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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Heartless
The Sun Is Also a Star
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
The Diabolic
A Million Worlds with You (Firebird, #3)
Of Fire and Stars
Timekeeper (Timekeeper, #1)
This Is Our Story
Dead Girls Society
Blood for Blood (Wolf By Wolf, #2)
Flashfall (Flashfall #1)
Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4)
The Amateurs (The Amateurs, #1)
Fate of Flames (Effigies, #1)
We Are Still Tornadoes

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  • A Monster Calls
    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    Eleanor & Park
    Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
    Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
    Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
    The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
    The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)
    Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)
    City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
    A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasEmpire of Storms by Sarah J. MaasLady Midnight by Cassandra ClareGlass Sword by Victoria AveyardHeartless by Marissa Meyer
    YA Novels of 2016
    1,128 books — 8,660 voters
    Allegiant by Veronica RothClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareThe Indigo Spell by Richelle MeadRequiem by Lauren OliverThe Elite by Kiera Cass
    YA Novels of 2013
    1,521 books — 10,952 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
    5,121 books — 5,261 voters
    Graceling by Kristin CashoreVampire Academy by Richelle MeadThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAlanna by Tamora PiercePoison Study by Maria V. Snyder
    Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
    1,962 books — 14,027 voters

    The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
    What To Read After Harry Potter
    1,382 books — 5,049 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)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Eclipse (Twilight, #3)

    Scott Sigler

    Author of Infected

    #1 New York Times best-selling author Scott Sigler is the creator of fifteen novels, six novellas and dozens of short stories. His works are available from Crown Publishing and Del Rey Books.

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