Read 25 Young Adult Books in 2025

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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. 

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The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford

The Loudest Silence

Sydney Langford

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
The Farseekers by Isobelle Carmody

The Farseekers

The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2

Isobelle Carmody

8 hours, 33 minutes • audio • 1990

fiction fantasy science fiction young adult adventurous medium-paced
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Going Bicoastal

Dahlia Adler

8 hours, 49 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

9 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Summer Bird Blue

Akemi Dawn Bowman

9 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Thorns and Roses #2

Sarah J. Maas

626 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass #1

Sarah J. Maas

406 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Allegiant

Divergent #3

Veronica Roth

526 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Insurgent

Divergent #2

Veronica Roth

525 pages • hardcover • 2012

fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous tense medium-paced
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

Shadow Kiss

Vampire Academy #3

Richelle Mead

443 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous dark emotional fast-paced