Young Adult

Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.

Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres. The
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A Steeping of Blood (Blood and Tea, #2)
Sisters in the Wind
Blood Moon
Grim and Oro
Holly (Belladonna, #3.5)
You've Found Oliver (You've Reached Sam, #2)
House of Hearts
Make Me a Monster
Rules for Fake Girlfriends
When We Were Monsters
This Raging Sea
If Looks Could Kill
The Dead of Summer (The Dead of Summer, #1)
I Killed the King
The Weaver Bride
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    The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
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    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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