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    Best Selling Young Adult Books | October 2015

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze6 Mins Read Best Kids Stories Best Sellers Book Lists Chapter Books Teens: Young Adults
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    The Children’s Book Review | October 4, 2015

    Popular Books for Teens

    Check out our hand-picked selection of Best Selling Young Adult Books from The New York Times best selling young adult hardcover list. This month, the best selling young adult titles include books by super-talents Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell, Rainbow Rowell and Sarah Dessen.

    Nationwide Best Selling Young Adult Books

    The Sleeper and the SpindleThe Sleeper and the Spindle 

    Written by Neil Gaiman

    Illustrated by Chris Riddell

    Publisher’s Synopsis: In this captivating and darkly funny tale, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of Snow White’s (sort of) and Sleeping Beauty’s (almost) stories.

    This story was originally published (without illustrations) in Rags & Bones(Little, Brown, 2013). This is the first time it is being published as an illustrated, stand-alone edition, and the book is a beautiful work of art.

    Ages 14+ | Publisher: HarperCollins | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-0062398246

    Everything Everything Nicola YoonEverything, Everything

    Written by Nicola Yoon

    Publisher’s Synopsis: If you love Eleanor and Park, Hazel and Augustus, and Mia and Adam, you’ll love the story of Maddy, a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world, and Olly, the boy who moves in next door . . . and becomes the greatest risk she’s ever taken. This innovative and heartfelt debut novel unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, illustrations, and more.

    My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.

    But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.

    Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.

    Ages 12+ | Publisher: Delacorte Press | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-0553496642

    Red Queen by Victoria AveyardRed Queen

    Written by Victoria Aveyard

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Graceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard’s sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king’s palace. Will her power save her or condemn her?

    Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood–those with common, Red blood serve the Silver- blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.

    To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard–a growing Red rebellion–even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.

    Ages 14+ | Publisher: HarperTeen | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-0062310637

    Eleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellEleanor & Park 

    By Rainbow Rowell

    “Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it’s like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it’s like to be young and in love with a book.”—John Green, The New York Times Book Review

    Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.
    So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.
    I’m not kidding, he says.
    You should be, she says, we’re 16.
    What about Romeo and Juliet?
    Shallow, confused, then dead.

    I love you, Park says.
    Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.
    I’m not kidding, he says.
    You should be.

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.

    Eleanor & Park is the winner of the 2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Best Fiction Book.
    A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2013
    A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of 2013
    A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013
    An NPR Best Book of 2013

    Ages 13-17 | Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin | 2013 | ISBN-13: 978-1250012579

    P.S. I Still Love YouP.S. I Still Love You

    Written by Jenny Han

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Given the way love turned her heart in the New York Times bestselling To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, which SLJ called a “lovely, lighthearted romance,” it’s no surprise that Lara Jean still has letters to write.

    Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter.

    She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever.

    When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?

    In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of makes it so amazing.

    Ages 12+ | Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-1442426733

    Saint Anything By Sarah DessenSaint Anything

    Written by Sarah Dessen

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Sydney has always felt invisible.

    She’s grown accustomed to her brother, Peyton, being the focus of the family’s attention and, lately, concern. Peyton is handsome and charismatic, but seems bent on self-destruction. Now, after a drunk-driving accident that crippled a boy, Peyton’s serving some serious jail time, and Sydney is on her own, questioning her place in the family and the world.

    Then she meets the Chatham family. Drawn into their warm, chaotic circle, Sydney experiences unquestioning acceptance for the first time. There’s effervescent Layla, who constantly falls for the wrong guy, Rosie, who’s had her own fall from grace, and Mrs. Chatham, who even though ailing is the heart of the family. But it’s with older brother Mac—quiet, watchful, and protective—that Sydney finally feels seen, really seen, at last.

    Saint Anything is Sarah Dessen’s deepest and most psychologically probing novel yet, telling an engrossing story of a girl discovering friendship, love, and herself.

    “Fans of Sarah Dessen will not be disappointed by this expertly-written and perfectly paced summer read.”—The Children’s Book Review

    Read our review »

    Ages 12 and up | Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers | May 5, 2015 | ISBN-13: 978-0451474704

    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.

    Have you read all of his books? For more fiction Young Adult books, follow along with our Best YA tag.

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    Best Selling Books Best YA Chris Riddell Delacorte Press HarperCollins HarperTeen Books Jenny Han Neil Gaiman Nicola Yoon Rainbow Rowell Sarah Dessen Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers St. Martin's Griffin Books The New York Times Victoria Aveyard Viking Books for Young Readers YA Books Young Adult Young Adult Fiction
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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