15 must-read young adult books like Star Eaters by Brooke Carter

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Star Eaters

By: Brooke Carter

3.33

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In a far-off galaxy, entire worlds are dying. Their suns and other stars are being consumed by S…

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1. The Halloween Tree

By: Ray Bradbury

3.78

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

A fast-moving, eerie tale set on Halloween night... Eight costumed boys running to meet their fr… read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
"Because of this one brave, new-thinking man, summer lives in the winter cave."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"When you reach the stars, boy, yes, and live there forever, all the fears will go, and Death himself will die."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"Night and day. Summer and winter, boys. Seedtime and harvest. Life and death. That's what Halloween is, all rolled up in one."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

"The day Joe Pipkin was born all the Orange Crush and Nehi soda bottles in the world fizzed over; and joyful bees swarmed countrysides to sting maiden ladies."

-Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

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2. The Innocent Wife

By: Amy Lloyd

3.41

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

You Love Him. You Trust Him. So Why Are You So Scared? Twenty years ago, Dennis Danson was… read more

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3. Akata Witch (Akata Witch, #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Akata Witchtransports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New… read more

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  • young adult
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4. The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

By: Agatha Christie

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wickedness...such wickedness...." The dying woman turned to Father Gorman with agony in her eyes.… read more

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"After all, the stupidest child can set a house on fire quite easily."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Being in love has a very bad effect on men - it seems to addle their wits."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"People are so proud of wickedness. Odd, isn't it, that people who are good are never proud of it? That's where Christian humility comes in, I suppose. They don't even know they are good."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something LESS than human. Your criminal is someone who wants to be important, but who never will be important, because he'll always be less than a man."

-Agatha Christie, The Pale Horse (Ariadne Oliver, #5)

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5. Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

Ben Carver is back to normal. He's getting all As in his classes at the Natick School. He was just … read more

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  • young adult

6. The Day of the Triffids

By: John Wyndham

4.01

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffidsto moderate acclaim. Fifty-two year… read more

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7. LIFEL1K3

By: Jay Kristoff

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first book in a new s… read more

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8. And Then It's Spring

By: Julie Fogliano , Erin E. Stead

3.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that … read more

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9. Penny and Her Marble

By: Kevin Henkes

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the third easy-to-read book about Penny the mouse, written by Caldecott Medalist and bestselling… read more

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10. Me

By: Elton John

4.33

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In his only official autobiography, music icon Elton John writes about his extraordinary life, whic… read more

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"It was insanity, but it sounded romantic."

-Elton John, Me

"You can work as hard as you like, and plan as carefully as you want, but there are moments when it’s just about a hunch, about trusting your instincts, or about fate."

-Elton John, Me

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11. Void (The Far Reaches, #2)

By: Veronica Roth

3.86

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short myst… read more

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  • science fiction
"... I realized that what's out there is oblivious to us. There's no menace to it, because there's no intent. We're just fragile, and we break sometimes. And time keeps moving. I don't know. I think i…"

-Veronica Roth, Void (The Far Reaches, #2)

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12. Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)

By: John Scalzi

4.18

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human poten… read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
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13. How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.01

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhila… read more

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  • science fiction
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14. You Have Arrived at Your Destination

By: Amor Towles

3.49

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

Nature or nurture? Neither. Discover a bold new way to raise a child in this unsettling story of th… read more

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  • science fiction
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15. In Bloom

By: Paul Tremblay

3.08

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s something in the water in this hallucinatory short story by Paul Tremblay, bestselling auth… read more

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  • science fiction
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16. Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe, #3.5)

By: Neal Shusterman

4.04

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with “captivating…thrilling” ( Sc… read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
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17. She Is a Haunting

By: Trang Thanh Tran

3.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for f… read more

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  • young adult
"Who am I but someone others define? It's easier to be a stereotype. It hurts when you are yourself."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Revenge has always been easy to understand, but hunger implies that something can be filled. What is a ghost's limit when they have no real body?"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Blood slides from the sill and onto the wall, where it inches toward the floor. I'll let it stain, because it's exactly what he wanted: a mark on Vietnam."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"My heart is here, the Lady of Many Tongues had said days before. Here, where I see how beautiful Đà Lạt is. I had thought the same of Saigon, despite the smoke and lights and buildings—how it could'v…"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

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18. Different for Boys

By: Patrick Ness

3.82

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who… read more

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  • young adult
"We can't kiss. Because that would make us gay."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Because nothing I did with Charlie ever once felt like that kiss with Jack."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"You know, the way teenage guys talk about sex, you'd think all of us were having it all the time, nonstop."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

"Although doesn't really matter how many time you do it: you think it's going to make your life less lonely, but it never does."

-Patrick Ness, Different for Boys

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19. The Book That No One Wanted to Read

By: Richard Ayoade

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a bo… read more

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20. Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow

By: Christina Henry

3.72

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben… read more

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Cover of Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) by Darcie Little Badger

21. Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

By: Darcie Little Badger

4.00

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice crea… read more

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  • young adult
"Everyone loves pill-bugs. They're the insect version of hedgehogs."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"It's hard to know that you're flying too high until the feathers start dropping."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She's say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

"She'd say his name and tell his story. Maybe, someday, he'd follow the words home."

-Darcie Little Badger, Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)

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22. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
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23. Project Nought

By: Chelsey Furedi

4.15

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel ad… read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
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24. Baby Drag Queen

By: C.A. Tanaka

3.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Transgender teen Ichiro enters a drag contest in hopes of earning enough money to live off the grid… read more

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  • young adult
Cover of Joe Quinn's Poltergeist by David Almond

25. Joe Quinn's Poltergeist

By: David Almond

3.33

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

There’s a poltergeist in Joe Quinn’s house, and Davie is determined to discover its source in this … read more

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  • young adult
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26. Not Alone

By: Sarah K. Jackson

3.43

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

An exhilarating debut novel, tracing the harrowing journey of a mother and son fighting for surviva… read more

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  • science fiction
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27. Pluto Rocket: New in Town (Pluto Rocket #1)

By: Paul Gilligan

3.98

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Meet Pluto Rocket, a friendly alien, and Joe Pidge, a wise-cracking pigeon, in the first book of th… read more

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  • science fiction
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28. The First Week of School

By: Drew Beckmeyer

3.98

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Follow along as an ensemble cast of characters experience an extraordinary first week of school in … read more

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29. Trapped (Orca Anchor)

By: Sigmund Brouwer

3.50

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Matt is counting down the days until he turns sixteen . He's been living with his foster parents in… read more

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  • young adult
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30. Star Eaters

By: Brooke Carter

3.33

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In a far-off galaxy, entire worlds are dying. Their suns and other stars are being consumed by S… read more

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  • science fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Dark Tide (Orca Anchor) by Sean Rodman

31. Dark Tide (Orca Anchor)

By: Sean Rodman

3.50

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A remote bay in the Pacific Northwest has held a secret for thousands of years…and that secret just… read more

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  • young adult

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Ray Bradbury

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Veronica Roth

3.86

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John Scalzi

4.18

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James S.A. Corey

4.01

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4.28

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F.C. Yee

3.92

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Donna Barba Higuera

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