A list of some of my favorite young audlt horror, fantasy, and science-fiction books
An ominous tale about what happens when science gets out of hand, and one young woman's goal to change it.
Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom
A story where two teenagers from different backgrounds must journey to a new continent to find hope for their people.
The Extinction Trials by S.M. Wilson
A chilling story about what happens when a young woman's sickness causes hyssteria in a small town.
The Fever by Megan Abbott
A tale revealing what happens when girls are cast into the wilderness to dispel their “baneful magic?” Kim Liggett answers that.
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
A story about a girl who seeks justice after the death of a friend, while maneuvering life as a “weredeer.”
I Was a Teenage Weredeer by C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus
In the 1400s, at the height of the European slave trade, a black mermaid (Mami Wata) named Simelde must grapple with her purpose as someone who ferries the souls of the dead, and deal with the repercussions that follow when she saves one boy. A breat...
Skin of the Sea (Of Mermaids and Orisa Book 1)
A story that tells of a world where witches control the weather, and where one must decide whether to give her powers up, or face them head on.
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
In this haunting tale, a young woman, threatened by her own powers, must navigate life as a necromancer.
The Unblessed Dead by Rhiannon Frater
In a reimagining of “Carrie,” a young biracial woman develops telekentic powers on the backdrop of a small town.
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
A story where a girl's school is quarantined on an island after a mysterious disease begins to change them.
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
A tale of a dystopian “New America,” and the girl who challenges her idea of what it means to be a woman.
