Young Adult

The Hunger Games and Divergent have arguably launched YA dystopian fiction into the stratosphere. Katniss and Tris have brought an army of strong female leads to the fore, resulting in hundreds of similar novels lining bookshelves and filling devices the world over. What to read if you’ve already read The Hunger Games trilogy and gorged… Read More

Lois Lowry’s 1993 young adult novel, The Giver examines a world where no person feels pain or emotional strife and a young boy called Jonas is tasked with holding all of the world’s memory before this has taken place. Consistently considered to be one of the greatest books in publication for young people and certainly… Read More

SE Hinton’s debut 1967 novel The Outsiders has been enthralling readers since it’s publication over fifty years ago. Written by Hinton when she was only 16 years old, The Outsiders continues to be a favourite for fans of the young adult genre. Though it is also famous for the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation,… Read More

Published in 2013, Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park has gained immense critical acclaim and controversy. Bringing up themes like teenage love and sex, domestic violence, bullying, and the feelings of being outcast, the novel is consistently considered to be one of the most honest and realistic in the young adult genre. If you’ve just finished reading… Read More

Before author John Green became one of the very first YouTube stars or fell into the public eye as the reigning king of young adult literature, he wrote his first novel, Looking for Alaska. An honest and startlingly realistic portrayal of adolescence set at a small boarding school in Alabama, the book deserves every bit… Read More