Best Literary Fiction books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Literary Fiction
Total books found: 1,092
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The Truth of Right Now
by Kara Lee Corthron
1/3/2017, 288 pages.
Two isolated teens struggle against their complicated lives to find a true connection in this heartwrenching debut novel about first love and the wreckage of growing up.
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A Step Toward Falling
by Cammie McGovern
12/20/2016, 368 pages.
Cammie McGovern follows up her breakout young adult debut, Say What You Will, with this powerful and unforgettable novel about learning from your mistakes, and learning to forgive....
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The Nerdy and the Dirty
by B. T. Gottfred
11/15/2016, 304 pages.
His classmates may consider him a nerd, but Benedict Pendleton knows he's destined for great things. All he has to do is find a worthy girlfriend, and his social station will be ...
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The Tightrope Walkers
by David Almond
11/8/2016, 336 pages.
In a raw and beautifully crafted bildungsroman, David Almond reveals the rich inner world of a boy teetering on the edge of manhood.
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Fishbowl
by Bradley Somer
11/1/2016, 304 pages.
At turns funny and heartbreaking, a goldfish names Ian escapes from his bowl and, plummeting toward the street below, witnesses the lives of the Seville on Roxy residents.
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Not If I See You First
by Eric Lindstrom
11/1/2016, 320 pages.
The Rules
Don't deceive me. Ever. Especially using my blindness. Especially in public.
Don't help me unless I ask. Otherwise you're just getting in my way or bothering me.
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A Doubter's Almanac
by Ethan Canin
10/25/2016, 592 pages.
In this mesmerizing novel, Ethan Canin, the New York Times bestselling author of America America and other acclaimed works of fiction, explores the nature of genius, jealousy, ...
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The Association of Small Bombs
by Karan Mahajan
10/18/2016, 288 pages.
The Association of Small Bombs is an expansive and deeply humane novel that is at once groundbreaking in its empathy, dazzling in its acuity, and ambitious in scope.
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Beast
by Brie Spangler
10/11/2016, 336 pages.
A witty, wise, and heart-wrenching reimagining of Beauty and the Beast that will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell and David Levithan.
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Rani Patel In Full Effect
by Sonia Patel
10/11/2016, 224 pages.
Sonia Patel writes out of her experience as a first-generation Indian immigrant cradled in the Hawaiian indigenous culture, an experience lushly and brilliantly explored in her ...
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