Young Adult

Coming-of-age adventures and dystopias that defined a generation of readers.

10 books

Sci-Fi YA

Cinder

Marissa Meyer · 2012

A cyborg mechanic in New Beijing is caught between a plague and a lunar threat.

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Dystopian YA

Divergent

Veronica Roth · 2011

In a faction-divided Chicago, Tris learns she doesn't fit any single category.

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Romance YA

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell · 2013

Two misfits bond over mixtapes and comic books on the school bus.

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Fantasy YA

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J. K. Rowling · 1997

An orphaned boy discovers he is a wizard and boards the train to Hogwarts.

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Fantasy YA

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo · 2015

Six outcasts attempt an impossible heist in the city of Ketterdam.

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Contemporary YA

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green · 2012

Two teenagers who meet at a cancer support group fall in love.

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Contemporary YA

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas · 2017

Starr witnesses police shoot her friend and must decide whether to speak out.

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Dystopian YA

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2008

Katniss Everdeen volunteers for a televised fight to the death.

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Coming-of-Age YA

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Charlie navigates freshman year through letters to an anonymous friend.

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Fantasy YA

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas · 2012

An assassin competes for her freedom as the king's champion.

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