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The 24 Best YA Books Of 2018

Here are all the YA books our staff loved in 2018.

Here are BuzzFeed Books pick of the best 2018 YA titles that came out this year, in order of their release date.

1. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

2. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

3. Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

4. A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi

5. The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis

6. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

7. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

8. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

9. The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro

10. Obsidio by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

11. The Astonishing Color Of After by Emily X.R. Pan

12. Puddin' by Julie Murphy

13. War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

14. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

15. Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

16. Legendary by Stephanie Garber

17. Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

18. Buried Beneath The Baoba Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

19. Sadie by Courtney Summers

20. Wildcard by Marie Lu

21. Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll

22. What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

23. Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

24. A Very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahereh Mafi