Fantasy and Science Fiction for Children and Teens
Books About Dystopia/Repressive Government
22 Books Found
Shadow Children: Book 6
The Population Police are gaining more and more power, and illegal third-borns are in increasing danger. Young Matthias finds himself caught in the cross fire between the Population Police and the reb... (more details)
Shadow Children: Book 1
Ages 10 to 14: Luke has spent his entire life in hiding, for he is a third child, forbidden in a future when couples are only allowed by law to have two children. He is forbidden by his parents to leave the house or... (more details)
Chaos Walking: Book 2
Ages 14+: Todd and Viola have crossed the world, battling every obstacle in their path and losing everything that each of them holds dear, as they try to reach Haven, their one hope of safety. But just when the... (more details)
When their mother died, Doshmisi, Denzel, Maia, and Sonjay came to live with their Aunt Alice on her ranch. The four children find life on the ranch boring, until Midsummer Eve, when Aunt Alice and th... (more details)
The Seventh Tower: Book 2
Tal has returned to his old home, bringing with him Milla, an Icecarl girl who wants a sunstone for her clan. But these walls can no longer be a home for tal, as darkness surrounds them.... (more details)
The Hunger Games Trilogy: Book 2
Ages 12 and up: Having survived the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are back home in District 12. But although they’re out of the arena, living in comfortable housing and with plenty of food, the game is far from ove... (more details)
Book of Ember: Book 1
The underground city of Ember was built as a refuge where humanity could survive a disaster. Ember was designed to last hundreds of years, and the builders planned for everything - except the possibil... (more details)
Ages 10 and up: It's the year 2140 and Longevity drugs have all but eradicated old age. A never-aging society can't sustain population growth, however...which means Anna should never have been born. Nor should any of... (more details)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 13
in The final book in a series of unfortunate events, the orphans and count olaf are shipwrecked on a island in the middle of the ocean, and welcomed into a strange society, in which all is not as it s... (more details)
Ages 12 and up: It's a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without those strict roles and rules, the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. "Tech-heads" flaunt ... (more details)
The Promises of Dr. Sigmundus: Book 1
Ages 12 and up: On the sinister island where strict obedience to the laws of the mysterious Dr. Sigmundus holds sway, dreaming will get you locked up and branded a lunatic, a danger to society and to all who know you... (more details)
The Hunger Games Trilogy: Book 1
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen lives in the poorest area of District 12, which is in turn the poorest district of Panem. District 12 is an area that was known as Appalachia when Panem was North Ame... (more details)
The Seventh Tower: Book 5
The great veil, which has protected the dark world for so long, is weakening. There are strange dark forces who want to destroy it.... But the icecarls have found out about the castles weakness and ar... (more details)
Edge Chronicles: Book 5
Ages 10-12: Things are going quite badly for the Edge! Cowlquape has been murdered by Vox Verlix, who has been ruling as a tyrant over the Edge! A seperate group of academics has split off and is living in the se... (more details)
Lionboy: Book 3
Charlie and his parents are safe, and finally reunited in Essaouira. Maccomo is safely guarded by the lions, and Rafi has run off. Charlie is looking forward to traveling to Ghana with his parents, wh... (more details)
The Hunger Games Trilogy: Book 3
Book 3 of the Hunger Games series!... (more details)
Artemis Fowl: Book 4
The tiny mastermind pixie, Opal Koboi, is back. And she's got big plans! When strange things start happening in Haven, there is only one mudman that can save the faeries. And ironically, that mudman i... (more details)
The Bartimaeus Trilogy: Book 3
Ages 10 and up: Several years have passed, and Nathaniel, known to all as John Mandrake, is now on the Council, one of the most important men in the government. But things are spiraling out of control, and between th... (more details)
The Truesight Trilogy: Book 2
Ages 12 and up: The Seer continues the Orwellian tale of a colony that embraces blindness, first introduced in Truesight. Young Jacob Manford grew up in Harmony, a blind boy raised in a colony of ci... (more details)
The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives
The Sisters Grimm: Book 1
Two sisters, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, are sent to live with a woman who claims to be their grandmother. But- how could that be? Their father said that their grandmother was dead, that is, before he a... (more details)
At first the story seems to be pretty standard fantasy fare: a princess with unusual magical talent, in this case water magic, is unappreciated and even reviled for her talent. An outsider in her own ... (more details)
Ages 12 and up: Publisher description: Col Porpentine understands how society works: The elite families enjoy a comfortable life on the Upper Decks of the great juggernaut Worldshaker, and the Filthies toil Below ... (more details)
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