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In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. Includes author's note.
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Beyonders volume 3
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Jason and Rachel's adventures and friendships have made Lyrian more of a home to them than they could have imagined, so now, armed with the prophecy of a dying oracle, they are ready to become Lyrian's heroes whatever the cost to themselves.
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Girls of paper and fire series volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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"When Lei, seventeen, is stolen from her home to become one of nine Paper Girls, the Demon King's concubines, she proves to be more fire than paper." --
Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for... and the most cruel. But this year, there's a ninth girl... and she's made of fire. Lei is a member of the lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She's forced to go with...
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Beyonders volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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After Jason succeeds in finding a way back to Lyrian, he's immediately in more danger than ever. Meanwhile, Rachel and the others have made their own progress--as well as discovered new enemies. As the group ultimately rejoins, they strive to convince their most needed ally to join the war and form a rebellion strong enough to triumph against the emperor.
5) The unbroken
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Magic of the lost volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters:...
6) Blackveil
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Astra Publishing House
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English
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Legendary Green Rider Karigan G'ladheon--one of the magical messengers of the king--defends her king and fellow riders from an insurrection led by dark magicians that threatens to break the boundaries of ancient, evil Blackveil Forest--releasing powerful dark magics that have been shut away for a millennium.
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Mirage (Daud) volume 2
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"The long-awaited second and final installment in the "smart, sexy, and devilishly clever" Mirage series (Renée Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of The Beautiful)! On a planet on the brink of revolution, Amani has been forced into isolation. She's been torn from the boy she loves and has given up contact with her fellow rebels to protect her family. In taking risks for the rebel cause, Amani may have lost Maram's trust forever. But the princess...
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Impostors (Scott Westerfeld) volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Raised to be her twin sister Rafia's body double and bodyguard, but now with new face and body Frey and her lover Col are determined to return to Shreve to rescue Boss X, a friend and ally in the rebellion of the free cities against people like Frey's father, ruthless ruler of Shreve; but Frey is troubled by things even beyond the dangers of her mission--confusion over her own identity, guilt over having killed her brother (even if he was trying to...
9) Riot baby
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"Rooted in foundational loss and the hope that can live in anger, Riot Baby is both a global dystopian narrative and an intimate family story with quietly devastating things to say about love, fury, and the black American experience. Ella and Kev are brother and sister, both gifted with extraordinary power. Their childhoods are defined and destroyed by structural racism and brutality. Their futures might alter the world. When Kev is incarcerated for...
10) This rebel heart
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English
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Csilla has felt protected by the Duna River her entire life, and especially during the Holocaust of World War II, but its magic seems to have broken when the Communists took control of Hungary. When her parents are killed by the secret police, Csilla's deep feelings of betrayal and disconnection cause her to plan her escape from her unrecognizable homeland. Her parents are publicly exonerated posthumously, however, sparking a series of protests that...
11) Wool
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"The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware of the fate of the outside world. When the silo's sheriff asks to leave the silo, a series of events unravels the very fabric of their fragile lives. In a world where all commodities are precious and running out, truth and hope may be the most rare...and the most needed"--
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"Founded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera's lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent. Then they retire themselves, embarking on a ferry ride to the island known as the Nursery,...
13) The one
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The beautifully romantic third book in Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series! The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales, and is perfect for fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent, Ally Condie's Matched, or Lauren Oliver's Delirium. Entering the Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she arrived at the palace, America has struggled with her feelings for...
14) Poster girl
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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"What's right is right. Sonya Kantor knows this slogan--she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation. Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked...
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Girls of paper and fire series volume 3
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Told from their alternating viewpoints, as battle lines are drawn between the powerful Hanno clan and the Demon King of Ikhara, the warrior Wren fights to find Lei, who is trying to assist the rebellion even though she is the King's prisoner.
16) Render
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Series
Resistance trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Travel Duck Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Having escaped from the Processor, Kress and her fellow Seventeens go on the run. Guided by Render, they undertake a dangerous, enemy-filled journey west where they encounter the Insubordinates, a guerilla army of counter-insurgents led by an unexpected but familiar field general. Now, Kress and her Conspiracy are preparing to expose the government's lies about the Eastern Order and reclaim the democracy so many of them and their families died trying...
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Orbit
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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"The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands. Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets. When her father refuses to recognize her as heir to the throne, she vows to prove her worth by mastering the forbidden...
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System Divine volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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"This sweeping reimagining of Les Misérables tells the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet-colony of Laterre"--
19) Bone weaver
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Publisher
Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"From the author of The City Beautiful comes a haunting fantasy following Toma, adopted daughter of the benevolent undead, making her way across a civil war-torn continent to save her younger sister as she discovers she might possess magical powers herself. The Kosa empire roils in tension, on the verge of being torn apart by a proletarian revolution between magic-endowed elites and the superstitious lower class, but seventeen-year-old Toma lives...
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Word$ volume 2
Publisher
Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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"In this gripping sequel to All Rights Reserved, Speth Jime has freed her home of Portland from the oppressive system that forced everyone to pay for every word they spoke. Now she will discover the cost of that freedom, and the devastating secrets of the world beyond her dome"--
"On the day she went silent, Speth never meant for anyone to follow her lead--or to start a rebellion of Silents. But after taking down the tyrant Silas Rog and freeing...