New to YA
New to reading YA? Try any of these reads–perfect for middle schoolers just beginning to read YA books.
ACTION & ADVENTURE
Daughter of the Pirate King (#1 in series) by Tricia Levenseller – Y Fic LEV / Hoopla audiobook
Peak (#1 in series) by Roland Smith – Y Fic SMI / Overdrive ebook
The Raft by S.A. Bodeen – Y Fic BOD
Renegades (#1 in series) by Marissa Meyer – Y Fic MEY / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
Seafire (#1 in series) by Natalie C Parker – Y Fic PAR / Overdrive audiobook
Skyjacked by Paul Griffin – Y Fic GRI / Overdrive ebook
DYSTOPIA
Dry by Neal & Jarrod Shusterman – Y Fic SHU
The Forgetting (#1 in series) by Sharon Cameron – Y Fic CAM / Hoopla audiobook
Legend (#1 in series) by Marie Lu – Y Fic LU / Overdrive ebook
Matched (#1 in series) by Ally Condie – Y Fic CON / Overdrive ebook & audiobook
Rebelwing by Andrea Tang / Overdrive ebook
We Set the Dark on Fire (#1 in series) by Tehlor Kay Mejia – Y Fic MEJ / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
FANTASY
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson – Y Fic AND / Hoopla audiobook
Caraval (#1 in series) by Stephanie Garber / Overdrive ebook & audiobook / Hoopla audiobook
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (#1 in series) by F.C. Yee – Y Fic YEE / Hoopla ebook
Into the Wild (#1 in series) by Erin Hunter – Y Fic HUN / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
Six of Crows (#1 in series) by Leigh Bardugo – Y Fic BAR / Overdrive ebook
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge – Y Fic HAR / Hoopla ebook
GRAPHIC NOVELS
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang – Y 741.5 YAN
Bloom by Kevin Panetta – Y 741.5 PAN
Coraline by Neil Gaiman – Y 741.5 GAI
Last Pick (#1 in series) by Jason Walz – Y 741.5 WAL
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy (#1 in series) by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Faith Hicks, & Brooke A. Allen – Y 741.5 LUM / Hoopla ebook
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu – Y 741.5 WAL / Hoopla ebook
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal (#1 in series) by G. Willow Wilson – Y 741.5 WIL / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson – Y 741.5 STE / Overdrive ebook & audiobook / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden – Y 741.5 WAL
The Prince & the Dressmaker by Jen Wang – Y 741.5 WAN / Overdrive ebook
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll – Y 741.5 CAR
Wires & Nerve (#1 in series) by Marissa Meyer – Y 741.5 MEY
HISTORICAL FICTION
Calico Girl by Jerdine Nolan – Y Fic NOL
Chains (#1 in series) by Laurie Halse Anderson – Y Fic AND / Overdrive ebook
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee – Y Fic LEE / Hoopla audiobook
Refugee by Alan Gratz – Y Fic GRA / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
White Rose by Kip Wilson – Y Fic WIL / Overdrive ebook
MYSTERY
The Agony House by Cherie Priest – Y Fic PRI / Hoopla audiobook
The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes – Y Fic OAK
Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork – Y Fic STO / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
Spin by Lamar Giles – Y Fic GIL / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
Time Bomb by Joelle Charbonneau – Y Fic CHA
Truly Devious (#1 in series) by Maureen Johnson – Y Fic JOH / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
REALISTIC FICTION
Calling My Name by Liara Tamani – Y Fic TAM / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram – Y Fic KHO
Here to Stay by Sara Farizan / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla ebook
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds – Y Fic REY / Overdrive ebook & audiobook
Most Likely by Sarah Watson / Overdrive ebook
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson – Y Fic WAT / Overdrive ebook
Pride by Ibi Zoboi – Y Fic ZOB / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
Puddin’ by Julie Murphy – Y Fic MUR / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde – Y Fic WIL
The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla ebook & audiobook
ROMANCE
Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson / Overdrive ebook
From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon – Y Fic MEN
I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maureen Goo – Y Fic GOO / Overdrive audiobook
I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
P.S. I Like You by Kasie West – Y Fic WES / Hoopla audiobook
Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi – Y Fic SAF
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord / Overdrive ebook
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed – Y Fic ALB / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla audiobook
SCIENCE FICTION
Aurora Rising (#1 in series) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – Y Fic KAU / Overdrive ebook & audiobook
Cinder (#1 in series) by Marissa Meyer – Y Fic MEY / Overdrive ebook & audiobook / Hoopla audiobook
Ignite the Stars (#1 in series) by Maura Milan – Y Fic MIL / Overdrive ebook / Hoopla ebook
Illuminae (#1 in series) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – Y Fic KAU / Overdrive ebook & audiobook
LIFEL1K3 (#1 in series) by Jay Kristoff – Y Fic KRI
Mirage (#1 in series) by Somaiya Daud – Y Fic DAU / Hoopla audiobook
On the Edge of Gone by Corrine Duyvis – Y Fic DUY / Hoopla ebook
Warcross (#1 in series) by Marie Lu – Y Fic LU / Overdrive ebook & audiobook