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YA Novels in English and in Spanish/Novelas para jovenes en inglés y español

Created on May 9, 2022, 3:52 pm

Last Updated January 11, 2024, 1:27 pm

Young Adult novels available in both English and Spanish (including translations and classic titles). Audience: teens, teachers, and parents. Created by Klem-Marí Cajigas, Family Literacy Coordinator, BBTL. Updated January 2024. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Novelas para jovenes adultos (YA por sus siglas en inglés) disponibles en inglés y español (incluyendo traducciones y obras clasicas). Audiencia: jovenes, maestras y maestros, y padres de familia. Creado por Klem-Marí Cajigas, Family Literacy Coordinator, BBTL. Lista actualizada enero 2024.

1) All American boys

Author

Reynolds, Jason

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook

Description

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.

2) Always and forever, Lara Jean

Author

Series

To all the boys I've loved before volume 3

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook

Description

While helping plan her father's wedding, senior Lara Jean struggles with choosing a college and questions how graduation is going to change her relationship with her boyfriend Peter.

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Punto de lectura

Description

Although eighteen-year-old Bella joins the dark but seductive world of the immortals by marrying Edward the vampire, her connection to the powerful werewolf Jacob remains unsevered.

4) Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes

Author

Collins, Suzanne

Series

Hunger Games (Series) (Spanish)

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Es la mañana de la cosecha que dará inicio a los Décimos juegos del hambre. En el Capitolio, Coriolanus Snow, de dieciocho años de edad, se prepara para la oportunidad única de alcanzar la gloria como mentor de los juegos. La casa de los Snow, antes tan influyente, atraviesa tiempos difíciles. por lo que su destino, por lo que su destino depende de que Coriolanus consiga superar a sus compañeros en encanto, ingenio y estrategia como...

5) The ballad of songbirds and snakes

Author

Collins, Suzanne

Series

Hunger Games trilogy volume prequel

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Playaway

Description

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given...

6) Beautiful creatures

Author

Series

Caster chronicles volume 1

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Playaway, Comic

Description

In a small South Carolina town, where it seems little has changed since the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday.

7) The betrayed

Author

Series

Betrothed (Cass) volume 2

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook

Description

"After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte. The Eastoffe family's affection is a balm on her weary spirit, though Etan, a surly cousin with a deep distaste for Coroans, threatens to upset the uneasy peace she's found. While tensions at home ratchet up, disquiet in the kingdom of Isolte is reaching a fever pitch. The Eastoffes may have the power to unseat a tyrannical king--but...

8) The book thief

Author

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book, eAudiobook, Playaway, Kit

Description

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

9) Breaking dawn

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Twilight saga volume 4

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Playaway, CD audio book

Description

Now that Bella has made her choice, a startling chain of events is about to unfold with potentially devastating consequences.

10) Catching fire

Author

Collins, Suzanne

Series

Hunger Games trilogy volume 2

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Playaway, CD audio book

Description

By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

11) Charlie Vega tiene un problema gordo

Author

Maldonado, Crystal

Description

"Alcanzar la mayoría de edad siendo una chica gorda y morena en un suburbio blanco de Connecticut es difícil. Más aún cuando toda tu vida parece estar en llamas. Charlie Vega es muchas cosas: Inteligente. Divertida. Artística. Ambiciosa. Gorda. La gente a veces tiene problemas con esto último, especialmente su madre. Charlie quiere tener una buena relación con su cuerpo, pero es difícil. Y no ayuda el hecho de que su madre le deje...

12) Chicos típicamente americanos

Author

Reynolds, Jason

Formats:

Description

"When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend"--OCLC.

13) Con una estrella en la mano: Rubén Darío

Author

Engle, Margarita

Description

"A Spanish-language translation of a novel in verse about the life and work of Ruben Dario, a Nicaraguan poet who started life as an abandoned child and grew to become the father of a new literary movement. Includes historical notes" -- Provided by publisher.

14) Crepúsculo

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

The Twilight Saga

Formats:

Description

Hay tres cosas de las que estoy completamente segura. Primera, Edward es un vampiro. Segunda, una parte de él se muere por beber mi sangre. Y tercera, estoy total y perdidamente enamorada de él. Número 1 en la lista de bestsellers de The New York Times y de USA Today. Mejor Novela Young Adult de Todos los Tiempos por la revista Time. La Saga Crepúsculo, en la que se incluyen los títulos Crepúsculo, Luna nueva, Eclipse y Amanecer, ha vendido...

15) El crossover

Author

Alexander, Kwame

Series

Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1

Formats:

Description

Ganador de la Medalla Newbery · Ganador del Premio Coretta Scott King · New York Times Bestseller · 2015 YALSA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults· 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers · Publishers Weekly Best Book · School Library Journal Best Book· Kirkus Reviews Best Book

"Una hermosa novela medida entre la vida y sus líneas."—New York Times Book Review

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16) The crossover

Author

Alexander, Kwame

Series

Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1

Formats:

Book, eBook, Large Print, Talking Book, eAudiobook, Playaway, CD audio book

Description

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Twilight saga volume 3

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Playaway, CD audio book

Description

Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob and her relationship with Edward, both vampires, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.

Author

Little Badger, Darcie

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook

Description

"Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and...

Author

Series

Rocabolsillo. Ficción

Formats:

Description

La situación en palacio es cada vez más peligrosa. Los rebeldes atacan tanto por el norte como por el sur y America, as chicas que siguen en la Selección y Maxon se encuentran en verdadero peligro. Mientras todo esto sucede, la disyuntiva en la que se encuentra America tampoco es mucho mejor: debe escoger entre su primer amor, Aspen, y el príncipe Maxon, quien poco a poco ha ido conquistándola. Eso sin tener en cuenta tambien que el príncipe...

Author

Series

Selection series volume 2

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, eAudiobook, Playaway

Description

"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection--but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies"-- Provided by publisher.