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Top YA Books of 2022

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  • Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his…
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015. — YA F BARDU 2015
  • Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and…
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, [2017] — YA F MCMAN 2017
  • From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature…
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. — YA/F/MAAS/2020
  • It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen…
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2020. — YA F COLLI 2020
  • This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating…
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — YA F MEYER 2020
  • Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of…
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — YA F BLACK 2018
  • We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Read it. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE. Available in other formats.
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, [2014] — YA/F/LOCKH/2014
  • For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but…
    Book[New York] : Delacorte Press, [2020] — YA F JACKS 2020
  • A hitched ride home in a snow storm turns sinister when one of the passengers is plotting for the ride to end in disaster. Available in other formats.
    BookNaperville, IL : Sourcebooks Fire, [2020] — YA F RICHA 2020
  • Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson. With nonstop action, aspirational jet-setting, family intrigue,…
    eBookLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021
  • For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the…
    BookNew York : HarperTeen, [2012] — YA/F/CASS/2012
  • If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade. Outside…
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, ©2009. — YA/F/DASHN/2009
  • Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely…
    BookNew York : Square Fish, 2013. — YA F BARDU 2013
  • Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery…
    eBookLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2020
  • In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it. Available in other formats.
    BookNew York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. — YA F MAAS 2020
  • In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition,…
    eBookBloomsbury Publishing, 2012
  • In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn. Available in other formats.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2009. — YA F COLLI 2009
  • This sweeping story of palace intrigue, class hierarchy, and deception will keep readers hurtling along, desperate to find out Mare’s fate. Her honesty and determination, quick wit, and no-holds-barred attitude will surely make readers…
    BookNew York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015] — YA/F/AVEYA/2015
  • Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying…
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2008. — YA F COLLI 2008
  • Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her…
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2021] — YA F PAINT 2021