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100 Must-Read YA Novels With Little or No Romance - Page 3

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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The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
81
Philip Pullman
The Golden Day (Ursula Dubosarsky)
The Golden Day
82
Ursula Dubosarsky
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
83
Patrick Ness
The Latte Rebellion (Sarah Jamila Stevenson)
The Latte Rebellion
84
Sarah Jamila Stevenson
The Memory of Light (Francisco X. Stork)
The Memory of Light
85
Francisco X. Stork
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
86
S.E. Hinton
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co #1) (Jonathan Stroud)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co #1)
87
Jonathan Stroud
The Sky Inside (Clare B. Dunkle)
The Sky Inside
88
Clare B. Dunkle
The Story of Owen (E. K. Johnston)
The Story of Owen
89
E. K. Johnston
The Thief (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Thief
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Megan Whalen Turner
The Wicked and the Just (J. Anderson Coats)
The Wicked and the Just
91
J. Anderson Coats
This Savage Song (Victoria Schwab)
This Savage Song
92
Victoria Schwab
Tighter (Adele Griffin)
Tighter
93
Adele Griffin
Touching Snow (M. Sindy Felin)
Touching Snow
94
M. Sindy Felin
Under a Painted Sky (Stacey Lee)
Under a Painted Sky
95
Stacey Lee
Untwine (Edwidge Danticat)
Untwine
96
Edwidge Danticat
We Were Here
We Were Here
97
The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee Free Men
98
Terry Pratchett
When I Was the Greatest (Jason Reynolds)
When I Was the Greatest
99
Jason Reynolds
Wintergirls (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Wintergirls
100
Laurie Halse Anderson
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