Fiction books form a major part of the book industry. The fictions written with young adults in mind tackle issues that are of great importance to teens and their families. Coming of age, dating, friendships, sex, drugs, self esteem, school, and relationships with parents and siblings are frequently dealt with in young adult fiction . In addition to entertainment, these books serve as a powerful learning and coping tool when a teenager steps into adulthood. The young reader connects with characters and real life experiences through these books.
A list of fiction books for young adults (authors and books) is given below. Choose your favorite from the list.
- Adlington, L. J. The Diary of Pelly D
- Bechard, Margaret. Spacer and Rat
- Black, Holly. Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie
- Bray, Libba. Rebel Angels
- Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
- Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate
- Castellucci, Cecil. Boy Proof
- Coburn, Jake. LoveSick
- Cummings, Priscilla. Red Kayak
- Delaney, Joseph. Revenge of the Witch
- Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy. Ed. by Nancy E. Mercado
- Fleischman, Paul. Zap
- Frank, E. R. Wrecked
- Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys
- Galloway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow
- Green, John. Looking for Alaska
- Griffin, Adele. Where I Want to Be
- Grimes, Nikki. Dark Sons
- Gruber, Michael. The Witch's Boy
vels especially horror stories deal with certain scary events that often creates a nightmarish situation.
- Halam, Ann. Siberia: A Novel
- Hartnett, Sonya. Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
- Hautman, Pete. Invisible
- Hearn, Julie. The Minister's Daughter
- Hiaasen, Carl. Flush
- Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier
- Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Stained
- Johnson, Maureen. 13 Little Blue Envelopes
- Kass, Pnina Moed. Real Time
- Kibuishi, Kazu. Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
- Krovatin, Christopher. Heavy Metal and You
- Lanagan, Margo. Black Juice
- Larbalestier, Justine. Magic or Madness
- Larochelle, David. Absolutely Positively Not
- Lester, Julius. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
- Levithan, David. Are We There Yet?
- Lubar, David. Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie: A Novel
- Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable
- Lynch, Jim. The Highest Tide: A Novel
- Martinez, A. Lee. Gil's All Fright Diner
- McGhee, Alison. All Rivers Flow to the Sea
- Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight: A Novel
- Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of My Dead Brother
- Oppel, Kenneth. Skybreaker
- Pearson, Mary E. A Room on Lorelei Street
- Peet, Mal. Keeper
- Peña, Matt de la. Ball Don't Lie
- Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross
- Qualey, Marsha. Just Like That
- Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor
- Spillebeen, Geert. Kipling's Choice
- Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree
- Stein, Tammar. Light Years: A Novel
- Tiffany, Grace. Ariel
- Tingle, Rebecca. Far Traveler
- Tullson, Diane. Red Sea
- Vaught, Susan. Stormwitch
- Volponi, Paul. Black and White
- Waid, Mark and others. Superman: Birthright
- Weaver, Will. Full Service
- Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps
- Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies
- Whitcomb, Laura. A Certain Slant of Light
- Wittlinger, Ellen. Sandpiper
- Wooding, Chris. Poison
- Wynne-Jones, Tim. A Thief in the House of Memory
- Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger
Young adult readers comprise a major part of fiction readers. Fiction books top their list of favorites and the leading characters of fiction become one of their friends and influence them to a great extent.
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