QJS Library Learning Commons
If you like DYSTOPIAN FICTION...
Recommended by:
Carolyn
(Student Librarian)
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
16 year old Katniss Everdeen is sent into the Hunger Games to fight for her life.
Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
In a future world, society is divided into 5 factions and it's 16-year-old Beatrice's time to choose which one she belongs in.
Maze Runner Series by James Dashner
Thomas wakes up with other teenage boys in a land surrounded by a maze. No one has any memory of life before the maze.
Legend Series by Marie Lu
June is a prodigy destined for success in the Republic's military, in a nation that's perpetually at war with its neighbours.
The Rule of Three Series by Eric Walters
When computers and energy give out across the world, Daniel and his family must learn to survive.
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
In a dystopian world, 35 girls compete to become a princess and escape their other lives.
Recommended by:
Ms. Ratzburg
(Teacher Librarian)
The Testing trilogy by Joelle Charbonneau
This dystopian world wants only the best and the brightest for its future leaders, and Cia Vale is honored to be selected as one of them. But she soon learns that those who don't pass the Testing... don't go home.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Wouldn't it be nice to live in a society where happiness is just a pill away and people are encouraged to love and be entertained? Huxley's classic novel shows just how frightening (and shallow) such an existence would be.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
What appears to be a simple school story at first glance turns into a disturbing look at what (or who) society is willing to sacrifice in the name of progress. This subtle story unfolds slowly, giving the reader only pieces at a time until the puzzle is complete and the horrifying truth is revealed.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
My all-time favourite book! Jonas's community is highly regimented, and it seems to be working out well for everyone. But when he is selected as the new Receiver, Jonas learns that things haven't always been this way... and he's left wondering if the change was worth it.
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
In the not-quite sequel to The Giver, Kira's community is very different from Jonas's: primitive, uneducated, filthy. Its inhabitants are guided by survival and fear of the Beasts that keeps them from venturing out. Where did such a society come from, and how can Kira reconcile her place in it?
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag is a fireman, but he doesn't put out fires - his job is to start them to burn books. But when Guy meets an eccentric young neighbour, Clarisse, he begins to question the wisdom in destroying knowledge. In an age of "fake news" and censorship, the story is more relevant now than ever.