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    Best Selling Young Adult Books | May 2015

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze6 Mins Read Best Kids Stories Best Sellers Book Lists Chapter Books Teens: Young Adults
    Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
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    Popular Books for Teens

    With so many strong novels on this list, a lot remains the same on our hand-picked list from the Best Selling Young Adult list. As listed by The New York Times, best selling young adult titles include books by super-talents John Green and Ransom Riggs. This month, we’ve also added Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Paige. Many of the books on this list have been turned into movies—there is a definite book-to-movie theme going on in the Young Adult book world! The titles listed here truly are popular books for teens (and many adults, too).

    Nationwide Best Selling Young Adult Books

    The Fault in Our Stars BookThe Fault in our Stars

    By John Green

    A Major Motion Picture!
    TIME Magazine’s #1 Fiction Book of 2012!

    Publisher’s Synopsis: The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it’s also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness.” Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine

    Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

    Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

    Ages 14-17 | Publisher: Dutton Books | Jan. 10, 2012 | ISBN-13: 978-0525478812

    Paper Towns John GreenPaper Towns 
    By John Green

    Publisher’s Synopsis: From the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

    Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery
    New York Times bestseller
    USA Today bestseller
    Publishers Weekly bestseller

    When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the nightdressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revengehe follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they’re for Q.

    Printz Medalist John Green returns with the trademark brilliant wit and heart-stopping emotional honesty that have inspired a new generation of readers.

    Ages 14+ | Publisher: Speak | Jun. 7, 2009 | ISBN-13: 978-0142414934

    Book John GreenLooking for Alaska

    By John Green

    Publisher’s Synopsis: The award-winning, genre-defining debut from #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

    Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
    Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
    New York Times bestseller

    Before. Miles Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . .

    After. Nothing is ever the same.

    Ages 14-17 | Publisher: Dutton Books | Mar. 3, 2005 | ISBN-13: 978-0142402511

    MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarPeopleMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

    By Ransom Riggs

    A New York Times #1 best seller

    On the New York Times Best Seller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs
     
    A mysterious island.

    An abandoned orphanage.

    A strange collection of very curious photographs.

    It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. 

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

    Ages 12-17 | Publisher: Quirk Books | Jun. 7, 2013 | ISBN-13: 978-1594746031

    Dorothy Must Die by Danielle PaigeDorothy Must Die

    By Danielle Paige

    Publisher’s Synopsis: The New York Times bestselling first book in a dark new series that reimagines the Oz saga, from debut author Danielle Paige.

    I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

    Sure, I’ve read the books. I’ve seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There’s still a road of yellow brick—but even that’s crumbling.

    What happened? Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

    My name is Amy Gumm—and I’m the other girl from Kansas. I’ve been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. I’ve been trained to fight. And I have a mission: Remove the Tin Woodman’s heart. Steal the Scarecrow’s brain. Take the Lion’s courage. And—Dorothy must die.

    Ages 12 and up | Publisher: HarperCollins | 2015 (Reprint) | ISBN-13: 978-0062280688

    This information for the best selling books was gathered from the New York Times Best Sellers list, which reflects the sales of books from books sold nationwide, including independent and chain stores. It is correct at the time of publication and presented in random order. Visit www.nytimes.com for their most current and up-to-date list.

    John Green is a mainstay on the best seller list. Have you read all of his books? For more fiction Young Adult books, follow along with our Best YA tag. With so many wonderful children and teen books being turned into movies, you may also have an interest in following our tag: Books into Movies.

    What to Read Next:

    1. Best Selling Young Adult Books | December 2014
    2. Best Selling Young Adult Books | January 2015
    3. Best Selling Young Adult Books | June 2014
    4. Best Selling Young Adult Books | October 2014

    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

    Best Selling Books Best YA Danielle Paige Dorothy Must Die Series Dutton Books HarperCollins John Green Quirk Books Ransom Riggs Speak Books YA Books Young Adult Young Adult Fiction
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