“What are the best Young Adult books released in 2024?” We looked at 182 of the top Young Adult books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 23 books, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Young Adult” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 150+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

All of the books have Amazon affiliate links attached to them, but I will be building out Bookshop versions of these lists HERE in the next week for those who would rather support a local book store. Honestly, just use the bookshop link for books (Or even better go in person somewhere). If you are going to buy something else expensive from Amazon, feel free to click on the link before buying so I get an affiliate percentage, but these are the only articles I post on here each year, so I don’t expect to make any real money from this site anymore. I’ve just made these articels for enough years in a row that I can’t stop now. Plus I like using to see what books I missed or need to get myself.

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• The Best Books (All Catergories)
• The Best History Books
• The Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books
• The Best Mystery, Horror, and Thriller Books
• The Best Nonfiction Books
• The Best Picture Books
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• The Best Science And Nature Books
• The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
• The Best Young Adult Books

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Top 23 Best Young Adult Books From 2024

23.) Bright Red Fruit written by Safia Elhillo

Lists It Appears On:

• NYPL
• Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal

22.) Compound Fracture written by Andrew Joseph White

Lists It Appears On:

• Indigo
• Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal

21.) Dragonfruit written by Makiia Lucier

Lists It Appears On:

• NPR
• NYPL
• School Library Journal

20.) Fledgling: The Keeper’s Records of Revolution written by S. K. Ali

Lists It Appears On:

• Indigo
• NPR
• School Library Journal

19.) For She Is Wrath written by Emily Varga

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Indigo
• Waterstones

18.) Icarus written by K. Ancrum

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• NYPL
• Publishers Weekly

17.) Immortal Dark written by Tigest Girma

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Indigo

16.) Kindling written by Traci Chee

Lists It Appears On:

• Indigo
• NYPL
• School Library Journal

15.) Looking for Smoke written by K.A. Cobell

Lists It Appears On:

• Indigo
• NYPL
• Publishers Weekly

14.) Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix written by Gabe Cole Novoa

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Indigo
• NPR

13.) On the Bright Side written by Anna Sortino

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• NYPL
• School Library Journal

12.) Reckless written by Lauren Roberts

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Indigo
• Waterstones

11.) Spectacular: A Caraval Holiday Novella written by Stephanie Garber

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Indigo
• Indigo

10.) When Haru Was Here written by Dustin Thao

Lists It Appears On:

• Indigo
• Indigo
• Waterstones

9.) Where Sleeping Girls Lie written by Faridah Àbíké-íyímídé

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Indigo
• Waterstones

8.) Everything We Never Had written by Randy Ribay

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• NPR
• Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal

7.) If Only I Had Told Her written by Laura Nowlin

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Goodreads
• Indigo
• Waterstones

6.) Nothing Like the Movies written by Lynn Painter

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• Goodreads
• Indigo
• Waterstones

5.) The Deep Dark written by Molly Knox Ostertag

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Indigo
• NYPL
• Publishers Weekly

4.) Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A LOVE Story written by Jason Reynolds

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes & Noble
• NPR
• Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal

3.) When the World Tips Over written by Jandy Nelson

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Goodreads
• Indigo

2.) Heir written by Sabaa Tahir

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Indigo
• NPR
• School Library Journal

1.) The Reappearance of Rachel Price written by Holly Jackson

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Goodreads
• Indigo
• The Guardian
• Waterstones

The 150+ Additional Best Young Adult Books Released In 2024

24) A Crane Among Wolves – June Hur List: (Goodreads, NYPL)

25) A Tempest of Tea – Hafsah Faizal List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

26) A Thousand Broken Pieces – Tillie Cole List: (Goodreads, Indigo)

27) Age 16 – Rosena Fung List: (NYPL, The Globe)

28) All This Twisted Glory – Tahereh Mafi List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

29) Ariel Crashes a Train – Olivia A. Cole List: (Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal)

30) Black Girl You Are Atlas – Renée Watson, illustrated by Ekua Holmes List: (NPR, NYPL)

31) Celestial Monsters – Aiden Thomas List: (Barnes & Noble, Indigo)

32) Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orisha, 3) – Tomi Adeyemi List: (Amazon, Indigo)

33) Don’t Let the Forest In – CG Drews List: (Barnes & Noble, School Library Journal)

34) Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known – George M. Johnson, illus. by Charly Palmer List: (NYPL, Publishers Weekly)

35) Games Untold – Jennifer Lynn Barnes List: (Barnes & Noble, Waterstones)

36) I Hope This Doesn’t Find You – Ann Liang List: (Goodreads, Readings)

37) Little Moons – Jen Storm List: (NYPL, The Globe)

38) Lunar New Year Love Story – Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by LeUyen Pham List: (NPR, NYPL)

39) Night Owls – A. R. Vishny List: (NYPL, School Library Journal)

40) Pick the Lock – A.S. King List: (Amazon, NPR)

41) Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, 2) – Rebecca Ross List: (Amazon, Waterstones)

42) Signed Sealed Dead – Cynthia Murphy List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

43) Skyshade – Alex Aster List: (Barnes & Noble, Waterstones)

44) Songlight – Moira Buffini List: (Publishers Weekly, Waterstones)

45) Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld, 1) – Ransom Riggs List: (Amazon, Indigo)

46) The Blonde Dies First – Joelle Wellington List: (NYPL, Waterstones)

47) The Color of a Lie – Kim Johnson List: (NYPL, School Library Journal)

48) The Dagger and the Flame – Catherine Doyle List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

49) The Glass Girl – Kathleen Glasgow List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

50) The Grandest Game – Jennifer Lynn Barnes List: (Goodreads, Indigo)

51) The Invocations – Krystal Sutherland List: (Readings, Waterstones)

52) The Judgment of Yoyo Gold – Isaac Blum List: (NPR, NYPL)

53) The No-Girlfriend Rule – Christen Randall List: (NYPL, Waterstones)

54) The Prisoner’s Throne: A Novel of Elfhame – Holly Black List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

55) The Twelve – Liz Hyder List: (The Guardian, Waterstones)

56) Thirsty – Jas Hammonds List: (Goodreads, School Library Journal)

57) Under the Surface – Diana Urban List: (Amazon, Goodreads)

58) Where the Dark Stands Still – A. B. Poranek List: (Indigo, Waterstones)

59) 49 Days – Agnes Lee List: (NYPL, Goodreads)

60) A Bánh Mì for Two – Trinity Nguyen List: (Goodreads)

61) A Sea of Wolves – Sarah Street List: (Readings)

62) A Way Home – Emily Brewin List: (Readings)

63) American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky – Sherri L. Smith, Elizabeth Wein List: (NYPL)

64) Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet – Molly Morris List: (NPR)

65) Ash’s Cabin – Jen Wang List: (Amazon)

66) Betting on You – Lynn Painter List: (Goodreads)

67) Black History for Every Day of the Year – List: (The Guardian)

68) Blame My Virgo Moon – Never Trust a Gemini – Freja Nicole Woolf List: (Waterstones)

69) Blood at the Root – LaDarrion Williams List: (Amazon)

70) Blood Flowers – Jay McGuiness List: (Waterstones)

71) Break to You – Neal Shusterman List: (School Library Journal)

72) Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time – Brielle and Bear Book 1 – Salomey Doku List: (Waterstones)

73) Brownstone – Samuel Teer, illus. by Mar Julia List: (Publishers Weekly)

74) Burning Crowns – Twin Crowns Book 3 – Katherine Webber List: (Waterstones)

75) Canto Contigo – Jonny Garza Villa List: (NYPL)

76) Chronically Dolores – Maya Van Wagenen List: (NYPL)

77) Compass and Blade – Rachel Greenlaw List: (Waterstones)

78) Crash Landing – Li Charmaine Anne List: (NYPL)

79) Crashing into You – Rocky Callen List: (School Library Journal)

80) Death at Morning House – Maureen Johnson List: (Goodreads)

81) Death’s Country – R.M. Romero List: (NYPL)

82) Deep Is the Fen – Lili Wilkinson List: (Readings)

83) Dungeons and Drama – Kristy Boyce List: (Goodreads)

84) Fate Breaker – Victoria Aveyard List: (Indigo)

85) Four Eids and a Funeral – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba… List: (NYPL)

86) Full Shift: A Graphic Novel – Jennifer Dugan List: (Amazon)

87) Gachiakuta, Volume 1 – Kei Urana List: (NYPL)

88) Gentlest of Wild Things – Sarah Underwood List: (Waterstones)

89) Ghostsmith – Nicki Pau Preto List: (Indigo)

90) Gwen & Art Are Not in Love – Lex Croucher List: (Goodreads)

91) Heartless Hunter: The Crimson Moth: Book 1 – Kristen Ciccarelli List: (Indigo)

92) Heartstopper: Volume Five – Alice Oseman List: (Goodreads)

93) Heist Royale – Kayvion Lewis List: (Waterstones)

94) House of Ash and Shadow – Leia Stone List: (Indigo)

95) How the Boogeyman Became a Poet – Tony Keith, Jr. List: (NYPL)

96) I Shall Never Fall in Love – Hari Conner List: (Waterstones)

97) In Repair – A.L. Graziadei List: (NYPL)

98) Into the Mouth of the Wolf – Erin Gough List: (Readings)

99) Just Another Epic Love Poem – Parisa Akhbari List: (NYPL)

100) Just Happy To Be Here – Naomi Kanakia List: (NYPL)

101) Just Say Yes – Goldy Moldavsky List: (NPR)

102) Karate Prom – Kyle Starks List: (NYPL)

103) Kill Her Twice – Stacey Lee List: (School Library Journal)

104) Last Seen Online – Lauren James List: (Waterstones)

105) Leap – Simina Popescu List: (NYPL)

106) Liar’s Test – Ambelin Kwaymullina List: (Readings)

107) Libertad – Bessie Flores Zaldívar List: (Publishers Weekly)

108) Loch Ness Uncovered – Rebecca Siegel List: (NYPL)

109) Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel – List: (The Guardian)

110) Lover Birds – Leanne Egan List: (Waterstones)

111) Moonstone – Laura Purcell List: (Waterstones)

112) Moonstorm – Yoon Ha Lee List: (NYPL)

113) My Family and Other Suspects – Kate Emery List: (Readings)

114) My Hero Academia, Vol. 39 – Kohei Horikoshi List: (Indigo)

115) Not for the Faint of Heart – Lex Croucher List: (Waterstones)

116) Now, Conjurers – Freddie Kölsch List: (NYPL)

117) One Piece: Ace’s Story—The Manga, Vol. 1 – Sho Hinata List: (Indigo)

118) Otherworldly – F.T. Lukens List: (Indigo)

119) Our Fault – Mercedes Ron List: (Indigo)

120) Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports – Dahlia Adler Jennifer Iacopelli List: (NYPL)

121) Powerful: A Powerless Story – Lauren Roberts List: (Indigo)

122) Punk Rock Karaoke – Bianca Xunise List: (NYPL)

123) Rabbit & Juliet – Rebecca Stafford List: (School Library Journal)

124) Rani Choudhury Must Die – Adiba Jaigirdar List: (Waterstones)

125) Rebel Skies – Ann Sei Lin List: (NYPL)

126) Rick Riordan Presents: The Dark Becomes Her – Judy I. Lin List: (Indigo)

127) Riot Act – Sarah Lariviere List: (NYPL)

128) Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire – Paula Yoo List: (Publishers Weekly)

129) Road Home – Rex Ogle List: (Amazon)

130) Royal Tailor: Clothier to the Crown, Vol. 1 – Nakasane Nowaki List: (NYPL)

131) Saving 6 – Chloe Walsh List: (Indigo)

132) Shackled – Candy J. Cooper List: (NYPL)

133) Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe – Darcie Little Badger, illustrated by Rovina Cai List: (NPR)

134) Sisters of Fire and Fury – Laura Bates List: (Waterstones)

135) Sixteen Minutes – K.J. Reilly List: (Amazon)

136) Snowglobe – Soyoung Park List: (NYPL)

137) So Let Them Burn – Kamilah Cole List: (Indigo)

138) Song of the Six Realms – Judy I. Lin List: (Indigo)

139) Spy X Family, Vol. 12 – Tatsuya Endo List: (Indigo)

140) Such Charming Liars – Karen M. McManus List: (Waterstones)

141) Sweet Nightmare (Deluxe Limited Edition) – Tracy Wolff List: (Indigo)

142) That’s Not My Name – Megan Lally List: (Goodreads)

143) The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide – Cody Daigle-Orians List: (NYPL)

144) The Bad Ones – Melissa Albert List: (NPR)

145) The Breakup Lists – Adib Khorram List: (School Library Journal)

146) The Brightwood Code – Monica Hesse List: (Publishers Weekly)

147) The Dark We Know – Wen-yi Lee List: (School Library Journal)

148) The Darkness Within Us – Tricia Levenseller List: (Waterstones)

149) The Dividing Sky – Jill Tew List: (Publishers Weekly)

150) The End Crowns All – Bea Fitzgerald List: (Waterstones)

151) The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equality – Hana Bajramovic List: (NYPL)

152) The Fox Maidens – Robin Ha List: (Readings)

153) The Legend of the White Snake – Sher Lee List: (Indigo)

154) The Lost Souls of Benzaiten – Kelly Murashige List: (NYPL)

155) The Maid and the Crocodile – Jordan Ifueko List: (The Guardian)

156) The Shadow Road – K. D. Kirchmeier List: (Indigo)

157) The Skin I’m In – Steph Tisdell List: (Readings)

158) The Temptation of Magic – Megan Scott List: (Indigo)

159) The Thirteenth Child – Erin A. Craig List: (Barnes & Noble)

160) The Thread That Connects Us – Ayaan Mohamud List: (Waterstones)

161) The Unfinished – Cheryl Isaacs List: (Indigo)

162) This Book Won’t Burn – Samira Ahmed List: (School Library Journal)

163) This Day Changes Everything – Edward Underhill List: (School Library Journal)

164) To a Darker Shore – Leanne Schwartz List: (School Library Journal)

165) To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods – Gods Beyond the Skies – Molly X. Chang List: (Waterstones)

166) Trajectory – Cambria Gordon List: (Indigo)

167) Trigger – C.G. Moore List: (School Library Journal)

168) Twelfth Knight: A Reese’s Book Club Pick – Alexene Farol Follmuth List: (Indigo)

169) Two Sides to Every Murder – Danielle Valentine List: (Amazon)

170) Under the Heron’s Light – Randi Pink List: (School Library Journal)

171) Virus Hunters – Amy Cherrix List: (NYPL)

172) We Mostly Come Out at Night – Rob Costello List: (NYPL)

173) We Shall Be Monsters – Tara Sim List: (NYPL)

174) Where the Heart Should Be – Sarah Crossan List: (Waterstones)

175) Where the Library Hides: A Novel – Isabel Ibañez List: (Barnes & Noble)

176) Where Wolves Don’t Die – Anton Treuer List: (NYPL)

177) Who We Are in Real Life – Victoria Koops List: (The Globe)

178) Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire – Ferin Davis Anderson and Stephanie… List: (NYPL)

179) Wisteria – Adalyn Grace List: (Barnes & Noble)

180) Wisteria – Belladonna – Adalyn Grace List: (Waterstones)

181) With Love, Echo Park – Laura Taylor Namey List: (Amazon)

182) Zodiac Rising – Katie Zhao List: (Indigo)

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