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Best young adult books 🕹

Curated by our reviewers this week

MONDAY 25th JANUARY, 2021
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Young Adult Fantasy

Dragon Twins: The Awakening

A thirteenth birthday is always a big one, but when you find out that dragons could exist, well . . . this one takes the cake!

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Young Adult

Why Liv?

"Why Liv?" by Jon Sebastian Shifrin is a wonderful story of a man's quest for the answers of his existential questions."

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Social & Family Issues

Man Stuff: Things a Young Man Needs to Know

A transformational book that outlines tangible, ordinary steps any young man can take to produce extraordinary outcomes.

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Young Adult

To the Top of Greenfield Street

Compelling and heartwarming, To the Top of Greenfield Street is an excellent portrayal of the myriad layers of midwest American...

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Young Adult

Project HALO

An unruly teen must fight to save his friends after his father's company implants a biochip in his head and threatens to releas...

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Young Adult

The Wise One

A young adult version of A Discovery of Witches, this story expertly blends the folklore of the Celtic people with present-day ...

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Fractured

Fractured is a coming-of-age story from the POV of Mason Vance, star quarterback of his high school, and despicable ladies man.

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Young Adult

General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms

An inspiring allegory for children told as an epic battle among animal kingdoms in an ancient land. Jack leads the underdogs in...

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Young Adult Fantasy

Silver Planet

A deeply charming story of Jonathan Powers and his journey from life to death and beyond.

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Ashwater

A soundtrack from the eighties forms the backdrop of this futuristic tale of unexpected love and redemption.

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Young Adult Fantasy

Ashes of Revival

This is a harrowing thrill ride with a wise understanding of how easy it is for deceitful leaders to craft societal enemies.

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Kissing Daisy Parker

“Kissing Daisy Parker” packs a judo kick of laughter, infatuation and naivety that will have readers as engrossed as their vide...

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Young Adult Fantasy

Kartega

An action packed sci-fi fantasy mash up that never lets up on the action, Sid is a new favourite heroine of mine.

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Young Adult Fantasy

Death Warden

Storm it, this fantasy YA book is totally lit~! Definitely delivers on all of its promises~

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Young Adult Fantasy

The Witch Born to Ignite

The Witch Born to Ignite by Milne is a magical young adult fantasy filled with an anticipation that will leave readers wishing ...

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Young Adult

Silken Scales

Silken Scales is a riveting and magical world where other worldly creatures are forced to find solace on Earth to escape a grow...

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Social & Family Issues

My Life as Kelsey

A realistic look at how perception can affect relationships and how we can find love in places we'd never thought to look!

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Young Adult

Two Like Me and You

Part heist story, part love story, part road trip — Two Like Me and You is clever, insightful, and a whole bunch of fun.

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Young Adult

Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away

A fantastically written read, regardless of your feelings for Star Wars. Fabulous characters and a great narrative with a hook!

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Young Adult Fantasy

The Mark of Fallen Flame

This was a powerful fantasy driven narrative that did a marvelous job of creating a new mythology that readers will absolutely ...

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Young Adult Fantasy

Forest of Lost Secrets

Forest of Lost Secrets is for the hurting soul that believes deep down that there is hope to be found in a new beginning.

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Young Adult Fantasy

Eloia Born, a YA Science Fiction Series

A well-written narrative of disability, dystopia, and exploration, featuring a main character with partial sight.

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Young Adult

Freak, Geek, Goddess; Tales of Survival from Trust Fund High

Jessica Lincoln brings a unique voice to the often-told tale of learning to be true to yourself.

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The Crossing

In Michael Doane’s debut novel, a young man embarks on an epic road trip to find his Love. As he traverses the backroads from c...

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Alicia Chin

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My blog is unique in that I bring eyes to books (both from big publishers and indie), as well as games (more indie than big). I also devote my time to maintaining my Instagram, where I post micro-reviews, show off books (their art and their stories), and interact with other #bookstagrammers.

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Raju Chacko

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An engineer and part-time IT Consultant based in Bangalore, India. Part-time copy editor/reviewer. An IEEE Senior Member. Deep thinker and innovator. Highly analytical, clear, accurate, and thorough. Nearly 40 book reviews published to date-20 on Reedsy and 20 on Online BookClub.

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