YA Books About Plagues, Pandemics and Outbreaks

Ready to “go viral” in the literary sense? Here’s a list of YA books about plagues, pandemics and outbreaks to keep you reading into the night.

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Plague fiction has enjoyed immense popularity for decades. This is true for both the YA and adult genres. From Stephen King’s The Stand to Megan Crewe’s The Way We Fall, “outbreak fiction” novels deliver thrills, chills, and sometimes a serious case of the heebie-jeebies.

And now, here we are at the tail end of a...