Young Adult
College dorms, first apartments, questionable decisions—welcome to the shelf where growing pains meet grown-up feelings.
Our New Adult Shelf is loaded with swoony romances, found family friendships, and enough emotional chaos to make you nostalgic for your early twenties (or glad you survived them). Think campus drama, self-discovery, and love stories that turn up both the spice and the feels.
✨ Perfect for:
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Readers who love romance but want a little more grit than YA
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Anyone obsessed with the “figuring it out” era of life
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Fans of angst, messy roommates, and too many iced coffees
Warning: May cause flashbacks to student loan debt, late-night pizza runs, and your “maybe I should dye my hair again” phase.
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A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey | YA Romance, Foodie Vibes & Finding Home Abroad -
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard | YA Fantasy, Rebel Rising & Betrayal -
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn | YA Fantasy, Arthurian Retelling & Black Girl Magic -
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan | YA Fantasy, Satire & Coming of Age -
Cinder by Marissa Meyer | YA Sci-Fi, Fairy Tale Retelling & Cyborg Heroine -
What I Carry by Jennifer Longo | YA Contemporary, Foster Care Story & Found Family -
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner | YA Contemporary, Friendship & Finding Hope -
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston | YA Sci-Fi, Space Adventure & Found Family -
The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand | YA Fantasy, Christmas Carol Retelling & Second Chances -
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis | YA Contemporary, Addiction Story & Raw Survival -
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld | YA Dystopia, Beauty Standards & Rebellion -
The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey | YA Sci-Fi, Alien Invasion & Post-Apocalyptic Survival -
The Hive by Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden | YA Dystopia, Social Media Gone Wrong & Survival Thriller -
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson | Memoir-in-Verse, Survival & Speaking Truth -
Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi | YA Fantasy, Sin-Eaters & Dark Magic -
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys | Historical Fiction, WWII Survival & Heart-Wrenching Courage -
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson | Queer YA Romance, Prom Queen Dreams & Small-Town Drama -
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds | YA Novel-in-Verse, Grief & Cycles of Violence -
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall | YA Horror, Small-Town Legends & Found Footage Vibes -
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan | Percy Jackson, Mythic Quests & Maze of Danger -
Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales | Queer YA Romance, Grease-Inspired & High School Feels -
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao | YA Fantasy, Villain Origin Story & Asian-Inspired Folklore -
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson | YA Fantasy, Enemies-to-Lovers & Kingdom Intrigue -
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney | YA Fantasy, Alice in Wonderland Retelling & Fierce Heroine