Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a planned series. How did I get this…
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Title: Pastworld Author: Ian Beck Genre: YA (Fantasy/Dystopian) Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books/ Bloomsbury PLC Publishing Date: Sep 29 (US) / Oct 5 (UK) Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: At the moment, stand alone but the author…
Title: Never Let Me Go Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Faber and Faber (UK) / Vintage (US) Publication Date: March 2005 (UK) / March 2006 (US) Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Title: The Ask and the Answer Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books (UK) / Candlewick Press (US) Publication Date: May 2009 (UK) / September 2009 (US) Hardcover: 528 pages (US) Stand alone or…
Title: The Declaration Author: Gemma Malley Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury (UK & USA) Publishing Date: May 2008 (UK)/ August 2008 (USA) Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a two book duology. Summary: (from amazon.com) It’s…
Title: Catching Fire Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: September 1, 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Hunger Games trilogy. Why did I read this…
Title: Skinned Author: Robin Wasserman Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster Children’s (UK) Publication Date: September 2008 (US) / August 2009 (UK) Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1…
Other Titles for the Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Fan to Try: I wanted to review many, many more books for YA Appreciation Month, but there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to do so. Instead, I decided to compile a…
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Double Review: The Giver & Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
When we were brainstorming our plans for the final week of our YA Appreciation month, we realized the need to do a second Apocalypse/Dystopia day. And, when looking over what titles we both wanted to read, we decided to…
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YA Appreciation Month: (Post-) Apocalypse/Dystopia Day 2
Two weeks ago, we had our first day of Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Book Goodness – and since we love this genre so much, we decided to have a reprisal. Today, we take a look at some old favorites and…
