Many of us discovered our love for reading through young adult books. They were truth-tellers, examining themes like friendship, loss, puberty, mental health, and sex in ways that gently let us know we weren’t alone in our thoughts or experiences. Now, to revisit those books is to return to a time when life seemed both simpler and way more complicated.
The 10 Best Young Adult Books To Revisit Now
Here, a curated list of the 10 best young adult books across genres—whether you’d like to recommend one to the young readers in your life, or tap into a little childhood nostalgia of your own.
The 10 Best Young Adult Books To Revisit Now
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (2008)
In The Hunger Games, Collins transports us to the dystopian realm of Panem, a North American nation characterized by the greedy Capitol and 13 districts grappling with poverty. Each year, a lottery selects children from the first 12 districts to participate in a televised Battle Royale-style death match. The first three novels form a trilogy centered around protagonist Katniss Everdeen, while the fourth book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is a prequel, delving 64 years into the past.
The 10 Best Young Adult Books To Revisit Now
With her books, Collins not only gave young girls a formidable female lead (and this, during the less-than-inspiring Twilight era), but also crafted a vivid and unsettling portrayal of a future rife with economic sabotage, an unforgiving caste system, and youthful carnage reminiscent of Lord of the Flies.
The 10 Best Young Adult Books To Revisit Now
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2005)
Narrated by Death itself, The Book Thief tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old in Nazi Germany. Residing with her German foster parents on the outskirts of Munich, Liesel forges a close bond with her foster father, Hans Hubermann, who teaches her how to read and write, kindling a passion for books. Trapped between the innocence of childhood and the grave realities imposed by World War II,…
The 10 Best Young Adult Books To Revisit Now
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