Recent young adult fiction from 2019

It’s My Life

Stacie Ramey

While facing disturbing revelations about the cause of her disability, a high school junior with cerebral palsy is on the verge of giving up on herself until she learns that…

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Only a Breath Apart

Katie McGarry

A southern gothic twist on McGarry’s trademark wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance as star-crossed lovers must escape their pasts, and their families

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Jackpot

Nic Stone

This is big ticket love. All bets are off.

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See all the Stars

Kit Frick

It’s hard to find the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself. A thrilling YA debut that will that will sweep readers away as they try to solve the mystery…

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Rabbit and Robot

Andrew Smith

Brand new YA fiction from the extraordinary mind of New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith …

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Reverie

Ryan La Sala

While recovering from an attack that leaves him without his memory, gay teenager Kane Montgomery stumbles into a world where dreams known as reveries take on a life of their…

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Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking second title in Tomi Adeyemi’s YA fantasy trilogy, Legacy of Orisha, following her ground-breaking, West African-inspired debut Children of Blood and Bone.

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The Night Country (The Hazel Wood, Book 2)

Melissa Albert

Melissa Albert dives back into the menacing and mesmerizing world that captivated readers of The Hazel Wood.

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An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason

Virginia Boecker

Perfect for fans of My Lady Jane and The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, this witty and thrilling action-adventure novel of star-crossed assassins in Elizabethan England is now in…

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One Of Us Is Next: TikTok made me buy it

Karen M. McManus

Introducing - ONE OF US IS NEXT. Welcome back to Bayview High…It is a year after the action of One of Us Is Lying, and someone has started playing a…

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Call Down the Hawk

Maggie Stiefvater

The dreamers walk among us…and so do the dreamed. Those who dream cannot stop dreaming, they can only try to control it. Those who are dreamed cannot have their own…

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Hey Sherlock!

Simon Mason

A new and intriguing Garvie Smith mystery, featuring the same brilliant characters and dry humour of Kid Got Shot (Crime Fest Best Crime Novel for Young Adults) and Costa Prize-shortlisted…

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Crossfire

Malorie Blackman

Crossfire is the long-awaited new novel in legendary author Malorie Blackman’s ground-breaking Noughts & Crosses series - perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power.

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Crownbreaker (Spellslinger, Book 6)

Sebastien de Castell

The sixth - and final - instalment of the inimitable SPELLSLINGER series. Even Reichis has come to appreciate having a noble purpose - so long as no one minds him…

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The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

Sherry Thomas

When her ailing father is conscripted to fight invaders from the north, Mulan dresses as a man to take his place in the army, but an old enemy and an…

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Let It Snow: Film Tie-In

John Green,Maureen Johnson,Lauren Myracle

It’s Christmas Eve and the worst blizzard for fifty years has blanketed Gracetown. But as well as snowflakes, love is in the air - and appearing in the most unexpected…

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Go!

Steve Worland

Fifteen-year-old Jack has just discovered the one thing he loves, and is really good at - go kart racing.

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Into The Crooked Place

Alexandra Christo

From the author of To Kill a Kingdom comes the first in a spectacular fantasy duology, in a world thriving with black magic.

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The Guinevere Deception

Kiersten White

Princess Guinevere has come to Camelot to wed a stranger - the charismatic King Arthur. With magic clawing at the kingdom’s borders, the great wizard Merlin conjured a solution–send in…

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The Toll

Neal Shusterman

Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and…

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Deeplight

Frances Hardinge

The gods are dead. About fifty years ago they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why.

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Dreams Come to Life

Adrienne Kress

Buddy Lewek has spent most of his life dreaming of escaping the slums of 1939 New York City. Counting pennies to survive, it doesn’t seem likely that Buddy’s dreams of…

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Permanent Record

Mary H. K. Choi

From the New York Times bestselling author of Emergency Contact, which Rainbow Rowell called ‘smart and funny,’ comes an unforgettable new romance about how social media influences relationships every day.

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Seafire

Natalie C. Parker

Caledonia let down her guard once - and her family were murdered by ruthless warlord Aric Athair and his blood-thirsty Bullets. Now she has sworn never to show mercy again…

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The Last to Die

Kelly Garrett

Thrill-seeking Harper Jacobs and her friends make a pact to engage in a series of break-ins from their own homes, but when Alex, looking to up the ante, suggests breaking…

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A Spark of White Fire: Book One of the Celestial Trilogy

Sangu Mandanna

When Esmae wins a contest of skill, she sets off events that trigger an inevitable and unwinnable war

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The Incredible True Story Of The Making Of The Eve Of Destruction

Amy Brashear

In 1984, while grappling with her parents’ divorce and her mother’s remarriage to an African-American man, sixteen-year-old Laura wins a walk-on role in the nuclear holocaust movie being filmed in…

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Under A Dancing Star

Laura Wood

When Bea gets the chance to spend the summer in Italy with her bohemian uncle and his fiancee, a whole world is opened up to Bea - a world that…

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Patron Saints of Nothing

Randy Ribay

When Jay Reguero hears of his cousin Jun’s death, everything changes. Although years have passed since they were last in contact, the stories about Jun just don’t fit with the…

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Poemsia

Lang Leav

Verity Wolf dreams of being a poet - not that she’d ever admit it to anyone. Her best friend Jess thinks she’s definitely got what it takes, while her cat…

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Cursed

Tom Wheeler

Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King. But what if the Sword has chosen a Queen?

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Chinglish

Sue Cheung

The hilarious and tragic diary of a girl growing up in a Chinese takeaway. Chinglish is a one-of-a-kind illustrated novel about family, food, being different and finding your own way.

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The Girl the Sea Gave Back

Adrienne Young

The new gut-wrenching epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep.

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Unleashed

Amy McCulloch

From the author of The Potion Diaries books comes a brand-new series set in a near-future society where technology has the power to open up a whole world of magical…

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We Are Lost and Found

Helene Dunbar

In the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower comes a story about choosing your path and finding the courage to be yourself in the face of fear.

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Who Put This Song On?

Morgan Parker

Set in California during the final months of the Obama/McCain election, Who Put This Song On? is the story of Morgan - a depressed black 17-year-old triumphantly figuring out her…

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The Good Demon

Jimmy Cajoleas

Clare, miserable since an exorcism took away the demon that was like a sister to her, discovers the occult roots of her small Southern town and must question the fine…

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SLAY

Brittney Morris

Black Panther meets Ready Player One. A fierce teen game developer battles a real-life troll intent on ruining the Black Panther-inspired video game she created and the safe community it…

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Invisible Boys

Holden Sheppard

Invisible Boys is a raw, confronting YA novel that explores the complexities and trauma of rural gay identity with painful honesty, devastating consequences and, ultimately, hope.

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Ghost Bird

Lisa Fuller

An intriguing and gripping young adult novel by the winner of the David Unaipon award.

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Scars Like Wings

Erin Stewart

The YA answer to Wonder - this is a book that makes a difference; that makes you want to be a kinder, more empathetic person.

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The Unlisted (Book 1)

Chris Kunz,Justine Flynn

There’s nothing Dru Sharma fears more than the dentist. So when his school runs a compulsory dental check, he convinces his identical twin, Kal, to take his spot.

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A Strange Kind of Brave

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Poignant, gripping and with a twist you won’t see coming - A Strange Kind of Brave is a story about the power of fear and the resilience of love. With…

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Rules for Vanishing

Kate Alice Marshall

Cross The Blair Witch Project with Stranger Things and you’ve got Rules for Vanishing: a skin-crawling story that grows more unsettling with every step.

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The Prom

Saundra Mitchell,Matthew Sklar,Chad Beguelin,Bob Martin

Seventeen-year-old Emma Nolan wants only one thing before she graduates- to dance with her girlfriend at the senior prom. But in her small town of Edgewater, Indiana, that’s like asking…

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Are You Listening?

Tillie Walden

An intimate and emotionally soaring story about friendship, grief, and healing from Eisner Award winner Tillie Walden.

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Shatter City (Impostors, Book 2)

Scott Westerfeld

When the world sees Frey, they think they see her twin sister Rafi. Frey was raised to be Rafi’s double, and now she’s taken on Rafi’s role as first daughter…without…

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Frankly in Love

David Yoon

Frank loves Joy. Joy loves Frank. At least, that’s what they tell their parents. David Yoon’s debut novel is a quirky, authentic, heartbreaking romantic comedy and a refreshingly different take…

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Recent young adult fiction from 2019

It’s My Life

Only a Breath Apart

Jackpot

See all the Stars

Rabbit and Robot

Reverie

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

The Night Country (The Hazel Wood, Book 2)

An Assassin’s Guide to Love and Treason

One Of Us Is Next: TikTok made me buy it

Call Down the Hawk

Hey Sherlock!

Crossfire

Crownbreaker (Spellslinger, Book 6)

The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

Let It Snow: Film Tie-In

Go!

Into The Crooked Place

The Guinevere Deception

The Toll

Deeplight

Dreams Come to Life

Permanent Record

Seafire

The Last to Die

A Spark of White Fire: Book One of the Celestial Trilogy

The Incredible True Story Of The Making Of The Eve Of Destruction

Under A Dancing Star

Patron Saints of Nothing

Poemsia

Cursed

Chinglish

The Girl the Sea Gave Back

Unleashed

We Are Lost and Found

Who Put This Song On?

The Good Demon

SLAY

Invisible Boys

Ghost Bird

Scars Like Wings

The Unlisted (Book 1)

A Strange Kind of Brave

Rules for Vanishing

The Prom

Are You Listening?

Shatter City (Impostors, Book 2)

Frankly in Love