Young Adult

Return to Veronica Roth’s World of “Divergent” in “The Sixth Faction”

One of my most anticipated reads of the year is finally here! The Sixth Faction by Veronica Roth is a new adventure into the world of Divergent, retelling the bulk of the original story, but an alternate version of it. The story opens essentially the same way as the original…

Kiersten BjorkOctober 6, 2026

Fiction Young Adult

Play the Game and Win the War in Ava Reid’s Latest Dystopian Tale

What would the world look like if the Cold War still raged on? Winterveil by bestselling author Ava Reid (A Study in Drowning, Fable for the End of the World) dives headfirst into that dystopian future, inviting us into the lives of four students/inmates at Valeran Academy, an academy where…

Kiersten BjorkSeptember 16, 2026

Fiction Young Adult

“The Weight of One Pomegranate” Explores Grief and Moving Forward

The Weight of One Pomegranate is the second YA novel, also highly recommended for adult readers, of notable author Brynne Rebele-Henry, Fulbright scholar and graduate student at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. While savoring the precise fine prose, you might linger to re-read certain…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 16, 2026

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Not Your Average Fairy Tale: 5 Inventive & Enchanting YA Fantasy Novels

Looking for a read that feels like it’s straight out of a book of Grimm’s fairy tales? You’ve come to the right place to build up your YA fantasy TBR pile. Here are five fresh fairy tales for the young adult audience, each as inventive and unique as the next.…

Cameron KimballAugust 27, 2026

Fiction Young Adult

Journey to the Edge of the World in “Monster, Monarch, Maiden”

Award-winning author Rae Carson returns with a gorgeous stand-alone fantasy novel brimming with magic and adventure. Bria Angarsold has faced the worst—a raid on her home, an attack on her family, and the deaths of her loved ones. A mountain girl with a magical gift for ice and making things…

Kiersten BjorkAugust 25, 2026

Fiction Recommended Young Adult

F. N. Knight’s “The First Cycle” Delivers Epic Science Fantasy with Heart

F. N. Knight's The First Cycle is an ambitious, richly imagined science-fantasy epic that announces the arrival of a writer with a bold vision.

BookTribJune 2, 2026

Fiction Young Adult

“The Reel Life of Zara Kegg” Explores the Messy Reality of Loss and Growing Up

The Reel Life of Zara Kegg explores themes of grief and loss, loneliness, friendship, dysfunctional families and coming-of-age romance.

Natalia KavaleJune 16, 2026

Fiction Romance Young Adult

Celeste Dador’s Summer Romance Wrapped in Stars and Stripes

Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights is a wholesome and young adult romance novel by Celeste Dador.

Natalia KavaleMay 29, 2026

Fiction Recommended Young Adult

Faith, Courage and a Talking Wolf in “Journey to the Land of Integrity”

Isaiah Owens thinks his worst mistake is acting as lookout while bullies break into Granny Rose’s cookie shop. Then a green mist calls him to the Land of Integrity, where a watchman, a fearless warrior and even a talking wolf push him toward a mission that could save a kingdom…

BookTribNovember 24, 2025

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Time Travel and Romance Collide in Alexandra Bracken’s ‘Passenger’ Series

Bracken Ever since I read Caroline B. Cooney’s Both Sides of Time as a preteen, I’ve been hooked on time travel stories. Over the years, I’ve devoured any time travel book that I can, especially ones involving romances that exist out of space and time. And there have been a…

Rachel CarterJanuary 5, 2017

Listicles Young Adult

Training for the Patriot Games? 7 YA Dystopian Novels Where Athleticism Becomes Power

When President Donald Trump announced the “Patriot Games,” an athletic competition bringing one young man and one young woman from every state and territory to Washington, D.C., a lot of people felt a strange kind of déjà vu. Not concern, exactly. More like recognition. YA dystopian fiction has been exploring…

Monique SnymanJanuary 26, 2026

Fiction Thrillers Young Adult

Secrets Don’t Stay Buried in “Lost Girls of Hollow Lake”

Queer author Rebekah Faubion delivers a captivating and haunting Young Adult horror/thriller with a paranormal twist. Lost Girls of Hollow Lake revolves around a group of high school teenage girls who vanished on a mysterious island while on a school trip. During an Environmental Science trip to Hollow Lake National…

Natalia KavaleJanuary 27, 2026

Fiction Young Adult

Enjoy a Magic Carpet Ride with Princess Jasmine in Spinoff of Disney Classic

Prepare yourself to get lost in the magic of Disney with Alexandra Monir’s Realm of Wonders (Disney Hyperion). Pairing a beloved Disney princess with the tough realities she faces, Monir’s book is a cant-miss take on a beloved franchise and a much-needed reminder about princesses — they’re just like us.…

Aurora DominguezNovember 23, 2023

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“A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions” Wears Its Own Ambitions On Its Sleeve

Right off the bat, Sheena Boekweg’s A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions (Feiwel & Friends) is a real go-getter of a novel: five main characters are introduced in the first two pages, the stakes instantly raised as they attempt to save a woman from her abusive husband. The year is 1926,…

Savannah CordovaJune 16, 2021

Sid Johnson and the Well-Intended Conspiracy by Frances Schoonmaker

Fiction Recommended Young Adult

Daring Historical Adventure Reveals Harsh Truths of Native American Displacement

Author and educator Frances Schoonmaker doesn’t shy away from educating teenage readers about the important and troubling parts of American history. She tells riveting tales of historical fiction about slavery in Sid Johnson and the Phantom Slave Stealer and the displacement of Native Americans in her new book, Sid Johnson…

Kelsey HallJanuary 17, 2024

Fiction Recommended Young Adult

In Thoughtful YA Novel, ‘Soul Mates’ Transcend Time and Place – Over and Over

“My world is your world – only you can’t remember any of it. A barrier exists between what you think is real and what you know to be. It had been put in place during the transition into the world you currently know and will be removed upon your return.…

Jim AlkonMarch 4, 2024

Not Your Average Fairy Tale: 5 Inventive & Enchanting YA Fantasy Novels

F. N. Knight’s “The First Cycle” Delivers Epic Science Fantasy with Heart

Faith, Courage and a Talking Wolf in “Journey to the Land of Integrity”

Time Travel and Romance Collide in Alexandra Bracken’s ‘Passenger’ Series

Training for the Patriot Games? 7 YA Dystopian Novels Where Athleticism Becomes Power

“A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions” Wears Its Own Ambitions On Its Sleeve

Daring Historical Adventure Reveals Harsh Truths of Native American Displacement

In Thoughtful YA Novel, ‘Soul Mates’ Transcend Time and Place – Over and Over

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