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Best Young Adult Books

Books for teenage readers

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  1. Zac and Mia

    A.J. Betts

    ★ 3.7 (11k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Confined by cancer but drawn by an undeniable spark, two cynical teens navigate the fragile line between friendship and first love as they fight for their lives and a future outside the hospital walls.

  2. Everything on a Waffle

    Polly Horvath

    ★ 3.7 (11k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After her parents are lost at sea, an eccentric eleven-year-old navigates the unusual adults of a small Canadian town, finding comfort, culinary knowledge, and belief in her parents' return at a diner where every dish, including the guinea pig, might just end up on a waffle.

  3. Ghost Town at Sundown

    Mary Pope Osborne

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    The Magic Tree House sends Jack and Annie to a Wild West ghost town, where they must outsmart horse thieves, avoid rattlesnakes, and solve a spectral mystery to help a cowboy before sundown.

  4. The Vast Fields of Ordinary

    Nick Burd

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    During his last summer before college, Dade navigates a secret relationship, his parents' divorce, and a new love, ultimately facing identity and heartbreak to find his own path.

  5. Tex

    S.E. Hinton

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Fifteen-year-old Tex, whose greatest loves are his horse and his best friend's sister, finds his carefree world shattering as his absent father, a restless older brother, and escalating trouble threaten to tear apart his life in rural Oklahoma.

  6. Palo Alto

    James Franco

    ★ 3.0 (10k) average on Goodreads

    In Palo Alto's sunny, yet dangerous world, connected stories show California teenagers' raw, self-destructive lives as they face violence, nihilism, and a desperate search for meaning on youth's edge.

  7. How to Steal a Dog

    Barbara O'Connor

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Desperate to escape homelessness, a resourceful young girl hatches a risky plan to 'borrow' a dog and claim its reward, only to discover the true cost of her morally ambiguous solution.

  8. The Perfectionists

    Sara Shepard

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Five high-achieving girls, connected by their dislike for a manipulative man, see their dark murder fantasy become real when he is found dead exactly as they had imagined. This makes them the main suspects in a game where they are either the killers or the next victims.

  9. Shug

    Jenny Han

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Twelve-year-old Annemarie "Shug" Wilcox navigates the awkwardness of junior high, wishing for simpler times as her friendships, and her feelings for a certain boy, evolve.

  10. The Cry of the Icemark

    Stuart Hill

    ★ 4.1 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With her father dead and her kingdom facing invasion, warrior-princess Thirrin must unite an army of Snow Leopards, Vampires, and Wolf-folk, along with a young warlock, to defend her homeland with a fierce cry of "Blood! Blast! And Fire!"

  11. Ashen Winter

    Mike Mullin

    ★ 4.1 (10k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Amidst a world choked by volcanic ash, Alex and Darla journey into the desolate Midwest to reunite a fractured family. There, they confront a tragedy that demands an even greater fight for their own existence.

  12. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

    Dan Gemeinhart

    ★ 4.5 (10k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    On a cross-country bus trip, a girl named Coyote, driven by grief and a secret mission, gathers a group of strangers who help her navigate the journey back to a buried memory and the hope of a new future.

  13. Green Angel

    Alice Hoffman

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a disaster, a grieving girl named Green retreats into her ruined garden and her own skin, trying to erase her past until mysterious encounters make her face the possibility of healing and finding love again.

  14. Lucas

    Kevin Brooks

    ★ 4.2 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    On a secluded island, a 15-year-old girl's summer of self-discovery transforms into a harrowing fight for justice when she falls for a mysterious, ostracized stranger falsely accused by a prejudiced community.

  15. Feeling Sorry for Celia

    Jaclyn Moriarty

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Through notes, letters, and bizarre messages, a witty teenager navigates friendship, family, and first crushes, all while a mysterious pen pal learns her deepest secrets.

  16. In Time

    Alexandra Bracken

    ★ 4.2 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a global collapse, a young man haunted by his past becomes a skiptracer, only for his first target—a silent, mysterious girl—to change his life and lead him to an uncertain future.

  17. Ace of Shades

    Amanda Foody

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the cutthroat City of Sin, a finishing school girl risks her reputation with a con man to find her missing mother, uncovering a deadly secret about her past and gambling everything to save them both.

  18. Montana 1948

    Larry Watson

    ★ 3.8 (10k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the summer of 1948 Montana, a young boy's image of his heroic uncle shatters under a horrific secret, forcing his family to confront the divide between loyalty and justice.

  19. Stung

    Bethany Wiggins

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Waking in a ruined world with a mysterious tattoo, Fiona must hide her branded hand and fight for survival among mutated beasts and a walled society that hunts her kind.

  20. Measuring Up

    Nyrae Dawn

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Annabel, a high schooler dealing with body shaming, hires a personal trainer to lose weight, only to find self-acceptance and first love, which changes how she sees beauty and worth.

  21. The Quest Begins

    Erin Hunter

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Three bear cubs—a black bear, a polar bear, and a grizzly—are separated from their families and embark on a dangerous quest, their fates intertwined by destiny.

  22. Proxy

    Alex London

    ★ 3.9 (10k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where the rich use 'Proxies' to take their punishments, a privileged boy and his designated scapegoat must flee the system to expose a society built on the backs of the indebted.

  23. Babe in Boyland

    Jody Gehrman

    ★ 3.7 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    To prove her dating advice isn't bogus, a high school columnist infiltrates an all-boys boarding school in disguise, only to fall for her charming roommate and discover the true complexities of love and gender.

  24. Just One Wish

    Janette Rallison

    ★ 4.0 (10k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    To grant her cancer-stricken brother's wish, a determined teen navigates the chaotic world of Hollywood to convince a hunky actor to play genie, leading to hilarious mishaps and unexpected romance.

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