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BuzzFeed's 30 of the Best YA Speculative Fiction Novels of 2020 (& All Extra Mentions) - Page 2

A collection of books curated by Rachel Strolle, a BuzzFeed Contributor covering 30 of the best YA Speculative Fiction Novels of 2020.
I have added earlier books in a series (using Goodreads as a reference) and added all books mentioned at the end of Rachel's book descriptions.
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The Vanishing Deep (Astrid Scholte)
The Vanishing Deep
41
Astrid Scholte
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (Roseanne A. Brown)
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
42
Roseanne A. Brown
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (Maggie Tokuda-Hall)
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
43
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Beyond the Ruby Veil (Mara Fitzgerald)
Beyond the Ruby Veil
44
Mara Fitzgerald
Havenfall (Sarah Holland)
Havenfall
45
Sarah Holland
Incendiary (Zoraida Córdova)
Incendiary
46
Zoraida Córdova
Soulswift (Megan Bannen)
Soulswift
47
Megan Bannen
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
48
Tracy Deonn
The Guinevere Deception (Kiersten White)
The Guinevere Deception
49
Kiersten White
The Camelot Betrayal (Kiersten White)
The Camelot Betrayal
50
Kiersten White
Once & Future (Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy)
Once & Future
51
Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy
Sword in the Stars (Amy Rose Capetta, Cori McCarthy)
Sword in the Stars
52
Amy Rose Capetta, Cori McCarthy
The Sound of Stars (Alechia Dow)
The Sound of Stars
53
Alechia Dow
The First 7 (Laura Pohl)
The First 7
54
Laura Pohl
Rebelwing Book 1 (Andrea Tang)
Rebelwing Book 1
55
Andrea Tang
Star Daughter (Shveta Thakrar)
Star Daughter
56
Shveta Thakrar
Among the Beasts and Briars (Ashley Poston)
Among the Beasts and Briars
57
Ashley Poston
Each of Us a Desert (Mark Oshiro)
Each of Us a Desert
58
Mark Oshiro
Cinderella Is Dead (Kalynn Bayron)
Cinderella Is Dead
59
Kalynn Bayron
Rebel Rose (Emma Theriault)
Rebel Rose
60
Emma Theriault
Thorn (Intisar Khanani)
Thorn
61
Intisar Khanani
Girl Serpent Thorn (Melissa Bashardoust)
Girl Serpent Thorn
62
Melissa Bashardoust
A Curse of Roses (Diana Pinguicha)
A Curse of Roses
63
Diana Pinguicha
Agnes at the End of the World (Kelly McWilliams)
Agnes at the End of the World
64
Kelly McWilliams
The Other Side of the Sky (Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner)
The Other Side of the Sky
65
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Raybearer (Jordan Ifeuko)
Raybearer
66
Jordan Ifeuko
Forest of Souls (Lori M. Lee)
Forest of Souls
67
Lori M. Lee
Scavenge the Stars (Tara Sim)
Scavenge the Stars
68
Tara Sim
Blazewrath Games (Amparo Ortiz)
Blazewrath Games
69
Amparo Ortiz
Shatter the Sky (Rebecca Kim Wells)
Shatter the Sky
70
Rebecca Kim Wells
Storm the Earth (Rebecca Kim Wells)
Storm the Earth
71
Rebecca Kim Wells
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (Holly Black)
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
72
Holly Black
The Lives of Saints (Leigh Bardugo)
The Lives of Saints
73
Leigh Bardugo
Teen Titans: Raven (Kami Garcia)
Teen Titans: Raven
74
Kami Garcia
Teen Titans: Beast Boy (Kami Garcia)
Teen Titans: Beast Boy
75
Kami Garcia
Avatar the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi (F.C.Yee)
Avatar the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi
76
F.C.Yee
The Shadow of Kyoshi (F.C. Yee)
The Shadow of Kyoshi
77
F.C. Yee
Faith: Taking Flight (Julie Murphy)
Faith: Taking Flight
78
Julie Murphy
Wonder Woman: Warbringer (Leigh Bardugo)
Wonder Woman: Warbringer
79
Leigh Bardugo
Batman: Nightwalker (Marie Lu)
Batman: Nightwalker
80
Marie Lu
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