YA/NA Contemporary Fiction Novels

Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet through Death-Cast and spend their last day together in New York City, eventually falling in love

In the Mojave Desert, best friends Salahudin and Noor struggle with racism and family trauma while racing to save Sal's family hotel

Child Colin Singleton and his friend Hassan go on a road trip across Tennessee while Colin attempts to mathematically predict love after being dumped by nineteen girls of the same name

Clay Jensen listens to tapes left by his crush and fellow student Hannah Baker, who committed suicide

After a failed overdose, Nora explores infinite versions of her life and realizes that she already has everything she needs

A failed bank robbery leads to a group of strangers being trapped in a Swedish apartment viewing

Grieving widow Tova Sullivan bonds with octopus Marcellus at the aquarium she works at

In Nazi Germany, Liesel steals books and shares stories, while her story is narrated by Death

Two Mexican-American boys with very unique names form a deep friendship that blossoms into love in 1980s Texas

During a summer in Italy, foreign graduate student Oliver woos his host family's son Elio

Madeline Whittaker is immune-compromised but risks her isolated life for love when she meets her neighbor Olly

In post 9-11 New York, Muslim-American Shirin navigates prejudice, identity, and first love through breakdancing and a complicated relationship with Ocean James

Natasha, who is facing deportation, and Daniel, a Korean college student, meet by chance and spend a day discovering love, fate, and connection

Violet Markey and Theodore Finch talk each other out of suicide and explore local landmarks in rural Indiana

In 1980s Omaha Nebraska, the title character misfits bond over comics and mixtapes while dealing with first love

Miles "Pudge" Halter falls for the enigmatic Alaska Young, whose sudden disappearance forces him to confront loss and grief

Patroclus recounts his deep friendship with Achilles against the backdrop of the Trojan War

Arthur and Ben meet by chance in New York and navigate the chaos of young love

Starr Carter witnesses the police shooting of her best friend Khalil and becomes the voice of her community in the fight for justice

Four students become murder suspects at Bayview High School after one student dies in detention