The Compound by S.A. Bodeen

The Compound. For the last 6 years, Eli and his family have been living underground in this huge complex his billionaire father built in case of nuclear war. When war came, the family rushed to the shelter that would protect them. But not everyone made it. After the door closed, Eli realized his twin brother Eddy and his grandmother were still on the outside.

Now 15, Eli has shut himself off from the rest of his family. They all go through the motions, waiting until 15 years are up and they can return to the surface once the radiation has diminshed. Eli's dad has planned for every contingency, food, clothes, even creating a huge library and media room with thousands of books and dvds. But problems occured with the food supply, so that is running out sooner than expected. The alternate plan is too horrendous to even contemplate. Now Eli is beginning to think that his dad is keeping something from them all.

Did anyone survive above in the real world? What is his dad hiding? Eli wants answers, but the only way to get them is to escape the compound and his dad won't let anyone leave.

Eli once had all the time in the world, but now time is running out in the Compound.

Gentlemen by Michael Northrop

Four friends - Micheal, Tommy, Mixer, and Bones. No one seems to care much for them, so they all look out for each other. But then Tommy disappears. He's run off before but not for this long. Meanwhile, the boys' English teacher, Mr. Haberman, is acting very strange. First off there's the matter of the big plastic barrel he had in class. He won't tell what was in it, but it sure seemed like a body. And he's dropping hints in class that he knows what happened to Tommy. The boys are beginning to find it plausible that Haberman murdered Tommy.

But who would believe them and how do they prove it?