Best of 2016: YA Fiction
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Three Dark Crowns by Call Number: YA FICTION BLAKEOn the island of Fennbirn, triplet sisters who each wield a coveted magic skill and claim an equal right to the throne must fight to the death when they turn sixteen for the title of Queen Crowned. -
The Star-Touched Queen by Call Number: YA FICTION CHOKSHISixteen-year-old Maya’s arranged marriage turns out much better than she expected, but her husband’s magic–and her curiosity–may threaten more than her life -
The Great American Whatever by Call Number: YA FICTION FEDERLETeenaged Quinn, an aspiring screenwriter, copes with his sister's death while his best friend forces him back out into the world to face his reality. -
We Are the Ants by Call Number: YA FICTION HUTCHINSAbducted by aliens periodically throughout his youth, Henry Denton is informed by his erstwhile captors that they will end the world in 144 days unless he stops them by deciding that humanity is worth saving -
Burn Baby Burn by Call Number: YA FICTION MEDINANora Lopez is 17 during the infamous New York City Summer of 1977. This is the summer of arson, electrical failure across the city, and the Son of Sam, a serial killer who shoots young people on the streets, seemingly at random. But Nora has her own problems on top of this as well, including an out-of-control brother, a distant father, rent problems, and a cute guy who works with her at the deli. But is dating even worth the risk when the Son of Sam enjoys picking off teenagers late at night? -
This Is Where It Ends by Call Number: YA FICTION NIJKAMP10:00 AM - The principal of Opportunity High School finishes her speech welcoming everyone to a new semester.
10:02 AM - Everyone gets up to leave for class.
10:03 AM - The doors won't open.
10:05 AM - A boy enters the auditorium and starts shooting.
The entire story is told over the course of 54 minutes from four different perspectives as the students fight to survive. Because everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun. -
If I Was Your Girl by Call Number: YA FICTION RUSSOAmanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew. -
This Savage Song by Call Number: YA FICTION SCHWABAs the heirs to opposing sides in a warring city, Kate Harker and Augustus Flynn should never have met. A Romeo and Juliet-esque fantasy about the difference between good and evil and the blurry gray area in between. -
Spontaneous by Call Number: YA FICTION STARMERWith all the perfectly lovely young adult novels out there, you decided to check this one out? It’s got spontaneously combusting teenagers in it, dude. Not the slow burning type either. We’re talking the randomly exploding variety. Seniors in high school just walking along, heading to class, whistling Beyonce, when–WA-BAM!– they’re suddenly dripping off the lockers. Is that really something you’re into? Confession: I’m actually kinda into that too. So, now that we’ve established we’re both thoroughly weird and, I assume, thoroughly open-minded, we can give it shot, right? -
Highly Illogical Behavior by Call Number: YA FICTION WHALEYAgoraphobic sixteen-year-old Solomon has not left his house in three years, but Lisa is determined to change that--and to write a scholarship-winning essay based on the results. -
The Sun Is Also a Star by Call Number: YA FICTION YOONNatasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them.
