LibGuides: Leisure Reading: YA

Young Adult (YA)

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Call Number: PZ7 .R7375 DI 2011
The first book in the Divergent series(Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) introduces us to Beatrice "Tris" Prior the the five factions of a crumbling Chicago. Call # FEA INS
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Call Number: PZ7.W5197 UGL 2005 STACKS
The first book in the Uglies series see Tally's being forced to make a choice between friendship and a dream that reveals the ugliness of her pretty world.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Call Number: PZ7 .C6837 HUN 2008
The first book in The Hunger Games Trilogy(The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay). In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. Call # FEA HUN

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Call Number: FIC ROW
Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits-smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love-and just how hard it pulled you under.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Call Number: PZ7 .G8233 FAU 2012 / AUD GRE
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.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Call Number: PZ7 .C43 PER 2012
This critically acclaimed novel follows Charlie, the Wallflower through his freshman year of high school.
Call # FEA PER

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Call Number: PN6747 .S245 P4713 2003
Marjane Satrapi's memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution is told through powerful black-and-white comic strips. Call # FOR PER
Emma by Kaoru Mori
Call Number: PN6790.J33 E66 v.1-4
This Manga is about the romance of Emma the maid and her aristocratic suitor William set in Victorian London.
Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar; Audre Jardel (Illustrator); Alexis Siegel (Translator)
Call Number: PN6747.S48 V36 2006
This graphic novel introduces us to the vampire Ferdinand and take us along on his comically adventures in romance.
Maus: a survivor's tale by Art Spiegelman
Call Number: PN6727 .S66 M38 1986
ISBN: 0394747232
Maus recounts Vladek's experiences during the Holocaust as he told them to the author his son.
Watchmen by Alan Moore; Dave Gibbons (Illustrator)
Call Number: PN6737.M6 W35 1987
This highly influential graphic novel one of the 100 greatest novels of all-time chronicles a group of flawed superheroes.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Call Number: PZ7 .M5717515 TW 2005
The first book in the Twilight series; also available on DVD and CD see Bella moving to Washington and falling in love with a senior who named Edward who is also a vampire. Call # FEA TWI
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Call Number: PZ7 .R79835 HAR NO.1 1998
After 10 miserable years with his aunt and uncle, Harry Potter is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This 7-book series was adapted into one of the most successful film series of all time. Call # FEA HAR
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Call Number: PZ7 .Z837 BOO 2006 Stacks
Narrated by Death this tells the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who steals books to sustain her family and Jewish man hidden in the basement. Call # FEA BOO