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Ten must-read YA novels you've probably never heard of

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 | 3:49 AM

Just like adult fiction, popular YA books such as The Hunger Games or Divergent are not representative of the sheer diversity of titles and authors out there. Teen site member jhansenwrites, creator of #VeryRealisticYA, explores some of the totally unique YA books you’ve probably not come across but really ought to look up…

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The other month, while working on a biology project, my lab partner and I got onto the topic of Insurgent. The film had just premiered in cinemas, and so we began discussing the entire Divergent series, which led to The Maze Runner, which, in turn, brought us to The Hunger Games. All of them she dismissed. “I hate teen books,” she said. “They’re all the same.”