Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill

16-year-old Durango and his crew of mercenaries are hired to protect a group of miners on the planet Mars in this post-apocalyptic world.

Wired by Robin Wesserman

Book three in this chilling series about Lia, whose brain was transplanted into a mechanical body after a terrible accident.

Check out Skinned (Book 1) and Crashed (Book 2)

Enclave by Ann Aguirre

In this post-apocalyptic thriller, in the enclave at the age of fifteen everyone is given a name and trained to be a Breeder, Hunter or Builder. Deuce becomes a Hunter, leaving the enclave to hunt outside the walls with her partner Fade, where they encounter the terrifying Freaks.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Dystopian Chicago is broken up into five factions: Candor (the honest), Amity (peaceful), Erudite (intelligent), Dauntless (brave), and Abnegation (selfless). At the age of sixteen, everyone must choose one of the factions to dedicate their lives to, and Beatrice is faced with a tough choice. 

Wither by Lauren DeStefano

A virus has taken over humankind and women only live to the age of twenty, and men live to twenty-five. As scientists race to find a cure, sixteen year old Rhine is kidnapped and sold into the house of a rich man, where she desperately tries to escape.

Matched by Ally Condie

Cassia’s life is completely planned out from the food she eats to the clothes she wears, so when she’s matched to marry her best friend, she’s overjoyed. But when another boy’s face flashes across the screen, she realizes predetermined life is not as good as it seems.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

The government requires all teenagers to have an operation to cure them of love to keep society safe. But three months before her operation, Lena meets Alex, and begins to question the world around her.

The Maze Runner by James Dash

Thomas is dropped into a Glade, an open area surrounded by walls, where he meets sixty other boys who are trying to escape by finding their way through the maze that surrounds the Glade. With no memory of his former life, Thomas leads the boys in unraveling the maze and unlocking buried memories.

Don’t miss Book 2: The Scorch Trials.

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

17-year-old Finn is a prisoner in Incarceron, a giant metal prison that’s alive, and he’s convinced he’s from Outside, so when he finds a crystal key that can open any door, he tries to escape. Claudia is from Outside and she finds an identical key that lets her communicate with Finn and together they try and change their fates.

Don’t miss book 2: Sapphique 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

North America is now called Panem, a country broken up into twelve districts and the capital, where every year a lottery is drawn from the twelve districts, pitting twenty-four boys and girls against each other in a televised fight to the death. Katniss is a resident of District 12 and when her sister’s name is called, she takes her place.

Don’t miss the second and third book in the series Catching Fire and Mockingjay.