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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One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)
House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)
The Legacies
Their Vicious Games
Give Me a Sign
The Prince & The Apocalypse
All That’s Left to Say
Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)
The Third Daughter
Ghosted (Northanger Abbey, #1)
Girl, Goddess, Queen
A Song of Salvation
A Guide to the Dark
Love & Resistance
My Week with Him
  • The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes
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    Release date: Sep 12, 2023
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    Availability: 5 copies available, 3526 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jul 12 - Aug 11, 2023

    Countries available: U.S.

  • Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam  Sass
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    Release date: Sep 12, 2023
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    Availability: 5 copies available, 3831 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jul 12 - Aug 11, 2023

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  • Sun Don't Shine by Crissa-Jean Chappell
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    Release date: Jan 16, 2024
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    Giveaway dates: Jul 14 - Aug 11, 2023

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  • The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
    The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
    Tarnished Crown (The Lochlann Feuds, #2)
    Scarlet Princess (The Lochlann Feuds, #1)
    Crimson Kingdom (The Lochlann Feuds, #3)
    You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
    Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
    Gallant
    The Grace Year
    One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)
    Obsidian Throne (The Lochlann Feuds, #4)
    A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)
    The Princess of Potential
    Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica Roth
    YA Dystopia Novels
    1,689 books — 11,609 voters
    Angelfall by Susan EeThe Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaSwitched by Amanda HockingBorn at Midnight by C.C. HunterA Story of Yesterday by Sergio Cobo
    Best Unknown but must be Known books
    8,801 books — 7,614 voters

    Accidental Leigh by Melanie  JamesNobody's Perfect by Kallypso MastersUna Historia de Ayer by Sergio CoboNobody's Hero by Kallypso MastersThe Darkest Frost, Vol. 1 by Tanya Holmes
    Indie Authors to Watch
    7,385 books — 7,125 voters
    Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareLinger by Maggie StiefvaterSpirit Bound by Richelle Mead
    YA Books of 2010 & 2011 I'm LIVING to read!!
    1,214 books — 6,220 voters

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
    Best Teen Books About Real Problems
    2,911 books — 13,268 voters
    Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorDelirium by Lauren OliverDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsI Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
    Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
    9,371 books — 10,716 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 (The 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 Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)

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