Favorite YA Books of 2021

Yes, there are a lot of books and yes, I do have another post with even more picks. I’m a very indecisive person…

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli
Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson 
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

You Have a Match by Emma Lord
Breathless by Jennifer Niven
American Betaya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar
Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Shumacher
We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Project by Courtney Summers

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch
The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner

Short Stories and Poetry:

Blackout edited by Dhonielle Clayton
Up All Night edited by Laura Silverman
Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things by Amanda Lovelace
Shine your Icy Crown by Amanda Lovelace