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100 Must-Read Short YA Books Under 250 Pages

"Below you'll find 100 must-read short YA books. These titles range from classic YA titles to more current books. Some of these books are perfect one-sitting reads, while others might demand more than one sitting to enjoy the complexity in their brevity. There is a range of formats, as well as fiction and nonfiction titles included."
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After Tupac & D Foster (Jacqueline Woodson)
After Tupac & D Foster
1
Jacqueline Woodson
The Agony of Bun O'Keefe (Heather Smith)
The Agony of Bun O'Keefe
2
Heather Smith
American Ace (Marilyn Nelson)
American Ace
3
Marilyn Nelson
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
4
Gene Luen Yang
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
5
Louise Rennison
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
6
Nancy Garden
Bad Taste in Boys (Carrie Harris)
Bad Taste in Boys
7
Carrie Harris
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (Susan Kuklin)
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
8
Susan Kuklin
Black Box (Julie Schumacher)
Black Box
9
Julie Schumacher
Black Helicopters (Blythe Woolston)
Black Helicopters
10
Blythe Woolston
Bluefish (Pat Schmatz)
Bluefish
11
Pat Schmatz
The Boyfriend List (E.Lockhart)
The Boyfriend List
12
E.Lockhart
Bronx Masquerade (Nikki Grimes)
Bronx Masquerade
13
Nikki Grimes
The Chaos (Nalo Hopkinson)
The Chaos
14
Nalo Hopkinson
Charm & Strange (Stephanie Kuehn)
Charm & Strange
15
Stephanie Kuehn
The Children and the Wolves (Adam Rapp)
The Children and the Wolves
16
Adam Rapp
The Compound (S. A. Bodeen)
The Compound
17
S. A. Bodeen
The Contender (Robert Lipsyte)
The Contender
18
Robert Lipsyte
Cracked Up to Be
Cracked Up to Be
19
Damselfly (Chandra Prasad)
Damselfly
20
Chandra Prasad
Dead Is the New Black (Marlene Perez)
Dead Is the New Black
21
Marlene Perez
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
22
Nic Stone
Down a Dark Hall (Lois Duncan)
Down a Dark Hall
23
Lois Duncan
Edges (Lena Roy)
Edges
24
Lena Roy
Empress of the World (Sara Ryan)
Empress of the World
25
Sara Ryan
The Everafter (Amy Huntley)
The Everafter
26
Amy Huntley
First Day on Earth (Cecil Castellucci)
First Day on Earth
27
Cecil Castellucci
Flowers in the Sky (Lynn Joseph)
Flowers in the Sky
28
Lynn Joseph
The Folk Keeper (Franny Billingsley)
The Folk Keeper
29
Franny Billingsley
Ghetto Cowboy (G,Neri)
Ghetto Cowboy
30
G,Neri
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (Meg Medina)
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind
31
Meg Medina
Girls Like Us (Gail Giles)
Girls Like Us
32
Gail Giles
Girl Stolen (April Henry)
Girl Stolen
33
April Henry
The Golden Day (Ursula Dubosarsky)
The Golden Day
34
Ursula Dubosarsky
Gone, Gone, Gone (Hannah Moskowitz)
Gone, Gone, Gone
35
Hannah Moskowitz
The Good Braider (Terry Faris)
The Good Braider
36
Terry Faris
Half World (Hiromi Goto)
Half World
37
Hiromi Goto
Heaven (Angela Johnson)
Heaven
38
Angela Johnson
Heroes (Robert Cormier)
Heroes
39
Robert Cormier
High Dive (Tammar Stein)
High Dive
40
Tammar Stein
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