Top Young - Adult Bestsellers You Can't Forget

 

Some teen novels are here to stay. No matter how old they get, they just can't be put off our bookshelves. Read on to know about a few of them.

Book lovers! Attention! When asked about our favorite novels, we all would come up with several of our young adult fiction bestsellers that had made us swoon over the praiseworthy characters, their engaging plotline, and the wonderful blend of action, romance, and dreams in just the perfect ratio to keep us hooked. And for obvious reasons, you can never just remove them off your bookshelves. 

Today, we are going to discuss a few of those literary treasures that would never go out of the reading lists, no matter how many generations pass by. These books/ series of books would be like the heirloom that we pass on from one reader who's already enchanted to another fresh reader who wants to enter the enchantment:

Harry Potter Series

Author: J.K. Rowling

Genre: Fantasy, drama, young adult fiction, mystery, thriller

Synopsis: A seven books series, have the titles namely Philosopher's Stone (1997), Chamber of Secrets (1998), Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Goblet of Fire (2000), Order of the Phoenix (2003), Half-Blood Prince (2005), Deathly Hallows (2007). It's one of the most famous teen books in history and still enjoys tremendous readership. The series unravels and follows the story and adventures of a young wizard named Harry Potter along with his 2 friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley as he gets to know about his past and destiny in the fictional magical world of Hogwarts.

Release date: 1997-2007

Rating on Goodreads: 4.5

The Hunger Games Series

Author: Suzanne Collins

Genre: Dystopian, science fiction, drama, action

Synopsis: A 4 book series, having the titles namely The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009), Mockingjay (2010), The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes(2020), is another world-wide bestseller. The books follow the story of 17-year-old Katniss Everdeen in the fictional setting of post-apocalyptic North America in a region called Panem which is divided into 12 districts. The annual hunger games occur where a girl and a boy between ages 12 and 18 from each district are chosen and thrown into a deadly arena where they fight for their lives and the winner is rewarded with food and luxuries for the upcoming year. Her journey, challenges, and how she fights the unjustified power and atrocities is the main theme of the trilogy.

Release date: 2008-10, 2020

Rating on Goodreads: 4.5

The Fault in Our Stars

Author: John Green

Genre: Realistic Fiction, Romance

Synopsis: The world-renowned tear-jerker tells us about Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl with thyroid cancer that has affected her lungs who herself narrates her story. The straight and otherwise uneventful Hazel turns upside down when she bumps into the charismatic and young amputee Augustus Waters in a cancer support group. Rest afterward is the tale of struggle and discovery about love, life, death, and destiny.

Release date: 2012

Rating on Goodreads: 4.2

The Lord Of The Rings

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien 

Genre: High fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Chivalric romance, Adventure, Heroic, saga.

Synopsis: The epic trilogy is one of the most vibrant novels to exist. The main plot revolves around the war for a ring. The One ring that controls the power of all the other rings. Frodo the hobbit and his companions intend to destroy the One Ring of Power, which has the power to control the entire world, to restore peace in the Middle-Earth by fighting the evil Sauron and his Black Riders. The story is high on fantasy with a myriad of characters and their backstories with intertwined subplots. 

Release date: 1954-55

Rating on Goodreads: 4.5

The Book Thief

Author: Markus Zusak

Genre: Young adult fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis: The book thief discovers a phenomenal story set in Nazi Germany narrated by Death itself. The story follows Liesel Meminger, a little girl as she comes of age in Nazi Germany during World War II. Her younger brother is dead and she accidentally discovers a book which belongs to the gravedigger. She soon develops a love for books and words, learns to read and there's no stopping. In the difficult times she faces, she steals books and reads them from wherever she gets the chance to. Things change for her when her foster family hides a jew man in their basement. The award-winning account talks about her struggle to balance between her childhood innocence and the maturity she must show following the difficult times she's living in.

Release date: 2005

Rating on Goodreads: 4.4

These are a few famous picks that would never go out of book fashion. There are several more and you can check them out too. The books you read during your adolescent years help shape how you perceive the world, its practices, and the way we have to face their actions. They not only entertain but help you evolve into something you would look forward to. Happy reading!

Written By -  Khushi Prajapati

Edited By - Kashish Chadha