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Middle/high school dystopian novel recommendations (lemm.ee)
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I'm working on a dystopian literature class, and I'm looking for one more book to add to the curriculum. The kids are about 13, and somewhat sensitive to more adult topics. That's one of the reasons I've chosen not to assign 1984.

I had thought to assign The Maze Runner, but after reading it, I was underwhelmed, especially as a standalone book.

The other books we're reading are:

The Giver The Hunger Games Lord of the Flies Matched Ender's Game Fahrenheit 451 The Minority Report

Any thoughts? Thanks!

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[โ€“] DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The Chrysalids https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chrysalids

~~The Giver https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver~~ I missed that one in your list, whoops!

I read both of these in school around that age; they may be good options for you.

[โ€“] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Another vote for the Chrysalids!

Also The Giver is part of a Quartet. The other books are equally as good but not as well known. Gathering Blue might be interesting for your students as well, OP