OLDER FICTION
Simmons, Kristen

Metaltown

(3) YA Living in a world destroyed by famine and plague and forced to work munitions jobs unfit for teenagers, Colin and Ty have few comforts other than friendship. When they go on strike, they're joined by an unlikely ally: Lena, heiress to the munitions factory. This dystopian tale is anchored by vivid world-building and peopled with multi-dimensional characters who compel readers to root for the underdogs.

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