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Top 21 Titles of 2021: Young Adult Fiction

Top 21 Titles of 2021: Young Adult Fiction

Friendship and loyalty, secrets and lies, tragedy and hope. There’s a lot to love about YA novels. Here, the books patrons devoured last year.
Collage of book covers featuring popular young adult novels

It’s no secret that adults read YA too. Here’s a booklist for you and the young people in your life.  

  1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
  3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  5. The Toll by Neal Shusterman
  6. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
  7. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
  8. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
  9. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  11. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
  12. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
  13. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
  14. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
  15. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
  16. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
  17. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
  18. Renegades by Marissa Meyer
  19. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
  20. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
  21. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Don't miss our other 2021 lists.

Top 21 Titles of 2021: Children's Fiction

Top 21 Titles of 2021: Adult Fiction

Top 21 Titles of 2021: Adult Non-Fiction

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