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Goodreads' the Top 40 Young Adult Books of 2021 (So Far)

"Oh hey, we're nearly halfway through 2021! We can't really believe it either...
Traditionally, this is the time when the Goodreads editorial team takes a deep dive into our data to see which books published in the U.S. during the first six months of the year have been most popular, highly anticipated, and highly rated among our collective 125 million members. For the curious, we measure popularity by how often a book is added to readers' Want to Read shelves while also filtering out books that fall below a 3.5 star–average rating (at the time this article was written)."
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Lore (Alexandra Bracken)
Lore
1
Alexandra Bracken
Rule of Wolves (Leigh Bardugo)
Rule of Wolves
2
Leigh Bardugo
The Gilded Ones (Namina Forna)
The Gilded Ones
3
Namina Forna
Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas)
Concrete Rose
4
Angie Thomas
Chain of Iron (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Iron
5
Cassandra Clare
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
6
Angeline Boulley
Realm Breaker (Victoria Aveyard)
Realm Breaker
7
Victoria Aveyard
A Vow So Bold and Deadly (Brigid Kemmerer)
A Vow So Bold and Deadly
8
Brigid Kemmerer
You Have a Match (Emma Lord)
You Have a Match
9
Emma Lord
House of Hollow (Krystal Sutherland)
House of Hollow
10
Krystal Sutherland
Lost in the Never Woods (Aiden Thomas)
Lost in the Never Woods
11
Aiden Thomas
Witches Steeped in Gold (Ciannon Smart)
Witches Steeped in Gold
12
Ciannon Smart
The Project (Courtney Summers)
The Project
13
Courtney Summers
Last Night at the Telegraph Club (Malinda Lo)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
14
Malinda Lo
A Pho Love Story (Loan Le)
A Pho Love Story
15
Loan Le
We Free the Stars (Hafsah Faizal)
We Free the Stars
16
Hafsah Faizal
Namesake (Adrienne Young)
Namesake
17
Adrienne Young
Yolk (Mary H.K. Choi)
Yolk
18
Mary H.K. Choi
The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Ransom Riggs)
The Desolations of Devil's Acre
19
Ransom Riggs
Winterkeep (Kristin Cashore)
Winterkeep
20
Kristin Cashore
The Ones We're Meant to Find (Joan He)
The Ones We're Meant to Find
21
Joan He
Perfect on Paper (Sophie Gonzales)
Perfect on Paper
22
Sophie Gonzales
A Dark and Hollow Star (Ashley Shuttleworth)
A Dark and Hollow Star
23
Ashley Shuttleworth
Wings of Ebony (J. Elle)
Wings of Ebony
24
J. Elle
She Drives Me Crazy (Kelly Quindlen)
She Drives Me Crazy
25
Kelly Quindlen
Sweet & Bitter Magic (Adrienne Tooley)
Sweet & Bitter Magic
26
Adrienne Tooley
The Infinity Courts (Akemi Dawn Bowman)
The Infinity Courts
27
Akemi Dawn Bowman
The Girls I've Been (Tess Sharpe)
The Girls I've Been
28
Tess Sharpe
Pride and Premeditation (Tirzah Price)
Pride and Premeditation
29
Tirzah Price
Down Comes the Night (Allison Saft)
Down Comes the Night
30
Allison Saft
The Iron Raven (Julie Kagawa)
The Iron Raven
31
Julie Kagawa
The Prison Healer (Lynette Noni)
The Prison Healer
32
Lynette Noni
Covet (Tracy Wolff)
Covet
33
Tracy Wolff
One of the Good Ones (Maika Moulite)
One of the Good Ones
34
Maika Moulite
All the Tides of Fate (Adalyn Grace)
All the Tides of Fate
35
Adalyn Grace
She's Too Pretty to Burn (Wendy Heard)
She's Too Pretty to Burn
36
Wendy Heard
Cast in Firelight (Dana Swift)
Cast in Firelight
37
Dana Swift
Tales From the Hinterland (Melissa Albert)
Tales From the Hinterland
38
Melissa Albert
Counting Down With You (Tashie Bhuiyan)
Counting Down With You
39
Tashie Bhuiyan
What Big Teeth (Rose Szabo)
What Big Teeth
40
Rose Szabo
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