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YALSA 2018 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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The Closest I've Come (Fred Aceves)
The Closest I've Come
1
Fred Aceves
The Upside of Unrequited (Becky Albertalli)
The Upside of Unrequited
2
Becky Albertalli
Saints and Misfits (S.K. Ali)
Saints and Misfits
3
S.K. Ali
The Wicker King (K. Ancrum)
The Wicker King
4
K. Ancrum
Midnight at the Electric (Jodi Lynn Anderson)
Midnight at the Electric
5
Jodi Lynn Anderson
Landscape With Invisible Hand (M.T.Anderson)
Landscape With Invisible Hand
6
M.T.Anderson
City of Saints and Thieves (Natalie C.Anderson)
City of Saints and Thieves
7
Natalie C.Anderson
What Girls Are Made of (Elana K. Arnold)
What Girls Are Made Of
8
Elana K. Arnold
The Language of Thorns (Leigh Bardugo)
The Language of Thorns
9
Leigh Bardugo
Alex, Approximately (Jenn Bennett)
Alex, Approximately
10
Jenn Bennett
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
11
Robin Benway
How to Make a Wish (Ashley Herring Blake)
How to Make a Wish
12
Ashley Herring Blake
Crossing Ebenezer Creek (Tonya Bolden)
Crossing Ebenezer Creek
13
Tonya Bolden
Jane, Unlimited (Kristin Cashore)
Jane, Unlimited
14
Kristin Cashore
Little & Lion (Brandy Colbert)
Little & Lion
15
Brandy Colbert
An Uninterrupted View of the Sky (Melanie Crowder)
An Uninterrupted View of the Sky
16
Melanie Crowder
Words in Deep Blue (Cath Crowley)
Words in Deep Blue
17
Cath Crowley
Bad Romance (Heather Demetrios)
Bad Romance
18
Heather Demetrios
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves
19
Cherie Dimaline
Bull (David Elliott)
Bull
20
David Elliott
Neighborhood Girls (Jessie Ann Foley)
Neighborhood Girls
21
Jessie Ann Foley
Overturned (Lamar Giles)
Overturned
22
Lamar Giles
Refugee (Alan Gratz)
Refugee
23
Alan Gratz
Invictus (Ryan Graudin)
Invictus
24
Ryan Graudin
Defy the Stars (Claudia Gray)
Defy the Stars
25
Claudia Gray
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
26
John Green
A Face Like Glass (Frances Hardinge)
A Face Like Glass
27
Frances Hardinge
Slider (Pete Hautman)
Slider
28
Pete Hautman
Devils Within (S F Henson)
Devils Within
29
S F Henson
Soldier Boy (Keely Hutton)
Soldier Boy
30
Keely Hutton
The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio Iturbe)
The Librarian of Auschwitz
31
Antonio Iturbe
Allegedly (Tiffany D Jackson)
Allegedly
32
Tiffany D Jackson
The Fashion Committee (Susan Juby)
The Fashion Committee
33
Susan Juby
All Rights Reserved (Gregory Scott Katsoulis)
All Rights Reserved
34
Gregory Scott Katsoulis
Letters to the Lost (Brigid Kemmerer)
Letters to the Lost
35
Brigid Kemmerer
The Diabolic (S. J. Kincaid)
The Diabolic
36
S. J. Kincaid
We Are Okay (Nina Lacour)
We Are Okay
37
Nina Lacour
Exo (Fonda Lee)
Exo
38
Fonda Lee
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (MacKenzi Lee)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
39
MacKenzi Lee
The Names They Gave Us (Emery Lord)
The Names They Gave Us
40
Emery Lord
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