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If you liked The Giver, you might like one of these similar titles for teens.

Delirium
by Lauren Oliver

Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, she falls in love
The knife of never letting go
by Patrick Ness

Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.
Divergent
by Veronica Roth

In a dystopian future-era Chicago, 16-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 uncovers powerful secrets and truths about her identity, her family and the order of her society.
Matched
by Allyson Braithwaite Condie

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her, so when Xander appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate--until Ky Markham's face appears for an instant before the screen fades to black.
Birthmarked
by Caragh M. O'Brien

When her midwife mother is forcibly taken away by the very people she serves, 16-year-old Gaia Stone wonders whether the Enclave deserves the loyalty her family has so faithfully given.
Crewel : a novel
by Gennifer Albin

Chosen to work on the mystical looms for the Arras world's oppressive Manipulation Services, gifted weaver Adelice Lewys, a teen who possesses a rare ability to weave time and matter, rejects the privilege and status of Spinster life to fight for everything she cares about. A first novel.
The line
by Teri Hall

In a futuristic United States enclosed within an invisible barrier reputed to shut out bizarre creatures and superhumans who were transformed by an enemy weapon, Rachel receives a mysterious cry for help from the other side of the barrier that forces her to make a difficult choice. A first novel.
The unnameables
by Ellen Booraem

As a foundling with a strange name and treated like an outsider by others on an island called Island, Medford realizes that he must challenge the strict rules of the inhabitants when a dangerous and smelly creature enters the picture who appears to want to do him harm. 30,000 first printing.
Unwind
by Neal Shusterman

In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to survive until they turn eighteen
The thousandth floor
by Katharine McGee

A tale set in a luxury tower one century into the future follows the experiences of an addicted perfectionist, a betrayed teen, a financially strapped girl, a socialite with an illegal A.I., and a genetically perfect girl
The house of the scorpion
by Nancy Farmer

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. A Newbery Honor book. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.
A wrinkle in time
by Madeleine L'Engle

Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government, in a rerelease of the classic story. A Newbery Medal Book. Simultaneous.
Legend
by Marie Lu

Raised in an elite military family in a war-torn nation that was once the Western United States, 15-year-old June embarks on a revelatory cat-and-mouse manhunt for criminal youth Day, who is declared a prime suspect in the murder of June's brother.
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld

Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all
KW 6/18

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