King, A.S. Glory O'Brien's History of the Future. New York: Little, Brown, 2014. Print. ISBN 978-0-316-22272-3; Hardcover; $18.00. Annotation: Glory O'Brien can see the future and the past but she isn't sure if she wants to stick around long enough to see if it comes true. Book Talk: After one night of doing something really stupid and gross, Glory and her best friend Ellie acquire the uncanny ability to see both the past and the future of everyone around them, except for themselves. As Glory tries to unravel what her visions of war, female oppression, and unexpected love reveal, her best friend must confront her own demons of sexual promiscuity and betrayal. Read A.S. King's brave and powerful new novel to find out what Glory O'Brien knows about the History of the Future and whether or not she can save it. Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio CD.
Young, Suzanne. The Program. New York: Simon Pulse, 2013. Print. ISBN 978-1-4424-4580-2; Hardcover; $16.99. Annotation: Sloane can't reveal any emotions or she risks being taken away to have her memory erased and never being able to kiss her boyfriend James again, or remember him. Book Talk: What would you do if you weren't allowed to show any emotions? Not even to your own family? Sloane and James are a normal high school couple, except it's the near future and an epidemic of teen suicide becomes a nation-wide crisis and the government implements a terrifying program where at-risk teens are whisked away by handlers to have their memories erased and their senses dulled. Who would you trust? Would you choose death too? Available in eBook, paperback, hardcover, and digital audio book.
