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Almost every young adult book on the market today features romance, and every single YA bestseller that I can think of features it. This is a list for the exceptions, where the main protagonist does not get in a romance.

Note: There can be a romance among side characters (the protagonist's parents, for example), as long as the protagonist has no romance.

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1	This is Not a Test (This is Not a Test, #1) by Courtney Summers (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 16,397 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 4,318 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Papua New Guinea (Notes from a Spinning Planet, #2) by Melody Carlson 3.88 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sketchy Behavior by Erynn Mangum (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 1,189 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Wolf Moon (Grazi Kelly #1) by C.D. Gorri (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Blackbringer (Faeries of Dreamdark #1) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 6,079 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Into That Forest by Louis Nowra 3.82 avg rating — 1,704 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Departure (On the Edge of Now, #1) by Brian Alexander McCullough (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert 3.70 avg rating — 705 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Twistrose Key (The Twistrose Key, #1) by Tone Almhjell 3.81 avg rating — 2,738 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Merrow by Ananda Braxton-Smith 3.33 avg rating — 685 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Stray (Touchstone, #1) by Andrea K. Höst (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 4,041 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ireland (Notes from a Spinning Planet, #1) by Melody Carlson 3.75 avg rating — 826 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Mister Monday (The Keys to the Kingdom, #1) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 40,828 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Dead I Know by Scot Gardner 3.81 avg rating — 1,517 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn 3.24 avg rating — 1,612 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Grace Notes (Blog On! #1) by Dandi Daley Mackall (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Fall (The Seventh Tower, #1) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 9,824 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn 3.72 avg rating — 6,602 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Valley of Secrets by Charmian Hussey 3.56 avg rating — 1,645 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Patrick Ness 3.97 avg rating — 207,492 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Lirael (Abhorsen, #2) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 125,686 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 448,423 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	New Girl in Town ('Nama Beach High, #1) by Nancy N. Rue 3.90 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Friend at Midnight by Caroline B. Cooney 3.57 avg rating — 453 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars