Rachel Baack
Added to listChildrenwith 6 books.
Added to listFantasywith 25 books.
Added to listScience Fictionwith 15 books.
Added to listDystopiawith 19 books.
Added to listClassicswith 42 books.
Added to listYoung Adultwith 50 books.
Added to listHistorical Fictionwith 21 books.
Added to listMystery & Thrillerwith 9 books.
Summary: April, a star tennis player at her high school, has her world turned upside down when her family has to go into the Witness Protection Program. April responds with annoyance, but she may be in more danger than she realizes.
Summary: April, a star tennis player at her high school, has her world turned upside down when her family has to go into the Witness Protection Program. April responds with annoyance, but she may be in more danger than she realizes.
Summary: Ten strangers are invited to an island under various assumptions as to the purpose of their visit. They soon find out that they were all mistaken and that they are in grave danger.
Summary: Ten strangers are invited to an island under various assumptions as to the purpose of their visit. They soon find out that they were all mistaken and that they are in grave danger.
Summary: In this prequel to The Hunger Games series, readers gain insight into the youth and mind of Coriolanus Snow, who would later become the tyrannical president of Panem. At seventeen, Coriolanus has lost both of his parents and most of his family's wealth, and he is fighting to maintain an air of respectability in an attempt to gain power and influence in his society. When he becomes one of the first group of mentors in the Capitol's Hunger Games, he sees his opportunity to prove himself. He is disappointed at first to be assigned to mentor the girl from District 12, Lucy Gray Baird, but he soon realizes that he may just be able to leverage her charisma to help her win the games and, in turn, win himself fame and glory.
Summary: In this prequel to The Hunger Games series, readers gain insight into the youth and mind of Coriolanus Snow, who would later become the tyrannical president of Panem. At seventeen, Coriolanus has lost both of his parents and most of his family's wealth, and he is fighting to maintain an air of respectability in an attempt to gain power and influence in his society. When he becomes one of the first group of mentors in the Capitol's Hunger Games, he sees his opportunity to prove himself. He is disappointed at first to be assigned to mentor the girl from District 12, Lucy Gray Baird, but he soon realizes that he may just be able to leverage her charisma to help her win the games and, in turn, win himself fame and glory.
Summary: After the most recent Hunger Games, which involved a plot much bigger than Katniss could have imagined, the rebels of Panem have entered a war with the Capitol, and Katniss must determine what her role in the battle will be and who she can trust to have alongside her.
Summary: After the most recent Hunger Games, which involved a plot much bigger than Katniss could have imagined, the rebels of Panem have entered a war with the Capitol, and Katniss must determine what her role in the battle will be and who she can trust to have alongside her.
Summary: Katniss finds herself once again in the arena, this time because she is an enemy of the Capitol. As she tries to survive and fight against the ruling powers, she forms some unlikely alliances and learns that not everyone is exactly what they seem.
Summary: Katniss finds herself once again in the arena, this time because she is an enemy of the Capitol. As she tries to survive and fight against the ruling powers, she forms some unlikely alliances and learns that not everyone is exactly what they seem.
Summary: Katniss is living in a dystopian society which forces children from each of its twelve districts to fight to the death in an obstacle-ridden arena once a year. When she finds herself in the midst of this death match, she is forced to decide whether she will protect only herself or whether she will stand up against the system that put her there.
Summary: Katniss is living in a dystopian society which forces children from each of its twelve districts to fight to the death in an obstacle-ridden arena once a year. When she finds herself in the midst of this death match, she is forced to decide whether she will protect only herself or whether she will stand up against the system that put her there.
Summary: This novel spans the same timeframe as all of the other books in the series combined, and even extends beyond it. The story centers on Claire, the birthmother in Jonas’s city who gave birth to Gabe. Against the rules of her society, Claire figures out who her son is and realizes that she loves him. When Gabe is taken from the city, Claire leaves too, and, after a shipwreck, a new life in a more welcoming village, and a slow recovery of the loss of her memory, Claire dedicates her life to finding her son once again.
Summary: This novel spans the same timeframe as all of the other books in the series combined, and even extends beyond it. The story centers on Claire, the birthmother in Jonas’s city who gave birth to Gabe. Against the rules of her society, Claire figures out who her son is and realizes that she loves him. When Gabe is taken from the city, Claire leaves too, and, after a shipwreck, a new life in a more welcoming village, and a slow recovery of the loss of her memory, Claire dedicates her life to finding her son once again.
Summary: Matty has become the messenger for his village. Although the village was once known for selflessness and welcoming all who needed help, something sinister has been going on and changing the atmosphere. As this sinister energy is growing, Matty is discovering a unique and unexplainable gift that he has.
Summary: Matty has become the messenger for his village. Although the village was once known for selflessness and welcoming all who needed help, something sinister has been going on and changing the atmosphere. As this sinister energy is growing, Matty is discovering a unique and unexplainable gift that he has.
Summary: Kira is a girl with a twisted leg and an extraordinary gift for weaving who lives in a cruel, callous town and who discovers that the town is hiding a darkness even greater than what can be seen on the surface.
Summary: Kira is a girl with a twisted leg and an extraordinary gift for weaving who lives in a cruel, callous town and who discovers that the town is hiding a darkness even greater than what can be seen on the surface.
Summary: In Jonas’s community, everything is decided for the people, from what they wear, to who they will marry, to what jobs they will have. There is one job, however, that stands out from the rest. The Giver holds secrets that no one else in the community knows and memories that they can never experience. When Jonas is selected for this job, he begins to question everything that he believed about his community and the broader world.
Summary: In Jonas’s community, everything is decided for the people, from what they wear, to who they will marry, to what jobs they will have. There is one job, however, that stands out from the rest. The Giver holds secrets that no one else in the community knows and memories that they can never experience. When Jonas is selected for this job, he begins to question everything that he believed about his community and the broader world.
Summary: In this work of science fiction, Maskull, the main character, travels to the planet Tormance. When he gets there, he meets a being named Joiwind who tells him about Surtur, who, according to Joiwind, created all things. Maskull goes in search of Surtur, and, as he does, he passes through lands that contain different creatures who have varying moral codes. This book explored different philosophical systems of belief and being.
Summary: In this work of science fiction, Maskull, the main character, travels to the planet Tormance. When he gets there, he meets a being named Joiwind who tells him about Surtur, who, according to Joiwind, created all things. Maskull goes in search of Surtur, and, as he does, he passes through lands that contain different creatures who have varying moral codes. This book explored different philosophical systems of belief and being.
Summary: In the last novel of the Unwind series, Risa, Connor, Lev, Hayden, and Cam all fight to bring about the end of their society as they know it. Each character approaches the evils of society from a different angle but with a common purpose: to put an end to unwinding and Proactive Citizenry.
Summary: In the last novel of the Unwind series, Risa, Connor, Lev, Hayden, and Cam all fight to bring about the end of their society as they know it. Each character approaches the evils of society from a different angle but with a common purpose: to put an end to unwinding and Proactive Citizenry.
Summary: After the hideout for runaway Unwinds is destroyed, Lev and Connor go on a mission to learn the secrets surrounding the history of Proactive Citizenry from the one woman who might be able to give them answers—answers that have the potential to bring down the organization and stop unwinding. Meanwhile, Cam plots to bring down Proactive Citizenry, Risa tries to survive on her own, and Starkey gains power among the storks as he continues escalating his violent harvest camp liberations.
Summary: After the hideout for runaway Unwinds is destroyed, Lev and Connor go on a mission to learn the secrets surrounding the history of Proactive Citizenry from the one woman who might be able to give them answers—answers that have the potential to bring down the organization and stop unwinding. Meanwhile, Cam plots to bring down Proactive Citizenry, Risa tries to survive on her own, and Starkey gains power among the storks as he continues escalating his violent harvest camp liberations.
Summary: After escaping the harvest camp, the unlikely heroes of Unwind continue, in their own ways, to fight to make sure that other unwinds never have to face the horrors of unwinding. Things won’t be easy, though, because, as it turns out, the Anti-Divisional Resistance, the group working to keep unwinds safe, is not nearly as effective as Connor, the new leader of the country’s biggest unwind hideout, would like it to be. Not only that, but there are forces—both from outside the hideout and within its gates—actively plotting against Connor and the hideout’s established order, and the Proactive Citizenry group has created an entirely new person—Cam—out of the parts of Unwinds as part of a campaign to make sure everyone stays on board with the practice of unwinding.
Summary: After escaping the harvest camp, the unlikely heroes of Unwind continue, in their own ways, to fight to make sure that other unwinds never have to face the horrors of unwinding. Things won’t be easy, though, because, as it turns out, the Anti-Divisional Resistance, the group working to keep unwinds safe, is not nearly as effective as Connor, the new leader of the country’s biggest unwind hideout, would like it to be. Not only that, but there are forces—both from outside the hideout and within its gates—actively plotting against Connor and the hideout’s established order, and the Proactive Citizenry group has created an entirely new person—Cam—out of the parts of Unwinds as part of a campaign to make sure everyone stays on board with the practice of unwinding.
Summary: In the world of Shusterman’s Unwind, America is a few decades removed from a civil war that was fought over the issue of abortion. The war ended with the passing of the Bill of Life, which stated that, until a child reached the age of 13, his or her life was sacred and could not be harmed. Once a child turned 13, however, he or she could be “unwound,” meaning that all of his or her body parts would be harvested and used in transplants for other people, meaning that the unwound child technically never died. Shusterman’s story follows Connor, Risa, and Lev, 3 kids all marked for unwinding, on a journey that is both compelling and unbelievable.
Summary: In the world of Shusterman’s Unwind, America is a few decades removed from a civil war that was fought over the issue of abortion. The war ended with the passing of the Bill of Life, which stated that, until a child reached the age of 13, his or her life was sacred and could not be harmed. Once a child turned 13, however, he or she could be “unwound,” meaning that all of his or her body parts would be harvested and used in transplants for other people, meaning that the unwound child technically never died. Shusterman’s story follows Connor, Risa, and Lev, 3 kids all marked for unwinding, on a journey that is both compelling and unbelievable.
Summary: In this series (of which Uglies is the first book, Pretties is the second, and Specials is the third), Tally lives in a society where physical beauty is everything. In this society, everyone gets a surgery at age sixteen to make them beautiful, and then they are allowed to cross the river and live in a city full of “pretties.” Tally is excited for her sixteenth birthday and her surgery, but then she meets Shay, who shows her that the world of the pretties may not be such a great place after all.
Summary: In this series (of which Uglies is the first book, Pretties is the second, and Specials is the third), Tally lives in a society where physical beauty is everything. In this society, everyone gets a surgery at age sixteen to make them beautiful, and then they are allowed to cross the river and live in a city full of “pretties.” Tally is excited for her sixteenth birthday and her surgery, but then she meets Shay, who shows her that the world of the pretties may not be such a great place after all.
Summary: Told as a frame story by a narrator listening to the tales of a man claiming to have travelled through time, this novella by H. G. Wells explores the devolution of humanity in ways that will shock the reader and awaken his or her inner philosopher.
Summary: Told as a frame story by a narrator listening to the tales of a man claiming to have travelled through time, this novella by H. G. Wells explores the devolution of humanity in ways that will shock the reader and awaken his or her inner philosopher.