2. by Alexander Gordon Smith Summary
Furnace Penitentiary: the world’s most secure prison
for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth’s
surface. Convicted of a murder he didn’t commit,
sentenced to life without parole, “new fish” Alex Sawyer
knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign
himself to a death behind bars, in the darkness at the
bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the
least of his worries. Soon Alex discovers that the prison
is a place of pure evil, where inhuman creatures in gas
masks stalk the corridors at night, where giants in black
suits drag screaming inmates into the shadows, where
deformed beasts can be heard howling from the blood-
drenched tunnels below. And behind everything is the
mysterious, all-powerful warden, a man as cruel and
dangerous as the devil himself, whose unthinkable acts
have consequences that stretch far beyond the walls of
the prison.
Together with a bunch of inmates—some innocent kids
who have been framed, others cold-blooded killers—
Alex plans an escape. But as he starts to uncover the
truth about Furnace’s deeper, darker purpose, Alex’s
actions grow ever more dangerous, and he must risk
everything to expose this nightmare that’s hidden from
the eyes of the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PP3dZ10T9Q
1. Lockdown
2. Solitary
3. Death Sentence
4. Fugitives
5. Execution
Escape From Furnace
3. by Scott Westerfield Summary
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she
can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll
have the operation that will turn her
from a repellent ugly into a stunning
pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be
catapulted into a high-tech paradise
where her only job is to have fun.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure
she wants to become a pretty. When
Shay runs away, Tally learns about a
whole new side of the pretty world-- and
it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer
Tally a choice: find her friend and turn
her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's
choice will change her world forever...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt3L
2GnPchY
Uglies
4. by Emma Clayton Summary
Mika and Ellie live in a future behind a
wall: Solid concrete topped with high-
voltage razor wire and guarded by a
battalion of Ghengis Borgs, it was built
to keep out the animals, because
animals carry the plague. At least that's
what Ellie, who was kidnapped as a
child, has always been taught.
But when she comes to suspect the
truth behind her captivity, she's ready
to risk exposure to the elements and
answer the call of the wild. Listen. Can
you hear it? She's strapping on her
headset, jumpstarting her Pod Fighter,
and--with her capuchin monkey at her
back--she's breaking out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9
QucNJhPk
The Roar
5. By S.A. Bodeen Summary
Eli and his family have lived in the
underground Compound for six years.
The world they knew is gone, and
they've become accustomed to their
new life. Accustomed, but not happy.
For Eli, no amount of luxury can stifle
the dull routine of living in the same
place, with only his two sisters, his
father and mother, doing the same
thing day after day after day.
As problems with their carefully
planned existence threaten to destroy
their sanctuary—and their sanity—Eli
can't help but wonder if he'd rather
take his chances outside.
Eli's father built the Compound to keep
them safe. But are they safe—or
sorry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqf
ps2DgVA
The Compound
6. By Gabrielle Lord Summary
On New Year's Eve, Cal is chased down
the street by a staggering, sick man
with a deadly warning They killed your
father. They'll kill you. You must survive
the next 365 days. Hurled into a life on
the run the 15-year-old fugitive is
isolated and alone. Hunted by the law
and ruthless criminals, Cal must
somehow uncover the truth about his
father's mysterious death and a history-
changing secret. Who can he turn to,
who can he trust, when the whole world
seems to want him dead? The clock is
ticking. Any second could be his last.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uNi
X1cFO4g
1. January
2. February
3. March
Conspiracy 365
7. by Eva Gray Summary
In a terrifying future world, four girls must
depend on each other if they want to
survive.
Louisa is nervous about being sent away
to a boarding school -- but she's excited,
too. And she has her best friend, Maddie,
to keep her company. The girls have to
pretend to be twin sisters, which Louisa
thinks just adds to the adventure!
Country Manor School isn't all excitement,
though. Louisa isn't sure how she feels
about her new roommates: athletic but
snobby Rosie and everything's-a-
conspiracy Evelyn. Even Maddie seems
different away from home, quiet and
worried all the time.
Still, Louisa loves CMS -- the survival
skills classes, the fresh air. She doesn't
even miss not having a TV, or the internet,
or any contact with home. It's for their own
safety, after all.
Or is it?
1. Behind the Gates
2. Run for Cover
3. With the Enemy
4. Set Me Free
Tomorrow Girls
8. by Michelle Paver Summary
Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the
land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and
his wolf-cub companion can defeat it.
Their journey together takes them
through deep forests, across giant
glaciers, and into dangers they never
imagined.
In this page-turning, original, and
spectacularly told adventure story,
Torak and Wolf are joined by an
incredible cast of characters as they
battle to save their world, in this first
book in the Chronicles of Ancient
Darkness.
1. Wolf Brother
2. Spirit Walker
3. Soul Eater
4. Outcast
5. Oath Breaker
6. Ghost Hunter
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
9. by Michael Grant Summary
In the blink of an eye, everyone
disappears. Gone. Except for the young.
There are teens, but not one single
adult. Just as suddenly, there are no
phones, no internet, no television. No
way to get help. And no way to figure
out what's happened.
Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister
creature lurks. Animals are mutating.
And the teens themselves are changing,
developing new talents—unimaginable,
dangerous, deadly powers—that grow
stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new
world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is
shaping up. Townies against rich kids.
Bullies against the weak. Powerful
against powerless. And time is running
out: On your birthday, you disappear
just like everyone else...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf8B
3FM1L8c
Gone
10. by Scott Westerfield Summary
Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run.
His own people have turned on him. His
title is worthless. All he has is a
battletorn war machine and a loyal crew
of men.
Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised
as a boy in the British Air Service.
She's a brilliant airman. But her secret
is in constant danger of being
discovered.
With World War I brewing, Alek and
Deryn's paths cross in the most
unexpected way…taking them on a
fantastical, around-the-world adventure
that will change both their lives forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYi
w5vkQFPw
1. Leviathan
2. Behemoth
3. Goliath
Leviathan
11. by Maria Lu
Summary
What was once the western United States is
now home to the Republic, a nation
perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born
into an elite family in one of the Republic's
wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a
prodigy being groomed for success in the
Republic's highest military circles. Born into
the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the
country's most wanted criminal. But his
motives may not be as malicious as they
seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day
have no reason to cross paths—until the day
June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day
becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the
ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a
race for his family's survival, while June
seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a
shocking turn of events, the two uncover the
truth of what has really brought them
together, and the sinister lengths their
country will go to keep its secrets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6adyUH
wUjw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azxrq4uF
1. Legend
2. Prodigy
3. Champion
Legend
12. Summary
The Mortal Instruments
by Cassandra Clare
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads
out to the Pandemonium Club in New
York City, she hardly expects to witness
a murder― much less a murder
committed by three teenagers covered
with strange tattoos and brandishing
bizarre weapons. Then the body
disappears into thin air. It's hard to call
the police when the murderers are
invisible to everyone else and when
there is nothing―not even a smear of
blood―to show that a boy has died. Or
was he a boy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc4CiTvQ-YE
13. by Sara Shepard Summary
Three years ago, Alison
disappeared after a slumber party,
not to be seen since. Her friends at
the elite Pennsylvania school
mourned her, but they also
breathed secret sighs of relief.
Each of them guarded a secret that
only Alison had known. Now they
have other dirty little secrets,
secrets that could sink them in their
gossip-hungry world. When each of
them begins receiving anonymous
emails and text messages, panic
sets in. Are they being betrayed by
some one in their circle? Worse yet:
Is Alison back? A strong launch for
a suspenseful series.
1. Pretty Little Liars
2. Flawless
3. Perfect
4. Unbelievable
5. Wicked
6. Killer
7. Heartless
8. Wanted
9. Twisted
10. Ruthless
11. Stunning
12. Burned
The Pretty Little Liars
14. by Jonathon Stroud
Summary
When the dead come back to haunt the living,
Lockwood & Co. step in . . .
For more than fifty years, the country has
been affected by a horrifying epidemic of
ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations
Agencies have sprung up to destroy the
dangerous apparitions.
Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives
in London hoping for a notable career.
Instead she finds herself joining the smallest,
most ramshackle agency in the city, run by
the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When
one of their cases goes horribly wrong,
Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of
redemption. Unfortunately this involves
spending the night in one of the most
haunted houses in England, and trying to
escape alive.
Set in a city stalked by spectres, The
Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling
new series full of suspense, humour and truly
terrifying ghosts. Your nights will never be
the same again . . .
1. The Screaming Staircase
2. The Whispering Skull
3. The Hollow Boy
4. The Creeping Shadow (2016)
Lockwood & Co.
15. by James Dashner Summary
When Thomas wakes up in the lift,
the only thing he can remember is
his name. He’s surrounded by
strangers—boys whose memories
are also gone. Outside the towering
stone walls that surround the Glade
is a limitless, ever-changing maze.
It’s the only way out—and no one’s
ever made it through alive. Then a
girl arrives. The first girl ever. And
the message she delivers is
terrifying. Remember. Survive. Run.
Movie Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aww
bhhjQ9Xk
The Maze Runner
16. byVeronica Roth
Summary
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian
Chicago world, society is divided
into five factions, each dedicated
to the cultivation of a particular
virtue—Candor (the honest),
Abnegation (the selfless),
Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the
peaceful), and Erudite (the
intelligent). On an appointed day of
every year, all sixteen-year-olds
must select the faction to which
they will devote the rest of their
lives. For Beatrice, the decision is
between staying with her family
and being who she really is—she
can't have both. So she makes a
choice that surprises everyone,
including herself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sutgWjz10sM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-l_TSjlEo
1. Divergent
2. Insurgent
3. Allegiant
Divergent
17. by Paula Morris
Summary
A gripping YA supernatural novel set in
New Orleans: TWILIGHT with a ghostly
twist.
Rebecca couldn't feel more out of place
in New Orleans, where she comes to
spend the year while her dad is
traveling. She's staying in a creepy old
house with her Aunt Claudia, who
reads Tarot cards for a living. And at
the snooty prep school, a pack of
filthy-rich girls treat Rebecca like she's
invisible. Only gorgeous, unavailable
Anton Grey seems to give Rebecca the
time of day, but she wonders if he's got
a hidden agenda. Then one night, in
Lafayette Cemetery, Rebecca makes a
friend. Sweet, mysterious Lisette is
eager to talk to Rebecca, and to show
her the nooks and crannies of the city.
1. Ruined
2. Unbroken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLUySGS7DNg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl4RyyeQ_f8
Ruined
18. by Roland Smith
Roland Smith makes his
Scholastic debut with a middle-
grade adventure novel about the
search for a mysterious creature--
the giant squid--in this sequel to
CRYPTID HUNTERS.
Marty and Grace O'Hara's globe-
trotting parents disappeared while
on assignment for a nature
magazine, and now they're living
with their Uncle Wolfe, a scientist
fascinated by cryptids--creatures
that appear in myths but haven't
been proven to exist, such as the
Loch Ness Monster. Wolfe is
planning an expedition to New
Zealand to track a giant squid, and
he's rented a huge (and possibly
haunted) freighter for the trip. But
someone on board is determined
to sabotage their mission--and if
Marty and Grace keeping poking
their noses into things, they might
end up the saboteur's next victims!
1. Cryptid Hunters
2. Tentacles
3. Chupacabra
4. Mutation
Marty and Grace
19. by Pittacus Lore
Summary
Nine of us came here. We look like you.
We talk like you. We live among you.
But we are not you. We can do things
you dream of doing. We have powers
you dream of having. We are stronger
and faster than anything you have ever
seen. We are the superheroes you
worship in movies and comic books--
but we are real.
Our plan was to grow, and train, and
become strong, and become one, and
fight them. But they found us and
started hunting us first. Now all of us
are running. Spending our lives in
shadows, in places where no one
would look, blending in. We have lived
among you without you knowing.
But they know.
They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They killed them all.
I am Number Four.
I am next.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5djHG3hPu0
1. I Am Number Four
2. The Power of Six
3. The Rise of Nine
4. The Fall of Five
5. The Revenge of Seven
6. The Fate of Ten
7. United As One (2016)
Lorien Legacies
20. by Angie Sage
Summary
The seventh son of the seventh son,
aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen
the night he is born by a midwife who
pronounces him dead. That same night,
the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes
across a bundle in the snow containing
a new born girl with violet eyes. The
Heaps take this helpless newborn into
their home, name her Jenna, and raise
her as their own. But who is this
mysterious baby girl, and what really
happened to their beloved son
Septimus?
The first book in this enthralling new
series by Angie Sage leads readers on
a fantastic journey filled with quirky
characters and magykal charms,
potions, and spells. Magyk is an
original story of lost and rediscovered
identities, rich with humor and heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa0wr0k4WDs
Septimus Heap
21. by Michael Scott
Summary
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28
September 1330. Nearly seven hundred years
later, he is acknowledged as the greatest
Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he
discovered the secret of eternal life. The
records show that he died in 1418. But his
tomb is empty and Nicholas Flamel lives.
The secret of eternal life is hidden within the
book he protects - the Book of Abraham the
Mage. It's the most powerful book that has
ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will
destroy the world. And that's exactly what
Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.
Humankind won't know what's happening
until it's too late. And if the prophecy is
right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only
ones with the power to save the world as we
know it. Sometimes legends are true. And
Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find
themselves in the middle of the greatest
legend of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Q_DAZMHdU
22. by Marissa Meyer
Summary
Humans and androids crowd the
raucous streets of New Beijing. A
deadly plague ravages the
population. From space, a ruthless
lunar people watch, waiting to make
their move. No one knows that
Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a
cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen
with a mysterious past, reviled by
her stepmother and blamed for her
stepsister’s illness. But when her life
becomes intertwined with the
handsome Prince Kai’s, she
suddenly finds herself at the center
of an intergalactic struggle, and a
forbidden attraction. Caught between
duty and freedom, loyalty and
betrayal, she must uncover secrets
about her past in order to protect her
world’s future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXrMAFGWyuE
1. Cinder
2. Scarlet
3. Cress
4. Fairest
5. Winter
Lunar Chronicles
23. by Kiera Cass
Summary
4. The Crown (2016)
The Selection
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the
chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to
escape the life laid out for them since birth.
To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns
and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and
compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince
Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a
nightmare. It means turning her back on her
secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below
her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce
competition for a crown she doesn't want.
Living in a palace that is constantly
threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually,
she starts to question all the plans she's
made for herself—and realizes that the life
she's always dreamed of may not compare to
a future she never imagined.
24. by Kami Garcia
Summary
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the
small Southern town of Gatlin has ever
seen, and she's struggling to conceal her
power, and a curse that has haunted her
family for generations. But even within
the overgrown gardens, murky swamps
and crumbling graveyards of the
forgotten South, a secret cannot stay
hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the
months until he can escape from Gatlin,
is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl
he has never met. When Lena moves into
the town's oldest and most infamous
plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to
her and determined to uncover the
connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret
could change everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY_mT4OYuwk
Beautiful Creatures
25. by Suzanne Collins
Summary
The nation of Panem, formed from a post-
apocalyptic North America, is a country that
consists of a wealthy Capitol region
surrounded by 12 poorer districts. Early in
its history, a rebellion led by a 13th district
against the Capitol resulted in its
destruction and the creation of an annual
televised event known as the Hunger Games.
In punishment, and as a reminder of the
power and grace of the Capitol, each district
must yield one boy and one girl between the
ages of 12 and 18 through a lottery system
to participate in the games. The 'tributes' are
chosen during the annual Reaping and are
forced to fight to the death, leaving only one
survivor to claim victory.
When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister,
Prim, is selected as District 12's female
representative, Katniss volunteers to take
her place. She and her male counterpart
Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger
representatives, some of whom have trained
for this their whole lives. , she sees it as a
death sentence. But Katniss has been close
to death before. For her, survival is second
nature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9a5V9O
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n39PCXp8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-
7K_OjsDCQ
The Hunger Games
26. by Ransom Riggs
A mysterious island. An
abandoned orphanage. A strange
collection of curious photographs.
A horrific family tragedy sets
sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying
to a remote island off the coast of
Wales, where he discovers the
crumbling ruins of Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
Children. As Jacob explores its
abandoned bedrooms and
hallways, it becomes clear that the
children were more than just
peculiar. They may have been
dangerous. They may have been
quarantined on a deserted island
for good reason. And somehow—
impossible though it seems—they
may still be alive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWrNyVhSJUU
1. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar
Children
2. Hollow City
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
