Hi there! I am a 14 year old looking for more books to read. I used to be a relatively advanced reader so I (unfortunately) read a lot of classic YA books before I was in the target age demographic. I have recently read "The Way I Used To Be" and "Girl In Pieces" and I thoroughly enjoyed those. I am looking for books similar to that, though I am also a fan of mystery books, and some dystopian books (I have found that I am weirdly picky with those, eg. loved Hunger Games but couldn't stand Divergent, loved Fifth Wave but tolerated The Darkest Minds.) I try to keep an open mind with books so any and all recommendations are appreciated!
by Radiant_Campaign6776
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Here are some to check out, from a range of genres:
* [A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40916679-a-good-girl-s-guide-to-murder?ref=rae_5), by Holly Jackson
* [The Inheritance Games](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52439531-the-inheritance-games?ref=rae_1) series, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
* The[ Legend](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29863662-legend?ref=rae_1) trilogy, by Marie Lu
* The [Renegades](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28421168-renegades?ref=rae_3) trilogy, by Marissa Meyer
* The [Lockwood & Co](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13555073-the-screaming-staircase). series by Jonathan Stroud
* The [Truth About Forever](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51737.The_Truth_About_Forever?ref=nav_sb_ss_4_7), by Sara Dessen
* [Paper Towns](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6442769-paper-towns?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11), by John Green
* [I Am the Messenger](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19057.I_Am_the_Messenger), but Markus Zusak
The Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson (first three books are a trilogy involving the same mystery, the next two feature the same characters but are each their own standalone mystery, and there should be a sixth one coming out later this year or next year)
Maria V. Snyder,
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Wind On Fire trilogy by William Nicholson, beginning with The Wind Singer
Tomorrow, When the War Began + sequels by John Marsden
The Secret Garden
Maybe, Klara and the Sun
I honestly wouldn’t worry too much on the age calibration. For people who came of age before Harry Potter exploded the adolescent readership market, some of us paused with Judy Blume or The Outsiders, but a lot of precocious 12-year-olds dived right into their mom’s Sydney Sheldons or their Dad’s Tom Clancys, and few suffered long term harm.
YALSA is the American professional association for librarians with an interest in work for young adults. [This](https://www.ala.org/yalsa/best-fiction-young-adults) is their most recently published list of “Best Fiction for Young Adults.” You might see if any of their suggestions appeal to you.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Eliza and Her Monsrers by Francesca Zappia
In Ecstasy by Kate McCaffrey
Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
Ideas:
+ Graceling
+ Everlife
+ Matched
+ Poison Princess
+ Sea of Shadows
+ The Gathering
+ Alice in Zombieland
+ Tales of an Extraordinary Girl
+ The Chronicles of Nick
+ Tithe
+ Wicked Lovely
+ Wonderous Strange
+ Anne of Green Gables
+ Guests of War Trilogy ( starts with The Sky is Falling)
+ A Wrinkle in Time
+ Alice in Wonderland
+ Black Beauty
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte.