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Best Young Adult Books

Books for teenage readers

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  1. A Little Something Different

    Sandy Hall

    ★ 3.6 (20k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An entire town, from a meddling creative writing teacher to a squirrel, conspires to bring together two shy college students oblivious to their own connection.

  2. Tweet Cute

    Emma Lord

    ★ 4.0 (20k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A high-achieving swim captain secretly running her family's fast-food Twitter account finds herself in a viral war with a deli-owning class clown over a stolen grilled cheese recipe, all while unknowingly falling for him on an anonymous chat app.

  3. Suicide Notes

    Michael Thomas Ford

    ★ 3.9 (20k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A sarcastic teenager, convinced he's sane despite waking in a psych ward with bandaged wrists, slowly realizes the 'nutjobs' around him might hold the key to understanding his own unraveling.

  4. Lord of the Shadows

    Darren Shan

    ★ 4.2 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by prophetic nightmares, Darren Shan returns to his transformed hometown, fearing destiny's dark hand awaits him in the very streets where his vampiric journey began.

  5. Pearls of Lutra

    Brian Jacques

    ★ 4.0 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A determined hedgehog maid from Redwall Abbey races against the sinister Emperor Ublaz Mad Eyes to recover six stolen, mystical rose-colored pearls, the 'Tears of All Oceans,' to save a cherished life amidst a perilous trail of death and deception.

  6. Ice Like Fire

    Sara Raasch

    ★ 3.8 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A queen must navigate treacherous alliances and ancient magic to protect her people, even as her own heart is torn between duty and desire.

  7. The Emerald Atlas

    John Stephens

    ★ 3.9 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Ten years after being separated from their parents, three siblings find a magical book that sends them on a time-traveling quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy and save their world from an evil force.

  8. The Astonishing Color of After

    Emily X.R. Pan

    ★ 4.1 (20k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Grief-stricken and convinced her mother’s spirit became a bird, a half-Asian teen travels to Taiwan, uncovering generations of family secrets and confronting the truth of love and loss through a quest for answers.

  9. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me

    Mariko Tamaki

    ★ 4.0 (20k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Freddy Riley struggles with an on-again, off-again relationship with the charming but cruel Laura Dean, leading her to seek advice from a mystic and friends to regain her self-respect and heal.

  10. Save the Date

    Morgan Matson

    ★ 3.8 (20k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    As her childhood home faces sale, Charlie tries to make her family's last wedding weekend perfect, but it falls apart into a funny mess, forcing her to accept change and the future.

  11. The Mime Order

    Samantha Shannon

    ★ 4.2 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    London's most wanted, dreamwalker Paige Mahoney, must unite the underworld's gangs and clairvoyants against the Rephaim while on the run.

  12. Wires and Nerve

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.1 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An android, Iko, goes on a mission with a royal guard to find rogue wolf-hybrid soldiers, making her face complex realities of love, loyalty, and her own changing self during a fragile intergalactic peace.

  13. Where Things Come Back

    John Corey Whaley

    ★ 3.8 (20k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    A small Arkansas town erupts in 'woodpecker-mania' over a rediscovered, supposedly extinct bird. A teenager grapples with his brother's disappearance, intertwining their search for meaning with a missionary's crisis of faith across continents.

  14. UnDivided

    Neal Shusterman

    ★ 4.5 (20k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    As America nears civil war, three teens uncover a conspiracy that could save a generation from forced organ harvesting or push the nation into a bloodier rebellion.

  15. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

    Roald Dahl

    ★ 4.1 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    From a man who learns to see without his eyes to a boy who talks with a giant turtle, Roald Dahl tells stories where the unusual is always close, showing that even a pickpocket can be a hero and lost treasure holds a sad truth.

  16. The Rest of the Story

    Sarah Dessen

    ★ 4.1 (20k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A summer with her mother's estranged family at a lake makes Emma understand her two identities and her past, while she falls for a boy who helps her discover her heritage.

  17. Rose Under Fire

    Elizabeth Wein

    ★ 4.1 (20k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An American ATA pilot, captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, finds strength in sisterhood and hope amidst unimaginable brutality.

  18. An Acceptable Time

    Madeleine L'Engle

    ★ 3.8 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A freak storm catapults a young girl through time to an ancient world where she must navigate a society of spear-wielding warriors and the threat of human sacrifice to find her way home before the temporal portal seals forever.

  19. Skippy Dies

    Paul Murray

    ★ 3.7 (20k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    At Seabrook College, the death of fourteen-year-old Skippy uncovers a funny and sad story of teenage problems, secret love, and the cruel acts of students and adults.

  20. A List of Cages

    Robin Roe

    ★ 4.3 (20k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A well-meaning but impulsive senior with ADHD uncovers the dark secrets of his long-lost foster brother, Julian. Helping him could unravel both their lives.

  21. Wait Till Helen Comes

    Mary Downing Hahn

    ★ 4.1 (20k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A malevolent century-old ghost, rising from a fiery past, manipulates a lonely stepsister into a deadly friendship, drawing her ever closer to a watery grave while her stepsiblings race against time to unravel the spectral trap.

  22. Captains Courageous

    Rudyard Kipling

    ★ 3.9 (19k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After a rich boy falls from a luxury liner, a fishing schooner rescues him, and its crew teaches him about hard work and the ocean.

  23. The Bungalow Mystery

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (19k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew's quick thinking and courage are tested when a deserted bungalow hides more than just secrets, endangering her life as she uncovers a friend's problem.

  24. Hope Was Here

    Joan Bauer

    ★ 4.0 (19k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A spunky teen chef ignites a small Wisconsin town, stirring up hope and a mayoral campaign with her aunt against a corrupt incumbent, proving that even a diner can be the heart of a revolution.

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