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.
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
'Safe'
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."
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
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.
Polter-Cow - Nov 16, 2011 6:33:44 am PST #16848 of 28287
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
+1!
erikaj - Nov 16, 2011 6:42:33 am PST #16849 of 28287
Always Anti-fascist!
Does that mean you like my suggestion? Internet slang moves fast sometimes... it is a great book...gritty and affirming at the same time.
Strix - Nov 16, 2011 7:33:10 am PST #16850 of 28287
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yeah, that's a like, erika, and I second the like. That's a great book.
Consuela - Nov 16, 2011 7:44:03 am PST #16851 of 28287
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, yes, Sherman Alexie is excellent. Hmm, I haven't gotten aroudn to it myself, but what about Oscar Wao? Or Cory Doctorow's Little Brother? (I thought the ending was ridiculous and almost completely undercut his argument, but it is popular among a certain geeky set...)
erikaj - Nov 16, 2011 7:47:35 am PST #16852 of 28287
Always Anti-fascist!
Oscar Wao was very good, but quite intricate...I'd reccomend it to good readers, though. Especially geeks. I liked the voice...very distinctive.