Young adult fiction book series in reading order

by Isobel Bird

by Ellen Schreiber

by Sara Shepard

by Katrina Abbott

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

by Chris Ryan

by Derek Landy

by Christopher Paolini

by Stephanie Garber

by Darren Shan

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

by Sue Townsend

by Gabrielle Lord

by Christina Bauer

by Aimee Carter

by E. Lockhart

by Margaret Atwood

by Leigh Bardugo

by Harlan Coben

by Jenny Han

by Jenna Evans Welch

by Ally Condie

by Avi

by Richard Yancey

Francine Pascal (née Rubin, 1932–2024) was an American author whose name is tied to the Sweet Valley books for young adults. Sweet Valley High anchored that collection, was adapted for television, and branched into spin-offs such as The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. The catalogue opens with Hangin' Out with Cici (1977) and also carries the Fearless series. Subjects include twins, sisters, high schools, friendship and dating. Most Sweet Valley books came out in the 1980s and 1990s, and several titles were re-released decades later.

Anthony Horowitz

106 books• 23 series

Anthony Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter, born 5 April 1955, who specialises in mystery and suspense. For children and young adults Horowitz created Alex Rider, a 14-year-old British boy who spies for MI6, along with The Power of Five (titled The Gatekeepers in the US) and The Diamond Brothers. The catalogue holds 106 Horowitz books from Enter Frederick K. Bower (1978) to A Deadly Episode (2026). Other listed series include Detective Daniel Hawthorne, Susan Ryeland, Groosham Grange and the Pentagram Chronicles. Horowitz is still publishing.

Isobel Bird's 15 catalogued books all appeared in 2001 and 2002 and belong to the Circle of Three series. The books are young adult fiction about witches, Wicca and witchcraft, and friendship and magic are also recorded subjects. So Mote It Be (2001) is listed as the first title. Other 2001 titles include Merry Meet, Second Sight, Blue Moon, In the Dreaming, Making the Saint, Ring of Light, The Five Paths, The House of Winter and Through the Veil. Initiation (2002) is the last book, and the run is likely complete.

Meg Cabot

102 books• 20 series

Meggin Patricia Cabot, born February 1, 1967, is an American novelist of young adult and adult fiction. Meg Cabot wrote The Princess Diaries, a young adult series Walt Disney Pictures adapted into two feature films. Awards include the ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award. The catalogue lists 102 books from Where Roses Grow Wild (1998) to Kissing Cowboys (2026), including titles as Patricia Cabot and Jenny Carroll. Other series include Mediator, Heather Wells, Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls, Airhead and Little Bridge Island.

Cecily Von Ziegesar

34 books• 5 series

Gossip Girl (2002) opens Cecily von Ziegesar's catalogue and is the series she is best known for. Thirty-four titles are listed between 2002 and 2020, including You Know You Love Me (2002), All I Want is Everything (2003), Because I'm Worth It (2003), I Like It Like That (2004), Nobody Does it Better (2005) and Nothing Can Keep Us Together (2005). The It Girl, Gossip Girl: The Carlyles, the Gossip Girl manga graphic novels and a set of standalone novels divide the rest, ending with Cobble Hill (2020). Teenage girls, wealth, private and boarding schools and dating run through the subjects. Von Ziegesar is American and was born in 1970.

John Marsden

41 books• 5 series

John Marsden (27 September 1950 to 18 December 2024) was an Australian writer and teacher who wrote more than 40 books. Marsden started writing for children while teaching, and So Much to Tell You (1987) was the first published book. The young adult novel Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993) started a series of seven books. In 2006 Marsden founded Candlebark School, an alternative school, and cut back on writing; the arts-focused Alice Miller School followed in 2016, both in Victoria's Macedon Ranges. Other titles include Letters from the Inside (1991) and The Dead of Night (1994), and the Ellie Chronicles also appear in the catalogue.

Rick Riordan

82 books• 19 series

Rick Riordan, born Richard Russell Riordan Jr. on June 5, 1964, is an American author. Riordan is best known for the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which take in Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo and The Nico di Angelo Adventures. The catalogue holds 82 books from 1997 to 2026, opening with Big Red Tequila (1997) and reaching The Lightning Thief in 2005; the Tres Navarre and Kane Chronicles lines also feature. Riordan's books have been translated into 42 languages and have sold more than 30 million copies in the United States. 20th Century Fox filmed the first two Percy Jackson books, a project Riordan had no part in.

Marissa Meyer

26 books• 8 series

Marissa Meyer writes young adult science fiction and fantasy, with cyborgs, extraterrestrial rulers and teenage protagonists at the centre. The Lunar Chronicles run from Cinder (2012) through Scarlet (2013), Cress (2014) and Fairest (2015), and the Wires and Nerve graphic novels extend them. Thirty-two catalogued titles reach The Escape Game, and The Traitor Game is scheduled for 2027.

Vampire Kisses is a series credited to Ellen Schreiber, and the catalogue also lists the Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives and Vampire Kisses: Graveyard Games graphic novels. Schreiber is an American writer of young adult fiction. Catalogue subjects include vampires, werewolves, romance, high schools, dating and secrets. The 18 catalogued books run from 2003 to 2012, starting with Teenage Mermaid and Vampire Kisses in 2003. Kissing Coffins (2005), Vampireville (2006) and The Coffin Club (2008) follow, and Immortal Hearts (2012) is the newest.

Cassandra Clare

82 books• 13 series

Cassandra Clare is the pen name of Judith Lewis, born Judith Rumelt on July 27, 1973. Clare is an American author of young adult fiction, known above all for The Mortal Instruments. The catalogue lists 82 books under the name, from City of Bones (2007) to The Last King of Faerie (2026). The Shadowhunter Chronicles, Magisterium, the Bane Chronicles and the Chronicles of Castellane all appear on the page, alongside graphic novel and manga editions. Holly Black is credited with Clare on 3 of those books. Subjects include magic, demonology, vampires and orphans.

Maggie Stiefvater

31 books• 7 series

Maggie Stiefvater is an American author of young adult fantasy, born Heidi Hummel on November 18, 1981. The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Raven Cycle are the series Stiefvater is best known for. The catalogue lists 31 books from Lament (2008), including Ballad, Shiver, Linger, Forever, The Scorpio Races and The Raven Boys. Other series named are Dreamer Trilogy, Pip Bartlett, Gathering Of Faerie and Curiosities. Subjects include magic, dreams, the supernatural and family secrets.

Caroline B. Cooney (born May 10, 1947) is an American writer of suspense, romance, horror and mystery for young adults. The catalogue counts 93 books from 1979 to The Wrong Good Deed (2023). Janie Johnson, Both Sides Of Time/Time Travelers, Losing Christina and Vampire's Promise are series. Early titles include Rear-View Mirror (1980), He Loves Me Not (1982) and Holly in Love (1983). Subjects include high schools, friendship, identity, popularity and vampires.

Scott Westerfeld

42 books• 18 series

Scott David Westerfeld, born May 5, 1963, is an American young adult writer known for the Uglies and Leviathan series. Other series include Midnighters, Peeps, Impostors, Zeroes and Spill Zone. The 42 catalogued books include Polymorph (1997), Fine Prey (1998), Evolution's Darling (2000) and The Risen Empire (2003). Subjects include science fiction, personal beauty, brainwashing and teenage girls. The Mortons (2026) is the newest title.

Charlie Higson

35 books• 7 series

Charlie Higson, born 3 July 1958, is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer who has also written and produced for television. Higson is the author of The Enemy, a young adult post-apocalyptic series, and wrote the first five Young Bond novels. King of the Ants (1992) opens the catalogue of 35 titles, followed by Happy Now (1993), Full Whack (1995) and Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen (1996). The Dalek Factor (2004) appears next, then SilverFin (2005), Blood Fever (2006), Double or Die (2007) and By Royal Command (2008). Spies, zombies, survival and London appear in the subject tags.

Chani Lynn Feener studied Creative Writing at Johnson State College in Vermont and lives in Connecticut. Feener wrote the Xenith trilogy and the teen paranormal series The Underworld Saga, which first appeared under the pen name Tempest C. Avery. Fantasy, paranormal romance, mythology and science fiction are among the subjects of the 55 catalogued books, which begin with Unhinged (2013). Series include Devils of Vitality, Beguiled Omegas, Gods of Mist and Mayhem and Demons of Foxglove Grove. His Darker Paradox (2026) is the newest title, and Sinister Seduction is due in 2027.

Kevin Brooks, born 1959, is an English writer of young adult novels. Lucas (2001) opens a catalogue of 29 titles, followed by Martyn Pig (2002), Kissing The Rain (2004) and The Road of the Dead (2006). The Bunker Diary, published in 2013, won the Carnegie Medal as the best new book for children or young adults in the UK, a choice British librarians argued over. Three detective series run through the list: Johnny Delgado: Private Detective, PI John Craine and Travis Delaney Investigates.

River Boy won Tim Bowler the 1997 Carnegie Medal from CILIP, the award for the year's best children's book by a British subject. Bowler, born 14 November 1953, writes for teenagers and young adults, and the Sunday Telegraph named him a master of the psychological thriller. His 25 catalogued books run from Midget (1994) to Game Changer (2015), with Dragon's Rock, Storm Catchers, Starseeker and Blood on Snow along the way. Grief, gangs, kidnapping and fathers and sons are recurring subjects.

James Patterson

510 books• 73 series

James Patterson, born on March 22, 1947, is an American writer whose catalogue here holds 514 books published from 1976 to 2027. The run opens with The Thomas Berryman Number (1976), and Along Came a Spider (1992) and Kiss the Girls (1995) follow later. Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Witch & Wizard, NYPD Red, Private, Middle School and the Women's Murder Club are among the Patterson series, alongside standalone thrillers, non-fiction and romance. Marshall Karp shares the credit on 5 of the books. Patterson's sales exceed 425 million copies, and Patterson was the first person to sell one million e-books. Forbes ranked Patterson the highest-paid author in 2016, for a third year running, and the National Book Foundation gave Patterson the Literarian Award in November 2015. 27 Stars is scheduled for 2027.

Brandon Sanderson

109 books• 28 series

Brandon Sanderson, born December 19, 1975, is an American writer of high fantasy, science fiction and young adult fiction. Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive both belong to the Cosmere, a shared fictional universe. Outside the Cosmere, Sanderson wrote the Reckoners, Skyward and Alcatraz series, and completed Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. White Sand and Dark One are Sanderson's two graphic novels. Sanderson's Laws of Magic, a framework for hard and soft magic systems, carry the author's name. The catalogue lists 109 titles, from Centrifugal (1994) through Elantris (2005) to King Lopen the First of Alethkar (2026).

Leigh Bardugo

25 books• 12 series

Leigh Bardugo is an American fantasy author, born April 6, 1975, best known for the young adult Grishaverse: the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows and King of Scars duologies. Ninth House was Bardugo's paranormal fantasy debut for adults. Netflix adapted Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows as the series Shadow and Bone, Amazon Studios holds Ninth House, and Bardugo is an executive producer on both. The catalogue lists 25 books from Shadow and Bone / The Gathering Dark (2012) to A Darker Shore (2026), with Alex Stern and Language of Thorns among the series.

John Green

13 books• 4 series

John Green, born John Michael Green on August 24, 1977, in Indianapolis, Indiana, is an American author and YouTuber who grew up in Orlando, Florida. Green's books have more than 50 million copies in print, and The Fault in Our Stars (2012) ranks among the best-selling books of all time. Looking for Alaska (2005), An Abundance of Katherines (2006), Paper Towns (2008), Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) and Turtles All the Way Down (2017) are other listed titles, and Hollywood, Ending (2026) is the newest. Young adult fiction, grief, boarding schools and missing persons are among the subjects. Green also makes online video with Green's younger brother, Hank Green.

Christopher Paolini

10 books• 3 series

Dragons and magic carry Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle, which opens with Eragon (2002) and continues through Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. Murtagh returns to the same world, as do The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm and Eragon's Guide to Alagaesia. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars starts the Fractalverse, a science fiction strand. Ten titles make up the catalogue, long ones at a median of 528 pages.

Richelle Mead

42 books• 10 series

Richelle Mead is an American fantasy author, born November 12, 1976, known for the Georgina Kincaid, Vampire Academy, Bloodlines and Dark Swan series. The catalogue lists 42 Mead books from 2007 to 2018. Succubus Blues and Vampire Academy both appeared in 2007, followed by Frostbite, Shadow Kiss and Storm Born in 2008. Subjects include vampires, demonology, alchemists, magic and high schools. The Emerald Sea (2018) is the newest title, and the listing is likely complete. Glittering Court and Age Of X are among the other series.

Margaret Peterson Haddix

55 books• 12 series

Margaret Peterson Haddix, born April 9, 1964, is an American writer best known for two children's series: Shadow Children (1998-2006) and The Missing (2008-2015). She also wrote the tenth book of The 39 Clues, a series with multiple authors. The catalogue lists 55 of her books from Running Out of Time (1995) to Moonleapers (2025), including Among the Hidden (1998), Just Ella (1999) and Turnabout (2000). Other series listings include Palace Chronicles, Children of Exile, Greystone Secrets, Mysteries of Trash and Treasure and Under Their Skin. Subjects include time travel, science fiction, brothers and sisters, and schools.