I have seen Variant on the shelves, but don't know enough.
Have any of you seen The Hunger Games trailer? It looks good.
Come on. You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please.
Connor ,'Not Fade Away'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Kat - Nov 15, 2011 5:55:57 pm PST #16838 of 28287
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2011 6:12:44 pm PST #16839 of 28287
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's been discussion of it in movies, Kat.
meara - Nov 15, 2011 6:12:59 pm PST #16840 of 28287
How about John Marsden's Tomorrow When the War Began? It's not SF but it is a very exciting story about young people caught up in a war when Australia is invaded by an unknown enemy.
Totally second this, it's an awesome book--and if they're into it, there's many sequels.
megan walker - Nov 15, 2011 6:31:37 pm PST #16841 of 28287
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
How about John Marsden's Tomorrow When the War Began? It's not SF but it is a very exciting story about young people caught up in a war when Australia is invaded by an unknown enemy.
I read this on Consuela's rec and much enjoyed it. It's Red Dawn meets The Outsiders. It would definitely appeal to boys as well as girls.
Strix - Nov 15, 2011 6:39:23 pm PST #16842 of 28287
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It might be a touch too old for sophomores, but Mira Grant's Feed is really fantastic.
There's very subtle, between-the-lines, non-bio sibling love that is is-it-or-isn't-it-physical, though. That's the only thing that makes it a maybe-not. It's fab. Girls and guys can get with it.
Ginger - Nov 15, 2011 7:03:33 pm PST #16843 of 28287
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I also read the Tomorrow books on Consuela's rec and love them.
Are you just looking for recent books? In older books, there's Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth,. which is pretty available because of the movie. It has young male protagonists.
Polgara - Nov 15, 2011 7:20:44 pm PST #16844 of 28287
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
How about Ender's Game?
Polter-Cow - Nov 15, 2011 9:10:13 pm PST #16845 of 28287
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It might be a touch too old for sophomores, but Mira Grant's Feed is really fantastic.
I see Feed likes carrots.
Strix - Nov 15, 2011 9:12:01 pm PST #16846 of 28287
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It's true, P-C; I love it lots.
erikaj - Nov 16, 2011 6:30:08 am PST #16847 of 28287
Always Anti-fascist!
Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Story of A Part-Time Indian" It has cartoons in it.