YA Books

Books written for and starring teenage protagonists, where coming of age sits at the heart of the story.

94 books

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik book cover

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik, 2020

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik book cover

A Deadly Education

Naomi Novik, 2020

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson book cover

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson, 2019

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds book cover

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds, 2015

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven book cover

All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven, 2014

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen book cover

Along for the Ride

Sarah Dessen, 2009

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins book cover

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins, 2010

Armada by Ernest Cline book cover

Armada

Ernest Cline, 2015

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver book cover

Before I Fall

Lauren Oliver, 2010

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace book cover

Belladonna

Adalyn Grace, 2022

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys book cover

Historical Fiction

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys, 1999

Bones and All by Camille DeAngelis book cover

Literary Fiction

Bones and All

Camille DeAngelis, 2015

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler book cover

Booth

Karen Joy Fowler, 2023

Boy's Life by Robert McCammon book cover

Boy's Life

Robert McCammon, 2008

Bully by Penelope Douglas book cover

Bully

Penelope Douglas, 2013

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell book cover

Carry On

Rainbow Rowell, 2015

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas book cover

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas, 2020

Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa book cover

Children of Eden

Joey Graceffa, 2016

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare book cover

City of Bones

Cassandra Clare, 2007

Code Name Verity book cover

Code Name Verity

Crave by Tracy Wolff book cover

Crave

Tracy Wolff, 2020

Dance of Thieves by Mary Pearson book cover

Dance of Thieves

Mary Pearson, 2018

Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas book cover

Dangerous Girls

Abigail Haas, 2014

Dear Martin by Nic Stone book cover

Dear Martin

Nic Stone, 2017

Delirium by Lauren Oliver book cover

Science Fiction

Delirium

Lauren Oliver, 2012

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger book cover

Elatsoe

Darcie Little Badger, 2020

Eleanor & Park book cover

Eleanor & Park

Every Heart a Doorway book cover

Every Heart a Doorway

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart book cover

Family of Liars

E. Lockhart, 2022

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell book cover

Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell, 2013

Feed by M. T. Anderson book cover

Feed

M. T. Anderson, 2002

Fireborne by Rosaria Munda book cover

Fireborne

Rosaria Munda, 2019

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott book cover

Five Feet Apart

Rachael Lippincott, 2018

Five Survive by Holly Jackson book cover

Five Survive

Holly Jackson, 2022

For the Win by Cory Doctorow book cover

For the Win

Cory Doctorow, 2010

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart book cover

Genuine Fraud

E. Lockhart, 2017

Graceling by Kristin Cashore book cover

Graceling

Kristin Cashore, 2008

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant book cover

Happily Ever Afters

Elise Bryant, 2021

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover book cover

Heart Bones

Colleen Hoover, 2021

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman book cover

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman, 1995

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover book cover

Hopeless

Colleen Hoover, 2013

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor book cover

Hotel Magnifique

Emily J. Taylor, 2022

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow book cover

How to Make Friends with the Dark

Kathleen Glasgow, 2019

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick book cover

Hush, Hush

Becca Fitzpatrick, 2010

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak book cover

I Am the Messenger

Markus Zusak, 2002

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga book cover

I Hunt Killers

Barry Lyga, 2012

If I Stay by Gayle Forman book cover

If I Stay

Gayle Forman, 2009

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao book cover

Science Fiction

Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao, 2019

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini book cover

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini, 2000

Killing November by Adriana Mather book cover

Killing November

Adriana Mather, 2019

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco book cover

Kingdom of the Wicked

Kerri Maniscalco, 2021

Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson book cover

Kiss of Deception

Mary E. Pearson, 2014

Legend by Marie Lu book cover

Legend

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds book cover

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds, 2017

Looking for Alaska by John Green book cover

Looking for Alaska

John Green, 2005

Matched by Ally Condie book cover

Matched

Ally Condie, 2010

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews book cover

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Jesse Andrews, 2012

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix book cover

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix, 2016

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga book cover

My Heart and Other Black Holes

Jasmine Warga, 2015

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick book cover

My Life Next Door

Huntley Fitzpatrick, 2012

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas book cover

On the Come Up

Angie Thomas, 2019

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber book cover

Literary Fiction

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Stephanie Garber, 2021

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus book cover

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus, 2017

Peak by Roland Smith book cover

Peak

Roland Smith, 2007

People Like Us by Dana Mele book cover

People Like Us

Dana Mele, 2018

The Selection by Kiera Cass book cover

The Selection

Kiera Cass, 2012

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith book cover

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Jennifer E. Smith, 2012

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han book cover

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Jenny Han, 2009

The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther book cover

The Summer of Broken Rules

K.L. Walther, 2021

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon book cover

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon, 2016

The Tombs of Atuan book cover

The Tombs of Atuan

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark book cover

Historical Fiction

The Unbroken

C.L. Clark, 2021

The Weight of Blood book cover

The Weight of Blood

The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides book cover

The Wide Wide Sea

Hampton Sides, 2024

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski book cover

The Winner's Curse

Marie Rutkoski, 2014

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong book cover

These Violent Delights

Chloe Gong, 2020

They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman book cover

They Wish They Were Us

Jessica Goodman, 2001

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas book cover

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas, 2012

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra book cover

Tiny Pretty Things

Sona Charaipotra, 2015

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han book cover

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Jenny Han, 2019

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon book cover

Today Tonight Tomorrow

Rachel Lynn Solomon, 2019

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson book cover

Truly Devious

Maureen Johnson, 2018

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson book cover

Truly Devious

Maureen Johnson, 2018

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green book cover

Turtles All the Way Down

John Green, 2017

Tweet Cute book cover

Literary Fiction

Tweet Cute

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer book cover

Twilight

Stephenie Meyer, 2005

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus book cover

Two Can Keep a Secret

Karen M. McManus, 2019

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld book cover

Uglies

Scott Westerfeld, 2005

Under the Never Sky book cover

Under the Never Sky

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead book cover

Vampire Academy

Richelle Mead, 2007

Warcross by Marie Lu book cover

Warcross

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart book cover

We Were Liars

E. Lockhart, 2014

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez book cover

What the River Knows

Isabel Ibanez, 2023

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson book cover

Wintergirls

Laurie Halse Anderson, 2009