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Dystopia-core library books you inhaled in middle school on the bus so you could talk about them during lunch period.

Or: books that had an entire generation of kids convinced they were going to develop powers and be taken to a secret government facility

Allow me to set the scene:

It’s 2 AM on a school night but you only have 100 pages left. You will power through. Forget the math test you have first period. This is your priority. And you must know how the book ends.

I don’t know what sort of millennial catnip these 2000s YA authors put in these books, but let me tell you, my “baby millennial” self was addicted.

Pagebound Millennials: what YA were you reading?

Dystopian matchmaking: romance and love stories that happen against all odds

the staples of the book community on youtube in the early to mid 2010s.

All fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue! Would sort them by genre as I read along.

A roundup of YA books that were popular back in the days of us baby millennials. For anyone feeling nostalgic for the 2010’s. Draw a little mustache on your finger because you’re so quirky and get reading like you already finished your homework for the night!

Based on my favorite podcast Rereading the Revolution. The hosts reread and recap popular 2000s-2010s novels from Divergent to Looking for Alaska.

The list is in order of oldest episodes to most recent. I will try and update when new episodes drop.

So take a walk down memory lane with these nostalgic picks, or find something new that sparks your inner teenager! Please give the podcast a listen, I think they’re a great bookish podcast to support

books in which the cover has lime green font

(weirdly lots of horror?)

These books defined my childhood and still hold up to this day. Dystopian stories have been so influential in my life and as I get older my perspective continues to shift and the book becomes more and more dynamic. Deeper themes are embedded in books for kids, and these ones sparked deeper reflections for me -- as well as just being fun! A bunch of these aren't typical "dystopian" books and they span across genres but they all evoke the same feeling for me. I will keep updating as I think of more! Also I literally begged my parents for a bow and arrow after I read the Hunger Games lolllll

The first book in a series.

Dystopian young adult books

The young adult dystopian books of the late 2000s to late 2010s that are/were super popular. Primarily female main character (occasional male main character) taking down some corrupt government after the fall of civilization. Might have missed some though so this will be an updating list!

syllabus for the eager scholars of rereading the revolution aka the books that shaped teenagers from 2005 to 2015 (based on the books read & discussed on the podcast by Kellie & Daphne – regular episodes, without bonus )

Healing my inner child

The top 100 best books of the 2010’s as voted for by Goodreads members

Top five: 5) The Martian 4) Gone Girl 3) Divergent 2) Mockingjay

1. The Fault in Our Stars

best sellers and other peak books from middle school era for those of us that aren't quite millennials but are also definitely not core gen z

books that uses neon green💚 on their cover! usually for the title and sometimes as a background color!

sadly, the default pagebound editions might not be the correct ones so you’ll have to look through the available editions. pagebound please let us choose</3

open to recs!

I work at a bookstore and sometimes I bring people into the middle grade/ya section and am like...hey...I know we are above the age of 13, but trust me, these are amazing 10/10 and you should read. These are some of those books :)

Also feel free to suggest your favs too! Especially the ones that you never hear anyone talk about!!

Such an underrated genre in my opinion. These are books I've read and on my TBR, feel free to recommend more!