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Best Young Adult Books

Books for teenage readers

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  1. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

    James Patterson

    ★ 3.6 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With the ability to create anything he imagines, Daniel X hunts deadly aliens across the universe to avenge his parents' murder and protect Earth.

  2. Extraordinary Means

    Robyn Schneider

    ★ 4.0 (17k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    At a boarding school for the terminally ill, a cynical teen discovers that a group of rebels and an unexpected love might just be the most potent medicine for living, even as they face dying.

  3. The Good Luck of Right Now

    Matthew Quick

    ★ 3.6 (17k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A grieving, socially awkward man goes on a road trip with an unlikely group to find belonging, prompted by a letter from Richard Gere and his mother's final words.

  4. Firstlife

    Gena Showalter

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Imprisoned in an asylum, a defiant teen must choose between two warring afterlife realms and the alluring agents they send, all while navigating a first life that's merely a dress rehearsal for eternal war.

  5. Hereafter

    Tara Hudson

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A dead girl with amnesia finds forbidden love and a dangerous quest for truth when she saves a living boy from her ghostly river, only to be haunted by a jealous spirit determined to drag her back into eternal solitude.

  6. The Shadow Queen

    Anne Bishop

    ★ 3.8 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A discarded queen, scarred warlords, and a desolate land find their last hope for healing in forgotten traditions and the unexpected strength of a woman who believes herself broken.

  7. We the Animals

    Justin Torres

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Three brothers in a Brooklyn-Puerto Rican household grow up amid their parents' raw love and brutal chaos, forming fierce bonds and enduring betrayals on their way to a singular identity.

  8. Small Steps

    Louis Sachar

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Two years after Camp Green Lake, Armpit's quiet effort to build a new life with his disabled neighbor Ginny faces disruption from a get-rich-quick scheme and a famous pop star, forcing him to confront his past and decide his future.

  9. The Secret of Shadow Ranch

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew solves the mystery of a phantom horse and sabotaged ranch, looking into the story of an outlaw's curse and hidden treasure after escaping a rockslide in a ghost town.

  10. A Charlie Brown Christmas

    Charles M. Schulz

    ★ 4.5 (17k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Charlie Brown struggles with the commercialism of Christmas until Linus reminds him of the holiday's true meaning.

  11. Cracked Up to Be

    Courtney Summers

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A seemingly perfect high school student's self-destruction forces her to confront a hidden trauma that threatens to consume her and everyone she cares about.

  12. Stay Out of the Basement

    R.L. Stine

    ★ 3.7 (17k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In R.L. Stine's 'Stay Out of the Basement,' two siblings find their botanist father's plant experiments are turning him into a monstrous, leafy hybrid, forcing them to face the truth beneath their home.

  13. The Cheerleaders

    Kara Thomas

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Five years after a car accident, murders, and her sister's suicide broke up Sunnybrook High's cheer squad, Monica finds secrets suggesting the past is not over and she is part of a deadly conspiracy.

  14. Evil Star

    Anthony Horowitz

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Two teens from different worlds, chosen by prophecy, must unite to stop an ancient evil from opening a gate between dimensions, a threat that spans continents from Peru's deserts to a looming cosmic shadow.

  15. Double Act

    Jacqueline Wilson

    ★ 3.7 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After their mother's death, identical twins Ruby, an aspiring actress, and Garnet, a quiet reader, navigate growing up and growing apart, wondering if their close bond can survive their different dreams.

  16. Something like Normal

    Trish Doller

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A soldier returns from war to a broken home and finds an unexpected ally in a long-time rival, helping him navigate PTSD and family turmoil.

  17. Yellow Brick War

    Danielle Paige

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a twisted Oz where good is wicked and Dorothy is the enemy, Amy Gumm must embrace her role as an assassin to stop the former hero from destroying both Oz and Kansas before she's trapped forever.

  18. The Left Hand of God

    Paul Hoffman

    ★ 3.6 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A brutalized boy, Thomas Cale, flees a desolate, cruel monastery into a corrupt, beautiful city, only to discover a terrifying secret about himself that his former captors desperately want to know.

  19. The Lemonade War

    Jacqueline Davies

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A brother and sister's lemonade stand rivalry escalates into a full-blown business war, testing their bond and teaching them the true cost of competition.

  20. The Great Brain

    John D. Fitzgerald

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a small Utah town, a clever ten-year-old boy, known as the Great Brain, creates schemes to outsmart his friends, solve local problems, and always make money.

  21. Asking For It

    Louise O'Neill

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    After a night she can't remember, 18-year-old Emma wakes to find her small Irish town consumed by explicit photos and a horrifying truth, forcing her to confront a community that would rather protect its heroes than believe her pain.

  22. The Serpent King

    Jeff Zentner

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    In a rural Tennessee town, the son of a disgraced Pentecostal minister must navigate the expectations of his past and the uncertain path to his future, all while grappling with forbidden love and the meaning of faith alongside his two outcast friends.

  23. The Bar Code Tattoo

    Suzanne Weyn

    ★ 3.5 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where a bar code tattoo dictates identity and access, a teenager's refusal to conform leads to a fight for her freedom and individuality.

  24. Best Friends for Never

    Lisi Harrison

    ★ 3.7 (16k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Surrounded by designer clothes and text messages, Massie's plan for the best middle school Halloween party turns into a chaotic fight for boy attention and social power, showing that even close friendships can break when a cute guy is involved.

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