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Build A Main Character, Get A YA Book To Read

Build A Main Character, Get A Young Adult Book To Read

The Protagonist You Build Will Determine What Your Next YA Read Should Be

Who would play your protagonist in a movie?

How would their best friend describe them?  


Take a peek in their closet. What's their style?

What is the motivation that spurs their journey?

What fatal flaw does the antagonist exploit?

[Soraya](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250196149) is a princess, not that anyone outside the palace would know. Cursed at birth, she can kill anyone with a single touch, so she stays tucked away in her rose garden, where she can't hurt anyone. However, as her twin brother's wedding approaches, Soraya's desire to venture outside the shadows grows. Her choices force her to decide who she wants to be — a princess or a demon.

_Girl, Serpent, Thorn_ by Melissa Bashardoust

[Margot](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/580144/burn-our-bodies-down-by-rory-power/) grew up with questions about her mother's past, but she knew better than to ask them. After stumbling upon information about her grandmother, she runs away in hopes of finding the family she so desperately longs for. However, her grandmother's house holds secrets darker than Margot could've ever imagined.

_Burn Our Bodies Down_ by Rory Power

[Liz Lighty](https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/books/you-should-see-me-in-a-crown-9781338503265.html) doesn't think of herself as the prom-queen type, but when the financial aid she was counting on falls through, the scholarship that her high school awards prom royalty becomes her only hope for attending her dream college. Despite her fear of the spotlight, Liz endures the entitled legacy competitors and the social media trolls to make her dreams come true.

_You Should See Me in a Crown_ by Leah Johnson

[Kane](https://www.ryanlasala.com/reverie/) doesn't remember anything before the accident. As he pieces his life back together, he can't help but feel that his so-called friends are working against him to keep secrets. When dream worlds start to materialize out of nowhere, he and his friends must band together to protect the fabric of their reality.

_Reverie_ by Ryan La Sala

[Dimple Shah](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-Dimple-Met-Rishi/Sandhya-Menon/9781481478694) knows exactly what she wants out of life, and her mother's obsession with finding her an "Ideal Indian Husband" doesn't exactly fit in with those plans. Nevertheless, she's excited that her parents have paid for her to attend a summer program for future web developers, until she discovers their ulterior motive: Rishi Patel is also in attendance.

_When Dimple Met Rishi_ by Sandhya Menon

[Yadriel](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250250513) wants nothing more than to prove himself as a brujo — a man who can summon spirits. When his cousin mysteriously disappears, he determines to find his spirit and release him. However, Yadriel accidentally summons the wrong spirit, and this one has unfinished business.

_Cemetery Boys_ by Aiden Thomas

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