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Best Young Adult Books

Books for teenage readers

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  1. The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley

    Shaun David Hutchinson

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Haunted by the memory of his family's death, Andrew Brawley hides in a hospital, only to find a reason to live and love when a hate-crime victim named Rusty arrives, forcing Drew to confront his past and accept his survival.

  2. Stepping Heavenward

    Elizabeth Payson Prentiss

    ★ 4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Katherine's personal journal entries in 'Stepping Heavenward' tell the story of a young woman's journey through courtship, marriage, motherhood, and loss, as she seeks spiritual grace.

  3. Bunheads

    Sophie Flack

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Nineteen-year-old Hannah, a dancer with the Manhattan Ballet Company, finds her structured life upended by a musician, making her choose between her ballet world and the uncertain freedoms of everyday life.

  4. Riot House

    Callie Hart

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    At a cutthroat elite academy, a quiet new student with a dark past becomes the prey of the school's most ruthless boys, unaware that she harbors a far more dangerous predator within, ready to unleash a calculated revenge for her mother's suspicious death.

  5. Luka and the Fire of Life

    Salman Rushdie

    ★ 3.6 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save his legendary storyteller father from an unending sleep, young Luka embarks on a perilous quest through a whimsical, wordplay-filled Magic World to steal the ever-burning Fire of Life from the mischievous Badly Behaved Gods.

  6. The Highest Tide

    Jim Lynch

    ★ 3.9 (6k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Thirteen-year-old Miles O'Malley, a quiet observer of the Puget Sound's hidden life, finds his world turned upside down when a giant squid washes ashore, forcing him to navigate newfound fame, the complexities of adolescence, and the shifting tides of his own family and identity.

  7. Dear Pen Pal

    Heather Vogel Frederick

    ★ 4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Eighth grade brings scholarships, family changes, and school uniform protests. A mother-daughter book club finds friendship and romance through a transatlantic pen pal exchange inspired by 'Daddy-Long-Legs'.

  8. One True King

    Soman Chainani

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the finale, Sophie and Agatha must choose between good and evil, love and power, to decide who will rule Camelot and the Endless Woods.

  9. Under Wildwood

    Colin Meloy

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When assassins threaten her friend and a divided Wildwood, Prue McKeel must return to the magical forest and venture into its mysterious depths to unite a fractured land.

  10. Chain Letter

    Christopher Pike

    ★ 3.6 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A year after covering up a fatal accident, seven friends are stalked by a mysterious 'Caretaker' who forces them into a deadly game of escalating dares and revenge via a terrifying chain letter.

  11. Now

    Morris Gleitzman

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Zelda learns about her grandfather Felix's Holocaust past, understands his experiences, and forms a strong bond with him.

  12. Half Upon a Time

    James Riley

    ★ 4.2 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a giant-slayer's son meets a punk princess who falls from the sky and doesn't believe in magic, they're thrust into a hilariously fractured fairy tale quest to save Snow White from the Wicked Queen.

  13. Gideon the Cutpurse

    Linda Buckley-Archer

    ★ 3.7 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When two time-traveling 21st-century children literally drop into 18th-century London, a quick-witted cutpurse becomes their only hope against a menacing villain who steals their ride home and plunges them into a thrilling chase through history.

  14. Cuckoo Song

    Frances Hardinge

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After an accident, Triss discovers she's an imposter, a changeling made of cobwebs and leaves, who must venture into a fantastical, dangerous Underbelly to reclaim her identity from a sinister architect with a twisted vision for her family.

  15. The Music of Dolphins

    Karen Hesse

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Rescued from a life with dolphins, a girl named Mila struggles with human society, only to long for the harmonious, song-filled ocean home she left behind.

  16. Death Sentence

    Alexander Gordon Smith

    ★ 4.3 (6k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Imprisoned in the inescapable Furnace, Alex's second breakout attempt plunges him into a sinister transformation, as the warden's dark nectar courses through his veins, twisting him into the very monster he dreads and making the prison not just a place, but a part of him.

  17. Up a Road Slowly

    Irene Hunt

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Orphaned Julie, under her Aunt Cordelia's strict but loving care, grows from childhood to young womanhood, finding love, loss, and inner strength in rural Illinois.

  18. Get Well Soon

    Julie Halpern

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Confined to a mental hospital, a witty and depressed teen navigates quirky roommates, therapeutic absurdities, and an unexpected crush. She finds that even in the 'loony bin,' the heart finds its own path to healing.

  19. The White Giraffe

    Lauren St. John

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Orphaned Martine, sent to a South African wildlife preserve, uncovers a magical secret: a mythical white giraffe whose existence is tied to poaching, forcing her to embrace a hidden healing gift to protect her new home and friend.

  20. Elephant Run

    Roland Smith

    ★ 4.1 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Stranded in Japanese-occupied Burma during WWII, a British boy and his local friend journey by elephant through the jungle to rescue their families from a POW camp.

  21. The Gravity Between Us

    Kristen Zimmer

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A rising Hollywood starlet and her childhood best friend navigate the line between friendship and forbidden love, risking a secret that could shatter their lives and careers.

  22. Jinx

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A small-town girl nicknamed Jinx, plagued by a lifetime of misfortune, discovers her "bad luck" might actually be a powerful, life-saving magic when she uncovers her glamorous New York cousin's dark secret.

  23. Reflection

    Elizabeth Lim

    ★ 4.0 (6k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save her beloved captain from the clutches of the Underworld's king, a disguised Mulan must brave the treacherous Diyu and confront her own secrets before sunrise, or risk losing Shang and her freedom forever.

  24. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup

    Sharon Creech

    ★ 3.8 (6k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Amidst the comforting aroma of Granny Torrelli's soup and her interwoven tales, twelve-year-old Rosie learns to mend the tangled threads of friendship and understand the deeper flavors of life.

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