24 must-read young adult books like Dead Upon a Time by Elizabeth Paulson

Cover of Dead Upon a Time by Elizabeth Paulson

Dead Upon a Time

By: Elizabeth Paulson

4.12

Format: 428 pages, Hardcover

One girl is kept in a room where every day the only food she's given is a poisoned apple. Another i…

If you liked the young adult plot in Dead Upon a Time by Elizabeth Paulson , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3) by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

1. Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3)

By: Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.91

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

Let the story of my niece and nephews be a warning. The more you know, the more danger you're in. A… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Can't get away from your own self."

-Holly Black, Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3)

"What an author doesn't know could fill a book."

-Holly Black, Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3)

"Let the story of my neice and nephews be a warning. The more you know, the more danger you are in. And trust me, you don't want to meddle with the Little People. - L.S."

-Holly Black, Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3)

Cover of The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #5) by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

2. The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #5)

By: Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.97

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

Three ordinary kids, Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace, have entered another world -- without leaving… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #5) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"She stared up at the stars and smiled."

-Holly Black, The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #5)

Cover of The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #4) by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

3. The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #4)

By: Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.95

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #4) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2) by Soman Chainani

4. A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2)

By: Soman Chainani

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After saving themselves and their fellow students from a life pitched against one another, Sophie a… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • young adult

5. Breadcrumbs

By: Anne Ursu , Erin Mcguire

4.03

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six,… read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Breadcrumbs book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Ruined (Ruined, #1) by Amy Tintera

6. Ruined (Ruined, #1)

By: Amy Tintera

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

A revenge that will consume her. A love that will ruin her. Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in… read more

Similar categories in Amy Tintera's Ruined (Ruined, #1) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Dead Upon a Time by Elizabeth Paulson

7. Dead Upon a Time

By: Elizabeth Paulson

4.12

Format: 428 pages, Hardcover

One girl is kept in a room where every day the only food she's given is a poisoned apple. Another i… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of The Treatment (The Program, #2) by Suzanne Young

8. The Treatment (The Program, #2)

By: Suzanne Young

4.43

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surroun… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Young's The Treatment (The Program, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult

9. The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1)

By: Alison Croggon

3.69

Format: 98 pages,

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child after her famil… read more

Similar categories in Alison Croggon's The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

10. Dread Nation

By: Justina Ireland

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Cha… read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Dread Nation book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • horror
Cover of The Program (The Program, #1) by Suzanne Young

11. The Program (The Program, #1)

By: Suzanne Young

4.13

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

In Sloane's world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution … read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Young's The Program (The Program, #1) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

12. Catherine, Called Birdy

By: Karen Cushman

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life."Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry… read more

Similar categories in Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • young adult

13. The Vanishing Throne (The Falconer, #2)

By: Elizabeth May

3.65

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Everything she loved is gone. Trapped.Aileana Kameron, the Falconer, disappeared through the fae po… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth May's The Vanishing Throne (The Falconer, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

14. The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

By: Elizabeth May

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One girl's nightmare is this girl's faery tale She's a stunner. Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth May's The Falconer (The Falconer, #1) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

15. The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall

By: Katie Alender

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

In this asylum, your mind plays tricks on you all the time... Delia's new house isn't just a house.… read more

Similar categories in Katie Alender's The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

16. The Wolf Princess

By: Cathryn Constable

5.00

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

A captivating, atmospheric mystery set in the crystalline winterland of Russia. Abandoned in a blin… read more

Similar categories in Cathryn Constable's The Wolf Princess book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

17. Newt's Emerald

By: Garth Nix

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

On her eighteenth birthday, Lady Truthful, nicknamed "Newt," will inherit her family's treasure: th… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's Newt's Emerald book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

18. Plain Kate

By: Erin Bow

3.67

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Plain Kate book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

Cover of Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2) by Natasha Ngan

19. Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)

By: Natasha Ngan

3.77

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Ngan's Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"But there is one thing that is infinite: greed. The ability of humans and demons to want. To desire. To hunger after things that don't belong to them."

-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)

"You might be human, but you're a woman, and that gives you far more strength than he'll ever be capable of. Not to mention perspective. Only women truly understand the cruelties of the world, the dep…"

-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)

"Being vulnerable isn't a flaw. It is the most beautiful thing in the world. If you were invincible, being brave would be easy. It's the fact that it isn't easy, that we have to constantly work and wo…"

-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)

"Girl. Such a simple title. One I've been labeled all my life. But nowhere was I called it more than at the Hidden Palace: spat from the beaked mouth of Madam Himura, hissed with contemp by Naja, thro…"

-Natasha Ngan, Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire, #2)

Cover of The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) by Namina Forna

20. The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

By: Namina Forna

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered … read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"She herself threw other girls on the metaphorical and even physical pyre. I should be used to it now, the way women sometimes betray other women, the way they align themselves with men, if only to gu…"

-Namina Forna, The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

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21. Almost There

By: Farrah Rochon

4.10

Format: 464 pages, None

Sometimes, life in the Big Easy is tough. No one knows that better than Tiana, though she also beli… read more

Similar categories in Farrah Rochon's Almost There book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fairy tale retellings
  • young adult
  • fantasy
" Pye chat dous men zong li move . The paw of a cat is sweet, but its claws are nasty."

-Farrah Rochon, Almost There

"Tiana's head seemed to turn of its own accord, drawn to a scene playing out like the moving picture shows on the big screen at the Prytania Theatre."

-Farrah Rochon, Almost There

"Are you gonna be my date tonight, or what?" A night of good food, jazz music, and the chance to see Tiana again? Naveen gave her his best smile. "What time to do we leave?"

-Farrah Rochon, Almost There

"She took over the driving duties again, not trusting anyone else to get her to her destination. She was once again in control of her own destiny. "Almost there," Tiana whispered."

-Farrah Rochon, Almost There

Cover of Girls of Fate and Fury (Girls of Paper and Fire, #3) by Natasha Ngan

22. Girls of Fate and Fury (Girls of Paper and Fire, #3)

By: Natasha Ngan

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Ngan's Girls of Fate and Fury (Girls of Paper and Fire, #3) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn  Bayron

23. Cinderella Is Dead

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.68

Format: 400 pages, ebook

It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now re… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's Cinderella Is Dead book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Do not be silent. Raise your voice. Be a light in the dark."

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

"People wear masks so that they can fit in and stay safe. Can you blame them?"

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

"it feel like another part of me is being changed to fit someone else's vision of what is pretty."

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

"I'm lost in the tide of her breathing, the sweet smell of her skin, the push and pull of our bodies against each other..."

-Kalynn Bayron, Cinderella Is Dead

Cover of Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1) by Soman Chainani

24. Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1)

By: Soman Chainani

4.11

Format: 573 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to a new era in the Endless Woods: the Camelot Years! Join Agatha, Tedros, and Sophie as th… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"At last, her Weasel had come."

-Soman Chainani, Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1)

"When it comes to women, men can be quite weak."

-Soman Chainani, Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1)

"Enemies disguise as friends and friends as enemies."

-Soman Chainani, Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1)

"Is it really a Lie if someone is unwilling to see the Truth?"

-Soman Chainani, Quests for Glory (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #1)

Cover of Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) by Nic Stone

25. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

By: Nic Stone

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated … read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • young adult
"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."

-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)

Cover of You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston

26. You Will Be Mine

By: Natasha Preston

3.74

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

ROSES ARE RED VIOLETS ARE BLUE WATCH YOUR BACK I'M COMING FOR YOU Lylah and her friends can't… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Preston's You Will Be Mine book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • mystery
  • young adult
  • horror
"Order something so you don’t have to cook, and I’ll try to eat. I want you to have more protection, Lylah. I want you to have the entire fucking army surrounding you."

-Natasha Preston, You Will Be Mine

Cover of One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3) by Soman Chainani

27. One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3)

By: Soman Chainani

4.35

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

Beyond Good and Evil. Beyond Ever Afters. The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramati… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"The truth cannot be spoken. It must be seen."

-Soman Chainani, One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3)

"Jealousy has no bounds. It cannot be quenched, even by death."

-Soman Chainani, One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3)

"But love can't be controlled. Love requires surrender and faith."

-Soman Chainani, One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3)

"Because life was fleeting and pointless unless you let yourself enjoy it, savor it, down to its lightest, most insignificant moments."

-Soman Chainani, One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3)

Cover of A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2) by Soman Chainani

28. A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2)

By: Soman Chainani

4.30

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series, The School … read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Evil has always existed. You could never wipe it out."

-Soman Chainani, A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2)

"Some bonds are too deep for others to ever understand."

-Soman Chainani, A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2)

"That's the problme with wishes. They need to be specific."

-Soman Chainani, A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2)

"It's the curse of being Evil. It makes you torment the ones you love."

-Soman Chainani, A Crystal of Time (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #2)

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29. Empress of All Seasons

By: Emiko Jean

3.56

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems. Each generation, a competition is held to fi… read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's Empress of All Seasons book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Every weapon has a destiny."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

"Do not let your fear decide your fate."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

"Silence is the cousin of invisibility."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

"Our bodies are not ornaments, they are instruments."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

Cover of A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

30. A Danger to Herself and Others

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.86

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Only when she’s locked away does the truth begin to escape… Four walls. One window. No way to e… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's A Danger to Herself and Others book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • mystery
  • young adult
Cover of DEATH NOTE短編集 (Death Note Short Stories) by Tsugumi Ohba

31. DEATH NOTE短編集 (Death Note Short Stories)

By: Tsugumi Ohba

4.06

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

夜神月とLの結末のその後を描いた「Cキラ編」 死神リュークと出遭った田中実が驚くべき方法でデスノートを使った「aキラ編」 最初のデスノートの物語「鏡太郎編」 Lの日常と過去「L-One Day」「L… read more

Similar categories in Tsugumi Ohba's DEATH NOTE短編集 (Death Note Short Stories) book and Elizabeth Paulson's Dead Upon a Time

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • horror
"Light, now that I think about it, you're the least artistic. The only creative thing you did was to hide your porn magazines. Is that the best you can do?" -Soichiro Yagami"

-Tsugumi Ohba, DEATH NOTE短編集 (Death Note Short Stories)

21 must-read fantasy books like Dead Upon a Time by Elizabeth Paulson

Transform Your Habits

Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3)

Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #5)

Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #4)

Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.95

Transform Your Habits

A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, #2)

Soman Chainani

4.23

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Brainwalker

Robyn Mundell , Stephan Lacast

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

Shannon Messenger

4.49

None

Chris Colfer

None

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The Beast Within (Villains, #2)

Serena Valentino

3.75

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