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A sharp pick for fans of young adult dystopian fiction, compulsory recruitment, deadly trials, and government deception.
Recruitment
Dystopian · Sci-Fi · Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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When Kress turns seventeen, she and her friends are taken for weeks of brutal military testing and told they are essential to winning the war, but their training hides dangerous secrets, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 400 Amazon reviewers. A sharp pick for fans of young adult dystopian fiction, compulsory recruitment, deadly trials, and government deception.
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In the Valta, no matter what month you were born, everyone is assigned the same birthday. November 1st. It's the anniversary of the day when the government declared war on the Eastern Order.
The day you turn seventeen, the Recruiters come to take you away. And no one ever hears from you again.
It's October 31st. Today, Kress is sixteen years old.
Tomorrow, she'll be taken.
The good news? So will her best friend Cardyn, and Brohn, the handsome, enigmatic boy she's avoided all her life.
The bad news?
Recruitment isn't what any of them expected.
Weeks of training await. Military and psychological tests, escape rooms, hand-to-hand combat. The Recruits are told they're the key to winning the war. But with each day that passes, things begin to make less sense.
If only Kress had been able to bring her trained raven, Render, with her.
If only none of them had ever had to come to this place.
For fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent.
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This will appeal to readers who want YA post-apocalyptic science fiction built around survival, isolation, and uncovering what went wrong.
Wake Me After the Apocalypse
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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Eighteen-year-old Joanna Murphy enters cryosleep to survive a killer comet and help rebuild Earth two hundred years later, but she wakes alone to a bunker full of bones and a blocked exit, with a 4.1-star average from more than 6,100 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want YA post-apocalyptic science fiction built around survival, isolation, and uncovering what went wrong.
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When a killer comet hurtles for the earth, 18-year-old Joanna Murphy is selected to wait out the apocalypse in an underground bunker. She enters cryosleep with her close-knit team, preparing to resettle the planet after the atmosphere clears in two hundred years.
Joanna is the only one who wakes up.
Faced with a bunker full of bones and a blocked exit, Joanna must claw her way to the surface, figure out what happened to her team, and try not to panic—or die. That’s going to be tricky if she’s the only person left in the world.
From the author of the Lost Clone series, Steel and Fire, and the Seabound Chronicles comes a story of resilience and optimism at the end of the world.
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Unlock 101 of history’s greatest mysteries with Unraveling Enigmas.
Unraveling Enigmas
Teen + Young Adult
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Unlock 101 of history’s greatest mysteries with Unraveling Enigmas. From ancient treasures to paranormal puzzles, explore a world of wonder and intrigue. With each tale, uncover secrets that have confounded humanity, journeying alongside daring investigators and explorers as they delve into the unknown. Every page promises suspense, discovery, and the thrill of the enigmatic.
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Step into the unknown with Unraveling Enigmas, a captivating collection of 101 mysteries that have puzzled humanity for centuries. From the lost treasures of vanished civilizations to eerie encounters in the paranormal, this book takes you on a spellbinding journey through time and across continents.
Unearth ancient secrets, decode cryptic clues, and explore the baffling tales that defy explanation. Each story weaves a narrative of wonder and suspense, drawing you into the heart of the world's most perplexing riddles.
Join renowned explorers, daring investigators, and fearless adventurers as they tackle history’s greatest enigmas. Whether you’re intrigued by forgotten civilizations or spine-tingling mysteries, every page offers a new discovery, a fresh puzzle, and a deeper appreciation of the unknown.
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A strong fit for readers who like young adult historical fiction combining wartime resistance, mystery, and coming-of-age stakes.
Girl in the Blue Coat
Literary Fiction · Teen + Young Adult
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An Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery, Girl in the Blue Coat follows Hanneke, a teenage black-market courier in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, after a customer asks her to find a missing Jewish girl. The search draws Hanneke closer to the resistance, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 3,900 Amazon reviewers. A strong fit for readers who like young adult historical fiction combining wartime resistance, mystery, and coming-of-age stakes.
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“A beautiful combination of heartbreak, loss, young love, and hope."―Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel, Historical fiction powerhouse Monica Hesse’s extraordinary novel about a teenage girl in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam speaks powerfully to the realities of grief, heartbreak, and bravery, perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Kristin Hannah.
Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the Dutch front lines when the Germans invaded. She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion.
On a routine delivery, a client asks Hanneke for help. Expecting to hear that Mrs. Janssen wants meat or kerosene, Hanneke is shocked by the older woman's frantic plea to find a person—a Jewish teenager Mrs. Janssen had been hiding, who has vanished without a trace from a secret room. Hanneke initially wants nothing to do with such dangerous work, but is ultimately drawn into a web of mysteries and stunning revelations that lead her into the heart of the resistance, open her eyes to the horrors of the Nazi war machine, and compel her to take desperate action.
Beautifully written, intricately plotted, and meticulously researched, Girl in the Blue Coat is an exceptional novel about courage, grief, and love in impossible times.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy progression fantasy, detailed magic systems, and dungeon-style adventures.
Sufficiently Advanced Magic
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Five years after his brother disappeared inside the Serpent Spire, Corin Cadence enters the dangerous tower to find him. Facing monsters, magical trials, and deadly traps, he'll need allies and ingenuity to survive, with a 4.1-star average from more than 28,300 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers who enjoy progression fantasy, detailed magic systems, and dungeon-style adventures.
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Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire’s goddess.
He never returned.
Now, it’s Corin’s turn. He’s headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back.
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Thrown into a surreal kingdom on the edge of collapse, Sasha Ears must journey through bizarre landscapes to save her family, a secretive prince, and a realm at…
The Belt of Chaos
Fantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Sword and Sorcery
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Thrown into a surreal kingdom on the edge of collapse, Sasha Ears must journey through bizarre landscapes to save her family, a secretive prince, and a realm at war. From tusked dice armies to crystal labyrinths, Sasha faces wonders and dangers as she races to uncover truths that could alter her destiny—and the kingdom’s future.
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When the king abdicates, a kingdom plunges into chaos. Dissidents rise, and a fragile peace shatters, dragging the reluctant Prince—and the realm—toward ruin.
In Boston, Sasha Ears, a teen photographer, is suddenly thrust into this surreal kingdom, leaving her struggles behind for a world teetering on the edge. Joined by two enigmatic companions, Sasha’s quest for home takes her through bizarre, magical landscapes: rivers of exploding popcorn, crystal labyrinths of shadowy figures, and castles guarded by tusked dice armies.
As rebellion brews, Sasha must summon courage she didn’t know she had. Her mission: save her family, the prince, and a world on the brink. But the prince holds a secret—one he’s kept from Sasha for a decade—that could change everything.
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After a super asteroid devastates Earth, seventeen-year-old Ryan Conrad fights to lead a small group to safety.
Impact
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult
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After a super asteroid devastates Earth, seventeen-year-old Ryan Conrad fights to lead a small group to safety. Facing relentless earthquakes, massive tsunamis, and the collapse of civilization, survival is uncertain. As dangers mount and every misstep could be fatal, Ryan must find a way to protect those who depend on him.
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When a super asteroid slams into Earth, seventeen-year-old Ryan Conrad is suddenly faced with the four horsemen of the apocalypse: Death, Famine, War, and Conquest. The impact was supposed to be a near miss—yet now he and his friend Kelsey Morgan are racing for their lives through a world ripped apart by aftershocks, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the collapse of civilization.
As society crumbles, Ryan takes charge of a small group, guiding them from Seattle to his grandfather’s remote Idaho farm. But survival isn’t guaranteed: the path is filled with deadly obstacles, constant threats, and traps that seem designed to break them.
Leading this group, with young children depending on him and Kelsey by his side, Ryan knows one wrong move could be their last. Will they survive the journey, or will the apocalypse claim them too?
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A single corpse reanimates, and within days, the infection spreads beyond control.
Dead Meat
Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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A single corpse reanimates, and within days, the infection spreads beyond control. Government efforts fail, cities collapse, and the undead spread across borders, pushing humanity toward extinction. In a fight for survival, ordinary people face unimaginable horrors as they battle to protect what remains of the world they knew.
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One corpse rises, and within three days, the town is overrun. Despite the government’s swift action and heroic interventions, the infection spreads like wildfire, pushing the nation—and the world—to the brink of collapse.
In a landscape where survival dwindles by the hour, ordinary people are forced to face unimaginable horrors. With every passing day, the undead threat edges closer to global catastrophe, and hope fades as cities fall one by one.
As the infection spreads across borders, humanity faces a terrifying question: can the world survive this deadly scourge, or will civilization crumble under the relentless tide of the undead?
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Alex Wesley has it all—he’s a star athlete and captain of the swim team.
I am Not Gay
LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult
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Alex Wesley has it all—he’s a star athlete and captain of the swim team. But he’s also hiding a secret: he has a boyfriend. When one mistake threatens to expose him, Alex must face his fears and find the courage to be himself. I Am Not Gay is a powerful, emotional read in Jay Argent’s Fairmont Boys series.
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Why is it so scary to come out?
Seventeen-year-old Alex Wesley has it all—he’s a star jock, captain of the swim team, and one of the most popular guys at Fairmont High. But beneath the perfect facade, Alex is keeping a secret: he has a boyfriend.
Terrified of what his friends and family will think, Alex does everything he can to keep his relationship hidden. But when one mistake shatters his carefully crafted life, he’s pushed deeper into the closet, struggling with fear, shame, and the weight of his own identity.
I Am Not Gay is the second book in Jay Argent’s bestselling Fairmont Boys series—a heartfelt story of love, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.
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With Triton’s future hanging by a thread, Milla faces a ruthless path of betrayal, love tested by fire, and sacrifices that could change everything.
Skin Dominion
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult
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With Triton’s future hanging by a thread, Milla faces a ruthless path of betrayal, love tested by fire, and sacrifices that could change everything. As her enemies close in and her world unravels, her choices will determine not only her fate but that of Triton and Deiterra itself.
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Milla has risen beyond her wildest dreams, but the path to power is treacherous. With enemies on all sides and alliances shifting, she faces new temptations and trials that challenge her loyalty and her strength.
As friends turn foe and love faces a brutal test, Milla realizes that her actions will determine the fate of both Triton and Deiterra. Each step forward demands a sacrifice, and with her world spiraling out of control, Milla must decide how much she’s willing to lose to save it.
Yet, as her adversaries close in and the stakes reach a breaking point, Milla confronts a final question: will her ultimate sacrifice be enough to save Triton, or will it seal its fate forever?
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Hunted for her reality-bending powers, Kaylin’s life of hiding shatters when her abilities are revealed.
Influence
Dystopian · Teen + Young Adult · Post-Apocalyptic
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Hunted for her reality-bending powers, Kaylin’s life of hiding shatters when her abilities are revealed. In a world where sector groups enslave the gifted to control the masses, Kaylin faces an impossible choice: remain in the shadows or fight to free humanity. As greed and corruption wage war, the cost of resistance might be everything she holds dear.
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Kaylin has spent half her life in hiding, evading those who would exploit her reality-bending abilities. But when she saves a stranger, her powers are exposed, thrusting her into a world of ruthless sector groups that enslave gifted youths called Influencers to control society. With greed and corruption fueling a deadly war, Kaylin might be humanity’s last hope.
Now, she must decide: stay hidden or risk everything to fight back.
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In 1945, as Hitler sent teenage boys to war, best friends Günter and Helmut refused—and became fugitives in a collapsing Germany.
47 Days
Historical Fiction · Teen + Young Adult
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In 1945, as Hitler sent teenage boys to war, best friends Günter and Helmut refused—and became fugitives in a collapsing Germany. 47 Days is a gripping true story of survival, adapted from the award-winning Surviving the Fatherland, a powerful biographical novel set in WWII. A must-read for historical fiction fans.
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“...intriguing and fascinating young adult adventure...” —Readers’ Favorite
In March 1945, Hitler’s desperate final command sent all 15- and 16-year-old boys to defend the Fatherland. Best friends Günter and Helmut refused. They knew one thing: if caught, they would be executed.
For 47 harrowing days, the boys became fugitives, hiding, running, and fighting to stay alive in a collapsing Germany. Based on true events, 47 Days is a gripping novelette of courage, defiance, and survival, adapted from the award-winning biographical novel Surviving the Fatherland.
Surviving the Fatherland follows the incredible true stories of Günter and Lilly as they navigate the terror-filled reality of Nazi Germany. Anchored in historical fact, it is a testament to the resilience of war children and the enduring strength of the human spirit.
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