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Goodreads' the 36 Most Popular YA Books of the Year (So Far)

"Are you searching for a great young adult novel to dive into? In that case, you've come to the right place. Goodreads members are pros at scouting out immersive YA reads, and since we're now halfway through 2020 (what?!), it's time to round up the most popular YA titles of the year so far.
These books have the distinction of being both highly anticipated and highly reviewed (we winnowed out the books with less than a 3.5-star rating from your fellow readers). They run the gamut of subgenres, from contemporary mysteries to high fantasy and everything in between."
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
1
Suzanne Collins
Chain of Gold (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Gold
2
Cassandra Clare
One of Us Is Next (Karen M McManus)
One of Us Is Next
3
Karen M McManus
The Kingdom of Back (Marie Lu)
The Kingdom of Back
4
Marie Lu
All the Stars and Teeth (Adalyn Grace)
All the Stars and Teeth
5
Adalyn Grace
A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Brigid Kemmerer)
A Heart So Fierce and Broken
6
Brigid Kemmerer
Tweet Cute (Emma Lord)
Tweet Cute
7
Emma Lord
Imagine Me (Tahereh Mafi)
Imagine Me
8
Tahereh Mafi
Yes No Maybe So (Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed)
Yes No Maybe So
9
Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed
The Gravity of Us (Phil Stamper)
The Gravity of Us
10
Phil Stamper
The Midnight Lie Book 1 (Marie Rutkoski)
The Midnight Lie Book 1
11
Marie Rutkoski
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
12
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Hand on the Wall (Maureen Johnson)
The Hand on the Wall
13
Maureen Johnson
The Conference of the Birds (Ransom Riggs)
The Conference of the Birds
14
Ransom Riggs
Havenfall (Sarah Holland)
Havenfall
15
Sarah Holland
The Night Country (Melissa Albert)
The Night Country
16
Melissa Albert
Woven in Moonlight (Isabel Ibañez)
Woven in Moonlight
17
Isabel Ibañez
Scavenge the Stars (Tara Sim)
Scavenge the Stars
18
Tara Sim
Incendiary (Zoraida Córdova)
Incendiary
19
Zoraida Córdova
Bone Crier's Moon (Kathryn Purdie)
Bone Crier's Moon
20
Kathryn Purdie
Anna K (Jenny Lee)
Anna K
21
Jenny Lee
All Your Twisted Secrets (Diana Urban)
All Your Twisted Secrets
22
Diana Urban
Crave (Tracy Wolff)
Crave
23
Tracy Wolff
Only Mostly Devastated (Sophie Gonzales)
Only Mostly Devastated
24
Sophie Gonzales
Of Curses and Kisses (Sandhya Menon)
Of Curses and Kisses
25
Sandhya Menon
The King of Crows (Libba Bray)
The King of Crows
26
Libba Bray
Girls of Storm and Shadow (Natasha Ngan)
Girls of Storm and Shadow
27
Natasha Ngan
Aurora Burning (Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman)
Aurora Burning
28
Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
Ember Queen (Laura Sebastian)
Ember Queen
29
Laura Sebastian
Moment of Truth (Kasie West)
Moment of Truth
30
Kasie West
Ruthless Gods (Emily A. Duncan)
Ruthless Gods
31
Emily A. Duncan
Loveboat, Taipei (Abigail Hing Wen)
Loveboat, Taipei
32
Abigail Hing Wen
Dark and Deepest Red (Anna-Marie McLemore)
Dark and Deepest Red
33
Anna-Marie McLemore
My Calamity Jane (Cynthia Hand)
My Calamity Jane
34
Cynthia Hand
Be Not Far From Me (Mindy McGinnis)
Be Not Far From Me
35
Mindy McGinnis
The Upside of Falling (Alex Light)
The Upside of Falling
36
Alex Light
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