Mar 28, 2022
Join Beth and Pearl as they talk about why they still love young
adult fiction as adults and why you should, too. Explore a variety
of topics and genres written for teens that will also appeal to
adults. And, as always, there are plenty of suggestions for books
to add to your TBR.
Young Adult
Fiction Recommendations
Novels in Verse
- Solo by Kwame Alexander
- The Poet X or Clap When You Land by Elizabeth
Acevedo
- Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Difficult Topics
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Turtles All The Way Down or The Fault in Our
Stars by John Green
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan
Mental Health
- Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Disability and Neurodiverse Representation
- A List of Cages by Robin Roe (ADHA, Dyslexia)
- Finding Balance by Kati Gardner (Amputation, Cancer)
- Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
(Autism)
- Not if I See You First by Eric Lindstrom (Visually
Impaired)
- You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (Hearing
Impaired)
LGBTQ+
- Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba
Jaigirdar
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
- In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
- Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar
Gaming/Gamers
- Slay by Brittany Morris
- Don't Read the Comments by Eric Smith
- Warcross by Marie Lu
Historical Fiction
- The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
- The Lovely War by Julie Berry
- Enchantee by Gita Trelease
Fantasy
- The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
- An Ember in the Ashes quartet by Sabaa Tahir
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
- Shadow and Bone trilogy and Six of Crows
duology by Leigh Bardugo
- Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas
- The Immortals quartet and Song of the Lioness
quartet by Tamora Pierce
Contemporary Romance
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
- Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
Sources Cited
Milliot, J. (2021, July 9) Print Books Soar in Year's First Half. Publishers Weekly. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/86863-print-book-sales-soar-in-year-s-first-half.html
Hargreaves, A. (2020 June 25). Why Young Adult Books Still Appeal To Me an Adult. Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/young-adult-books-still-appeal-to-me-as-an-adult/
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