Books like Run by William Sleator

In a futuristic society, a twelve‑year‑old boy named Jonas is chosen to receive the memories of a secret reservoir held by The Giver, a mentor in a seemingly utopian world.

When eccentric millionaire Samuel W. Westing dies, sixteen heirs race through riddles, blizzards, burglaries and bombs to solve his will and claim a mysterious $10 million inheritance.

In the dystopian land of Opium, a young clone of the powerful drug lord Matteo Alacrán must navigate life in the "Big House," uncover his origins, and decide his destiny amid a society that mistreats those who differ.

A curious girl befriends a lonely boy who can travel to the fourth dimension, and she joins him on thrilling, other‑worldly adventures.

During a seaside vacation, Barney discovers a mysterious game called "Interstellar Pig" played by unusual neighbors, turning an ordinary holiday into a suspenseful adventure.

Five sixteen‑year‑old orphans awaken in a surreal, endless staircase complex where they must navigate unequal personalities, scarce resources, and a demanding feeding machine while confronting their isolation.

When Uncle Marco leaves Annie in charge of two sealed boxes, she must resist the urge to open them. Opening them releases crab‑like monsters that can warp time, turning a quiet summer into a chaotic race against the clock.

Seven years old Tycho discovers an egg-shaped time‑travel device that forces him to confront the bleak futures he might face for himself and his family.

When fifteen-year-old Doug and his younger sister Colette move with their parents to a forested wilderness area, they encounter some weird creatures whose lives are endangered. In this modern horror tale, Doug and his younger sister discover a hidden tunnel where a race of weird underground people live. Fifteen-year-old Doug & his 10-year-old sister, Colette, encounter the beasties, forest-dwelling ghouls who remove the arms & legs of their victims. In this modern horror tale, Doug & his younger sister discover a hidden tunnel where a race of weird underground people live. The master of suspense delivers a hard-core horror story to thrill and chill. Fans will get more than goose bumps from this terrifying tour de force by William Sleator. The nightmare begins when Doug's family moves to the desolate northern woods; soon he and his little sister, Colette, become caught up in a war between the area's loggers and a dying race of woodland creatures who depend on human body parts for their survival. Tunnels, tunnels, leading everywhere-even right into Doug and Colette's basement. But who built them? Could the rumors about the mysterious, bloodthirsty kidnappers called the Beasties possibly be true? Skeptical Doug doesn't buy it at first, even if an unusual number of the local inhabitants seem to be missing important pieces of their anatomies. But once he and his sister stumble into a cavernous opening and meet the Beastie scout named Fingers, Doug is forced to become a believer. Colette soon is indoctrinated into the society of the Family, an underground civilization of slimy, pale beings with crudely stitched-together body parts. Doug desperately hopes to remain an outsider, but it seems he has no choice. In fact, the Family needs him to make the biggest sacrifice of all. If he tries to escape, he faces an awful truth (one that readers, too, will learn): Once you have met the Beasties, you will never be safe again.

In William Sleator's "Singularity," sixteen‑year‑old twins Harry and Barry discover a portal to another universe that twists time and space, transforming their competitive rivalry into an unexpected bond.

New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor to develop his latest invention, a powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes.