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When seventeen-year-old Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia right before her senior year, she'd pretty much resigned herself to thick accents, dodgy Internet access, and a whole lot of boring, but then she spotted her hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up--until he's revealed to be an alien.

2) Cinder

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Meyer, Marissa

Series

Lunar chronicles volume 1

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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.

3) Illuminae

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Kaufman, Amie

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Illuminae files volume 1

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"The planet Kerenza is attacked, and Kady and Ezra find themselves on a space fleet fleeing the enemy, while their ship's artificial intelligence system and a deadly plague may be the end of them all"-- Provided by publisher.

4) Legend

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Lu, Marie

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Legend (Marie Lu) volume 1

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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-old Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

5) starflight

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6) Renegades

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Meyer, Marissa

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Renegades volume 1

7) The key to fear

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Cast, Kristin

Series

Key volume 1

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For fifty years, the Key Corporation has defended humanity against a deadly virus that spreads through touch. Lovers don't kiss, or even hold hands. Personal boundaries are valued above all. Break the laws, and you'll face execution. Elodie, a talented young nurse, believes in the mission of the Key and has never questioned the laws that control her life. But Elodie is forced to break the rules when she sets out in search of a terminal patient who...

8) Warcross

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Lu, Marie

Series

Warcross volume 1

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For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game-it's a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty-hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been...

9) The selection

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Cass, Kiera

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Selection series volume 1

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"The opportunity to be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and pricelss jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and leaving her home to enter a fierce cmpetition for a crown she doesn't want. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she begins to realize that the life...

10) light years

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11) supernova

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12) Divergent

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Roth, Veronica

Series

Divergent trilogy volume 1

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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

13) The 100

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Morgan, Kass

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The 100 series volume 1

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When 100 juvenile delinquents are sent on a mission to re-colonize Earth centuries after the planet was ravaged by nuclear war, they get a second chance at freedom, friendship, and love, as they fight to survive in a dangerous new world.

14) The testing

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Charbonneau, Joelle

Series

The Testing trilogy volume 1

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Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.

15) delirium

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16) breathe

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17) origin

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18) The darkest star

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Armentrout, Jennifer L

Series

Origin volume 1

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"When seventeen-year-old Evie is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and aliens can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy she initially assumes is a Luxen...but he is in fact something much more powerful"-- Provided by publisher.

19) Eve

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Carey, Anna

Series

Eve trilogy (Anna Carey) volume 1

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In 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus has wiped out most of the earth's population, Eve discovers the terrible fate that awaits students when they graduate from their all-girls school, and she sets off on a treacherous journey into the wilds of The New America, searching for a place where she can survive.

20) grasshopper jungle

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