Me, too! But once you finish the books, what are you to do? BuzzFeed has the answer! The list-full website has a list of "15 Book Series to Read If You Enjoyed The Hunger Games." You can find BuzzFeed's list and opinions at http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/book-series-to-read-if-you-enjoyed-the-hunger-games*, but let me give you my two cents about the list!
I've Already Read and Enjoyed:
--Divergent, by Virginia Roth. Love the strength of the main female character. Can't wait to see it on film!
--Matched, by Ally Condie. This one is an especially great read for teenage girls.
--The Mortal Instruments, by Cassandra Clare. This series is also good for people who loved Twilight.
--Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.
I Can't Wait to Read:
--Unwind, by Neal Shusterman. BuzzFeed says it's "SUPER creepy!"
--The Maze Runner, by James Dashner. Great for adventurous boys.
--Graceling, by Kristin Cashore. Got this from the library yesterday!
--The Lunar Chronicles, by Marissa Meyer. Twisted fairy tales? I'm in.
--Gone, by Michael Grant. Teens: would a world without adults be awesome or awful?
--Delirium, by Lauren Oliver. Love is a four-letter word in this book!
--Legend, by Marie Lu. As BuzzFeed says, "if you have a thing for fearless girls and bad boys, this series is for you!"
--Partials, by Dan Wells. The cover art for this book really gets me excited!
--Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card. A classic, and the beginning of a genre!
--The Last Survivors, by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Started this last night, and I'm hooked.
--The Dwellers, by David Estes. Living underground sounds like my worst nightmare--so I'll read about it, instead!
Many of these books are about DYSTOPIAN societies, which means societies that are the opposite of paradise. In each of these series, the societies have at least one major flaw. Which flaw do you think is the worst? Taking away people's free will? Arranged love-matches? Interacting with species that are only semi-human? Read these series and decide for yourself!
*Parents, BuzzFeed is a great resource for lists such as this, but please do not let your child surf this site without parental supervision.
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