7 must-read science fiction books like Messenger (The Giver, #3) by Lois Lowry

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Messenger (The Giver, #3)

By: Lois Lowry

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Messengeris the masterful third novel in the Giver Quartet, which began with the dystopian bestsell…

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1. The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

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2. The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

"It is green here and very big. Light comes from the sky..." When Lina and Doon lead their people u… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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3. Son by Lois Lowry l Summary & Study Guide

By: BookRags

3.87

Format: 260 pages,

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4. The Messenger by Lois Lowry

By: Eddie Waters

3.88

Format: 136 pages,

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  • dystopia
  • fiction
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5. A Wind in the Door (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #2)

By: Madeleine L'Engle

4.04

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A Wind in the Dooris a fantastic adventure story involving Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wal… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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6. Messenger (The Giver, #3)

By: Lois Lowry

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Messengeris the masterful third novel in the Giver Quartet, which began with the dystopian bestsell… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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7. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

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8. Brian's Hunt (Brian's Saga, #5)

By: Gary Paulsen

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Millions of readers of" Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter," and "Brian's Return" know that Brian R… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

9. The River (Brian's Saga, #2)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"We want you to do it again." These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years… read more

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10. The Outsiders

By: S.E. Hinton

4.13

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • young adult
"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Things are rough all over."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Okay greasers, you've had it."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

11. Allegiant (Divergent, #3)

By: Veronica Roth

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered - fractured by violence and… read more

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12. Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)

By: Gary Paulsen

4.14

Format: None pages,

He would have to find some way to protect himself, some weapon. The fire worked well when it was bu… read more

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13. The Death Cure (Maze Runner, #3)

By: James Dashner

3.71

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

It's the end of the line. WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now … read more

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14. Specials (Uglies, #3)

By: Scott Westerfeld

4.00

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

"Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellen… read more

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15. Brian's Return (Brian's Saga, #4)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.00

Format: 96 pages,

As millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, and Brian's Winter know, Brian Robeson survived alone… read more

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16. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more

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17. The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, #2)

By: James Dashner

3.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean … read more

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18. A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

By: Madeleine L'Engle

3.98

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

It was a dark and stormy night. Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry hou… read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Believing takes practice."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

"Wild nights are my glory!"

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

"People are more than just the way they look."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

"I do not know everything; still many things I understand."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

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19. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

By: Suzanne Collins

3.96

Format: 541 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, … read more

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  • young adult
  • dystopia
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  • fantasy
"We control it,"

-Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

"I’m bad news, all right,"

-Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

"Wars are won by heads not hearts."

-Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

"Everyone handles grief differently."

-Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

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20. The Giver: Graphic Novel

By: P. Craig Russell

4.25

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic story of a young boy discov… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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21. Lois Lowry Giver Series: The Giver, Messenger, Gathering Blue

By: Books LLC

4.52

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Chapters: The Giver, Messenger, Gathering Blue. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free… read more

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  • classics
  • fantasy
  • young adult

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Rebecca Yarros

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Rebecca Ross

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