The Stacks by Elle Ann Brown

"If you liked the Divergent Series or Hunger Games, pick this book up. You won't be disappointed." -ARC reader review

How many more will die as temperatures drop, causing contamination breaches to become the norm and rendering the air unbreathable?

Decades after a nuclear explosion wiped out most of the population, society rebuilds in five blocs: fabricator, worker, teacher, doctor, ruler.

Loch, a thinker who never fit into any of the blocs, has lived in the wilderness for two years after getting banished for asking too many questions. His mission: find information that will prove there’s a better way to live. Tia, one of only four doctors, struggles with following the rules after her best friend died. With the power to make the life-saving immunizations, she still can’t do anything about the control that tells her who can receive a boost. Her mission: prevent as many deaths as possible.

When the two of them run into each other over an abandoned apple, a connection is made that won’t soon be broken. Together, they will see to overthrowing Supreme Ruler Lionel, the vile leader. But along the way, they’re bound to discover Tia’s father is also involved in the corruption that goes far deeper than they even imagined.