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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The Hate U Give
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We Are Okay
Empress of a Thousand Skies (Empress of a Thousand Skies, #1)
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
Gilded Cage (Dark Gifts, #1)
The Burning World  (Warm Bodies, #2)
The Valiant (The Valiant, #1)
Long May She Reign
Starfall (Starflight, #2)
Lifeblood (Everlife, #2)
American Street
The Wish Granter (Ravenspire, #2)
The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes #2)
To Catch a Killer

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  • Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
    Eleanor & Park
    Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
    Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
    Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
    Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
    Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
    Apprentice  (The Black Mage, #2)
    The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
    The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
    City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)
    City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareClockwork Prince by Cassandra ClareForever by Maggie StiefvaterSilence by Becca FitzpatrickPassion by Lauren Kate
    YA Novels of 2011
    1,144 books — 7,058 voters
    Accidental Leigh by Melanie  JamesNobody's Perfect by Kallypso MastersNobody's Hero by Kallypso MastersThe Darkest Frost, Vol. 1 by Tanya HolmesRussian Roulette by A.B. McKinley
    Indie Authors to Watch
    5,235 books — 5,382 voters

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica RothThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    Best Series
    2,557 books — 8,080 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
    YA Dystopia Novels
    1,139 books — 10,244 voters

    Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra ClareClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareLinger by Maggie StiefvaterSpirit Bound by Richelle Mead
    YA Books of 2010 & 2011 I'm LIVING to read!!
    1,137 books — 6,298 voters
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Giver by Lois LowryCity of Bones by Cassandra Clare
    Best Young Adult Books
    10,473 books — 71,781 voters

    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Twilight (Twilight, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    New Moon (Twilight, #2)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
    City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)

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