9th grade Young Adult books
83 books in the young adult genre commonly assigned to 9th gradestudents — 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.
83 9th grade young adult books
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- A Curse Dark as GoldElizabeth C. Bunce
- Ace of SpadesFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- After the SnowS. D. Crockett
- Aisle NineIan X. Cho
- All the Fighting PartsHannah V. Sawyerr
- 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
- Charm & StrangeStephanie Kuehn
- Check, Please! Book 1: # HockeyNgozi Ukazu
- ConvictionKelly Loy Gilbert
- Crossing the TracksBarbara Stuber
- Darius the Great Is Not OkayAdib Khorram
- Dead Things Are Closer Than They AppearRobin Wasley
- Dear MartinNic Stone
- Devils WithinS. F. Henson
- Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad PoetsEvan Roskos
- First Love LanguageStefany Valentine
- Flash BurnoutL. K. Madigan
- Frankly in LoveDavid Yoon
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- Gabi, a Girl in Pieces · Isabel Quintero
- 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
- Once There Was · Kiyash Monsef
- Paper Covers Rock · Jenny Hubbard
- Rani Patel In Full Effect · Sonia Patel
- Red Flags and Butterflies · Sheryl Azzam
- Rez Ball · Byron Graves
- Saints and Misfits · S. K. Ali
- Seraphina · Rachel Hartman
- 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 Field Guide to the North American Teenager · Ben Philippe
- The Freak Observer · Blythe Woolston
- The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories · Rae Carson
- 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 Serpent King · Jeff Zentner
- 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
- Warrior Girl Unearthed · Angeline Boulley
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What young adult books are good for 9th grade students?
83 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 83 9th grade young adult titles, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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