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YALSA 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults

YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are recommended reading for ages 12 to 18. This selection was chosen in January 2016.
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The Wrath and the Dawn (Renee Ahdieh)
The Wrath and the Dawn
1
Renee Ahdieh
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
2
Becky Albertalli
A Song for Ella Grey (David Almond)
A Song for Ella Grey
3
David Almond
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
4
Leigh Bardugo
The Darkest Part of the Forest (Holly Black)
The Darkest Part of the Forest
5
Holly Black
The Bunker Diary
The Bunker Diary
6
Rook (Sharon Cameron)
Rook
7
Sharon Cameron
Walk on Earth a Stranger (Rae Carson)
Walk on Earth a Stranger
8
Rae Carson
Audacity (Melanie Crowder)
Audacity
9
Melanie Crowder
Death Coming Up the Hill (Chris Crowe)
Death Coming Up the Hill
10
Chris Crowe
I'll Meet You There (Heather Demetrios)
I'll Meet You There
11
Heather Demetrios
Saint Anything (Sarah Dessen)
Saint Anything
12
Sarah Dessen
These Shallow Graves (Jennifer Donnelly)
These Shallow Graves
13
Jennifer Donnelly
The Accident Season (Moira Fowley-Doyle)
The Accident Season
14
Moira Fowley-Doyle
Dime (E.R. Frank)
Dime
15
E.R. Frank
Conviction (Kelly Loy Gilbert)
Conviction
16
Kelly Loy Gilbert
Wolf by Wolf (Ryan Graudin)
Wolf by Wolf
17
Ryan Graudin
The Last Time We Say Goodbye (Cynthia Hand)
The Last Time We Say Goodbye
18
Cynthia Hand
Eden West (Pete Hautman)
Eden West
19
Pete Hautman
Beastkeeper (Cat Hellison)
Beastkeeper
20
Cat Hellison
Poisoned Apples (Christine Heppermann)
Poisoned Apples
21
Christine Heppermann
13 Days of Midnight (Leo Hunt)
13 Days of Midnight
22
Leo Hunt
Skyscraping (Cordelia Jensen)
Skyscraping
23
Cordelia Jensen
The Truth Commission (Susan Juby)
The Truth Commission
24
Susan Juby
Illuminae (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
Illuminae
25
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Little Peach (Peggy Kern)
Little Peach
26
Peggy Kern
The Porcupine of Truth (Bill Konigsberg)
The Porcupine of Truth
27
Bill Konigsberg
Archivist Wasp (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
Archivist Wasp
28
Nicole Kornher-Stace
Razorhurst (Justine Larbalestier)
Razorhurst
29
Justine Larbalestier
Calvin (Martine Leavitt)
Calvin
30
Martine Leavitt
Under a Painted Sky (Stacey Lee)
Under a Painted Sky
31
Stacey Lee
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
32
Sarah J. Mass
Infinite in Between (Carolyn MacKler)
Infinite in Between
33
Carolyn MacKler
The Weight of Feathers (Anna-Marie McLemore)
The Weight of Feathers
34
Anna-Marie McLemore
Dumplin' (Julie Murphy)
Dumplin'
35
Julie Murphy
The Rest of Us Live Here (Patrick Ness)
The Rest of Us Live Here
36
Patrick Ness
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
37
Jennifer Niven
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly (Stephenie Oaks)
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
38
Stephenie Oaks
Shadowshaper (Daniel Jose Older)
Shadowshaper
39
Daniel Jose Older
Out of Darkness (Ashley Hope Perez)
Out of Darkness
40
Ashley Hope Perez
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