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2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults

from YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association)

FANTASY

Bittersweet in the Hollow (Bittersweet in the Hollow, #…In this beautifully dark and enthralling YA, four siste…

The Buried and the Bound (The Buried and the Bound, #1)A contemporary fantasy YA debut from Rochelle Hassan ab…

The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympian…Percy Jackson, modern-day son of Poseidon, is just tryi…

City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1)Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling youn…

Cruel Illusions“The perfect sinisterly magical escape…full of longing,…

A Door in the Dark (Waxways, #1)One of Us is Lying meets A Deadly Education in this fan…

How To Succeed in WitchcraftAn overachieving teen witch vies for a prestigious scho…

A Spark in the CindersHolly Black’s The Cruel Prince meets Jennifer Donnelly'…

Spell BoundTwo rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save the…

This Dark Descent (This Dark Descent, #1) The Shadows Between Us meets Six of Crows in this sp…

Unraveller: A NovelA dark YA fantasy about learning to use your power and …

HISTORICAL FICTION

For LambAn interracial friendship between two teenaged girls go…

StatelessA murder mystery set in 1937 Europe with intrigue, glam…

When the Angels Left the Old CountryA queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, t…

HORROR

Delicious MonstersThe Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this evocativ…

Gorgeous Gruesome Faces (Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, #1)Yellowjackets meets She Is a Haunting in this debut spe…

The Lake HouseClaire’s grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her s…

She Is a HauntingA house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken fami…

The Spirit Bares Its TeethMors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. T…

This Delicious DeathFour best friends, one music festival, and a cooler fil…

What Stalks Among UsFrom Sarah Hollowell, author of A Dark and Starless For…

MYSTERY / THRILLER

Bianca Torre Is Afraid of EverythingMurder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thrille…

Invisible SonFrom the award-winning and critically acclaimed author …

Promise BoysPromise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery ab…

The Sharp Edge of SilenceA YA contemporary standalone that tackles the contagiou…

Their Vicious GamesA Black teen desperate to regain her Ivy League accepta…

Warrior Girl UnearthedPerry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slac…

What Happened to Rachel Riley?An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes,…

POETRY

Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixt…

Forever Is NowA poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about…

MascotWhat if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by…

Miles Morales SuspendedMiles Morales is still just your average teenager. He h…

Rain RisingThis dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a ri…

Saints of the HouseholdSaints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA a…

We Are All So Good at SmilingThey Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this hau…

REALISTIC FICTION

I Kick and I FlyA propulsive social justice adventure by renowned activ…

The Minus-One ClubFrom the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning au…

Nigeria JonesWarrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls h…

Plan AA sixteen-year-old girl’s road trip across the country …

The Queens of New YorkFrom acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, …

Remind Me to Hate You LaterA story about the pressures of social media, the length…

The Secrets We KeepHigh school freshman Emma Clark harbors a secret—a secr…

Those Pink Mountain NightsIn her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed …

ROMANCE

Ander & Santi Were HereAristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun…

Always the AlmostA trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a froz…

As You Walk On ByThe Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unfo…

Becoming a QueenA vibrant and emotional novel from debut author Dan Cla…

Chaos TheoryThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin…

Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)When two young rival journalists find love through a ma…

The Do-OverIn this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommende…

The Dos and Donuts of LoveA pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donut…

The Fall of Whit RiveraCould you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis?…

Forget Me NotA romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of…

Give Me a SignLilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what hav…

Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My GirlfriendGary Võ is one of the few Vietnamese kids in his school…

Going BicoastalA queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must c…

Heartbreak BoysFaking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it loo…

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly CuteFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown…

If Tomorrow Doesn't ComeWe Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA d…

Reggie and Delilah's Year of FallingDelilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden be…

Rhythm & MuseDarren Johnson lives in his head. There, he can pine fo…

This Time It's RealWhen seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting…

We Deserve MonumentsFamily secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn…

Where You See YourselfWhere You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming…

SCIENCE FICTION

Gone WolfAward-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears …

Izzy at the End of the WorldThe Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddix i…

Star SplitterCrash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth…

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