Young Adult

Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.

Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres. The
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Don't Let the Forest In
Heir (Heir Duology, #1)
Killer House Party
For She Is Wrath
The Wild Huntress
The Debutantes
Inferno's Heir
Some Like It Cold
Legend of the White Snake
Divine Mortals (Divine Mortals, #1)
Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac, #1)
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...
The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2)
Make My Wish Come True
The Dividing Sky
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    Divergent (Divergent, #1)
    Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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