Best Literary Fiction books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Literary Fiction
Total books found: 1,089
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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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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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Briarcliff Prep
by Brianna Peppins
11/19/2024, 368 pages.
Amelia Westlake Was Never Here meets an empathetic exploration of anxiety at historically Black boarding school Briarcliff Prep. Love triangles, friendship breakups, and slice-of-...
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The Donut Prince of New York
by Allen Zadoff
11/5/2024, 352 pages.
Eugene Guterman's junior year in high school is off to a rocky start. No love life, no new theater production, and if his mother has her way, no more of his favorite comfort food&#...
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Just Until
by Joseph Moldover
10/29/2024, 304 pages.
Hannah must choose the impossible—put her nephews into foster care so she can stay true to her dream, or take them on and lose everything she's worked so hard to achieve.
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Blame My Virgo Moon
by Freja Nicole Woolf
10/15/2024, 320 pages.
Shakespeare's Juliet has it easy compared to zodiac-obsessed Cat as she balances feuding friend groups, a school play, a fledgling romance, and her clumsy self in this delightful ...
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