Editors' picks: Best Young Adult
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  1. The Bone Spindle
    The Bone Spindle Leslie Vedder
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $18.99
    (18)
  2. Here's t
    Here's to Us Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
    Kindle Edition
    $12.99 $19.99
    (279)
  3. The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology)
    The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology) Akshaya Raman
    Kindle Edition
    $9.99 $18.99
    (26)
  4. Ain't Burned All the Br
    Ain't Burned All the Bright Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $19.99
    (22)
  5. The Mirror Shattered Midnight (Fiction - Young Adult)
    The Mirror Shattered Midnight (Fiction - Young Adult) Dhonielle Clayton
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $18.99
    (9)
  6. When You Get the Chance: A Novel
    When You Get the Chance: A Novel Emma Lord
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $18.99
    (149)
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Best young adult books of 2021 Learn more

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  1. All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, 1)
    All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, 1) Amanda Foody, Christine Lynn Herman
    Hardcover
    $15.23 $18.99
    (252)
  2. Iron Widow
    Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao
    Hardcover
    $14.78 $17.99
    (1,949)
  3. Firekeeper's Daug
    Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley
    Hardcover
    $10.23 $18.99
    (5,347)
  4. Beasts of Prey
    Beasts of Prey Ayana Gray
    Hardcover
    $12.99 $18.99
    (272)
  5. Roxy
    Roxy Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman
    Hardcover
    $14.76 $18.99
    (69)
  6. Bluebird
    Bluebird Sharon Cameron
    Hardcover
    $13.60 $18.99
    (114)
  7. Lore
    Lore Alexandra Bracken
    Hardcover
    $14.99 $18.99
    (2,716)
  8. You'll Be the Death o
    You'll Be the Death of Me Karen M. McManus
    Hardcover
    $11.20 $19.99
    (587)
  9. Concrete Rose
    Concrete Rose Angie Thomas
    Hardcover
    $13.98 $19.99
    (3,064)
  10. The Passing Playbook
    The Passing Playbook Isaac Fitzsimons
    Hardcover
    $13.60 $17.99
    (182)
  11. In the Wild Light
    In the Wild Light Jeff Zentner
    Hardcover
    $15.99 $17.99
    (170)
  12. How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
    How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
    Hardcover
    $14.99 $19.99
    (39)
  13. Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 1)
    Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 1) Stephanie Garber
    Hardcover
    $9.99 $19.99
    (1,311)
  14. Tokyo Ever After: A Novel (Tokyo Ever After, 1)
    Tokyo Ever After: A Novel (Tokyo Ever After, 1) Emiko Jean
    Hardcover
    $15.99 $18.99
    (1,136)
  15. Little Thieves
    Little Thieves Margaret Owen
    Hardcover
    $16.99 $18.99
    (220)
  16. Gilded
    Gilded Marissa Meyer
    Hardcover
    $15.04 $19.99
    (610)
  17. Skin of the Sea
    Skin of the Sea Natasha Bowen
    Hardcover
    $10.85 $18.99
    (165)
  18. The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar C
    The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) Ransom Riggs
    Hardcover
    $15.15 $22.99
    (3,284)
  19. Ace of Spades
    Ace of Spades Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
    Hardcover
    $15.10 $18.99
    (1,130)
  20. Instructions for Dancing
    Instructions for Dancing Nicola Yoon
    Hardcover
    $12.10 $19.99
    (564)
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100 Young Adult Books to Read in a Lifetime See the full list

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  1. A Separate Peace
    A Separate Peace John Knowles
    Paperback
    $14.40 $16.00
    (3,012)
  2. The Secret History
    The Secret History Donna Tartt
    Paperback
    $14.49 $18.00
    (9,295)
  3. The Witch Of Blackbird Pond
    The Witch Of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare
    Paperback
    $7.99 $8.99
    (3,038)
  4. Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 10)
    Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 10) Agatha Christie
    Mass Market Paperback
    $8.99
    (9,192)
  5. Eleanor &
    Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
    Hardcover
    $11.49 $18.99
    (9,150)
  6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar C
    Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) Ransom Riggs
    Paperback
    $9.01 $14.99
    (12,362)
  7. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
    Paperback
    $5.33 $6.00
    (2,736)
  8. On the Road
    On the Road Jack Kerouac
    Paperback
    $13.89 $18.00
    (4,458)
  9. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: A Novel
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: A Novel Betty Smith
    Paperback
    (396)
  10. Monster
    Monster Walter Dean Myers
    Paperback
    $10.40 $11.99
    (2,857)
  11. A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess
    Paperback
    $22.95
    (4,623)
  12. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold)
    The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold) Avi
    Paperback
    $7.99
    (1,552)
  13. The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching, 1)
    The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching, 1) Terry Pratchett
    Mass Market Paperback
    $9.99
    (2,638)
  14. Their Eyes Were Watching God
    Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
    Paperback
    $7.30 $17.99
    (8,625)
  15. Ender's Game (The Ender Quin
    Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet) Orson Scott Card
    Mass Market Paperback
    (16,227)
  16. Dune
    Dune Frank Herbert
    Mass Market Paperback
    $9.89 $10.99
    (47,573)
  17. A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)
    A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) Libba Bray
    Paperback
    $9.99 $10.99
    (962)
  18. Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & B
    Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone (1)) Laini Taylor
    Paperback
    $11.40 $14.99
    (3,660)
  19. Divergent (Divergent Series, 1)
    Divergent (Divergent Series, 1) Veronica Roth, Nicolas Delort
    Paperback
    $8.46 $12.99
    (29,699)
  20. My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
    My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics) Jean Craighead George
    Paperback
    $3.39 $7.99
    (4,242)
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2022 Michael L. Printz Award for Teen Literature See past Printz Medal and Honor titles
Winner: "Firekeeper’s Daughter" by Angeline Boulley and Honor books for 2022

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  1. Firekeeper's Daug
    Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99
    (5,347)
  2. Concrete Rose
    Concrete Rose Angie Thomas
    Kindle Edition
    $12.99 $19.99
    (3,064)
  3. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $11.99
    (720)
  4. Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People
    Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People Kekla Magoon
    Kindle Edition
    $9.50 $24.99
    (1)
  5. Starfish
    Starfish Lisa Fipps
    Kindle Edition
    $10.99 $17.99
    (559)
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The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

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Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows (Six of Crows, 2)

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