Books like Burning Kingdoms by Lauren DeStefano

In Suzanne Collins’ debut dystopian novel, 16‑year‑old Katniss Everdeen of Panem faces the annual Hunger Games—a televised, death‑match competition in which one boy and one girl from each of the nation’s twelve districts are chosen by lottery.

A fast‑moving YA dystopian novel set in a future Chicago where society is divided into five factions. The story follows Beatrice "Tris" Prior as she discovers her unique identity during a dangerous initiation.

A boy with broken memory wakes in a stone‑walled maze, where he meets other children who call it the Glade. When the first girl arrives, secrets about survival, cooperation, and the maze’s mystery begin to surface.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

In a world split by blood, a lowly Red named Mare Barrow discovers a hidden power that threatens the ruling Silver elite, forcing her into the palace as a fake princess while she secretly fuels a rebellion.

In a perpetually warring Republic, prodigious officer June and infamous outlaw Day cross paths when her brother's murder implicates him, forcing them to confront their pasts and a conspiracy that threatens the nation.

Laia, a Scholar, infiltrates the Martial Empire’s elite military academy as a slave after her brother is jailed for treason, aided by rebel Scholars who promise to save him.

A young girl discovers a dollhouse that leads her into the lives of the past occupants of a house moving to a new town, uncovering secrets and time travel through the windows.

A time-travel adventure in the Infinity Ring series for young readers, as best friends fix a mutiny on the Santa María ship in 1520 AD.

"A continuation of the events exposed in BZRK"--

Conjoined twins run a corporation to engineer a utopia with nanobots, while a guerrilla faction creates a DNA‑based antidote that could destroy the bots but threatens the host’s brain.

Score, Pixel, and Renald: A Magical Quest in the Diadem Universe

Luke, heir to the throne of Winchester, lives in the Sanctuary with the Seers after his father's death, awaiting the moment when his destiny as prince can be fulfilled in this adventurous sequel to *The Prince in Waiting*.

Alex and Ray's Vegas vacation turns into a mystery adventure with supernatural elements, featuring a young detective and a friendly Vegas character named Mack.

A young teenage boy discovers his connection to an ancient civilization and becomes part of a dangerous quest to save the world from environmental destruction and alien invasion, while facing his own troubled past in a harsh and dangerous camp environment.

In the floating utopia of Internment, sixteen‑year‑old Morgan Stockhour’s life unravels after a murder threatens the city’s fragile equilibrium.

Fever is a 341‑page science‑fiction novel for youth by Lauren DeStefano that has been a New York Times bestseller. It addresses genetic engineering, genetic disorders, orphanhood and misogyny.

A tale of an Englishman shipwrecked in a land of tiny people, leading to fantastical adventures and a mystery involving giants and castaways.

The Lost is a juvenile science‑fiction adventure that raises questions about brainwashing, behavior modification, and extrasensory perception, inviting young readers to explore how unseen forces shape choices and identity.

A young boy named Renald travels through time and space to save the world, battling villains, solving mysteries, and encountering magical creatures in the process.

Teenage Jack is uprooted from town and settles in the remote village of Paradise after his father takes a job with the enigmatic Eden Corporation. Jack soon discovers a sinister plan that threatens his family and the entire community.

English : The first book in Lauren Oliver’s New York Times bestselling trilogy about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love destroy her mother and isn't about to make the same mistake. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena meets enigmatic Alex, a boy from the Wilds who lives under the government's radar. What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love? French : Lena vit dans un monde où l'amour est considéré comme la pire des maladies. Un monde où tous les jeunes subissent à leur majorité une opération de cerveau pour être immunisés. A quelques mois de ses dix-huit ans, Lena aspire presque à subir à son tour le Protocole car, depuis toujours, amour rime pour elle avec souffrance et danger. Jusqu'à ce qu'une rencontre inattendue fasse tout basculer. Avant, tout était simple, tout était organisé. Mais est-ce vraiment vivre que de laisser la société tout prévoir pour vous. Vos amis, vos amours et votre avenir ? (Payot.ch)

The third installment of Michael Grant’s BZRK trilogy, this juvenile sci‑fiction adventure pits macro‑level war against nanoscale conflicts while revealing the true identity of the enigmatic character Lear.

When Princess Mary ascends the English throne in the 16th century and becomes Queen, not even a full day passes before Rose is forced to leave Elizabeth and ordered to the new court. Mary’s coronation is coming up, and then her wedding to Prince Philip—meaning Rose will be put to work making elaborate gowns. But the religiously devout Queen’s next plan is to begin her attack on Protestants—burning them at the stake! Rose’s dad Nicholas Oliver, master spy and goldsmith for the royal court, urges her to escape back home to the 21stcentury, where Rose becomes linked to a new immigrant girl and must protect her from their middle school’s mean girls, as well as the looming threat of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. And, now relishing her newfound family, Rose is determined to rescue her father, and her best friend Franny. But Franny and her family are Protestants, and Mary’s bloody rampage is closing in. Is Rose willing to risk everything to save the very people closest to her? The adventure between past and present continues in the gripping second installment in the Tangled in Time series from Newbery Honor–winning author Kathryn Lasky, where Rose’s courage is put to the ultimate test as she strives to find her place in the world.