Son by Lois Lowry

Son (Giver Quarter, 4)
Lois Lowry
Houghton Mifflin
393p.


Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
Scholastic Press
2011
287p.

Twenty years after the start of the war that caused the Collapse, fifteen-year-old Stephen, his father, and grandfather travel post-Collapse America scavenging, but when his grandfather dies and his father decides to risk everything to save the lives of two strangers, Stephen's life is turned upside down.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Katherine Tegen Books
2011
487p.

In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

Sidekicks by Jack Ferraiolo

Sidekicks by Jack Ferraiolo
Amulet Books
2011
309p.

"Batman has Robin, Wonder Woman has Wonder Girl, and Phantom Justice has Bright Boy, a.k.a. Scott Hutchinson, an ordinary dude by day and a superfast, superstrong sidekick by night, fighting loyally next to his hero...despite his doubts about the social benefits of wearing yellow tights. After an embarrassing incident involving said tights and the revelation that his lifelong nemesis, supervillain sidekick Monkeywrench, might be one of the most popular kids at his school, Scott begins to question his role. How long can he stay on the sidelines and still hope to have a life?"--Dust cover flap.

Enclave (aka Razorland) by Ann Aguirre

Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Feiwel and Friends
2011
262p.

In a post-apocalyptic future, fifteen-year-old Deuce, a loyal Huntress, brings back meat while avoiding the Freaks outside her enclave, but when she is partnered with the mysterious outsider, Fade, she begins to see that the strict ways of the elders may be wrong--and dangerous.

Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Simon and Schuster
2010
377 p.

Summary:  Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare.

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press
2010
390 p.

Summary:  Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol wants revenge ... and President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe!