Best YA Books of 2023
70 Young-Adult Books to Add to Your Reading List in June

The genre of YA continues to expand in 2023, spotlighting young people and their unique struggles in refreshing new ways. For the lovers of high fantasy, Cassandra Clare and Holly Black continue their magical series with wondrous new additions. The high stakes of young love come to a peak with new books from Julian Winters, Maya Ameyaw, Elise Bryant, Liselle Sambury, Gloria Chao, and Dahlia Adler.
Most notably, New York Times bestselling author Alice Oseman, whose graphic-novel series, Heartstopper, has taken over our screens and reading lists, is giving readers an intimate peek into Nick and Charlie's relationship as they gear up for the future in "Nick and Charlie: A Heartstopper Novella." Holly Jackson also wraps up her A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series with a prequel novella called "Kill Joy," and Hayley Kiyoko makes her debut as an author with "Girls Like Girls."
Whether you're looking for the next #BookTok star or books serving a niche, you'll have plenty of 2023 YA releases to scope out the next time you hit the bookstore.
1 "When It All Syncs Up" by Maya Ameyaw

2 "The Dos and Donuts of Love" by Adiba Jaigirdar

3 "Going Bicoastal" by Dahlia Adler

4 "Kismat Connection" by Ananya Devarajan

5 "Ode to My First Car" by Robin Gow

6 "You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight" by Kalynn Bayron

7 "And Break the Pretty Kings" by Lena Jeong

8 "Where Echoes Die" by Courtney Gould

9 "An Echo in the City" by K.X. Song

10 "Sing Me to Sleep" by Gabi Burton

11 "Invisible Son" by Kim Johnson

12 "Plus One" by Kelsey Rodkey

13 "Warrior Girl Unearthed" by Angeline Boulley

14 "Imogen, Obviously" by Becky Albertalli

15 "Ander & Santi Were Here" by Jonny Garza Villa

16 "The Isles of the Gods" by Amie Kaufman

17 "Lying in the Deep" by Diana Urban

18 "We Don't Swim Here" by Vincent Tirado

19 "Nigeria Jones" by Ibi Zoboi

20 "If Tomorrow Doesn't Come" by Jen St. Jude

21 "Fake Dates and Mooncakes" by Sher Lee

22 "Girls Like Girls" by Hayley Kiyoko

23 "Blood Debts" by Terry J. Benton-Walker

24 "Spell Bound" by F.T. Lukens

25 "An Appetite For Miracles" by Laekan Zea Kemp

26 "Forget Me Not" by Alyson Derrick

27 "Divine Rivals" by Rebecca Ross

28 "Silver in the Bone" by Alexandra Bracken

29 "Queen Bee" by Amalie Howard

30 "Throwback" by Maurene Goo

31 "Viva Lola Espinoza" by Ella Cerón

32 "This Delicious Death" by Kayla Cottingham

33 "My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix" by Kalynn Bayron

34 "There Goes the Neighborhood" by Jade Adia

35 "Lies We Sing to the Sea" by Sarah Underwood

36 "Chloe and the Kaishao Boys" by Mae Coyiuto

37 "Flowerheart" by Catherine Bakewell
38 "The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway" by Ashley Schumacher

39 "The Next New Syrian Girl" by Ream Shukairy

40 "The Memory Eater" by Rebecca Mahoney

41 "Free Radicals" by Lila Riesen

42 "Into the Light" by Mark Oshiro

43 "This Time It's Real" by Ann Liang

44 “Always the Almost” by Edward Underhill

45 “When You Wish Upon a Lantern” by Gloria Chao

46 "My Flawless Life" by Yvonne Woon

47 “Last Chance Dance” by Lakita Wilson

48 “Delicious Monsters” by Liselle Sambury

49 “I'll Take Everything You Have” by James Klise

50 “Immortality” by Dana Schwartz

51 “Kill Joy: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Novella” by Holly Jackson

52 “Nightbirds” by Kate J. Armstrong

53 "Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute" by Talia Hibbert

54 “The Love Match” by Priyanka Taslim

55 “Song of Silver, Flame Like Night” by Amélie Wen Zhao

56 “The Stolen Heir” by Holly Black

57 “16 & Pregnant” by LaLa Thomas

58 “A Ruinous Fate” by Kaylie Smith

59 “Nick and Charlie: A Heartstopper Novella” by Alice Oseman

60 "Breakup From Hell" by Ann Dávila Cardinal

61 “Cool. Awkward. Black.” Edited by Karen Strong

62 “Friday I’m in Love” by Camryn Garrett

63 “As You Walk on By” by Julian Winters

64 “Begin Again” by Emma Lord

65 “6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)” by Tess Sharpe

66 “Spice Road” by Maiya Ibrahim

67 “Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling” by Elise Bryant

68 “The Davenports” by Krystal Marquis

69 “The Black Queen” by Jumata Emill

70 “Chain of Thorns” by Cassandra Clare
