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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And I Darken (The Conquerors Saga #1)
This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1)
My Lady Jane
United as One (Lorien Legacies, #7)
You Know Me Well
With Malice
Ivory and Bone
The Loose Ends List
The Leaving
The Marked Girl (Marked Girl, #1)
The Museum of Heartbreak
How It Feels to Fly
Never Ever
American Girls
Run

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  • Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Eleanor & Park
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
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    Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)
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    Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
    City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
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    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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    The Fault in Our Stars
    Twilight (Twilight, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    New Moon (Twilight, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)


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    I should have guessed you were Jace's sister," he said. "You both have the same artistic talent." Clary paused, her foot on the lowest stair. She was taken aback. "Jace can draw?" Nah." When Alec smiled, his eyes lit like blue lamps and Clary could see what Magnus had found so captivating about him. "I was just kidding. He can't draw a straight line.
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