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Feed. M.T. Anderson. (HS)
In a world where everyone is connected to a great consumerist machine
through feeds that give them up-to-the-second info on the latest
products, love can be tough. On a trip to the moon, Titus meets Violet,
a strange girl with a faulty "feed".
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1984. George Orwell. (HS)
Okay, welcome to last century. In this classic futuristic society, Big
Brother is watching!
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Among the hidden. Margaret Peterson Haddix. (MS)
Imagine that all families can only have two children -- and you're the
third. Luke is a third child who has grown tired of hiding. He starts
looking for other kids in hiding and thinking of ways to change his
life. The story continues in Among the imposters and Among the
betrayed.
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The baby and fly pie. Melvin Burgess. (HS)
When a kidnapper dies, Fly Pie and his older sister, Jane, team up with
Sham, another orphan, to take care of the baby. The three impoverished
kids hatch a scheme to get rich quick with the baby, but can anything go
right in this nasty world?
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Brave New World. Aldous Huxley. (HS)
Visit a world where babies are born in labs, where everyone ingests
daily doses of prescription drugs to fight the blues, and where
technology is promoted to the detriment of humanity. Or maybe you
already live there?
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Clockwork orange. Anthony Burgess. (HS)
In this infamous futuristic novel, Burgess weaves a violent fable that
touches on what it means to be human. Be ready to learn a new language!
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The copper elephant. Adam Rapp. (HS)
Whensday has managed to avoid being sent underground as a slave. But how
long can she survive in a world where she is hunted daily and where
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The exchange student. Kate Gilmore. (MS)
Daria is a budding animal breeder in 2094 where many animals are
threatened with extinction. Daria's mom has signed their family up to
host an interplanetary exchange student who seems to have an ulterior
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Gathering blue. Lois Lowry. (MS)
Kira's life within the community is in danger after her mother dies.
Only her skills as a weaver can save her, if she is willing to use them.
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The giver. Lois Lowry. (MS)
Jonas seems to live in an ideal world. But can things really be so
great? Who's paying the price for all of this happiness?
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Tomorrowland: Ten Stories about the Future.
Michael Cart, ed. (MS)
Ten stories on a wide range of topics all based in the future. Writers
include Jon Scieszka, Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson, and Ron Koertge.
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