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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A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam (Six of Crows, #2.5)
The Secret World of Briar Rose
The Heirs
All We Hunger For
The River She Became
Kingdom of Waves (Kingdom of Waves, #1)
When Dealing With Dragons
Tides of Fortune (Storm Weaver, #2)
What Happened to Those Girls
Checking You Out
Their Will Undone
Gingerbread Bones
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Doe
Breakout
  • The Boy and the Stone by Dr. Michael Nance
    The Boy and the Stone (The Crystalline Chronicles Book 1)

    Release date: Mar 01, 2026
    A sentient crystal awakens in a Pacific Northwest forest and finds a quiet boy who can hear it. For fans of Pax + The Wild Robot. Crystallines Book 1.
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  • The Scavenger by Dr. Michael Nance
    The Scavenger (The Silicon Wizard Book 1)

    Release date: Mar 01, 2026
    Howard grafts pre-collapse tech into his flesh in the E-Waste Barrens. For fans of Scythe + Mortal Engines. Book 1 of Silicon Wizard.
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  • Claudia by S.  Sebastian
    Claudia: “The Girl Who Went In Search Of Happiness”
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    Release date: Jul 24, 2025
    What if the most unexpected person becomes the one who shows you who you truly are?
    Claudia lives in London, going through the motions of a life that f
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    Giveaway dates: Jun 22 - Jul 04, 2026

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  • A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
    A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam (Six of Crows, #2.5)
    The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer, #2)
    Back to You (The Edge of Everything)
    Hasta que nos quedemos sin estrellas
    Crowntide (Lightlark, #4)
    The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures, #1)
    Wild Darling (The Darling Devils, #3)
    The Lemonade War: The Graphic Novel
    Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club
    Nothing More to Tell
    Our Infinite Fates
    Gallant
    Una historia de ayer by Sergio CoboAccidental Leigh by Melanie  JamesNobody's Perfect by Kallypso MastersNobody's Hero by Kallypso MastersThe Darkest Frost, Vol. 1 by Tanya Holmes
    Indie Authors to Watch
    7,825 books — 7,379 voters
    Allegiant by Veronica RothClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareRequiem by Lauren OliverThe Indigo Spell by Richelle MeadThe Elite by Kiera Cass
    YA Novels of 2013
    1,560 books — 10,545 voters

    Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboDelirium by Lauren OliverDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
    Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
    12,269 books — 12,610 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
    Young Adult Romance
    4,160 books — 9,932 voters

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica Roth
    YA Dystopia Novels
    2,013 books — 11,543 voters
    A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAngelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
    Best Unknown but must be Known books
    9,224 books — 8,465 voters

    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    New Moon (Twilight Saga, #2)

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