New ya novels

Here are some popular and highly-recommended new YA novels:

  1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (2020) - A prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy.
  2. Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (2020) - The first book in The Last Hours series, a spin-off of The Mortal Instruments.
  3. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (2019) - A fantasy novel about a graduate student who discovers a mysterious book that leads him to a magical world.
  4. The Wicked King by Holly Black (2019) - The second book in The Folk of the Air series, a dark fantasy series about faeries.
  5. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (2019) - A historical fantasy novel about a group of thieves and scholars who embark on a quest to steal a powerful artifact.
  6. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (2018) - A fantasy novel set in a world inspired by Chinese history and mythology, about a young orphan who enrolls in a prestigious military academy.
  7. The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) - A magical realist novel about a girl who discovers that her mother has turned into a bird.
  8. The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan (2019) - A contemporary novel about a Pakistani-American teenager who falls in love with a girl from a rival family.
  9. The Last Place I Want to Be by Kristina Meister (2020) - A contemporary novel about a teenager who is sent to a juvenile detention center and must navigate a new reality.
  10. The Deep by Rivers Solomon (2019) - A fantasy novel inspired by the myth of the mermaid, about a young woman who is born with the ability to breathe underwater.
  11. The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (2015) - A magical realist novel about two rival families of performers who are bound together by a curse.
  12. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (2018) - A fantasy novel set in a world inspired by 19th-century New Orleans, about a young woman who is chosen to be a Belle, a magical servant to the ruling elite.
  13. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (2018) - A dark fantasy novel about a girl who discovers that her grandmother's mysterious and dark fairy tales are coming to life.
  14. The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid (2016) - A sci-fi novel about a genetically engineered humanoid who is trained to protect a senator's daughter.
  15. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (2017) - A non-fiction novel about a true crime story involving a bus fire and a hate crime.

These are just a few examples of the many amazing new YA novels out there. I hope you find something that interests you!