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Our Young Adult Recommended Books

All books have been reviewed by at least one of our sensitivity readers, with more being added all the time! Books in this category are generally for individuals ages 14+, but please read the book description, information from the publisher, and reviews to determine if the content is suitable.

Fantasy

Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin
Mooncakes by  Suzanne Walker
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz
Inheritance of Scars by Crystal Seitz
Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore
Girl of Shadow and Glass by C.K. Beggan
Brotherband the Outcasts by John Flanagan
Townsend: The Ever Vigilant Series Book One by Winslow E. Dixon
Lake Lore by Anna-Marie McLemore
Brotherband: Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan

Dark Fantasy

The Spirit Bears Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

Fantasy Retelling

A Change of Plans by Madisyn Carlin
Of Song and Wonder: A Retelling of Rapunzel and Peter Pan by Robyn Sarty
Poisoned: Snow White's Story by Mary Mecham
A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
A Beautiful Hope: An Ugly Duckling Retelling by Leialoha Humpherys
Baa Baa Black Market by Abigail Manning
Becoming Hook by Mary Mecham
Snapdragon: A Thumbelina Retelling by Sarah Beran
Do You Know the Muffin Scam? by Abigail Manning
Hunting Sirens by Mary Mecham
Beacon by Camille Peters
Scarlett and the Dark Woods by Mary Mecham
A Noble Purpose: A Hans Who Made the Princess Laugh Retelling by Laurie Lucking
Maiden of the Sea by Sarah Beran
A Curse of Gold and Beauty by Mary Mecham
Wilting Captive by Abigail Manning

Romantasy

Beacon by Camille Peters

cONTEMPORARY rOMANCE

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
The Chemistry Test by Georgina Frankie
See Me as I am by Cheryl Wanner
Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

Romantic Comedy

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield
Broken Hearts and Zombie Parts by William Hussey

Contemporary

Needing Normal by Emme Grange

Mystery

A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson

historical fiction

Miss Blair in Blackwell's Island by Grace Hitchcock
One for All by Lillie Lainoff
An Elegant Facade by Kristi Ann Hunter
When the Sky Burned by Liz Tolsma
Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham

action adventure

Blind Gambit: A Gamelit Novel by Jon Cronshaw

science fiction

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Dystopian

At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp

Horror

Hollow by Taylor Grothe
The Girls are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

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