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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The Swan's Daughter
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, #2)
Oxford Blood
A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny
I Don't Wish You Well
Dead Fake (Bleak Haven, #1)
Tidespeaker (Tidespeaker, #1)
Better the Devil
Room to Breathe
Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar
Love Goes Viral
Lost Girls of Hollow Lake
Sparking Fire Out of Fate (Forging Silver into Stars, #3)
16 Forever
Sundown Girls
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    The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
    The Reappearance of Rachel Price
    The Polymorph
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    YA Novels of 2013
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    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 (The Twilight Saga, #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 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 (The Twilight Saga, #2)

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