Ashes / Ilsa Bick
An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, killing billions and wiping out all electronic devices. Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents. and her personal demons. She joins forces with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP. For them and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.
Divergent / Veronica Roth
In dystopian Chicago, “society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent).” Beatrice, and all sixteen-year-olds must choose the faction in which they will spend their adult lives.
Every choice has consequences. (www.Amazon.com)
Every day / David Levithan
A, a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a different life. He lives by simple rules : never get attached; avoid being noticed; do not interfere. Then he meets Rhiannon. (www.Amazon.com)
How to save a life / Sara Zarr
Jill’s father has died, and her mother has decided to adopt a baby. Mandy grew up unwanted by her mother; when she becomes pregnant, she decides she wants her baby to have a better life. “Jill and Mandy must learn to both let go and hold on, and that nothing is as easy -- or as difficult -- as it seems.”
I hunt killers / Barry Lyga
Jazz is the teenage son of the world’s best-known serial killer, and his father observed “Take your son to work day” every day. Though Dad is in jail, a serial killer is piling up bodies. Jazz joins the police in their investigation, but he also has a secret – is the boy more like his father than anyone knows? (www.Amazon.com)
Night circus / Erin Morgenstern
Le Cirque des Rêves arrives with no advertisement; its dazzling magic acts are performed only at night. Celia and Marco, the magicians, are not aware that they are in a competition which only one of them will survive. And when they fall in love, the consequences could be dire for everyone. (www.Amazon.com)
Ready player one / Ernest Cline
In 2044, the world is an ugly place. Wade Watts only feels alive when he’s playing in the virtual utopia call the OASIS. This virtual world is filled with puzzles based on pop culture of the past and promising power and fortune. When Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds players willing to kill to win the prize. If Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape
Room / Emma Donoghue
Five-year-old-Jack and his mother live in an 11’ x 11’ room. To Jack, Room is the world; to Ma, is a prison she has inhabited for seven years.
**For the complete 2014 Lincoln Choice Awards List, visit this link. More information about the other titles on the list will be posted shortly. If you are interested in participating in the Lincoln Choice Awards program, talk with an English teacher or see Ms. Jones in the library.
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