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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Evermore (Everless, #2)
The Disasters
Fire and Heist
The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare, #2)
Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful
Once a King (A Clash of Kingdoms, #3)
Kiss Collector
Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love
This Lie Will Kill You
29 Dates
Realm of Ruins (The Nissera Chronicles, #2)
The Curses (The Graces, #2)
All the Wandering Light (Even the Darkest Stars, #2)
Strange Days
Crow Flight
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  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
    A Place Without You
    Smoke and Summons (Numina Trilogy, #1)
    Turtles All the Way Down
    Ruin and Rising (Grisha Verse, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)
    Be the Girl
    The One (The Selection, #3)
    Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
    Fallen Academy: Year Three (Fallen Academy #3)
    All the Bright Places
    A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
    Iron Garland
    The Crown (The Selection, #5)
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
    Young Adult Romance
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDivergent by Veronica RothThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    Best Series
    2,962 books — 8,924 voters

    The Cruel Prince by Holly BlackWar Storm by Victoria AveyardQueen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra ClareA Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa TahirObsidio by Amie Kaufman
    YA Novels of 2018
    1,024 books — 5,167 voters
    Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorDelirium by Lauren OliverI Am Number Four by Pittacus LoreDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningObsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
    Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    Best Woman-Authored Books
    6,121 books — 4,217 voters

    The Hunger Games
    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 Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    New Moon (Twilight, #2)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)

    Charlaine Harris

    Author of Dead Until Dark

    Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.

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