They are intriguing with fantastic plot and characters The world of young adult literature has a certain appeal to it, from the teen characters to the background of the story to the struggles and problems of the plot, all sync with the life of young adults in general. While the genre may be called young adults, its appeal and connectedness to even adults are impeccable. Everything about the young adult is fascinating; right from the plot to the characterization, to read-through young adult novel narrations, are intriguing. While they discuss the topics of love, life, and awakening, subjects of social issues, political happenings, economic crises, and many more relevant ones. So here is a list of young adult novels that one must-read. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt New York Times best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir by Frank McCourt narrates the days of the author born in the Depression era of the United States. Born to parents living under the poverty line with a father who drank his wage and a mother who didn’t have enough money to feed the children, the author narrates his life journey of growing up over various difficult circumstances. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky This novel narrates the everyday life of a teenager, their struggles, turbulences, dilemmas, and concerns. The story is told through the life of a 15-year-old boy, called Charlie telling the readers in detail the various concerns and touching upon the topics of drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and suicide. It also lays light on the roles friendship, family, and love have to play in the lives of teenagers. It is like a diary entry but an intimate one. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins This 2008 dystopian novel is written from the perspective of 16-year-old KatnissEverdeen living in the future, a post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The story of the novel is about a nationwide school-level competition wherein 12 boys and 12 girls from the future Panem are selected every year to compete in a televised battle royale-style fight to the death. But the story takes an uphill road after Everdeen becomes a participant and later her defiance sparks a nationwide resistance leading to a revolution. Other young adult novels are Children of Blood and Bone by TomiAdeyemi, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah, Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin AlireSáenz, The Giver series by Lois Lowry, They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman, and The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley.