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100 YA Contemporary Books

A selection of one hundred young adult books with a contemporary setting and no fantasy/sci fi elements.
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13 Minutes (Sarah Pinborough)
13 Minutes
1
Sarah Pinborough
Alex in Wonderland (Simon James Green)
Alex in Wonderland
2
Simon James Green
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
3
Jennifer Niven
All Fall Down (Ally Carter)
All Fall Down
4
Ally Carter
All the Invisible Things (Orlagh Collins)
All the Invisible Things
5
Orlagh Collins
All the Things We Never Said (Yasmin Rahman)
All the Things We Never Said
6
Yasmin Rahman
Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Jenny Han)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
7
Jenny Han
Anger Is a Gift (Mark Oshiro)
Anger Is a Gift
8
Mark Oshiro
Are We All Lemmings & Snowflakes? (Holly Bourne)
Are We All Lemmings & Snowflakes?
9
Holly Bourne
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
10
Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Art of Being Normal (Lisa Williamson)
The Art of Being Normal
11
Lisa Williamson
Becoming Dinah (Kit De Waal)
Becoming Dinah
12
Kit De Waal
Birthday (Meredith Russo)
Birthday
13
Meredith Russo
Bookshop Girl (Chloe Coles)
Bookshop Girl
14
Chloe Coles
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy
15
David Levithan
Boys Don't Cry (Malorie Blackman)
Boys Don't Cry
16
Malorie Blackman
Call It What You Want (Brigid Kemmerer)
Call It What You Want
17
Brigid Kemmerer
Clean (Juno Dawson)
Clean
18
Juno Dawson
Dear Evan Hansen (Val Emmich)
Dear Evan Hansen
19
Val Emmich
Dumplin' (Julie Murphy)
Dumplin'
20
Julie Murphy
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
21
Rainbow Rowell
Everything Leads to You (Nina Lacour)
Everything Leads to You
22
Nina Lacour
Everything, Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything, Everything
23
Nicola Yoon
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl
24
Rainbow Rowell
Far From You (Tess Sharpe)
Far From You
25
Tess Sharpe
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
26
John Green
Finding Audrey (Sophie Kinsella)
Finding Audrey
27
Sophie Kinsella
Five Feet Apart (Rachael Lippincott)
Five Feet Apart
28
Rachael Lippincott
Flying Tips for Flightless Birds (Kelly McCaughrain)
Flying Tips for Flightless Birds
29
Kelly McCaughrain
Ghost Boys (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Ghost Boys
30
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Girl Mans Up (M-E Girard)
Girl Mans Up
31
M-E Girard
A Good Girls Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girls Guide to Murder
32
Holly Jackson
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
33
Angie Thomas
How They Met and Other Stories (David Levithan)
How They Met and Other Stories
34
David Levithan
I Was Born for This (Alice Oseman)
I Was Born for This
35
Alice Oseman
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl
36
Meredith Russo
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
37
Jandy Nelson
It Only Happens in the Movies (Holly Bourne)
It Only Happens in the Movies
38
Holly Bourne
Leah on the Offbeat (Becky Albertalli)
Leah on the Offbeat
39
Becky Albertalli
Little Liar (Julia Gray)
Little Liar
40
Julia Gray
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