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100 Must-Read YA Novels With Little or No Romance - Page 2

Do you like to read YA novels but are a bit tired of the fact that they often tend to concentrate on the romantic angles of the story. If so, here's Bookriot's list of great YA novels that are mainly about something else altogether. "Little to no romance" simply means that romance is way in the backseat, with no driving force in the narrative."
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Jumped in (Patrick Flores-Scott)
Jumped In
Patrick Flores-Scott
42
Killer of Enemies (Joseph Bruchac)
Killer of Enemies
Joseph Bruchac
43
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
Zoraida Córdova
44
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
45
Life as We Knew It Series (Susan Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
Susan Pfeffer
46
Mare's War (Tanita S. Davis)
Mare's War
Tanita S. Davis
47
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
Walter Dean Myers
48
No Parking at the End of Times (Bryan Bliss)
No Parking at the End of Times
Bryan Bliss
49
Nothing
Nothing
50
On the Edge of Gone (Corinne Duyvis)
On the Edge of Gone
Corinne Duyvis
51
Orleans (Sherri L Smith)
Orleans
Sherri L Smith
52
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida (Victor Martinez)
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Victor Martinez
53
Perfect Escape (Jennifer Brown)
Perfect Escape
Jennifer Brown
54
Plain Kate (Erin Bow)
Plain Kate
Erin Bow
55
Revolution (Jennifer Donnely)
Revolution
Jennifer Donnely
56
Rotten (Michael Northrup)
Rotten
Michael Northrup
57
Rotters (Daniel Kraus)
Rotters
Daniel Kraus
58
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
Garth Nix
59
Saving Montgomery Sole (Mariko Tamaki)
Saving Montgomery Sole
Mariko Tamaki
60
Shark Girl (Kelly L. Bingham)
Shark Girl
Kelly L. Bingham
61
Ship Breaker (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi
62
Sold (Patricia McCormick)
Sold
Patricia McCormick
63
Some Girls Are (Courtney Summers)
Some Girls Are
Courtney Summers
64
Split (Swati Avasthi)
Split
Swati Avasthi
65
Starcrossed (Elizabeth C. Bunce)
Starcrossed
Elizabeth C. Bunce
66
Summer of the Mariposas (Guadalupe Garcia McCall)
Summer of the Mariposas
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
67
Ten Cents a Dance (Christine Fletcher)
Ten Cents a Dance
Christine Fletcher
68
Terrier (Tamora Pierce)
Terrier
Tamora Pierce
69
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
70
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Mary E. Pearson)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Mary E. Pearson
71
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
72
The Boneshaker (Kate Milford)
The Boneshaker
Kate Milford
73
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
74
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier
75
The Compound (S. A. Bodeen)
The Compound
S. A. Bodeen
76
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
Frances Hardinge
77
The Dead Girls at Hysteria Hall (Katie Alender)
The Dead Girls at Hysteria Hall
Katie Alender
78
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
E. Lockhart
79
The Fixer (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Fixer
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
80
The Girl From the Well (Rin)
The Girl From the Well
Rin
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