It was a great year for teen novels with lots of wonderful fantasy and realistic fiction. Here are my 25 top picks for the year:

 

After the Woods by Kim Savage

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

 

Draw the Line by Laurent Linn

Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston

 

Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick

The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

 

The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

 

Julia Vanishes by Catherine Eagan

Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy

 

The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork

On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis

 

The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry

The Radiant Road by Katherine Catmull

 

Saving Montgomery Sole by Mariko Tamaki

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

 

The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters

 

Still Life with Tornado by AS King

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

 

Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach

 

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter