Looking for some great young adult literature? Ask the experts: teenage readers.
Each fall, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) brings together adolescents from across the country to choose the Teens’ Top Ten, a list of the very best YA reads from the previous year. Their picks range across genres and come from diverse authors, reflecting the wide variety of teens’ interests and experiences.
This year’s Top Ten list is below—did you favorites make the cut?
Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2), by Rainbow Rowell
Pumpkinheads, by Rainbow Rowell
With the Fire on High, by Elizabeth Acevedo
Aurora Rising, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection, by Victoria Aveyard
#MurderFunding (#MurderTrending #2), by Gretchen McNeil
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya), by Hafsah Faizal
Lovely War, by Julie Berry
Wilder Girls, by Rory Power
The Memory Thief, by Lauren Mansy
For more information about the Teens’ Top Ten, visit the YALSA website.