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My Go-To Young Adult Suggestions
Contemporary Lit/Realistic Fiction
- Violent Ends by Shaun David Hutchinson and various YA authors*
- 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Send by Patty Blount
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- Between by Jessica Warman
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
Other Great Young Adult Reads
Contemporary Lit/Realistic Fiction
- Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson*
- I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Every You Every Me by David Levithan
- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
- Hate List by Jennifer Brown
- What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
- The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle
- The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban
- Forgive me Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
- The End of Everything by Meg Abbott
- Dare Me by Meg Abbott
- Dead Girls Don’t Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf
- All the Rage by Courtney Summers
Other (fantasy, supernatural, some unrealistic component, etc)
- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
- The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
- Every Day by David Levithan (there is a sequel out for this too- Another Day. Haven’t read it yet though)
- The Originals by Cat Patrick
- Forgotten by Cat Patrick
- Revived by Cat Patrick
YA Series
Dystopian Style
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver (Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem)
- The Selection by Kierra Cass (The Selection, The Elite, The One, The Heir, The Crown, and short stories)
- The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau (The Testing, Independent Study, Graduation Day)
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four-scenes from his perspective)
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman (Unwind, UnWholly, UnSouled, UnDivided)
- Starters by Lissa Price (only 2 books-Starters, Enders)
- Legend by Marie Lu (Legend, Prodigy, Champion)
Not dystopian style
- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Page (Dorothy Must Die, The Wicked Will Rise, The Yellow Brick War, and short stories)
- The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer Nielsen (The False Prince, The Runaway King, The Shadow Throne)
Adult Suggestions
Mystery/Suspense
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
- The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
- Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
- Sister by Rosamund Lupton
- The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
- The Woods by Harlan Coben
- Help for the Haunted by John Searles
- The Passenger by Lisa Lutz*
Psychological Thriller
- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
- Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
- Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
- You by Caroline Kepnes
- The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford
- The Silent Wife by A.S.A Harrison
- Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
Contemporary/Realistic Fiction
- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- The Pact by Jodi Picoult
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
- These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen
- The Gap Year by Sarah Bird
- Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
- What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
- The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
- Tumbleweeds by Leila Meacham*
- Me Before You by JoJo Moyes *
Love/Romance
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
- The Last Letter from Your Lover JoJo Moyes
Historical Fiction
- The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
- Sarah’s Key by Tatiana Rosnay
Light read/Chick Lit
- I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
- The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
- Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
- The Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
- Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie
Classics
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Non-Fiction
- The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
- Not Without Hope by Nick Schuyler
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer