Winter by Marissa MeyerQueen of Shadows by Sarah J. MaasThe Sword of Summer by Rick RiordanSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoIlluminae by Amie Kaufman
Buzzworthy YA Fall/Winter 2015
108 books — 178 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniLife of Pi by Yann MartelThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeDown and Rising by Rohith S. Katbamna
Best Multicultural General Fiction
588 books — 376 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,980 books — 12,436 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,663 books — 12,167 voters

The Young Elites by Marie LuSnow Like Ashes by Sara RaaschA Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia GrayBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterIn the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
New YA October 2014
91 books — 133 voters
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanIsla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie PerkinsWe Were Liars by E. LockhartSince You've Been Gone by Morgan MatsonWhat I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
2014 Contemporary YA
263 books — 1,868 voters