2025 Young Adult Favorites
9th to 12th Grade book recommendations for teens, educators, booksellers, librarians, and caregivers of the best young adult books in 2024.
Apple Black Origins
By: Odunze Oguguo
Illustrated by:
Odunze Oguguo
Odunze Oguguo
ISBN: 9780760390023
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
Black Girl You Are Atlas
By: Renée Watson
ISBN: 9780593461709
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ghost Roast
By: Shawneé Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs
Illustrated by:
Emily Cannon
Emily Cannon
ISBN: 9780358141808
Fiction, Teen, Cultural Diversity
Grief in the Fourth Dimension—A Novel
By: Jennifer Yu
ISBN: 9781419767272
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Haphaven Deluxe Edition
By: Norm Harper
Illustrated by:
Louie Joyce
Louie Joyce
ISBN: 9781637154366
Fiction, Teen, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s
By: Hanna Alkaf
ISBN: 9781534494589
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
An Illustrated History of Urban Legends
By: Adam Allsuch Boardman
ISBN: 9781838749101
Nonfiction, Teen, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Lunar New Year Love Story
By: Gene Luen Yang
Illustrated by:
LeUyen Pham
LeUyen Pham
ISBN: 9781250908261
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
Make My Wish Come True
By: Rachael Lippincott
ISBN: 9781665937566
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Neopets—The Omelette Faerie
By: Rebecca Mix
Illustrated by:
Heather Burns
Heather Burns
ISBN: 9781524880590
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
The Rez Doctor
By: Gitz Crazyboy
Illustrated by:
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
ISBN: 9781553799245
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
Snowglobe
By: Soyoung Park; translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort
ISBN: 9780593484975
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi
There Is a Door in Darkness
By: Kristin Cashore
ISBN: 9780803739994
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
Transformers—Robots In Disguise
By: Daniel Warren Johnson
Illustrated by:
Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
ISBN: 9781534398177
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . A LOVE Story
By: Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781665961271
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
The White Guy Dies First—13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
ISBN: 9781250861269
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
