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 Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E Lockhart
8/25/2009, 352 pages.
Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16: No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer and possibly a criminal mastermind. This is the story of how she got that way.
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After
by Amy Efaw
8/11/2009, 350 pages.
An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant...
Before That Morning, these were the words most often used to describe straight-A student ...
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Rosie and Skate
by Beth Ann Bauman
8/11/2009, 224 pages.
It's off-season at the Jersey shore, when the boardwalk belongs to the locals. Rosie is 15 and her sister Skate is 16. Their dad, an amiable drunk, is spending a few weeks in jail ...
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The Good Thief
by Hannah Tinti
8/11/2009, 352 pages.
Richly imagined, gothically spooky, and replete with the ingenious storytelling ability of a born novelist, The Good Thief introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in ...
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Bug Boy
by Eric Luper
7/21/2009, 256 pages.
It is the summer of 1934, and even at the height of the Great Depression, money is no object for the socialites at posh Saratoga Race Course. The trouble is times are tough for ...
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December
by Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop
7/14/2009, 256 pages.
A spellbinding novel about a troubled young girl and a family in crisis, and a gripping, astonishing portrait of recovery and self-determination.
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Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen
6/16/2009, 384 pages.
It's been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents' divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and...
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Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis
6/9/2009, 352 pages.
Meet Mare, a grandmother with flair and a fascinating past.
Octavia and Tali are dreading the road trip their parents are forcing them to take with their grandmother over the ...
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Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
5/26/2009, 336 pages.
The story of Tessa, a young teenage girl who has only months to live ... a brilliantly crafted novel, heartbreaking yet life-affirming.
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Breath
by Tim Winton
5/26/2009, 224 pages.
Breath is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing one’s limits against nature, finding like-minded souls, and discovering just how ...
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