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I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina ForestA River of Royal Blood by Amanda JoyNocturna by Maya MotayneThe Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
YA Debuts 2019
157 books — 919 voters
Save the Date by Morgan MatsonThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonPuddin' by Julie MurphyThe Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell
YA Novels of 2018
1,020 books — 5,012 voters

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasOne Dark Throne by Kendare BlakeLittle & Lion by Brandy ColbertMade for Love by Alissa NuttingBe True to Me by Adele Griffin
Most Anticipated Books for 2017
76 books — 112 voters
A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano
2018 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
249 books — 292 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryMatilda by Roald DahlGraceling by Kristin Cashore
Best Female Lead Characters
4,827 books — 5,827 voters
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsLola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie PerkinsJust Listen by Sarah DessenBetter Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
YA Romance Between Friends
342 books — 608 voters

Better Off Friends by Elizabeth EulbergThe Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson
Books Where Best Friends Fall in Love
210 books — 466 voters
Venturess by Betsy CornwellAlways and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny HanPiecing Me Together by Renée WatsonGirl Out of Water by Laura SilvermanA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2017
1,311 books — 3,826 voters

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. LockhartThe Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Books That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
2,049 books — 2,346 voters
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola YoonThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehGhost by Jason ReynoldsSave Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
2016 YA/MG Books With POC Leads
225 books — 229 voters

The Color of Water by James McBrideBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionThe Faraway Nearby by Rebecca SolnitDreams from My Father by Barack Obama
100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,864 books — 1,787 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellShatter Me by Tahereh MafiAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsFangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,674 books — 14,019 voters

My Lady Jane by Cynthia HandP.S. I Like You by Kasie WestShiny Broken Pieces by Sona CharaipotraThe Unexpected Everything by Morgan MatsonTumbling by Caela Carter
Summer 2016 New Releases
29 books — 35 voters
Made You Up by Francesca ZappiaTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny HanFans of the Impossible Life by Kate ScelsaEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellTwo Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Beautiful YA Contemporary Covers
138 books — 133 voters

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonEleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenTwo Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Books With Multiple Perspectives
736 books — 285 voters
Girl Out of Water by Laura SilvermanThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasAmerican Street by Ibi ZoboiWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThe Education of Margot Sánchez by Lilliam Rivera
YA Debuts 2017
214 books — 1,429 voters

Girl Out of Water by Laura SilvermanAlways and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny HanBy Your Side by Kasie WestThe Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
YA Novels of 2017
1,092 books — 6,565 voters
Everything, Everything by Nicola YoonBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonAmericanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSilver Sparrow by Tayari JonesPointe by Brandy Colbert
Books By or About Black People for Teens & New Adults
112 books — 33 voters

The Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehYou Know Me Well by Nina LaCourThe Winner's Kiss by Marie RutkoskiWhen We Collided by Emery Lord
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,249 books — 4,504 voters
Dumplin' by Julie MurphyEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe DUFF by Kody KeplingerThe List by Siobhan VivianThis One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
New Adult and Young Adult Books Starring a Plus-Size Heroine
176 books — 485 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellThe Winner's Curse by Marie RutkoskiThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best boy hates girl then loves her books
775 books — 3,796 voters
Beloved by Toni MorrisonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Pulitzer Prize Winners 1948-
65 books — 39 voters

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan MatsonWhen We Collided by Emery LordThe Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan VivianP.S. I Like You by Kasie WestHow It Feels to Fly by Kathryn Holmes
2016 YA Contemporary
272 books — 791 voters
The Color of Water by James McBrideOn Writing by Stephen KingHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,422 books — 2,952 voters

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsWe Were Liars by E. LockhartThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterUnwind by Neal ShustermanEvery Day by David Levithan
YA Novels by Goodreads Authors
1,821 books — 2,837 voters
Truest by Jackie Lea SommersDumplin' by Julie MurphyEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonHello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. SmithFans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa
Young Adult New Releases September 2015
100 books — 131 voters

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenFire with Fire by Jenny HanBurn for Burn by Jenny HanAshes to Ashes by Jenny HanDash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
Best Co-written Books
52 books — 14 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliBoy Meets Boy by David LevithanAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzI'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
LGBTQ for YA
1,238 books — 2,132 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingSomething Blue by Emily GiffinBoy Meets Girl by Meg CabotLucy Sullivan Is Getting Married by Marian KeyesThe Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
No Young Adult Best Chick Lit Reads
482 books — 460 voters
Life by Committee by Corey Ann HayduWhat I Thought Was True by Huntley FitzpatrickAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Best Feminist Young Adult Books
1,320 books — 1,341 voters