What to get for the book lover in your life? Here are some of Hypable’s top picks in the Young Adult Sci-fi/Thriller novel category. Check back all week as we will be highlighting books in different categories each day including young adult romance.

 

Young Adult Sci-fi/Thriller Books

‘False Memory’ by Dan Krokos

Miranda is a member of a team of genetically altered teenagers, trained in combat, strategy, stealth… and the ability to create paralyzing fear with only their minds. When she discovers the nefarious purposes for which she and her friends are designed, Miranda must discover a way to avoid becoming the weapon she was was created to be, all while struggling to understand just who – and what – she really is.

‘The Monstrumologist series’ by Rick Yancey

“Yes, my dear child, monsters are real. I happen to have one hanging in my basement.” This is Will Henry’s new reality. Recently orphaned, he has nothing left in the world beyond what Dr. Warthrop, the monstrumologist to whom Will’s father was devoted, will offer him; and that is to work under the brilliant, mercurial and occasionally cruel Dr. Warthrop, assisting in his fanatical study of blood-curdling biological monsters both living and dead. Set in New England in the late 19th century, the moody, graceful and incredibly gorey Monstrumologist will teach all readers what it really means to be afraid– and what wonderful and terrible things we are capable of when we come face-to-face with what scares us most.

Followed by: The Curse of the Wendigo, The Isle of Blood

‘GONE’ by Michael Grant

On a mostly-ordinary day, in a mostly-ordinary California town, every adult over the age of 15 disappears without a trace. 14 year old Sam Temple and the other children who remain in Perdido Beach discover that an impenetrable barrier has suddenly surrounded their town; they are alone, and must fend for themselves. To make matters worse, it is not only natural elements which suddenly threaten them, but the supernatural as well– bizarrely intelligent animals, newly developed superpowers, and the sinister, inexplicable Darkness which may be responsible for turning their sleepy beach town into an adult-free war zone. No rules, no homework, and no help– the only ones who can help the kids of Perdido Beach are themselves.

Followed by: HUNGER, LIES, PLAGUE, FEAR

‘I Hunt Killers’ by Barry Lyga

I Hunt Killers is the story of  Jazz, a teenger who was raised by his father, a father who happens to be a notorious serial killer that took his young son to work with him. Jazz is now trying to be a normal teenager in the town where everyone knows his story but suspicion is cast on Jazz when copy cat murders start occuring in the area. In an effort to prove murder doesn’t run in the family, Jazz joins the police in the hunt for this new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret—could he be more like his father than anyone knows?

‘The Book of Blood and Shadow’ by Robin Wasserman

It was like a nightmare, but there was no waking up.  When the night began, Nora had two best friends and an embarrassingly storybook one true love.  When it ended, she had nothing but blood on her hands and an echoing scream that stopped only when the tranquilizers pierced her veins and left her in the merciful dark.

But the next morning, it was all still true: Chris was dead.  His girlfriend Adriane, Nora’s best friend, was catatonic. And Max, Nora’s sweet, smart, soft-spoken Prince Charming, was gone. He was also—according to the police, according to her parents, according to everyone—a murderer.

‘The Name of the Star’ by Maureen Johnson

Rory Devereaux has just transferred from Louisiana to a boarding school in London in the midst of Jack-the-Ripper copycat murders. When Rory begins to see things others can’t, she wonders if they could be clues to catching the killer. Could Rory’s visions be a key to stopping this madness?

A haunting tale of murder set in the streets of London, this book is sure to leave you with chills on a cold winter’s night.

‘The Age of Miracles’ by Karen Thompson Walker

As the Earth’s rotation slows and days start slowly creeping past our normal 24-hour cycle, how will people react? This beautifully crafted novel tells the story of the cataclysmic events through the eyes of Julia, a young girl who is also struggling with the hardships of middle school. Karen Thompson Walker grasps such realistic depictions of the political, personal, and even environmental reactions to such a life-changing event.

‘Revived’ by Cat Patrick

It started with a bus crash.

Daisy Appleby was a little girl when it happened, and she barely remembers the accident or being brought back to life. At that moment, though, she became one of the first subjects in a covert government program that tests a drug called Revive.

Now fifteen, Daisy has died and been Revived five times. Each death means a new name, a new city, a new identity. The only constant in Daisy’s life is constant change.Then Daisy meets Matt and Audrey McKean, charismatic siblings who quickly become her first real friends. But if she’s ever to have a normal life, Daisy must escape from an experiment that’s much larger–and more sinister–than she ever imagined.