these lists of books to read before you die that are full of classics are all well and good but what if you don’t like classics? and what about the ya ones that are just full of popular series? so this is an alternative list of ya books you should read before you die. thanks to everyone who contributed books; i’ve had to miss some off because i’ve got more than 100, so i’ll probably include them on a second list. (also, i’ve not actually read all these books. it’s a group effort)
under the lights by dahlia adler
the wrath and the dawn by renee ahdieh
throne of the crescent moon by saladin ahmed
simon vs the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli
the absolutely true diary of a part time indian by sherman alexie
last night i sang to the monster by benjamin alire sáenz
aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz
mosquitoland by david arnold
pure trilogy by julianna baggott
the fixer by jennifer lynn barnes
the last leaves falling by sarah benwell
ashes trilogy by ilsa j bick
the darkest part of the forest by holly black
curse workers by holly black
noughts and crosses by malorie blackman
anna duology by kendare blake
the princess and the captain by anne-laure bondoux
the diviners by libba bray
gemma doyle trilogy by libba bray
fire and thorns by rae carson
gallagher girls by ally carter
heist society by ally carter
graceling realm by kristin cashore
a hero at the end of the world by erin claiborne
artemis fowl by eoin colfer
the miseducation of cameron post by emily m danforth
i’ll meet you there by heather demetrios
just listen by sarah dessen
spiderwick chronicles by tony diterlizzi & holly black
penryn and the end of days by susan ee
engelsfors trilogy by sara b elfgren & mats strandberg
fearsome dreamer by laure eve
dragonfly by julia golding
since you asked by maurine goo
half life trilogy by sally green
to all the boys i’ve loved before by jenny han
burn for burn by jenny han
saving june by hannah harrington
the outsiders by s e hinton
shades of london by maureen johnson
shadowshaper by daniel josé older
everybody sees the ants by a s king
in honor by jessi kirby
charm & strange by stephanie kuehn
everything leads to you by nina lacour
micah grey by laura lam
momentum by saci lloyd
huntress by malinda lo
adaptation by malinda lo
we were liars by e lockhart
legend by marie lu
the lost girl by sangu mandanna
the lumatere chronicles by melina marchetta
on the jellicoe road by melina marchetta
wicked lovely by melissa marr
since you’ve been gone by morgan matson
yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina
the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer
conquered earth by j barton mitchell
if you find me by emily murdoch
i’ll give you the sun by jandy nelson
chaos walking by patrick ness
a monster calls by patrick ness
the summer of chasing mermaids by sarah ockler
before i fall by lauren oliver
wonder by r j palacio
even in paradise by chelsey philpot
his dark materials by philip pullman
the demon’s lexicon by sarah rees brennan
the lynburn legacy by sarah rees brennan
slice of cherry by dia reeves
falling kingdoms by morgan rhodes
how i live now by meg rosoff
bone gap by laura ruby
the winner’s trilogy by marie rutkoski
written in the stars by aisha saeed
persepolis by marjane satrapi
the archived by v e schwab
between shades of grey by ruth sepetys
the bone season by samantha shannon
far from you by tess sharpe
more happy than not by adam silvera
jasper jones by craig silvey
unwind dystology by neal shusterman
grasshopper jungle by andrew smith
the secrets of lily graves by sarah strohmeyer
all the rage by courtney summers
an ember in the ashes by sabaa tahir
because you’ll never meet me by leah thomas
my heart and other black holes by jasmine warga
ms marvel by g willow wilson
don’t touch by rachel m wilson
brown girl dreaming by jacqueline woodson
howl’s moving castle by dianna wynne jones
dirty london by kelley york
made of stars by kelley york
how to save a life by sara zarr
falling into place by amy zhang
i am the messenger by markus zusak
wolfe brothers by markus zusak
