Young Adult

Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.

Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres. The
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Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #3)
When Dimple Met Rishi
One of Us Is Lying
The Love Interest
Girl Out of Water
The Names They Gave Us
When It's Real
Eliza and Her Monsters
Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)
Windfall
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The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles #1)
The Crown's Fate (The Crown's Game, #2)
Royal Bastards

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  • Persuasion (Curse of the Gods, #2)
    Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
    Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    Eleanor & Park
    Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
    180 Seconds
    Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2)
    Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
    Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
    The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
    The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
    YA Dystopia Novels
    1,197 books — 10,366 voters
    A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasLord of Shadows by Cassandra ClareKing's Cage by Victoria AveyardCarve the Mark by Veronica RothFlame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
    YA Novels of 2017
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    A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasEmpire of Storms by Sarah J. MaasLady Midnight by Cassandra ClareGlass Sword by Victoria AveyardHeartless by Marissa Meyer
    YA Novels of 2016
    1,155 books — 9,128 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Boxset by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
    Best Young Adult Fiction
    2,676 books — 5,700 voters

    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensBared to You by Sylvia Day
    Hottest Adult & Young Adult Romance Books
    2,075 books — 5,604 voters
    City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareClockwork Prince by Cassandra ClareForever by Maggie StiefvaterSilence by Becca FitzpatrickPassion by Lauren Kate
    YA Novels of 2011
    1,143 books — 7,081 voters

    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Twilight (Twilight, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    New Moon (Twilight, #2)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
    City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

    Charlaine Harris

    Author of Dead Until Dark

    Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.

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