The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins tells the story of a dystopian future North America called Panem, whose rulers maintain control through a televised survival competition, pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against each other. Sixteen-year-old Katniss volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the games, and despite this act of selflessness, she becomes entirely focused on survival at any cost. The question soon becomes not whether she'll merely survive the competition, but whether she'll lose her humanity in the process.

The Hunger Games have proven to be such a popular book at Marlon Park Public Library that this blog has been created to highlight other books similar to the hunger games that teens may also enjoy.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

(479 p., Call Number: YA FICTION NESS, PATRICK)

Growing up on an alien planet where war with the natives has killed all the women and infected the men with a germ that constantly broadcasts their thoughts aloud for all to hear, referred to as "Noise". 12-year-old Todd is the last boy in a town of men; he quickly goes from outcast to target after finding two surprises in Prentisstown's swamp: a wrecked colony spaceship and Viola, the first girl he has ever seen. The first of many secrets is revealed when Todd discovers an unsettling hole in the Noise, and quickly realizes that he must keep the silence secret from the town leaders. His and Viola's terrified escape from Prentisstown with an army in pursuit makes up the backbone of the plot.

Like The Hunger Games, The Knife of Never Letting Go features teens rebelling against society as they know it.
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