Feed. Anderson, M.T.

For Titus, having a transmitter implanted in his head is normal. Everyone's "feed" tells them everything - there's no need to read or write. Talking out loud is rare because everyone "chats" over the feednets. Then Titus meets a homeschooled girl named Violet at a party on the moon. She's not afraid to question things and is determined to fight the feed. When a hacker attacks, damaging their feeds, everyone is OK except for Violet, who is told in secret that hers is so damaged that she is going to die.

Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury, Ray

Guy Montag, a fire-fighter and book-burner for the State, discovers that in order to remain human he must preserve the books that attest to his humanity in this classic science fiction novel.

The City of Ember. Du Prau, Jeanne

The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. 200 years later, as the great lamps that light the city flicker, Lina and Doon get their job assignments. Lina trades "pipeworks laborer," a job that Doon wants, with Doon’s "messenger," the job that Lina covets. In Pipeworks, Doon learns how dire the situation is with their malfunctioning generator. Lina’s messages point to corruption in the government. Together, they search for the truth - part of which may be in a strange message found in Lina's grandmother's closet.

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. Farmer, Nancy

In the year 2194 in Zimbabwe, the rich have robots and automatic dobermans, while the poor mine for plastic in a toxic waste dump. Resthaven is an enclave for people who cling to the ancient customs of the Shona tribe, but the nearby Mac Ilwaine Hotel is a vertical city of apartments, schools, clinics, and supermarkets. When the three children of General Amadeus Matsika are kidnapped, detectives with mutant powers, called The Ear, the Eye and the Arm, attempt to rescue them.

Among the Hidden. Haddix, Margaret Peterson

In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.

Brave New World. Huxley, Aldous

"Community, Identity, Stability" is the motto of World State. Here everyone consumes soma to fight depression, babies are born in laboratories, and the most popular form of entertainment is a "Feelie," a movie that stimulates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch. Though there is no violence and everyone is provided for, Bernard Marx feels something is missing and senses his relationship with a young women has the potential to be much more than the confines of their existence allow.

The Giver. Lowry, Lois

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

Shade’s Children. Nix, Garth

In the brutal world of the future, an unspeakable fate awaits the human children of the Dormitories when they turn fourteen. It is from this Sad Birthday that Shade's Children - Ella, Drum, Gold-Eye, and Ninde - have escaped. Hunted by savage mutant creatures, they join forces with the charismatic Shade, the only “adult” left in the world, to form a resistance movement.

1984. Orwell, George

In a future world dominated by three perpetually warring totalitarian police states, Winston Smith is a minor party functionary whose longing for truth and decency leads him to secretly rebel against the government. Smith has a love affair with a like-minded woman, but they are both arrested by the Thought Police. The ensuing imprisonment, torture, and reeducation of Smith are intended not merely to break him physically or make him submit but to root out his independent mental existence and his spiritual dignity.

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Patterson, James

After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.

How I Live Now. Rosoff, Meg

15-year-old Daisy, sent to relatives in England, falls in love with her aunt’s farm and her soulful cousins--especially Edmond, with whom she forms “the world’s most inappropriate case of sexual obsession.” Terrorists strike while Daisy’s aunt is out of the country, war erupts, and soldiers divide the cousins. Determined to rejoin Edmond, Daisy and her youngest cousin embark upon a dangerous journey that brings them face to face with horrific violence and undreamt-of deprivation.

Pretties. Westerfeld, Scott

Tally, former rebellious Ugly, has completely embraced the mindless life of a New Pretty. Then an Ugly from New Smoke delivers a message for her, and she begins to remember the real reason she is Pretty: to see if the cure will work. Sequel to Uglies.