Best of 2024: Our Young Adult favourites of the year

Our librarians have compiled a list of the Young Adult books we've loved in 2024.

In this list you'll find books published in 2024, as well as books "discovered" by our librarians in 2024.

Updated December 29, 2024
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Wellington City Libraries Youth team at Wellington City Libraries
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Dragonfruit
Lucier, Makiia
Paper Book
An Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book A USA TODAY bestseller One of NPR's 2024 "Books We Love" A Kirkus Best Book of 2024 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 A New York Public Library Best Book of 2024 From acclaimed...
Moira's pen
Turner, Megan Whalen
Paper Book
Journey to the world of the Queen's Thief in this beautifully illustrated collection, featuring bestselling and award-winning author Megan Whalen Turner's charismatic and incorrigible thief, Eugenides. Discover and rediscover friends old and new, and explore the inspiration behind Megan Whalen...
The princess and the grilled cheese sandwich
Muniz, Deya
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A New York Public Library Best Book of 2023  * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2023  * YALSA 2024 Great Graphic Novel for Teens  * An ALA Rainbow List Pick * 2024...
The golden compass
Pullman, Philip
CD
Read by the author and a full cast 10 hours, 49 minutes 9 CDs When Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an...
Bad dream : a Dreamer story
Maines, Nicole
Paper Book
The never before told origin story of DREAMER- the first trans superhero ever to appear on TV! Nia Nal's spent her whole life taking a back seat to her older sister, Maeve, who's expected to inherit their mother's Naltorian powers--the ability to see the future through dreams....

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