Young Adult

Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.

Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres. The
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Hawk & Sparrow
The Velvet Knife (Truly Devious, #6)
Empire (Heir Duology, #2)
Espíritu (Cemetery Boys #2)
The Gods Will Sing Our Song
Winterveil
Firstborn (Firstborn, #1)
The House of Gardenias
Tell the Ghosts I'm Gone
Anger Is Only a Shadow
Deadly Little Lessons
Wicked Endeavors (Wicked Endeavors, #1)
The Siren's Kiss
Adam, Mine.
A Thousand Nights
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  • A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
    The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
    Falling Like Leaves (Bramble Falls, #1)
    The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer, #2)
    The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures, #1)
    Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection
    Wild Darling (The Darling Devils, #3)
    Baby-sitters on Board! (The Baby-sitters Club Super Special Graphic Novels #1)
    I Fell in Love With Hope
    Hasta que nos quedemos sin estrellas
    A Darker Shore: Letters from Ketterdam (Six of Crows, #2.5)
    Gallant
    Our Infinite Fates
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club
    21 Days of Fear: One Day, One Letter
    Lord of Shadows by Cassandra ClareKing's Cage by Victoria AveyardCaraval by Stephanie GarberCarve the Mark by Veronica RothFlame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
    YA Novels of 2017
    1,141 books — 6,643 voters

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John  GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
    Best Teen Books About Real Problems
    3,091 books — 12,521 voters
    The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John  GreenAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
    Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
    2,794 books — 12,426 voters

    City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra ClareThe One by Kiera CassCress by Marissa MeyerIgnite Me by Tahereh MafiThe Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
    YA Novels of 2014
    1,542 books — 8,842 voters
    Una historia de ayer by Sergio CoboAccidental Leigh by Melanie  JamesNobody's Perfect by Kallypso MastersNobody's Hero by Kallypso MastersThe Darkest Frost, Vol. 1 by Tanya Holmes
    Indie Authors to Watch
    7,884 books — 7,464 voters

    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)

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