The young adult genre focuses on the specific challenges of young adults, teens, and pre-teens, often seen as coming-of-age stories.

(1) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe /- (1950)

Written by C. S. Lewis

The story follows siblings Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmund Pevensie who enter a wardrobe and discovers the magical world of Narnia, which is being controlled by the queen of Narina, the White Witch

(2) Hatchet (Brian’s Saga #1) /- (1986)

Written by Gary Paulsen

The story follows a young boy named Brian who finds himself lost in the Canadian wilderness after the plane he’s on crashes after the pilot suffers a heart attack. With no special knowledge of the woods, Brian struggles against the elements, wild animals, and dwindling supplies.

(3) Z for Zachariah /- (1974)

Written by Robert C. O’Brien

Ann Burden is sixteen-year-old young woman who’s possibly the last surviving human after the world was ravaged by a nuclear war. However, when a stranger appears in the valley she lives in, she must decide if she can trust them or not.

(4) A Monster Calls /- (2011)

Written by Patrick Ness

Ever since his mother first fell ill, Conor has the same dream every night. But one night a large tree-like Monster visits him tell him he’s come to tell him three true stories, after which Conor must tell the Monster his own story.

(5) Street Magic (The Circle Opens #2) /- (2001)

Written by Tamora Pierce

Briar Moss is a plant mage who takes a young stone mage named Evvy under his wing resolving to find her a teacher. She soon becomes the person of interest to one of Chammuri’s fiercest gang, who’s seeking a stone mage to lead them to hidden gems.

(6) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) /- (2007)

Written by J.K. Rowling

In order to defeat the dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, Harry, Hermione, and Ron go cross country searching for answers to clues given to them by the deceased Dumbledore, while evading capture and death by the dark wizard’s forces.

(7) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) /- (2008)

Written by Suzanne Collins

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen takes her sister’s place to compete in the Hunger Games, a fight to the death host by the Capitol, forcing the twelve outlying districts to send one a boy and a girl (between the ages of twelve and eighteen) participate.

(8) The War in Heaven (Eternal Warriors #1) /- (2000)

Written by Theodore Beale

The story follows a young man named Christopher Lewis and his sisters, Jami and Holli, who are caught up in the timeless battle between the forces of good (Heaven) and the forces of evil (Hell).

(9) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans #4) /- (1976)

Written by Mildred D. Taylor

The story is set in the 1930s Mississippi, told from the perspective of nine-year-old Cassie Logan as she and her family struggle to keep their family’s land.

(10) The Fault in Our Stars /- (2012)

Written by John Green

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

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