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YALSA 2017 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. The purpose of the annual list it to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and reader's advisory purposes.
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Booked (Kwame Alexander)
Booked
1
Kwame Alexander
Ashes (Anderson)
Ashes
2
Anderson
Kids of Appetite (David Arnold)
Kids of Appetite
3
David Arnold
The Passion of Dolssa (Julie Berry)
The Passion of Dolssa
4
Julie Berry
Merrow (Ananda Braxton-Smith)
Merrow
5
Ananda Braxton-Smith
Watched (Marina Budhos)
Watched
6
Marina Budhos
A Study in Charlotte (Brittany Cavallaro)
A Study in Charlotte
7
Brittany Cavallaro
The Reader (Traci Chee)
The Reader
8
Traci Chee
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
9
Zoraida Córdova
Playing for the Devil's Fire (Phillippe Diederich)
Playing for the Devil's Fire
10
Phillippe Diederich
Free Verse (Sarah Dooley)
Free Verse
11
Sarah Dooley
Unbecoming (Jenny Downham)
Unbecoming
12
Jenny Downham
On the Edge of Gone (Corinne Duyvis)
On the Edge of Gone
13
Corinne Duyvis
The Great American Whatever (Tim Federle)
The Great American Whatever
14
Tim Federle
Where You'll Find Me (Natasha Friend)
Where You'll Find Me
15
Natasha Friend
Symptoms of Being Human (Jeff Garvin)
Symptoms of Being Human
16
Jeff Garvin
Lily and Dunkin (Donna Gephart)
Lily and Dunkin
17
Donna Gephart
Girl Mans Up (M-E Girard)
Girl Mans Up
18
M-E Girard
Girl in Pieces (Kathleen Glasgow)
Girl in Pieces
19
Kathleen Glasgow
My Lady Jane (Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows)
My Lady Jane
20
Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
The Square Root of Summer (Harriet Reuter Hapgood)
The Square Root of Summer
21
Harriet Reuter Hapgood
The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
22
Frances Hardinge
Steeplejack (A.J.Hartley)
Steeplejack
23
A.J.Hartley
The Girl From Everywhere (Heidi Heilig)
The Girl From Everywhere
24
Heidi Heilig
Ask Me How I Got Here (Christine Heppermann)
Ask Me How I Got Here
25
Christine Heppermann
Girl in the Blue Coat (Monica Hesse)
Girl in the Blue Coat
26
Monica Hesse
This Is the Part Where You Laugh (Peter Brown Hoffmeister)
This Is the Part Where You Laugh
27
Peter Brown Hoffmeister
We Are the Ants (Shaun David Hutchinson)
We Are the Ants
28
Shaun David Hutchinson
The Last True Love Story (Brendan Kiely)
The Last True Love Story
29
Brendan Kiely
Still Life With Tornado (A.S. King)
Still Life With Tornado
30
A.S. King
Whisper to Me (Nick Lake)
Whisper to Me
31
Nick Lake
My Sister Rosa (Justine Larbalestier)
My Sister Rosa
32
Justine Larbalestier
Outrun the Moon (Stacey Lee)
Outrun the Moon
33
Stacey Lee
You Know Me Well (David Levithan)
You Know Me Well
34
David Levithan
Not If I See You First (Eric Lindstrom)
Not If I See You First
35
Eric Lindstrom
When We Collided (Emery Lord)
When We Collided
36
Emery Lord
Character, Driven (David Lubar)
Character, Driven
37
David Lubar
The Female of the Species (Mindy McGinnis)
The Female of the Species
38
Mindy McGinnis
When the Moon Was Ours (Anna-Marie McLemore)
When the Moon Was Ours
39
Anna-Marie McLemore
Burn Baby Burn (Meg Medina)
Burn Baby Burn
40
Meg Medina
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