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The Best Young Adult Books for Teens

Most book lovers have been reading for as long as we can remember. And when we graduated from picture books and chapter books to young adult books, it was like discovering a whole new world. We’d stay up late into the night reading with the help of book lights (or even flashlights)—but today’s YA readers are lucky to have smartphones and ereaders, making late-night reading binges even easier.  

Young adult literature is often considered the bridge between childrens’ books and adult books—though if you ask us, there’s definitely nothing wrong with being an adult who loves YA lit! (We even have a list of books for that.) 

The world of books for teens and young adults is growing rapidly, and we're keeping up with all the latest trends. Stay on top of Reese Witherspoon’s latest YA book club pick, or browse our own selections for the best YA book club books. Check out young adult books that have stood the test of time, or modern releases that spotlight more diverse voices and characters than ever before. Keep scrolling to browse everything from classics to diverse new releases in every genre, from YA romance to cozy mysteries to coming of age stories.

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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt
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by Michael Buckley
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Ida M. Tarbell
Ida M. Tarbell
by Emily Arnold McCully
The Circle
The Circle
by Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg
Girlhearts
Girlhearts
by Norma Fox Mazer
Sawkill Girls
Sawkill Girls
by Claire Legrand
What Girls Are Made Of
What Girls Are Made Of
by Elana K. Arnold
The Overnight
The Overnight
by R. L. Stine
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Sam
by Francine Pascal
Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind
by Nancy Garden
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The Weight of the Stars
The Weight of the Stars
by K. Ancrum
Love & Luck
Love & Luck
by Jenna Evans Welch
The Kaleidoscope Sisters
The Kaleidoscope Sisters
by Ronnie K. Stephens
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Buried Secrets
Buried Secrets
by Carolyn Keene
Splintered
Splintered
by A. G. Howard
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He Forgot to Say Goodbye
He Forgot to Say Goodbye
by Benjamin Alire Saenz
After Us
After Us
by Amber Hart
A Winter's Promise
A Winter's Promise
by Christelle Dabos
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Damselfly
Damselfly
by Chandra Prasad
Beauty's Daughter
Beauty's Daughter
by Carolyn Meyer
A Taste for Monsters
A Taste for Monsters
by Matthew J. Kirby
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
by Bernard Evslin
Little Women
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
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No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
by Micol Ostow
The Deadly Sister
The Deadly Sister
by Eliot Schrefer
Dancing on the Edge
Dancing on the Edge
by Han Nolan
The Island
The Island
by Gary Paulsen
Pulp
Pulp
by Robin Talley
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The Book of Awesome Black Americans
The Book of Awesome Black Americans
by Monique Jones
A Skinful of Shadows
A Skinful of Shadows
by Frances Hardinge
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
by Justina Chen
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It Only Happens in the Movies
It Only Happens in the Movies
by Holly Bourne
Dead Is Just a Rumor
Dead Is Just a Rumor
by Marlene Perez
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
by S.E. Hinton
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The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by Dean Atta
Daughter of the Wind
Daughter of the Wind
by Michael Cadnum
Rewind to You
Rewind to You
by Laura Johnston
Gentlehands
Gentlehands
by M. E. Kerr
The (Un)Popular Vote
The (Un)Popular Vote
by Jasper Sanchez
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Venators: Magic Unleashed
Venators: Magic Unleashed
by Devri Walls
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
The Curse of the Blue Figurine
by John Bellairs
April Morning
April Morning
by Howard Fast
Exo
Exo
by Fonda Lee
Material Girls
Material Girls
by Elaine Dimopoulos
Body Parts
Body Parts
by Jessica Kapp
A Matter of Principle
A Matter of Principle
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
His Enemy, His Friend
His Enemy, His Friend
by John R. Tunis
You Don't Live Here
You Don't Live Here
by Robyn Schneider
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Young adult literature is aimed at a younger age group (12-18 years) and features themes from adult literature, such as friendship, sexuality, and substance abuse, on a more cautious scale. 

YA books are marketed towards middle school and high-school-aged people, with ages 12-14 on the younger end of the scale and ages 15-18 on the older end of the scale. But this is not to say that adults cannot also enjoy young adult literature.