#Young Adult Literature

Looking for the best young adult books, new YA books for your pre-order list, or young adult fiction for yourself or to give to the teens in your life? We’ve got all the bases (and genres) covered.

Superhero Graphic Novels for Girls? Yes Please!

It's time to start publishing more superhero graphic novels for teenage girls. Jessica Plummer examines the questionable history of previous endeavors.

Three Fat Heroines I Wish I’d Met Earlier

Three YA novels featuring fat heroines who defy conventions and delight readers.

On Sex, YA and Hiding GOSSIP GIRL From My Mom

What reading GOSSIP GIRL (and hiding it from her parents) taught one reader about sex.

(More Than) 3 On A YA Theme: Title Equations

YA Books featuring equations and other mathematical fun in their book titles.

Read This, Then That: The Trouble With Destiny, and Other Young Adult Novels You’ll Ship (Because They Are On Boats, You See)

Dig into THE TROUBLE WITH DESTINY and other YA books that are set aboard or feature boats and ships.

3 On A YA Theme: Set in Mexico

Check out some great YA books set in Mexico

3 On A YA Theme: High Tech Hijinks

Teenagers + technology = loads of hijinks and possibilities in these YA novels.

Reading YA With a Lisp

One reader on discovering YA novels where the characters also have a lisp.

3 On A YA Theme: Math Nerds

These YA books feature proud -- and sometimes not necessarily loud -- teens who love and are good at math.

Where Are All the Asian Kids in Contemporary YA Romance?

Walk through any bookstore’s YA section, and it isn’t hard to pick out contemporary romance stories. Young couples fall for each ...