Best Literary Fiction books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Literary Fiction
Total books found: 1,092
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Saints of the Household
by Ari Tison
11/25/2025, 320 pages.
Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town - beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer - that will take...
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The Lion Women of Tehran
by Marjan Kamali
7/8/2025, 336 pages.
From the nationally bestselling author of the "powerful, heartbreaking" (Shelf Awareness) The Stationery Shop, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption ...
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Messy Perfect
by Tanya Boteju
4/1/2025, 400 pages.
Perfect for fans of Mason Deaver and Becky Albertalli, this tender, raucous novel follows a rule-following, perfectionist teen who starts an underground GSA club at her ...
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A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
by Mahogany L. Browne
3/11/2025, 160 pages.
In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 ...
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The Dark Fable
by Katherine Harbour
2/4/2025, 384 pages.
Magical heists. Deadly secrets. A world of danger... . This heart-stopping, seductive fantasy is perfect for fans of Six of Crows.
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The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King
by Harry Trevaldwyn
1/28/2025, 352 pages.
Heartstopper meets Derry Girls in this wonderfully hilarious rom-com about finding your first love when your personality might be too big for the world around you.
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Finding Normal
by Jen Doktorski
1/21/2025, 186 pages.
There are five towns in the U.S. named " Normal" and seventeen-year-old Gemma Leonardo plans on visiting every one of them.
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Honeysuckle and Bone
by Trisha Tobias
1/14/2025, 320 pages.
On the run from her own dark secrets, a teen girl becomes the nanny for a prestigious family on their Jamaican estate, where she quickly discovers even paradise may be haunted.
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After Life
by Gayle Forman
1/7/2025, 272 pages.
One spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It's just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber's mom sees her, she screams.
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My Fairy God Somebody
by Charlene Allen
12/3/2024, 272 pages.
Author Charlene Allen blends mystery, romance, and friendshipin this contemporary YA novel perfect for fans of We Deserve Monuments and Far from the Tree.
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