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Best Young Adult Books

Books for teenage readers

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  1. The Boggart and the Monster

    Susan Cooper

    ★ 3.7 (886) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mischievous Scottish boggart, displaced from his ancient castle, journeys to Loch Ness, where he finds his long-lost, shape-shifting cousin trapped as the legendary monster.

  2. Ahimsa

    Supriya Kelkar

    ★ 4.2 (885) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 1942 India, ten-year-old Anjali faces personal sacrifice and societal prejudice when her mother joins Gandhi's non-violent freedom movement, forcing Anjali to confront her own biases and eventually lead the charge when her mother is imprisoned.

  3. Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls

    Wendelin Van Draanen

    ★ 4.2 (879) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sammy Keyes's Halloween night takes a dark turn when a strange discovery in her trick-or-treat bag leads her to uncover the secrets of suspicious undertakers, pulling her into a mystery involving grave digging and a missing body.

  4. Mist

    Kathryn James

    ★ 3.9 (878) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Thirteen-year-old Nell must brave the treacherous, mist-haunted woods and confront the mysterious boy she thought was her friend to rescue her kidnapped sister from a sinister birthday disappearance.

  5. Sport

    Louise Fitzhugh

    ★ 3.7 (877) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An eleven-year-old financial whiz kid's ordered life of managing his eccentric father's budget unravels into a high-stakes kidnapping at the Plaza Hotel when an inheritance turns him into a multimillionaire pawn in his mother's greedy scheme.

  6. The Last True Love Story

    Brendan Kiely

    ★ 3.6 (869) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Two teenagers, a grandfather with Alzheimer's, and a dog take a cross-country road trip from LA to NY to fulfill a dying wish and find love.

  7. A Hand Full of Stars

    Rafik Schami

    ★ 4.0 (865) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1950s Damascus, a teenager secretly writes in his diary, dreaming of becoming a journalist and speaking out against the city's oppressive silence.

  8. Perfect Strangers

    Jahnna N. Malcolm

    ★ 3.8 (859) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A high school election ignites a fierce rivalry between Madison and Jeremy, only for Madison to unknowingly fall for her anonymous pen pal, 'Blue,' whose true identity promises to upend everything on Election Day.

  9. New Moon

    Stephenie Meyer

    ★ 3.9 (855) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When her vampire love mysteriously abandons her, a heartbroken Bella Swan finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of werewolves and ancient feuds, all while grappling with her own mortality and the ever-present threat of the supernatural.

  10. Four Truths and a Lie

    Lauren Barnholdt

    ★ 4.1 (851) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sent to an all-girls school, boy-crazy Scarlett finds a mysterious letter with 'four truths and a lie,' forcing her to navigate a new social scene where reputation matters.

  11. Relic

    Douglas Preston

    ★ 3.3 (848) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    At the New York Museum of Natural History, a pre-exhibition gala turns deadly when a non-human predator stalks the shadows, forcing a young researcher to uncover its ancient identity before a grand opening becomes a massacre.

  12. Aleutian Sparrow

    Karen Hesse

    ★ 3.8 (847) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In the Aleutian Islands' desolate beauty, young Vera endures the upheaval of World War II, fighting to keep her heritage and community alive during forced relocation to an alien, unforgiving world.

  13. With Lee in Virginia

    G.A. Henty

    ★ 3.8 (838) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Torn between his abolitionist convictions and unwavering loyalty to Virginia, young Vincent Wingfield rides with Lee's cavalry, his sword clashing for a cause he morally opposes but honor compels him to defend.

  14. Not Exactly a Love Story

    Audrey Couloumbis

    ★ 3.4 (829) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
  15. Look Both Ways

    Alison Cherry

    ★ 2.9 (825) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A summer theater program becomes a place for self-discovery as Brooklyn Shepard navigates new love with her roommate Zoe, challenging her identity as an artist and her understanding of family expectations.

  16. Extraction

    Stephanie Diaz

    ★ 3.5 (824) average on GoodreadsFantasy
  17. Soldier Dog

    Sam Angus

    ★ 4.1 (822) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An orphaned boy and his Great Dane form an unbreakable bond while serving in the brutal trenches of World War I, finding family and purpose together.

  18. Burning

    Danielle Rollins

    ★ 3.6 (820) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A teen inmate about to be released finds her world changed by a mysterious ten-year-old, whose arrival brings a terrifying, supernatural threat.

  19. Charmed

    Michelle Krys

    ★ 3.8 (818) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A guilt-ridden witch risks everything, including her warlock boyfriend's trust, to infiltrate a demonic dimension and rescue her best friend from an impossible prison, forging dangerous alliances with dark sorcerers along the way.

  20. Cracks

    Sheila Kohler

    ★ 3.4 (815) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Forty years after a schoolgirl vanishes in the South African veld, her former swimming teammates must face the secrets and desires that caused a tragedy they buried.

  21. The Runaway

    Kate O'Hearn

    ★ 4.4 (808) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A teenage Valkyrie, who defies tradition by befriending humans instead of reaping their souls, goes on a dangerous quest to the World of Man and the Land of the Frost Giants to find a legendary runaway, creating her own destiny with the help of her mortal friends.

  22. Invisible

    Paul Auster

    ★ 3.7 (808) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A young poet's coming-of-age takes a dark turn when a twisted love triangle with a mysterious Frenchman and his seductive girlfriend explodes in a shocking act of violence that will haunt him for decades across continents.

  23. The Vanished

    Sarah Dalton

    ★ 3.8 (798) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Mina navigates the politics and ancient secrets of the Clans, confronting betrayals and a looming war that threatens her freedom and abilities.

  24. The Iceberg Hermit

    Arthur J. Roth

    ★ 4.0 (795) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Adrift in the 18th-century Arctic, a shipwrecked teen forges an unbreakable bond with an orphaned polar bear cub, battling the unforgiving ice and his own dwindling hope for survival.

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