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Young adult

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    The School for Good and Evil Soman Chainani · 2007
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (58 ratings)
    EN Fairy tales & myth retellings YA fantasy Middle grade
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    A Monster Calls Patrick Ness, Jim Kay, Siobhan Dowd · 2011
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (33 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary
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    Heartstopper: Volume 1 Alice Oseman · 2018
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (184 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary Graphic novels & comics
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    Sunrise on the Reaping Suzanne Collins · 2025
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (35 ratings)
    EN Dystopian Young adult
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    The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han · 2000
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (141 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary
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    Defy Me Tahereh Mafi · 2019
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (18 ratings)
    EN Dystopian YA fantasy
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    The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy Jenny Han · 2009
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (89 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary
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    The Hunger Games Special Sales Set Suzanne Collins · 2010
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (19 ratings)
    EN Dystopian Young adult
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    Heartstopper Alice Oseman · 2019
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (64 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary Graphic novels & comics
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    Skyward Brandon Sanderson · 2018
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (45 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Young adult
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    Prodigy Marie Lu · 2012
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (25 ratings)
    EN Dystopian Young adult
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    Point Blanc Anthony Horowitz · 2001
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (26 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
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    The Assassin’s Blade Sarah J. Maas · 2014
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (20 ratings)
    EN YA fantasy
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    Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Judy Blume · 1970
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (39 ratings)
    EN Classics YA contemporary Middle grade
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    Steelheart Brandon Sanderson · 2001
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (48 ratings)
    EN Young adult YA fantasy
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    Little Women Louisa May Alcott · 1848
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (128 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Young adult Middle grade
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    We'll Always Have Summer Jenny Han · 2011
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (40 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary
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    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition Holly Jackson · 2019
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (186 ratings)
    EN Crime & detective Young adult
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    Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao · 2019
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (20 ratings)
    EN Science fiction Young adult YA fantasy
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    It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han · 2010
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (33 ratings)
    EN YA contemporary
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    Ark Angel Anthony Horowitz · 2005
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (20 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
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    The face on the milk carton Caroline B. Cooney · 1990
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (16 ratings)
    EN Mystery & thriller YA contemporary
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    Snakehead Anthony Horowitz · 2007
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (14 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Young adult
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    How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Holly Black, Rovina Cai · 2020
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (8 ratings)
    EN Fairy tales & myth retellings YA fantasy
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