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Books You’ll Be Obsessed With (YA + Popular Reads)
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items This list includes some of the best YA and young adult books, including romance, emotional reads, and popular must-reads. Perfect for teens and readers looking for engaging, easy-to-get-into books that everyone’s talking about.
The Hate U Give is honestly such a powerful read. It follows Starr who’s stuck between two worlds and shows how heavy real-life stuff like racism and police violence can be. It’s emotional, eye-opening, and like… it really makes you think after you f...
The Hate U Give (Printz Honor Winner) by Angie Thomas, Paperback
On the Come Up is sooo good omg. It’s about Bri who wants to be a rapper so bad and is trying to make it out while dealing with school, family stress, and people judging her.
It feels super real and like you’re literally right there with her trying ...
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas 9780062498564
Concrete Rose is honestly such a deep read omg. It follows Maverick when he’s like 17 trying to figure out life, being a dad, and dealing with gang pressure while still wanting something better for himself.
It’s emotional and kinda heavy but in a wa...
Amazon.com: Concrete Rose: A Printz Honor Winner
Dear Martin is sooo intense but in the best way. It follows Justyce, a smart kid trying to do everything right, but he still ends up dealing with racism and unfair situations that make you feel mad and sad at the same time.
It’s written like journal...
Dear Martin by Nic Stone, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Monday’s Not Coming is honestly so chilling and emotional. It follows Claudia trying to find her best friend Monday who just… disappears, and nobody seems to care or notice.
It starts off kinda confusing but in a good way, and then everything slowly...
Monday's Not Coming: A Psychological Thriller
Allegedly is sooo intense omg. It follows Mary, who’s accused of a really serious crime when she was younger, and now she’s trying to survive life in a group home while everything about her past keeps coming back.
It’s dark, emotional, and kinda str...
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Grown is honestly so dark and intense. It follows Enchanted, a teen who gets pulled into this glamorous music world but it slowly turns into something really dangerous and controlling.
It starts off kinda dreamy but then gets super uncomfortable in ...
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Look Both Ways is such a chill but also really meaningful read. It’s a bunch of different short stories about kids walking home from school, and each one shows how their lives are all kinda connected in unexpected ways.
It’s super easy to read but s...
Look Both Ways: A Tale in Ten Blocks
All American Boys is honestly such a powerful and emotional read. It follows two teen boys from totally different perspectives after a brutal incident involving police violence, and it shows how differently people experience the same situation.
It’s...
All American Boys - Books - Amazon.com
The 57 Bus is such a powerful true story. It follows two teens whose lives get connected after a really serious incident on a bus, and it shows how fast one moment can change everything.
It’s written in a really readable way even though the topic is...
The 57 Bus: True Story of Two Teenagers
Dear Justyce is honestly heartbreaking but so important. It follows Quan’s story through letters to Justyce while he’s in jail, and it shows how quickly life can go wrong even when you’re trying your best.
It’s emotional, raw, and kinda frustrating ...
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone - 9781984829665
The Black Kids is such a powerful read. It follows Ashley during the LA riots after the Rodney King verdict, and it really shows how her world and friendships start shifting as everything around her is changing.
It’s emotional, real, and makes you t...
The Black Kids - Hammonds Reed, Christina
Thirteen Reasons Why is honestly really heavy and emotional. It follows Clay as he listens to tapes left by Hannah, who explains the 13 reasons why she decided to end her life.
It’s intense, kinda sad the whole way through, and it makes you think a ...
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
Girl in Pieces is honestly really raw and emotional. It follows Charlie, a girl dealing with self-harm and a really messy life, trying to figure out how to survive and slowly put herself back together.
It’s heavy, but it feels super real and honest,...
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
You’d Be Home Now is honestly really emotional and heavy. It follows Emory, a girl trying to deal with her brother’s addiction while her whole family is falling apart and everyone in town is judging them.
It’s super real and kinda heartbreaking beca...
You'd Be Home Now-Glasgow, Kathleen