List of debut YA authors with a release in 2016.

YA Debuts:
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014
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3.68 avg rating — 17,287 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 26,464 ratings
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3.56 avg rating — 28,442 ratings
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3.67 avg rating — 153,491 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 13,091 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 66,563 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 4,177 ratings
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3.53 avg rating — 27,647 ratings
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3.39 avg rating — 7,438 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 5,394 ratings
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3.57 avg rating — 5,767 ratings
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3.47 avg rating — 2,792 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 1,057 ratings
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18

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3.97 avg rating — 42,083 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
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3.61 avg rating — 1,419 ratings
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21

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3.66 avg rating — 5,948 ratings
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22

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3.73 avg rating — 17,114 ratings
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23

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3.76 avg rating — 8,166 ratings
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24

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3.73 avg rating — 1,434 ratings
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25

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3.76 avg rating — 23,249 ratings
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26

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3.63 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
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27

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4.09 avg rating — 19,065 ratings
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28

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4.14 avg rating — 239,156 ratings
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29

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3.93 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 4,159 ratings
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31

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3.78 avg rating — 939 ratings
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3.49 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
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33

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3.58 avg rating — 3,777 ratings
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3.57 avg rating — 12,257 ratings
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35

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3.42 avg rating — 1,649 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 22,855 ratings
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3.22 avg rating — 2,613 ratings
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38

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3.92 avg rating — 183,226 ratings
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39

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3.86 avg rating — 2,130 ratings
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40

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3.86 avg rating — 7,578 ratings
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41

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4.12 avg rating — 337 ratings
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42

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3.93 avg rating — 275,872 ratings
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43

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3.52 avg rating — 8,533 ratings
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44

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3.44 avg rating — 3,989 ratings
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45

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3.38 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
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46

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3.51 avg rating — 2,859 ratings
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47

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3.80 avg rating — 787 ratings
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48

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3.84 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
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3.51 avg rating — 4,065 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
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51

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3.46 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
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52

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3.84 avg rating — 2,911 ratings
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53

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4.16 avg rating — 69 ratings
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54

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3.93 avg rating — 18,111 ratings
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55

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3.39 avg rating — 1,722 ratings
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56

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4.05 avg rating — 21,022 ratings
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57

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3.77 avg rating — 293 ratings
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58

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3.74 avg rating — 6,505 ratings
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3.16 avg rating — 3,497 ratings
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60

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3.77 avg rating — 4,668 ratings
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61

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3.67 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
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62

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3.72 avg rating — 781 ratings
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63

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4.02 avg rating — 191,446 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 93,092 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 7,996 ratings
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3.51 avg rating — 1,259 ratings
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3.20 avg rating — 323 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 3,839 ratings
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69

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4.11 avg rating — 38,470 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 11,149 ratings
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71

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3.37 avg rating — 4,261 ratings
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3.61 avg rating — 4,863 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 1,333 ratings
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3.49 avg rating — 3,907 ratings
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75

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3.74 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
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76

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3.91 avg rating — 757 ratings
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77

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3.59 avg rating — 1,369 ratings
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78

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3.51 avg rating — 362 ratings
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3.57 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
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80

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3.38 avg rating — 647 ratings
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81

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3.72 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
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3.20 avg rating — 2,332 ratings
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83

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3.71 avg rating — 573 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 353 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 2,124 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 1,294 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings
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3.77 avg rating — 7,020 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 2,987 ratings
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3.40 avg rating — 1,103 ratings
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3.64 avg rating — 274 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 2,680 ratings
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3.58 avg rating — 1,957 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 1,043 ratings
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3.45 avg rating — 727 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 656 ratings
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3.14 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 27,595 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 3,916 ratings
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cc 2686 books
1503 friends
Erin 1005 books
712 friends
Dahlia 5685 books
480 friends
YA Buccaneers 113 books
201 friends
Charlotte 42 books
3 friends
Keith 52 books
3 friends
Promise 46 books
2 friends
Bridget 533 books
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message 1: by Rainbowheart (last edited Apr 13, 2015 02:07PM) (new)

Rainbowheart Removed these....

Bounders (middle grade)
Old Habits (not a debut author)
Far From Us (not a debut author)
Summer Bucket List (middle grade)


message 2: by Ashly (new)

Ashly It says that My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma comes out in 2017.


message 3: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart Thanks for the heads up! I removed that one.


Jessica (Goldenfurpro) Removed RoseBlood by A.G. Howard, as she's not a 2016 debut author


message 5: by Amber (last edited Nov 30, 2015 10:02PM) (new)

Amber (YA Indulgences) Just wanted to say that You Were Here, Seven Days of You and 100 Days of Cake aren't debuts.


message 6: by Rainbowheart (last edited Nov 30, 2015 09:56PM) (new)

Rainbowheart Thanks Amber. Yes, Cori McCarthy has previous YA titles. I removed that one.


message 7: by S (new)

S Hey, should The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas count as a debut? She's the author of Prep School Confidential, as Kara Taylor.


message 8: by Jason (last edited May 27, 2016 01:32PM) (new)

Jason Read half of the T10 so far. All disappointing. Of those unpublished:
Ever the Hunted has no reviews.
The Reader’s reviews have no substance.
The Crown’s Game’s reviews, despite being generally glowing and getting into specifics, make me think I would find it irritating thanks to the reasons why they're glowing. ETA: Meh.
The Star-Touched Queen’s reviews are by far the most promising, as everything they describe sounds great. ETA: More meh.


Jessica (Goldenfurpro) Removed Saven: Deception, as the author has another YA series published and this book wasn't even published this year


message 10: by Anna (new)

Anna A court of wings and ruins should not be on the list. not a debut author.


message 11: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart Thanks for the heads up! I removed that one and several others that were non-2016, non-YA, and non-debut authors.


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