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1) Unwind
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
2) The one
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"As her Selection approaches its finish, America must decide where her heart truly lies--and Prince Maxon must pick one winner to wear the crown"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Devoured worlds volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Naira and Tarquin have escaped the pull of a dying planet, and are now bound together to find the truth behind the all-powerful Mercator family and the blight that has been killing habitable planets. But the Mercator secrets are buried deep, and Tarquin's father, the head of Mercator, knows the revolutionaries are on his tail. When Tarquin's father disappears, taking the rest of his family and the universe's remaining supply of starship fuel with...
4) The Elite
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection--but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies"--
Author
Series
Selection series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
America Singer is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her.
6) UnWholly
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa, and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack Harvest Camp, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of troublesome teens and, in the same stroke, providing much-needed tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to see it not...
7) Burn
Author
Series
Pure trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inside the Dome, Partridge, having taken his father's place as leader of the Pures, realizes that things are not as clear as he thought while outside, Pressia and Bradwell continue their efforts to heal the Wretches, unsure if they can still trust their friend Partridge.
Author
Series
Necromancer chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Necromancer Isyllt Iskaldur finances revolutionaries who would overthrow the corrupt Imperial government, but finds herself torn between her new friends and her sense of duty as her home is beset by increasingly violent uprisings.
Author
Series
Fall of the gods volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The streets and canals of Servenza fill with tension as the war between the gods heats up and the city's ruler prepares for rebellion. As always, ordinary people are caught in the cross-hairs of the powerful. Former street rat Buc has claimed a seat on the board of Kanados Trading Company, strongest of Servenza's trading houses. This is the first step toward Buc's goal: destroying the Gods who make many people's lives miserable. If that also means...
10) Internment
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Forced into an interment camp for Muslim-American citizens in a near-future United States, 17-year-old Layla Amin helps forge an alliance of new friends and outside sympathizers before becoming the leader of a revolution against the camp's corrupt guards.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
""If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams . . . And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives." The bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky returns with a strange, haunting, and deeply human tale. Sophie serves coffee at an underground cafe. She stays in the shadows and listens to the troubles of the parlor guests, but does not draw attention to herself for one simple reason: Sophie is supposed to be dead. When a nationalistic...
Author
Series
Islands of blood and storm volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A revolution has swept through the islands of Hans Lollik and former slave Loren Jannik has been chosen to lead the survivors in a bid to free the islands forever. But the rebels are running out of food, weapons and options. And as the Fjern inch closer to reclaiming Hans Lollik with every battle, Loren is faced with a choice that could shift the course of the revolution in their favor--or doom it to failure"--
13) The bone palace
Author
Series
Necromancer chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Necromancer Isyllt Iskaldur finances revolutionaries who would overthrow the corrupt Imperial government, but finds herself torn between her new friends and her sense of duty as her home is beset by increasingly violent uprisings.
14) The iron heel
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In this harrowing tale of class warfare that merges science fiction and fantasy, a powerful state organization known as "The Iron Heel" is determined to crush the working class -- at any cost.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the foremost writers in the Arab world comes a new novel banned in his home country, Egypt--a devastating work of fiction about the Egyptian revolution, taking us inside the battle raging between those in power and those prepared to lay down their lives in the defense of freedom"--
Author
Series
Shadow histories volume 1
Publisher
Redhook
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own. It is the Age of Enlightenment -- of new and magical political movements, from the necromancer Robespierre calling for revolution in France to the weather mage Toussaint L'Ouverture leading the slaves of Haiti in their fight for freedom, to the bold new Prime Minister William Pitt weighing the legalization of magic amongst commoners in Britain and abolition throughout its...
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the Empire from the red-blooded ruling classes' tyranny. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes. Anoor has been told she's nothing, no one, a disappointment by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the Empire. But dust always rises in a storm. Hassa moves through the...
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Rebels and revolutionaries disappear into the infamous prison, the Nine, never to be heard from again. Masked police roam the streets, dark magic lurks in the shadows, and the implacable flying fortress casts its baleful eye over all below. Sæmundur, addict and sorcerer, has been cast out from university, and forbidden to study magic. Dissident artist, Garún, is desperate for a just society and will do anything to achieve it. Both seek revolution...
Author
Series
Company of Rogues volume 16
Publisher
A Signet Select book
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When she finds him hiding out in her bedroom, Lady Hermione Merryhew helps Lieutenant Mark Thayne, who has infiltrated a group of revolutionaries who are planning a bloodbath in London, evade the law so he can bring them down.
Author
Series
Devoured world volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"She's a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options. Habitable planets are being destroyed as quickly as they're found, and Naira Sharp thinks she knows the reason why. The all-powerful Mercator family has been controlling the exploration of the universe for decades, and exploiting any materials they find along the way under the guise of helping humanity's expansion. But Naira knows the truth, and she plans to bring the whole family down from...
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