Underrated YA Teen Books

Underrated YA Teen Books

Killing November

by Adriana Mather

If spies, poisons, deception, back-stabbing and thriller are your favorite elements in a book, then look no further. It’s a school completely off the grid, hidden by dense forest and surrounded by traps. Classes include everything from Knife-Throwing and Poisons to the Art of Deception and Historical Analysis. When another student is murdered, all eyes turn to the new student November, who must figure out exactly how she fits into the school’s bizarre strategy games before she is found guilty of the crime or becomes the killer’s next victim.

Warcross

by Marie Lu

Looking for a book fully based on advanced technology and hacking? Warcross isn’t just a game, it’s a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter. Needing to make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships—only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.

Ruby Red

by Kerstin Gier

What happens when you time travel without preparation of any sorts? Brace yourselves for this amazing book about what happens to Gwen for her unprecendented time travel. The time-traveling gene that runs like a secret thread through the female half of the family is supposed to have skipped over Gwen, so she hasn't been introduced to "the mysteries," It comes as an unwelcome surprise when she starts taking sudden, uncontrolled leaps into the past.

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