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Teen Dystopian ReadsTeen Dystopian Reads<div class="ExternalClassBE40CEE384C64378A1781C83289D7341"><div><h3>Enjoy this list of recommended YA reads featuring imagined societies that have gone very, very wrong.<br>​</h3><h2>dys·to·pi·a</h2></div><div><p>NOUN<br>an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. Compare with utopia.</p></div><div><p></p></div></div>

 

 

 

 

Find captivating and disturbing worlds within the pages of these recommended reads.Find captivating and disturbing worlds within the pages of these recommended reads.https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/images/Lists/Staff Picks/Teens/SP-TeenDystopianReads_web.jpg533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A gentle tyrannyA gentle tyrannyCorban, Jess, author.6229238Book9781496448330https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=gentle%20tyranny&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=corban&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=3
All that's left in the worldAll that's left in the worldBrown, Erik J., author.6578662Book9780063054974https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=All%20That%27s%20Left%20in%20the%20World&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=erik&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=1
Beneath : a secret societyBeneath : a secret societyGlosny, Madelyn Rose, author.6735731Book9781955047005https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=beneath&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=glosny&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=3
Cold the night, fast the wolves : a novelCold the night, fast the wolves : a novelLong, Meg, author.6476232Book9781250785060https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=cold%20night%20fast%20wolves&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=long&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=6
Everywhere Everything EveryoneEverywhere Everything EveryoneWarner, Katy.6297553Book9781760504618https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=everywhere%20everything&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=katy&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=7
Future history 2050Future history 2050Harding, Thomas, 1968- author.6617080Book9781773068039https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=future%20history%202050&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=harding&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=8
Hell followed with usHell followed with usWhite, Andrew Joseph, author.6680578Book9781682633243https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=hell%20followed%20us&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=white&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=4
Hunting by starsHunting by starsDimaline, Cherie, 1975- author.6412646Book9781419753473https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=hunting%20stars&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=dimaline&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=5
Monarch risingMonarch risingGlenn, Harper, author.6854379Book9781338741452https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=monarch%20rising&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=glenn&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=6
SkywardSkywardWhite, Susan, 1956- author.6798467Book9781773660783https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=skyward&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=susan&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=7
Survive the DomeSurvive the DomeJackson, Kosoko, author.6617085Book9781728239088https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=survive%20the%20dome&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=kosoko&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=8
The LuminariesThe LuminariesDennard, Susan, author.6854367Book9781250194046https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=luminaries&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=dennard&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=13
The ballad of Dinah CaldwellThe ballad of Dinah CaldwellBrauning, Kate, author.6420260Book9781645673125https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=ballad%20dinah&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=brauning&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=10
The hillThe hillBryan, Ali, author.6181351Book9781948340328https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=the%20hill&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=bryan%20ali&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=11
The limitless skyThe limitless skyKilbourne, Christina, 1967- author.6680549Book9781459748873https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=limitless%20sky&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=kilbourne&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=12
The ones we're meant to findThe ones we're meant to findHe, Joan, author.6267784Book9781250258564https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=the%20ones%20meant%20find&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=he&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=14
Unraveling ElevenUnraveling ElevenChisholm, Jerri, author.6420328Book9781649370983https://catalog.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.35&type=Advanced&term=unraveling%20eleven&relation=ALL&by=TI&term2=chisholm&relation2=ALL&by2=AU&bool1=AND&bool4=AND&limit=&sort=RELEVANCE&page=0&searchid=15