Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dress Your Marines in White | 2012 | Emmy Laybourne | N/A |
| 2 | Monument 14 | 2012 | Emmy Laybourne | Buy |
| 3 | Jake and the Other Girl | 2013 | Emmy Laybourne | N/A |
| 4 | Sky on Fire | 2013 | Emmy Laybourne | Buy |
| 5 | What Mario Scietto Says | 2014 | Emmy Laybourne | Buy |
| 6 | The Most Important Meeting In My Life by Max Skolnik | 2014 | Emmy Laybourne | N/A |
| 7 | Savage Drift | 2014 | Emmy Laybourne | Buy |
Monument 14 starts with a hailstorm, a school bus crash, and fourteen kids taking shelter in a Greenway superstore, which sounds almost manageable until a chemical cloud from a nearby plant starts killing anyone outside without a gas mask. The kids have to figure out how to survive with limited supplies, no clear communication, and a group that ranges from elementary school age to high school seniors.
The chemical compound itself is a clever device: different blood types react differently to exposure, which creates internal conflict within the group and raises the stakes beyond just “stay inside and wait.” Sky on Fire and Savage Drift expand the story outward as some characters attempt to reach safety and find that the disaster extends much further than they realized.
The series is better paced than many YA dystopians of its era, and the ensemble cast feels genuinely varied rather than just filling slots in a required character roster.