Dust Lands

Part Mad Max, part Hunger Game, Moira Young's Dust Lands series is a tightly woven trilogy centering on the heroic journey of Saba, a strong-willed twin with a complicated and sometimes cloudy destined path.  Unlike other works in the recent teen dystopian or post apocalyptic catalog, the complete trilogy moves at lightening speed, with very little digression or unnecessary plot moves. 

The characters have depth, the action sequences are jam packed, and Saba (like my favorite character, Moana) has not just one spirit animal, but two (perhaps, if I'm being honest, she has three).  If you have time left in your summer vacation to commit to all three books, you won't be disappointed.  They are fun, engaging, and at times, even surprising (which is not too easy with all the dystopian fiction around).