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Lexile: 680
Cassia Reyes lives in a "perfect" world. The Society chooses whom people will marry, their jobs, where they live, and even when they die. It is Cassia's 17th birthday, the day when she will be matched with the person she will marry. But there is a glitch in the computer and two matches appear, Xander and Ky. Cassia begins to question whether the Society knows what's best for people. She is faced with choosing between Xander and Ky, and choosing between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow. Author's Website Lexile: 680
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Author Website "A civil war rages between the Glorious Path--a militant religion based on the teachings of a former US soldier--and what's left of the US government. Fifteen-year-old Callum Roe and his younger brother, James, were captured and forced to convert six years ago. Cal has been working in the Path's dog kennels, and is very close to becoming one of the Path's deadliest secret agents. Then Cal befriends a stray dog named Bear and kills a commander who wants to train him to be a vicious attack dog. This sends Cal and Bear on the run, and sets in motion a series of incredible events that will test Cal's loyalties and end in a fierce battle that the fate of the entire country rests on." -From Amazon.com Author's Website Lexile: 630 "Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky—taken by the Society to his sure death—only to find that he has escaped into the majestic but treacherous canyons. On this wild frontier are glimmers of a different life and the enthralling promise of rebellion. But even as Cassia sacrifices everything to reunite with Ky, ingenious surprises from Xander may change the game once again." -Author Deuce is getting used to village life. Well, as much as a warrior can get used to cooking, sewing and school. Her host family makes it easier to live in Salvation, but the other citizens still criticize and blame her and her crew for the increasing Freak attacks. With Fade ignoring her and Stalker’s ever increasing attention, Deuce wishes she could avoid the snickers behind her back at lunch and the constant stares in town. So when the opportunity to guard the spring planting comes up, Deuce jumps at the prospect, leaving behind the warm bed and roof over her head for the open skies and danger lurking at every corner. Of course this is supposed to be a simple guard shift. But the Freaks are getting smarter (if that’s possible), and they have their eyes set on the village. But Deuce will lay down her life for her new home, yet will that be enough to save everyone inside?" ook 1), Horde (Book 3) In the aftermath of a World War III, America’s landscape has been ravaged and left two thirds of the population dead. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived , roaming the country as isolated scavengers. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies, Stephen must take charge of what family remains. Soon he finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true. There Stephen meets strong, defiant, Jenny Tan, who refuses to accept things as they are. When they play a prank that goes horribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing forever." Lexile: 790 "In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving. Imagine living in a post-apocalyptic world where everyone lives below ground in abandoned subway tunnels called the Enclave. You never see daylight. You aren't even given a name until your naming ceremony. Before your naming ceremony, you choose one of three professions; you can choose to be a hunter, a builder, or a breeder. This is the world in which Deuce lives. Deuce chooses to be a huntress. Her job is to set traps for meat and to fight the Freaks, zombie-like humans that attack and eat the living. Deuce is partnered with Fade, another hunter born topside. Deuce and Fade are banished from the Enclave to the topside for breaking a very serious rule. Deuce and Fade must learn to survive topside. Along the way, Deuce and Fade discover hints at secrets the leaders of the Enclave were hiding from their people. This is a dark dystopian novel full of action and mystery.
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