7 Titles That Are Just as Scary as '1984'

George Orwell's modeling of a totalitarian society in 1984 has long been a staple of the literary canon. Consider these seven titles that feature dystopian, futuristic, and repressive societies—and teens who fight back.


 

George Orwell's modeling of a totalitarian society in 1984 has long been a staple of the summer reading canon. As an alternative, consider these seven titles that feature dystopian, futuristic, and repressive societies—and teens who fight back.


Adeyemi, Tomi. Children of Blood and Bone. Holt. ISBN 9781250170972.

Anderson, M.T. Feed. Candlewick. ISBN 9780763662622.

Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316056199.

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Cameron, Sharon. The Forgetting. Scholastic. ISBN 9780545945219.

Dimopoulos, Elaine. Material Girls. Houghton Harcourt. ISBN 9780544388505

Higuera, Donna Barba. The Last Cuentista. Levine Querido. ISBN 9781646140893. 

Jian, Ma. China Dream. Random/Vintage. ISBN 9781640092402.

 

 

 

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