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Book Riot's 24 Must-Read Adult Books for YA Readers

"Adult books for YA readers are my jam. I love when I settle in with a good book marketed for adults and find the themes that I love in YA: coming of age, with a voice that is reminiscent of that YA books feature, and characters who are in their teens or (very early) twenties. Think older titles like Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep or Megan McCafferty's Sloppy Firsts, both of which would likely be published as YA or marketed heavily toward YA readers in today's book world. These adult books for YA readers are often called crossover books, and they're frequently among the most requested by those who ask me for book recommendations, too.
I've pulled together a list of great crossover books published in the last handful of years. Your favorite might not be on the list; neither may be the title published five or ten years ago. This is meant to be a wide-ranging list of mostly non-genre reads, including contemporary titles and nonfiction." Kelly Jensen/Book Riot
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Ana of California (Andi Teran)
Ana of California
1
Andi Teran
Bellweather Rhapsody (Kate Racculia)
Bellweather Rhapsody
2
Kate Racculia
Brass (Xhenet Aliu)
Brass
3
Xhenet Aliu
Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation (Michael Powell)
Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation
4
Michael Powell
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
5
Kanae Minato
Disgruntled (Asali Solomon)
Disgruntled
6
Asali Solomon
Dominicana (Angie Cruz)
Dominicana
7
Angie Cruz
Girls Burn Brighter (Shobha Rao)
Girls Burn Brighter
8
Shobha Rao
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
9
Kiese Laymon
How Much of These Hills Is Gold (C Pam Zhang)
How Much of These Hills Is Gold
10
C Pam Zhang
Malagash (Joey Comeau)
Malagash
11
Joey Comeau
Pizza Girl (Jean Kyoun Frazier)
Pizza Girl
12
Jean Kyoun Frazier
Pounding the Rock (Marc Skelton)
Pounding the Rock
13
Marc Skelton
A Prayer for Travelers (Ruchika Tomar)
A Prayer for Travelers
14
Ruchika Tomar
The Pretty One (Keah Brown)
The Pretty One
15
Keah Brown
Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White & Royal Blue
16
Casey McQuiston
The Saturday Night Ghost Club (Craig Davidson)
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
17
Craig Davidson
Shiner (Amy Jo Burns)
Shiner
18
Amy Jo Burns
Signal to Noise (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Signal to Noise
19
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Spirit Run (Noé Alvarez)
Spirit Run
20
Noé Alvarez
Things We Have in Common (Tasha Kavanagh)
Things We Have in Common
21
Tasha Kavanagh
We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry)
We Ride Upon Sticks
22
Quan Barry
Wild Life (Keena Roberts)
Wild Life
23
Keena Roberts
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me
24
Megan Abbott
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