The Article 5 Series


by Kristen Simmons (Author)

Book Cover for the Article 5 Series
Reading level: Ages 13 and up
Books in series: 3
Read in order: Yes
Next book: Finished
Tags: dystopian  fantasy  science fiction  romance  crime 

New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police-instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior-instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.

Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. That life in the United States used to be different.

Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings... the only boy Ember has ever loved.

Article 5 Series Books in Order

 Print series book list

1. Article 5  (2012)
2. Breaking Point  (2013)
3. Three  (2014)