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At Tales you find all the best young adult books. The fascinating stories have become extremely popular in recent years, especially among the young readers. The young adult books often have a theme concerning love, romance and friendship. All important components in a young adult’s life. The special thing about the young adults genre is that the stories often mix realistic coming-of-age themes with fictional elements, giving the reader a chance to reflect their own life and problems while at the same time travel to an amazing world of fantasy. Let your adventure begin here.
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  • by Suzanne Lang
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    by Susan Lee
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    by Ciera Burch
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    Out of Step, into You is a sapphic contemporary romance following childhood friends turned cross-country team rivals who are forced to work together to win the state championship - for fans of She Gets the Girl.You can't outrun love.Taylor and Marianna were each other's whole world - best friends, running partners, practically sisters - until Marianna moved away and Taylor promptly ghosted her. When the former best friends turned rivals end up on the same cross-country team three years later, everything is a competition... and a reminder of old feelings, as well as blossoming new ones.Marianna runs because she's angry.The oldest child of a single mother, she knows all about responsibility - for her siblings, at her part-time job. She just has to stay focused and be faster than the past nipping at her heels if she wants to secure a new, brighter future. With or without Taylor.Taylor runs to prove herself. The only child of a Divison 1 athlete, she's no stranger to high expectations. With enough effort, she knows she can immortalize herself with a state record and make her parents proud. Then, she can discover her own passion. She definitely doesn't have time to untangle her feelings towards Mari.Can this pair figure out a way to work together before their past catches up with them?

  • by Anna Godbersen
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    Rien n'est plus dangereux qu'un secret.Suite à la disparition d'Elizabeth Holland, les rumeurs vont bon train dans les rues du Manhattan de 1899. Mais c'est sur les épaules de Diana, la sœur d'Elizabeth, que repose désormais le destin de leur famille, alors que beaucoup complotent contre elle. Entre Pénélope qui est prête à tout pour faire tomber Henry dans ses filets, et l'ancienne domestique d'Elizabeth, Lina, qui découvre que les ragots valent leur poids en or, Diana a de quoi s'inquiéter. Coups bas à l'heure du thé, trahisons au cœur de la nuit, et bals somptueux où bruissent des plus folles rumeurs sont au rendez-vous.Plongez dans l'univers plaqué or de la haute société américaine du XIXe siècle, entre scandales et complots, passion et humour. Si vous avez aimé « Gossip Girl », alors la Saga des Rebelles est faite pour vous.La Saga des Rebelles Les ravissantes Elisabeth et Diana Holland règnent d'une main de maître sur la haute société de Manhattan. Mais quand les sœurs découvrent que leur statut au sein de l'élite new-yorkaise est loin d'être stable, tout le monde devient une menace. De la perfide mondaine Pénélope Hayes au débonnaire séduisant Henry Schoonmaker en passant par l'acariâtre servante Linda Broud, tous veulent leur part du gâteau !Anna Godbersen est une autrice américaine de romans historiques et de romances. Elle a fait ses débuts en 2007 avec le roman historique pour jeunes adultes « Rebelles ». Depuis, sa Saga des Rebelles a connu un succès mondial.

  • by Maisie Chan
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    A moving story of understanding your heritage and loving who you are from award-winning author Maisie ChanMy name is Nate Yu Riley, and sometimes I think I'm the worst Chinese person ever!Nate knows he looks Chinese on the outside - but what is he on the inside?

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    by Corey Ann Haydu
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    by Adam Silvera
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  • by R.A Stephens
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    by Angie Cui
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    by Catriona McKeown
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    by Laura Jeffcote
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  • by Eva Wong Nava
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    With lively text and charming illustrations, this sweetly observed story introduces children to the days of the week, and shares a positive experience of growing up with separated parents. Whether it's wiggling on her cosy Wednesday with Mama, visiting the library with her childminder on Thursday, making origami cranes with her grandparents on Saturday or scooting in the park with Daddy on Sunday, this little girl cherishes the time she spends with all her caregivers. Through the eyes of a creative and curious child, this is an uplifting look at the familiarity and anticipation of a daily routine and spending time with all the special people who take care of children.

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    by Lauren Paige Conrad
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    by Beka
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    by Parisa Akhbari
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  • by Erin Becker
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    From debut author Erin Becker comes an action-packed but tender novel about first romance, queer identity, and learning how to be brave when it matters the most.On the soccer field, Magic Mel is in her element. She’s ready to lead her team to victory at the city championship in her new role as captain. Off the field, however, is a totally different story. Mel can’t get a handle on her class presentation, her friend group has completely dissolved, and her ex-friend-current-teammate, Tory, is being the worst. The only place she feels like herself is in her text conversations where she shares her secret poetry with BTtoYouPlease.Tory McNally, on the other hand, is keeping everything together, thank you very much. So what if her mom is more preoccupied with her craft projects and new husband than her, or that she’s down to one IRL friend because of annoying, overly peppy “Magic” Mel? She’s perfectly fine, and even when she maybe isn’t, she’s got NotEmilyD to text with.As the championships loom closer, everything around Mel and Tory starts to get more and more complicated: the dynamics on the field, the rift between their friend group, and, as they connect anonymously online, maybe even their feelings for each other . . .

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    by Claire Ahn
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    by Claire Ahn
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  • by Jasbinder Bilan
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    Naeli longs to know her English father but all she has is his name- and his precious violin. Her chance comes when a ticket to Englandarrives. Leaving behind her beloved India, Naeli embarks onan adventure that will take her from the streets of Victorian Londonto the wilds of Northumberland to discover the truth of hermusical inheritance.

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    by Hannah Reynolds
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    by Ann Braden
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    by Whitney D. Grandison
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    by Auburn Morrow
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    This contemporary romance is from a debut author, and is perfect for  fans of LGBTQ+ YA and fake-dating, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance. Fans of authors like Jennifer Dugan and Becky Albertalli will embrace this novel."Morrow's debut offers both fake dating and enemies-to-lovers tropes to swoon over in this sapphic romance, and they both sparkle in a new way." —SLJThis contemporary romance from a debut author is perfect for  fans of LGBTQ+ YA and fake-dating, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance about opposites who do not attract. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Dugan and Becky Albertalli.Ashley Marie Parker and Lizzie Hernandez have exactly three things in common: neither have been in a relationship for more than two weeks; they share the same best friend, Camille;  and they cannot stand one another. Parker is a boundary-pushing fashionista and Lizzie is an introverted musician with stage fright. When an epic Parker-Lizzie bickering match goes way too far, Camille finally snaps and challenges them to date each other for one month. So Parker and Lizzie spend a month going on dates, and opening up to one another. But as they start to fall in like, the other parts of their lives start to crumble. Facing their own separate hurdles, Parker and Lizzie need to understand if their relationship is strong enough to combat their old habits, and if you can truly fall in love after only 30 days.

  • by J A Bowker
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    adventure and romance novel for children and young adults

  • by J A Bowker
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    romance and adventure novel for children and young adults

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    by Caroline O’Donoghue
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    by K.L Walther
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  • by Lesley Parr
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    by Ginny Myers Sain
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  • by Julia Rosemary Turk
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The YA genre
The young adult genre is one of the fastest growing literary genres. The genre is often referred to as ‘YA’ and speaks to the younger readers between the ages 12-18. One of the reasons for its popularity is the way the young adult novels deal with coming-of-age themes and problems that the young readers can relate to. The actions are set in fictional worlds and by using this mechanism the problems are introduced with a suitable distance for the reader. In that way it is easier for the reader to read about the problems and deal with them throughout the story. 
The enchanting worlds also fascinate the youngsters and give them a break from their everyday life and it’s problems, while the young adult books at the same time deal with them through these worlds. In that way the reader is met at eye level, and there are no adults speaking down to the youngsters. Then it is also easier for the young reader to deal with the challenges of the everyday life themselves. The books come in different forms, most often as young adult fiction books or young adult romance books.
   
Popular young adult characters
Some of the most famous book characters are found in the young adult genre. Here we find Bella Swan, the girl who falls in love with a mysterious and handsome vampire, Edward, in a little, rainy town where strange things happen. Here we also see the genre features of YA. Bella is an ordinary girl who falls in love for the first time and discovers her own sexuality. A very important step in any young adult’s life. At the same time she lives in a world with vampires and werewolves and magical wars. The fictional elements in the plot also helps her find her inner strength and develop her as a person.   
The Twilight universe as a young adult book series has fascinated both youngsters and adults around the world, where fans discussed which man Bella should pick. Should it be the shy and mysterious vampire or the attractive werewolf? The whole Twilight series is also adapted for the screen making the young adult novels even more popular.  
Another popular character from another young adult book series is the famous young wizard Harry Potter. In the Harry Potter series we also have a main character, who doesn’t fit in, but instead discovers he belongs in a magical world. Again the fictional elements help the young adult character to discover his true self and again we see the coming of age plot. Although a lot of the story takes place in a magical world with fictional problems, the story is also about friendship. No matter which opponent Harry, Ron and Hermione are up against, they always fight together and find strength in each other. 

The classics written for young adults
You also find classical novels written for young adults in our selection. A classical novel never loses it’s magic. It makes you reflect and everyone can get something out of reading a classic, because they deal with universal problems. The story could have been written 200 years ago and still be as relevant as the day it was published, but the language could be quite a challenge to read, especially as a young adult. Therefore the beloved stories have been adapted to young adult formats, so that the young readers can get as much out of the story as all the enthusiastic previous readers.
Among the classics is the beloved Pride and Prejudices, made as one of the young adult romance books, by the timeless author Jane Austen. In the story we meet the young girl Elizabeth, who just likes Bella Swan and Harry Potter, are different, because she doesn't live up to that times’ ideal of a woman. At the same time she falls in love for the first time, but she is having troubles figuring out the truth and which man she should trust with her heart. Instead of using a fictional universe to deal with the everyday problems, the story uses humor. Furthermore, although the story was realistic at the time, the times have changed and the historical time period almost becomes its own fictional universe, where the young readers can learn about the lifestyles of that time and especially the ideals of women. Another classic made for young adults that deals with some of the same themes is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte. Again we have a strong female lead character, who falls in love for the first time and discovers a whole new world - the world of adults. 

No matter which tales you love, you find all the young adult books to read right here.

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