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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