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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Behind Five Willows
Change of Plans
Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3)
The Cove
Body Count
Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights
Shapes of Love
The Last Best Quest Ever
Royal Summer
The Dreamless (The Sleepless, 2)
Smash or Pass
The Lustrous Dark
The Hanging Bones
You're Dead to Me, Reed Walker
Landing in Place: A Graphic Novel
  • Whenever You Are by Martine Leavitt
    Whenever You Are

    Release date: Aug 04, 2026
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    Giveaway dates: Jun 01 - Jul 01, 2026

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  • Ecila and the Vorpal Sword by Jaimie Engle
    Ecila and the Vorpal Sword (Chronicles of Underland Book 1)
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    Release date: May 21, 2026
    This is the book that I pitched to DreamWorks Animation Studios! If you love Alice in Wonderland, you'll love this origin tale of the Boy with the Vor ...more
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    Hell to Pay
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    Release date: Jul 28, 2026
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  • A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
    The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer, #2)
    Julia at the Drive-In (The Edge of Everything)
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club
    Crowntide (Lightlark, #4)
    The Lemonade War: The Graphic Novel
    Wild Darling (The Darling Devils, #3)
    Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection
    The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures, #1)
    Our Infinite Fates
    Hasta que nos quedemos sin estrellas
    We're a Bad Idea, Right?
    Back to You (The Edge of Everything)
    Nothing More to Tell
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    Must Read Books- Different Genres
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    Lady Midnight by Cassandra ClareGlass Sword by Victoria AveyardHeartless by Marissa MeyerCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoThe Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
    YA Novels of 2016
    1,169 books — 8,734 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 — 10,539 voters
    Insurgent by Veronica RothCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra ClareThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenPandemonium by Lauren OliverRapture by Lauren Kate
    YA Novels of 2012
    1,275 books — 10,228 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
    12,265 books — 12,604 voters
    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
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    7,822 books — 7,373 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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