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100 Must-Read YA Novels With Little or No Romance - Page 2

Do you like to read YA novels but are a bit tired of the fact that they often tend to concentrate on the romantic angles of the story. If so, here's Bookriot's list of great YA novels that are mainly about something else altogether. "Little to no romance" simply means that romance is way in the backseat, with no driving force in the narrative."
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Jumped in (Patrick Flores-Scott)
Jumped In
41
Patrick Flores-Scott
Killer of Enemies (Joseph Bruchac)
Killer of Enemies
42
Joseph Bruchac
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
43
Zoraida Córdova
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
44
Thomas Hobbes
Life as We Knew It Series (Susan Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
45
Susan Pfeffer
Mare's War (Tanita S. Davis)
Mare's War
46
Tanita S. Davis
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
47
Walter Dean Myers
No Parking at the End of Times (Bryan Bliss)
No Parking at the End of Times
48
Bryan Bliss
Nothing
Nothing
49
On the Edge of Gone (Corinne Duyvis)
On the Edge of Gone
50
Corinne Duyvis
Orleans (Sherri L Smith)
Orleans
51
Sherri L Smith
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida (Victor Martinez)
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
52
Victor Martinez
Perfect Escape (Jennifer Brown)
Perfect Escape
53
Jennifer Brown
Plain Kate (Erin Bow)
Plain Kate
54
Erin Bow
Revolution (Jennifer Donnely)
Revolution
55
Jennifer Donnely
Rotten (Michael Northrup)
Rotten
56
Michael Northrup
Rotters (Daniel Kraus)
Rotters
57
Daniel Kraus
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
58
Garth Nix
Saving Montgomery Sole (Mariko Tamaki)
Saving Montgomery Sole
59
Mariko Tamaki
Shark Girl (Kelly L. Bingham)
Shark Girl
60
Kelly L. Bingham
Ship Breaker (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Ship Breaker
61
Paolo Bacigalupi
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Sold
62
Patricia McCormick
Some Girls Are (Courtney Summers)
Some Girls Are
63
Courtney Summers
Split (Swati Avasthi)
Split
64
Swati Avasthi
Starcrossed (Elizabeth C. Bunce)
Starcrossed
65
Elizabeth C. Bunce
Summer of the Mariposas (Guadalupe Garcia McCall)
Summer of the Mariposas
66
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Ten Cents a Dance (Christine Fletcher)
Ten Cents a Dance
67
Christine Fletcher
Terrier (Tamora Pierce)
Terrier
68
Tamora Pierce
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
69
Sherman Alexie
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Mary E. Pearson)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
70
Mary E. Pearson
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
71
The Boneshaker (Kate Milford)
The Boneshaker
72
Kate Milford
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
73
Markus Zusak
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
74
Robert Cormier
The Compound (S. A. Bodeen)
The Compound
75
S. A. Bodeen
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
76
Frances Hardinge
The Dead Girls at Hysteria Hall (Katie Alender)
The Dead Girls at Hysteria Hall
77
Katie Alender
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
78
E. Lockhart
The Fixer (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Fixer
79
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Girl From the Well (Rin)
The Girl From the Well
80
Rin
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