Read 25 Young Adult Books in 2025

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4 participants (84 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Young adult novels can be basically defined as books that are marketed towards teens and contain main characters between the ages of 12 and 18, sometimes reaching to early 20s. What young adult literature is not is a story that leaps into adulthood. The majority of the stories (short of maybe an epilogue set years in the future) take place during the characters’ teen years. They don’t typically deal with adult situations and problems such as divorce or financial troubles, etc. Also, a common misconception about young adult novels is that, because they are meant for teens, the stories must be immature and the writing poor. One only need look at authors such as John Green, Hannah Moskowitz and Maggie Stiefvater to see that those claims are false. 

Challenge Books

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The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

The Dark Prophecy

The Trials of Apollo #2

Rick Riordan

12 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2017

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan

The Burning Maze

The Trials of Apollo #3

Rick Riordan

448 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

This Is Where It Ends

Marieke Nijkamp

328 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller young adult challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

The Hidden Oracle

The Trials of Apollo #1

Rick Riordan

10 hours, 34 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Sunrise On The Reaping

The Hunger Games #0.5

Suzanne Collins

12 hours, 48 minutes • audio • 2025

fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #7

Rick Riordan

8 hours, 38 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

16 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction dystopian young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson

Tink and Wendy

Kelly Ann Jacobson

236 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Lover Birds by Leon Egan, Leon Egan

Lover Birds

Leon Egan, Leon Egan

362 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Highly Illogical Behavior

John Corey Whaley

6 hours, 17 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced