearby crisis into futures shaped by environmental disaster.

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