Young Adult Books for 9th Graders
84 books in the young adult genre commonly assigned to 9th grade students — every title’s grade range covers 9th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Most assigned 9th grade young adult book
Rez Ball
Byron Graves · on 3 reading lists
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84 9th grade young adult books
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Rez BallByron Graves
Warrior Girl UnearthedAngeline Boulley
Ace of SpadesFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
All the Fighting PartsHannah V. Sawyerr
Darius the Great Is Not OkayAdib Khorram
Dear MartinNic Stone
Gabi, a Girl in PiecesIsabel Quintero
Saints and MisfitsS. K. Ali
The Field Guide to the North American TeenagerBen Philippe
The Serpent KingJeff Zentner
Once There WasKiyash Monsef
SeraphinaRachel Hartman
The Girl of Fire and Thorns StoriesRae Carson
Today Tonight TomorrowRachel Lynn Solomon
A Curse Dark as GoldElizabeth C. Bunce
After the SnowS. D. Crockett
Aisle NineIan X. Cho
All the Noise at OnceDeAndra Davis
AppleEric Gansworth
Beautiful Creatures: The Manga (A Graphic Novel)Cassandra Jean
Because You'll Never Meet MeLeah Thomas
Belle ÉpoqueElizabeth Ross
Black Girl UnlimitedEcho Brown
Blood Water PaintJoy McCullough
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- Charm & Strange · Stephanie Kuehn
- Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey · Ngozi Ukazu
- Conviction · Kelly Loy Gilbert
- Crossing the Tracks · Barbara Stuber
- Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear · Robin Wasley
- Devils Within · S. F. Henson
- Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets · Evan Roskos
- First Love Language · Stefany Valentine
- Flash Burnout · L. K. Madigan
- Frankly in Love · David Yoon
- Girl Mans Up · M-E Girard
- Guardian of the Dead · Karen Healey
- Hearts Unbroken · Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Hell Followed with Us · Andrew Joseph White
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer · Lish McBride
- Hold Still · Nina LaCour
- House of Purple Cedar · Tim Tingle
- Hush · Eishes Chayil
- If I Ever Get Out of Here · Eric Gansworth
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds · Cat Winters
- It Sounded Better in My Head · Nina Kenwood
- Love and other Perishable Items · Laura Buzo
- Love, Misha · Askel Aden
- Madapple · Christina Meldrum
- Me (Moth) · Amber McBride
- Me, the Missing, and the Dead · Jenny Valentine
- Not Like Other Girls · Meredith Adamo
- Paper Covers Rock · Jenny Hubbard
- Rani Patel In Full Effect · Sonia Patel
- Red Flags and Butterflies · Sheryl Azzam
- Sex & Violence · Carrie Mesrobian
- She Is a Haunting · Trang Thanh Tran
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda · Becky Albertalli
- Starfish · Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Surviving the City · Tasha Spillett
- Tell Me Something Real · Calla Devlin
- The Black Kids · Christina Hammonds Reed
- The Candle and the Flame · Nafiza Azad
- The Carnival at Bray · Jessie Ann Foley
- The Everafter · Amy Huntley
- The Freak Observer · Blythe Woolston
- The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School · Sonora Reyes
- The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen · Isaac Blum
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post · Emily Danforth
- The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly · Stephanie Oakes
- The Scar Boys · Len Vlahos
- The Smell of Other People's Houses · Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
- The Story of Owen · E. K. Johnston
- The Summer of Bitter and Sweet · Jen Ferguson
- The Weight of Feathers · Anna-Marie McLemore
- The Wilderness of Girls · Madeline Claire Franklin
- There Will Come a Darkness · Katy Rose Pool
- Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2) · Joseph Bruchac
- Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things · Margie Fuston
- Wake the Bones · Elizabeth Kilcoyne
- What Beauty There Is · Cory Anderson
- What the Night Sings · Vesper Stamper
- Wonder Show · Hannah Rodgers Barnaby
- Woven in Moonlight · Isabel Ibañez
- You and Me on Repeat · Mary Shyne
Young Adult books at other grades
Other 9th grade genres
Children's · Science Fiction & Fantasy · Realistic Fiction · Young Adult Fiction · Mystery · Literary Fiction · Drama · Historical Fiction
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Frequently asked questions
What young adult books are good for 9th grade students?
84 young adult books have a grade range that covers 9th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these young adult books grade-appropriate for 9th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 9th grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many young adult books are on the 9th grade list?
This page lists 84 9th grade young adult titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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