What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

A girl is sewing a robe for a big event in her village. She acquires blue thread (possibly from traveling to another village) which is very rare in those days. I read it about 7-10 years ago in high school (possibly a required reading book) and I don’t remember the actual plot but it was a very, very good book.

Sounds like Gathering Blue.

That’s the book!! Thank you so much Daisy! I was randomly thinking of The Giver (which I LOVE) and it popped into my head. Now I can read it again!

Excellent! There are two more books in the series, in case you haven't read those....

I believe I have all four in one huge book but only read two. Definitely need to find it and re-read/read it.

Have you read anything else similar? Would love to read more books like those.

What did you like best about these two?

I’m very drawn to post apocalyptic/dystopian books. I find that overcoming struggles and beating odds is interesting. Also fighting against society that has developed due to the world ending. A couple books with a similar vibe that I remember loving are City of Ember and Hunger Games.

It's not really my genre, but there are some Goodreads lists that might have what you're looking for, like YA Dystopia Novels. You can also post in the Suggest Books for Me thread in this very group. Good luck!

Some suggestions!

Unwind
Fearless
The List
Truesight
Off the Road
Orphan Island
A Single Stone
The Sky Inside
The Firefly Code
You'll Like It Here
Among the Hidden
The One Safe Place
The Goodness Gene
This Time of Darkness

@rainbowheart did you intentionally order those titles in order of length?

And Aidan, two classics of the genre that aren't exactly YA but are certainly read by teens are The Handmaid's Tale (of course) and The Gate to Women's Country.

Haha, yes, I can be a little obsessive about things lining up just right!