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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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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
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by Bernard Evslin
No Way, They Were Gay?
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by Lee Wind
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
by Micol Ostow
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by Monique Jones
It Only Happens in the Movies
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by Holly Bourne
Dead Is Just a Rumor
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by Marlene Perez
Rumble Fish
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by S.E. Hinton
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Meet Cute Diary
by Emery Lee
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
Body Parts
Body Parts
by Jessica Kapp
You Don't Live Here
You Don't Live Here
by Robyn Schneider
Sasha Masha
Sasha Masha
by Agnes Borinsky
They Never Came Home
They Never Came Home
by Lois Duncan
Chocolate
Chocolate
by Kay Frydenborg
Greek Gods and Heroes
Greek Gods and Heroes
by Robert Graves
Believarexic
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by J.J Johnson
Dreadnought
Dreadnought
by April Daniels
Empress of All Seasons
Empress of All Seasons
by Emiko Jean
When the Legends Die
When the Legends Die
by Hal Borland
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
by Jesse Andrews
White Stag
White Stag
by Kara Barbieri
The Secret Garden
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by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret of the Yellow Death
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by Suzanne Jurmain
The Hummingbird Dagger
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by Cindy Anstey
The Twisted Window
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by Lois Duncan
The Hero and the Crown
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by Robin McKinley
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The Weight of the Stars
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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.