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BuzzFeed's 26 YA Science Fiction Books for Any Type of Reader

"If you haven't really read sci-fi before, or mostly read realistic books rather than speculative ones, here are some picks for you that are highly focused on character journeys with just a smidge of speculativeness!"
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The Weight of the Stars (K. Ancrum)
The Weight of the Stars
1
K. Ancrum
I Hope You Get This Message (Farah Naz Rishi)
I Hope You Get This Message
2
Farah Naz Rishi
Slay (Brittany Morris)
Slay
3
Brittany Morris
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything (Raquel Vasquez Gilliland)
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
4
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (Jason Reynolds)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
5
Jason Reynolds
Collateral Damage (Taylor Simonds)
Collateral Damage
6
Taylor Simonds
Not Your Sidekick (C. B. Lee)
Not Your Sidekick
7
C. B. Lee
Faith: Taking Flight (Julie Murphy)
Faith: Taking Flight
8
Julie Murphy
The Sound of Stars (Alechia Dow)
The Sound of Stars
9
Alechia Dow
The Light at the Bottom of the World (London Shah)
The Light at the Bottom of the World
10
London Shah
Invictus (Ryan Graudin)
Invictus
11
Ryan Graudin
Rebel Seoul (Axie Oh)
Rebel Seoul
12
Axie Oh
Rebelwing Book 1 (Andrea Tang)
Rebelwing Book 1
13
Andrea Tang
War Girls (Tochi Onyebuchi)
War Girls
14
Tochi Onyebuchi
Warcross (Marie Lu)
Warcross
15
Marie Lu
This Mortal Coil (Emily Suvada)
This Mortal Coil
16
Emily Suvada
All These Monsters (Amy Tintera)
All These Monsters
17
Amy Tintera
The Last 8 (Laura Pohl)
The Last 8
18
Laura Pohl
Proxy (Alex London)
Proxy
19
Alex London
Want (Cindy Pon)
Want
20
Cindy Pon
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves
21
Cherie Dimaline
A Conspiracy of Stars (Olivia A.Cole)
A Conspiracy of Stars
22
Olivia A.Cole
Toxic (Lydia Kang)
Toxic
23
Lydia Kang
Unearthed (Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner)
Unearthed
24
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
A Spark of White Fire (Sangu Mandanna)
A Spark of White Fire
25
Sangu Mandanna
Heart of Iron (Ashley Poston)
Heart of Iron
26
Ashley Poston
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