YA Books on Kindle

The young adult (YA) genre consists of books that are written to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers. There is no clear age range for this genre’s audience, but most agree that the standard reading age is for those between the ages of 12 and 18 (although even older adults may love these stories, too!). These books may include fiction and non-fiction titles with themes and plots that are likely to be extremely relevant to the young people in your life.

STARBOARD EIGHT

Brian Casey

1976. When a violent incident proves the final straw for his parents, troubled teenager Jesse is sent away to join the Blue Water School. Here, youngsters in need of direction and guidance live and work aboard sailing ships in the Caribbean. Despite the exotic setting, Jesse faces demanding physical, academic and personal challenges. Along with ... Read more

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Girl School

Sheila Michelle

She’s as icy as her name, and she’s determined to stay that way since being forced to attend an all-girls school to start off her high-school years. But it will be a year Icee Hawthorne will never forget. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Eye of the Matrix

A. Nation

Teens copy an ancient stone map not realizing someone would murder for it. This is a science fiction steampunk YA adventure story of coming of age in the Quest Series. Nathan and his friends travel across space to a distant alien planet. (Quest 1) Free on Kindle.... Read more

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The Perfect Sister

Zachary Ryan

They say sisters have your back forever. Well, what happens when your secrets are on the line? How much can you trust your Kappa Zeta sister? Tinsley came to Campbell to escape the problems and mistakes of her past. She thought she would have a fresh start, but at Kappa Zeta, there’s not such thing ... Read more

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Girl in the Snow: A Thrilling Tale of Dystopian Royalty

Nicole Adrianne

No electricity, no phones, and a broken princess to blame. Winter in the Seven Kingdoms just got colder… After being promised in marriage to a smug, stuck-up stranger, Eira thought she couldn’t get any angrier. Now, she’s on the run, and the entire kingdom is convinced that she built an EMP device and destroyed their ... Read more

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Keeper of Scales

Anne Mollova

When an ancient evil threatens her kingdom, Alyen must choose between the life she knows and the destiny that beckons. But as war looms, she must learn to harness her growing powers— or risk destroying everything and everyone she loves. “Anne has truly written an epic YA Fantasy for the ages.” –Immersed in Books $0.99 ... Read more

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Free: Hybrid Magic

Cristy L. Bowlin

Two nations joined peacefully as one, but a band of assassins lurks in the shadows. Magic isn’t uncommon in the Deravine Commonwealth, where people can be gifted with the faculties of combat, healing, transformation, or sight. Yet as a hybrid mage, Aaron Ztrong’s abilities aren’t so easily categorized. He managed to save his parents during ... Read more

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Unreal

Cindy Gunderson

Channel is Unreal. Mila is Real. Two communities. One technological power play. A conflict primed to ignite. When Mila’s and Channel’s paths collide, they are torn between the worlds they thought they knew and a mind-bending, brazen reality they could never have imagined. Will they risk it all to understand what it truly means to ... Read more

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Free: The Rules for Lying

L. A. Kelley

WARNING: No good comes from a book with magic, mayhem, theft, murder, sass talk, demons, animals committing felonies, gleeful revenge, and bad things happening to good people for no particular reason. This story won’t encourage good habits and probably fine tune bad ones. The only lesson learned is don’t lie until you know the rules. ... Read more

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Free: The Kyprian Prophecy (Spellbinding YA Fantasy)

Kylie Fennell

Firesky is the ultimate weapon. It will either obliterate or liberate all of Kypria. One silver-eyed girl has the power to determine their fate – if she dares to question everything she believes in. The Kyprian Prophecy is a spellbinding young adult fantasy series, which follows silver-eyes, Arisa. With all the Kyprian nations on the ... Read more

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Free: Puzzled (The Puzzled Mystery Adventure Series Book 1)

P.J. Nichols

** Note: Book 2 of this series will also be FREE from September 9 through September 13! Peter, an exceptionally clever junior high school kid, is pulled into an adventure where he and a few friends have to solve a series of very challenging riddles and puzzles. Peter’s mind, which has an amazing talent for ... Read more

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Free: The Blemished

Sarah Dalton

Mina has flawed genes in a world of perfection. She’s part of the Blemished, those considered inferior to the genetically engineered clones now running the country. When Mina turns sixteen, she will go through mandated surgery that leaves women infertile. The Hunger Games meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this thrilling dystopia. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: First Spells (Vianne Sands Book 1)

Renata Riva

A dark tale of witches, ghosts and magic. Vianne’s life has never been normal. She sees ghosts and she has an affinity for magic. Now that she’s twelve, her magic is getting stronger and her life is about to get even stranger — and more dangerous. Vianne has been raised by her single mum, Andrea, ... Read more

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Free: It’s Real, George

L.R Prime

Science Fiction adventure Novel: Will George really carry the burden of the Alien’s and Human’s safety on his thirteen-year-old shoulders? Alone? The answer is ‘no!’ Because the girl who loves him has shoulders too. Together they will face the lurking danger and save the world. But who to trust? Who is friend and who is ... Read more

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Damsel, Not Distressed

J.S. Walker

A dystopian literature about Kieran and Skylar are from two different backgrounds between rivals of the old faith and new world order. Kieran and her family are new to town, and she quickly introduces Skylar to the hardships of past America. This revelation becomes a difficult challenge to bear for the son of the general ... Read more

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The Twilight Vow

Ben Christson

“Move forward and rise!” Those were the last words Klassius Ren’s grandfather said to him before his death. Now, eight years later, Klay has embarked on a journey to become the Dauntless, one of the nine legendary Guardians of the Kingdom of Acadia, just like his grandfather was. To achieve this, he attends Gran Akademos, ... Read more

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The Death and Resurrection of Baseball

William R. Douglas

In the year 2166, a post-Second Civil War America is finally back on its feet. Among the countless personal and cultural casualties of the war, the sport of baseball has been dead for over a hundred years. 12-year-old Joe Scott lives in the northern Illinois city of McHenry and goes exploring in the woods one ... Read more

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Free: Mystery at the Midnight Ball: A Cinderella Fairy Tale

Kristen Niedfeldt

After impulsively donning a mask to catch a better glimpse of a ball, Ellie is propelled into a mystery at the palace. Will she be able to help her childhood friend Prince Alexander find the traitor lurking in the castle’s shadows before all hope of peace is lost and before she completely loses her heart? ... Read more

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Doctor Daddy (Alpha Billionaire)

Ava Gray

I should change my name to troublemaker… After randomly sleeping with a hot doctor, I found out something disturbing. That same hot doctor would deliver my twins – our twins! Mark is the best obstetrician… possibly in the entire country. That means he’s got no time for games. No time for love. And definitely none ... Read more

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Academy in Flames

Scarlett Reid

Ana de Navalles has almost nothing, aside from her friends. Having always been a child of the slums, her fortunes change when she’s admitted to Galfour’s Point, the prestigious and almost-mythical academy, and the only place in the world where you can train to become a dragon rider. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Alone Girl

Marva Seaton

Amelia and Chad were perfect for each other. But one thing stood in the way of her happiness, she had a secret past that Chad knows nothing about. Can their relationship survive the truth about her past or will it cost her the man she loves? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Finding Chaz

Anisa Ashabi

  “If my life were a TV show, Chaz Humbert would be the bad guy.”Roxie Nazari’s had it. She’s been subjected to Chaz Humbert’s creepy come-ons and inappropriate antics for three years-and she’s not his only victim. With teachers, guidance counselors, and school administration unwilling to end the harassment, Roxie exacts revenge on an anger-fueled ... Read more

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Free: Z2134

Sean Platt

It’s 2134 in a dystopian America, one century after a series of zombie plagues first infected then obliterated much of the world’s population. The survivors formed six walled Cities throughout the continent, all under the rule of a totalitarian government that enforces strict control over its populace. You must obey your government. You must be ... Read more

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The Reign of the Occult

Lauren Louise Hazel

The battle between the Underworld, full of darkness, and the Overworld, full of light, has been evenly balanced for millennia. Caught between them is the mortal world, where humans have become so afraid of a magic they cannot understand or control that they allow the Occult to rule them. After the Occult joins forces with ... Read more

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Free: Fire & Flight

Brianna R Shaffery

  There are those that tell stories about the legends of the Shadow Forest, of magical waters that reveal answers to your deepest questions, and of times long ago when ancient sorcerers wielded unnatural power. After the death of her family and the appearance of strange physical changes she cannot explain, seventeen-year-old Nyla begins to ... Read more

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Free: Rule 9 Academy Series Boxset 1-3

Elizabeth Rain

To be a normal Teenager is all Sadie Cross has ever wanted. Moving to Breathless, it’ll be the last things she finds. Something roams Shephard’s Mountain at night, and it’s hungry. For Sadie and a few courageous friends, time is short. Sadie will need to unleash the extraordinary part of her she’s always denied and ... Read more

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Free: Rimrider

L. A. Kelley

Orphan, pirate, spy. Before his murder, Jane Benedict’s father orders her to memorize a mysterious code. To escape his enemies, Jane joins a band of Freetrader smugglers and discovers the code leads to the planet Rimrock and the massive prison complex of Golgotha. Undercover as a spy, Jane stumbles on a conspiracy that can spell ... Read more

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Free: Leftover Girl

C.C. Bolick

Teenage Jes doesn’t remember life before she was adopted by her parents — but when they move to a new town, a mysterious boy with a strange power hints at Jes’s otherworldly past… A captivating sci-fi tale! Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Swords & Cell Phones

Tracy A. Ball

Lord of the Rings meets Clueless for an adventure with attitude. A werewolf is wooing Imani. Jalen doesn’t know what a Jodian is, but he’s it. Annora and Honor are married-without their consent-to beings from another realm. Maldonus captured Travon. And there are no cell phone chargers anywhere. The Lossmans have problems. Trill must protect ... Read more

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The Heartstone Chamber

Jim Stein

My robots explode thanks to haywire magic. Attwater Trade School can help, but there’s a catch. Graduates have to fight demons. Between my abysmal spellcasting and the building going beserk, I might never get that far. New friends and a broken talent might not be enough when school turns deadly? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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To Kill a Catfish

Polly Harris

Exposing men’s lies is Vally’s specialty—until one comes back for revenge. Vally Evans has a dangerous hobby. After the only boyfriend she’s ever had cheats on her with a girl online, she vows to spare others from the same fate. Using her best friend Brooklyn’s photos, she creates a fake Instagram account, helping girls who ... Read more

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Swipe Right for Murder

Polly Harris

Dating is tough. Especially if the guy you like might be a serial killer. After a devastating heartbreak and a string of short-lived, failed relationships, college student Georgie Itoyama has now decided to approach dating in the same way that she approaches everything else: methodically, logically, and efficiently. Georgie downloads countless dating apps, determined to ... Read more

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Crystal Dragon Saga Books 4-7

Katie Cherry

The Crystal Dragon Saga is a Coming of Age Fantasy series, packed with your favorite magical creatures- dragons, mermaids, werewolves, and more- and will have you devouring pages, anxiously fighting alongside our heroine, Crystal. Recommended for dragon enthusiasts of all ages! Grab your copy and join the fight to save the realms today! $0.99 on ... Read more

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Missing at Harmony Festival

Eileen Charbonneau

School is out for the summer of 1993. Linda Tassel has invited her friend Tad to travel with her family and Cherokee clan friends to Harmony Festival, where she’s to perform the Butterfly Dance with her friend Rising Fawn Reed. But soon after they arrive at the festival campgrounds, Rising Fawn disappears. They notify the ... Read more

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Free: A.R.T.S.: At-Risk Teen Supers

Dalton Lewis

In 2055 a group of young adults gathers to fight wildfires in California in order to save people from a strange corporate headquarters filled with terrible secrets. This leads to the formation of a hero team – and a hunt to catch a villain who controls the media and has a small army…check out this ... Read more

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Pieces of Me Everywhere

Regina Felty

Alli’s faith has always been a big part of her life. Even though her best friend, Tessa, isn’t a Christian, it’s never come between them. Then, Tessa makes the cheer team. When two cheerleaders target Alli for her Christian faith and Tessa ultimately chooses popularity over friendship, Alli struggles to make sense of it all. ... Read more

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Ignited (Dance of the Elements Book 1)

A.M. Deese

An Eternal Flame. A Powerful Secret. The Republic of the Sand Sea is a dangerous land where fire wielders are forced to battle dragons for the entertainment of the wealthy families. There are none wealthier or more dangerous than the Thirteen. But the first of the Thirteen has gone missing and Jura, his only heir, ... Read more

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Saving Sophie

Debbie Schrack

Seventeen-year-old Gabe Hunter knows he has a purpose in life. He has always strived to be the “best of the best,” but lately nothing has gone his way. Gabe was devastated six months earlier when his half-brother Josh had a drunk driving accident that killed four members of a family and left a sixteen-year-old girl ... Read more

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Free: The Seventh World: Battle for Antillis

A.S. McMillen

“Snow falls from the sky, and each flake is more unique than the last. Nevertheless, they all still fall to the ground. . .”Magnus appears to Evie in a dream—or is it a memory? She’s still learning about her role as a Devas keeper and struggling as a teenager in a new life. In this ... Read more

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Princess Avenger

Bernadette Rowley

A princess in disguise. A shifter with a hidden agenda. Will they uncover the truth in time for romance to blossom? Alecia Zialni has sworn revenge against her father for having her first love murdered. Masquerading as a man to pursue her vendetta, the prince’s headstrong daughter is soon in over her head. And when ... Read more

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