In celebration of ICPL’s 125th anniversary, we thought you might like to browse the top 125 Young Adult Checkouts of 2020! This list is posted in order of popularity. Enjoy!
The hate u give
Angie Thomas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Thomas Angie
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.
The ballad of songbirds and snakes
Suzanne Collins
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Collins Suzanne
In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute, and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
One of us is lying
Karen M. McManus
YOUNG ADULT FICTION McManus, Karen
"When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case"--
The lightning thief
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse -- Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe.
The hunger games
Suzanne Collins
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Collins, Suzanne
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Catching fire
Suzanne Collins
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Collins, Suzanne
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Collins, Suzanne
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. A revolution is unfolding, and it is up to Katniss to accept responsibility for countless lives and to change the course of the future of Panem.
Scythe
Neal Shusterman
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Shusterman, Neal
""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
The book thief
Markus Zusak
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Zusak, Markus
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J. K Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors.
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
J. K Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowell Rainbow
"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try"--
The lost hero
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
The mark of Athena
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
"The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death"--
Six of crows
Leigh Bardugo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Bardugo Leigh
"Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first"--
The blood of Olympus
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
"The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood"-- Provided by publisher.
The rising of the shield hero
Yusagi Aneko
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Aneko, Yusagi
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction.
The maze runner
James Dashner
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Dashner, James
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.
Throne of glass
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
After she has served a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, Crown Prince Dorian offers eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien her freedom on the condition that she act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
The sea of monsters
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.
Children of blood and bone
Tomi Adeyemi
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Adeyemi Tomi
Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
On the come up
Angie Thomas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Thomas Angie
When sixteen-year-old Bri, an aspiring rapper, pours her anger and frustration into her first song, she finds herself at the center of a controversy.
Cinder
Marissa Meyer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Meyer Marissa
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
The son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
Demigod Percy Jackson, still with no memory, and his new friends from Camp Jupiter, Hazel and Frank, go on a quest to free Death, but their bigger task is to unite the Greek and Roman camps so that the Prophecy of Seven can be fulfilled.
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
J. K Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince brings us Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as Lord Voldemort becomes ever more powerful with his followers increasing day by day in this continuing battle between good and evil.
The house of Hades
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan Rick
"Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophecy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of Death--and help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process"--
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
J. K Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly.
A court of thorns and roses
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas, Sarah
"Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a firey passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose Tamlin forever"--
Turtles all the way down
John Green
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Green John
It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
Thunderhead
Neal Shusterman
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Shusterman, Neal
Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.
To all the boys I've loved before
Jenny Han
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Han Jenny
"Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent"--
Crown of midnight : a throne of glass novel
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
As the royal assassin to an evil king, eighteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien must decide what she will fight for--survival, love, or the future of a kingdom.
The Titan's curse
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
The sun is also a star
Nicola Yoon
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Yoon Nicola
Natasha, whose family is hours away from being deported, and Daniel, a first generation Korean American who strives to live up to his parents' expectations, unexpectedly fall in love and must determine which path they will choose in order to be together.
The golden compass
Philip Pullman
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Pullman, Philip
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
Heir of fire
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
Royal assassin Celaena must travel to a new land to confront a truth about her heritage, while brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world.
The Elite
Kiera Cass
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Cass, Kiera
"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection--but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies"--
The outsiders
S. E Hinton
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Hinton, S. E.
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
Bridge of Clay
Markus Zusak
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Zusak Markus
The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father's disappearance.
The tyrant's tomb
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan Rick
"In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying"--
P.S. I still love you
Jenny Han
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Han Jenny
"Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?"--
The poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Acevedo, Elizabeth
Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems.
The wicked king
Holly Black
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Black Holly
As seneschal to High King Cardan, Jude must fight to keep control of the Faerie throne while her younger brother, Oak, enjoys the childhood she never knew.
They both die at the end
Adam Silvera
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Silvera Adam
In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.
The fault in our stars
John Green
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Green, John
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
The toll
Neal Shusterman
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Shusterman, Neal
In the finale to the Arc of a Scythe trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that's conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom.
Glass sword : kneel or bleed
Victoria Aveyard
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Aveyard Victoria
Aggressively pursued by her royal former friend when she flees the court that would denounce and control her Silver powers, Mare discovers that there are others like her and endeavors to organize a rebellion against their oppressive leaders.
Shadow and bone
Leigh Bardugo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Bardugo Leigh
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
The giver
Lois Lowry
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lowry, Lois
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
The burning maze
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan Rick
The Greek god Apollo, cast down to earth as the ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos, and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor--and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles--somewhere in the American Southwest.
King's cage
Victoria Aveyard
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Aveyard Victoria
With Mare powerless as a prisoner of Maven Calore, the boy she once loved, her rebel Reds continue to organize and train as they prepare for war, while exiled prince Cal sets out to rescue Maven from captivity.
Always and forever, Lara Jean
Jenny Han
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Han Jenny
While helping plan her father's wedding, senior Lara Jean struggles with choosing a college and questions how graduation is going to change her relationship with her boyfriend Peter.
We were liars
E Lockhart
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lockhart E
Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.
Children of virtue and vengeance
Tomi Adeyemi
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Adeyemi Tomi
Zélie and Amari have succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha, but the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie must discover a way to bring the kingdom together--or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.
Empire of storms
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.
The last Olympian
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
The Selection
Kiera Cass
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Cass, Kiera
"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--
The battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
J. K Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.
Insurgent
Veronica Roth
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Roth Veronica
"As war surges in the dystopian society around her, sixteen-year-old Divergent Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love"--
The one
Kiera Cass
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Cass Kiera
"As her Selection approaches its finish, America must decide where her heart truly lies--and Prince Maxon must pick one winner to wear the crown"--
A court of mist and fury
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas, Sarah
Though Feyre now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, but as she navigates the feared Night Court's dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms--and she might be key to stopping it.
The cruel prince
Holly Black
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Black Holly
Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.
Allegiant
Veronica Roth
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Roth Veronica
The conclusion to the trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world and the consequences of a fateful decision.
Rebel
Marie Lu
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lu Marie
Brothers, Eden and Daniel Wing, struggle to accept who they've each become since their time in the Republic, a new danger creeps into the distance that's grown between them. Eden soon finds himself drawn so far into Ross City's dark side, even his legendary brother can't save him. At least not on his own . . .
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Meyer, Stephenie
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
A court of wings and ruin
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
Hoping to gather information on Tamlin and the invading king threatening Prythian, Feyre plays a deadly game of deceit while trying to find allies.
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
J. K Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.
Wilder girls
Rory Power
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Power Rory
First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the students don't dare wander outside the Raxter School for Girls fence.
Red queen
Victoria Aveyard
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Aveyard Victoria
When her supernatural powers manifest in front of a noble court, Mare, a thief in a world divided between commoners and superhumans, is forced to assume the role of lost princess before risking everything to help a growing rebellion.
Two can keep a secret
Karen M. McManus
YOUNG ADULT FICTION McManus, Karen
While true-crime afficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend goes missing and Ellery may be next.
Crescent City : house of earth and blood
Sarah J. Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by destiny. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life -- working hard all day and partying all night -- until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation.
Siege and storm
Leigh Bardugo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Bardugo Leigh
Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret.
Crooked kingdom
Leigh Bardugo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Bardugo Leigh
Kaz and his crew find their loyalties tested after pulling off an impossible heist and are forced to fight for their lives when powerful enemies descend on Ketterdam in pursuit of knowledge about a dangerous drug.
Queen of shadows
Sarah J Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
"Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. Embracing her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen, Celaena returns to the empire--for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past"--
Harry Potter and the cursed child. Parts one and two
J. K. Rowling
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowling, J. K.
As an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus, finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear.
Supernova
Marissa Meyer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Meyer Marissa
All's fair in love and anarchy... Supernova, the epic conclusion to Marissa Meyer's thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian struggling to keep their secret identities concealed while the battle rages on between their alter egos, their allies, and their greatest fears come to life.
A court of frost and starlight
Sarah J. Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
"As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court"--
The ruins of Gorlan
John (John Anthony) Flanagan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Flanagan, John
When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
Looking for Alaska
John Green
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Green, John
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash.
The red pyramid
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
The Scorch Trials
James Dashner
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Dashner, James
After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race.
The burning bridge
John (John Anthony) Flanagan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Flanagan, John
Will is forced to overcome his fear of Wargals, the foot soldiers of rebel warlord Morgarath, as Araluen's army prepares to battle Morgarath's forces.
All the bright places
Jennifer Niven
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Niven Jennifer
"Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another"
Legend
Marie Lu
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lu Marie
In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
Divergent
Veronica Roth
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Roth, Veronica
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
I'll give you the sun
Jandy Nelson
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Nelson Jandy
"A story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah"--
War storm
Victoria Aveyard
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Aveyard Victoria
Victory comes at a price. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all...starting with the crown on Maven's head.
Tower of dawn
Sarah J. Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
Chaol and Nesryn visit Antica hoping the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme can enable Chaol to walk again, and to persuade the rulers to ally with them to save Erilea.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riggs, Ransom
After a family tragedy, Jacob feels compelled to explore an abandoned orphanage on an island off the coast of Wales, discovering disturbing facts about the children who were kept there. A mix of fiction and photography.
A wrinkle in time
Madeleine L'Engle
YOUNG ADULT FICTION L'Engle, Madeleine
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
Everything, everything
Nicola Yoon
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Yoon Nicola
"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more"--
Wayward son
Rainbow Rowell
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowell Rainbow
Simon Snow is back and he's coming to America! The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after... So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery.
The rest of the story
Sarah Dessen
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Dessen Sarah
Emma Saylor doesn't remember a lot about her mother, who died when Emma was twelve. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever, with cold, clear water and mossy trees at the edges. Now it's just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable ... until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her mother's family that she hasn't seen since she was a little girl.
The serpent's shadow
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Their only hope: find an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon.
City of bones
Cassandra Clare
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Clare, Cassandra
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
Salt to the sea : a novel
Ruta Sepetys
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Sepetys Ruta
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
The dark prophecy
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan Rick
Zeus has punished his son Apollo -- god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more -- by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark.
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowell Rainbow
Cath struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.
Four : a Divergent collection
Veronica Roth
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Roth Veronica
Told from Tobias's point of view, Four shares details of his transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his intiation, and claiming his place in the Dauntless hierarchy.
Carry on : the rise and fall of Simon Snow
Rainbow Rowell
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Rowell Rainbow
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire.
Ruin and rising
Leigh Bardugo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Bardugo Leigh
"The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Alina forges new alliances as she and Mal search for Morozova's last amplifier. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that alters her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields"
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Colfer, Eoin
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
Truly Devious
Maureen Johnson
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Johnson Maureen
When Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened.
The Ship of the Dead
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
Magnus and his friends set sail for the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat, Loki's demonic ship full of zombies.
One of us is next
Karen M. McManus
YOUNG ADULT FICTION McManus, Karen
A year after the Bayview four were cleared of Simon Kelleher's death a ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up, but no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. Now a game with dangerous consequences is targeting students at Bayview-- and if the creator isn't found soon, dangerous could prove deadly.
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Paulsen Gary
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash, with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live in the wilderness.
The death cure
James Dashner
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Dashner, James
As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus.
Warcross
Marie Lu
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lu Marie
"When teenage coder Emika Chen hacks her way into the opening tournament of the Warcross Championships, she glitches herself into the game as well as a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire"--
Five feet apart
Rachael Lippincott
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lippincott, Rachael
Can you love someone you can never touch? Stella and Will both suffer from cystic fibrosis. Being together means they could pass an infection. Stella is waiting for a lung transplant; Will is on a clinical drug trial. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. Staying six feet apart doesn't feel like safety, it feels like punishment. Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too? -- adapted from jacket
The 5th Wave
Richard Yancey
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Yancey Richard
"Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them"--
Champion : a legend novel
Marie Lu
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lu Marie
"June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and each other--and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities"--
Midnight sun
Stephenie Meyer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Meyer Stepheni
When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.
Howl's moving castle
Diana Wynne Jones
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Jones, Diana Wynne
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
The hammer of Thor
Rick Riordan
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riordan, Rick
When the god of thunder's hammer goes missing, Magnus Chase and his friends are tasked with retrieving it before an onslaught of giants attacks the mortal world.
The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Stiefvat Maggie
Though she is from a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent's only gift seems to be that she makes other people's talents stronger, and when she meets Gansey, one of the Raven Boys from the expensive Aglionby Academy, she discovers that he has talents of his own--and that together their talents are a dangerous mix.
Kingdom of ash : a Throne of glass novel
Sarah J. Maas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Maas Sarah
Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin Galathynius's journey from slave to king's assassin to the queen of a once-great kingdom reaches its heart-rending finale as war erupts across her world.
With the fire on high
Elizabeth Acevedo
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Acevedo Elizabet
"Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef." --
Emergency contact
Mary H. K. Choi
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Choi Mary
"After a chance encounter, Penny and Sam become each other's emergency contacts and find themselves falling in love digitally, without the humiliating weirdness of having to see each other"--
Girl in the blue coat
Monica Hesse
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Hesse Monica
"In 1943 Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, teenage Hanneke--a 'finder' of black market goods--is tasked with finding a Jewish girl a customer had been hiding, who has seemingly vanished into thin air, and is pulled into a web of resistance activities and secrets as she attempts to solve the mystery and save the missing girl"--
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Paolini, Christopher
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
Wildcard
Marie Lu
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lu Marie
"Teenage hacker Emika Chen embarks on a mission to unravel a sinister plot and is forced to join forces with a shadowy organization known as the Blackcoats"--
A map of days
Ransom Riggs
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Riggs Ransom
"After having saved the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back in Florida with his peculiar friends, where they set out on a journey across America to discover the truth about Jacob's grandfather"--
Fairest
Marissa Meyer
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Meyer Marissa
"Queen Levana is a ruler who uses her "glamour" to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story - a story that has never been told . . . until now"--
The Hate U Give was the highest circulating Young Adult book of 2020!
- Becky