Noughts and Crosses Books in Order: How to read Malorie Blackman’s series?

Noughts and Crosses Books in Order: How to read Malorie Blackman’s series?

Coming from British author Malorie Blackman, Noughts & Crosses is a series of young adult novels. It’s an alternative history in which native African people colonized the European people. It’s speculative fiction about two star-crossed lovers fighting for a more just world. Sephy is a Cross. Callum is a nought. She’s dark-skinned and lives a…

After Books in Order: How to read Anna Todd’s series?

After Books in Order: How to read Anna Todd’s series?

Written by American author Anna Todd, The After series is a young-adult romance series that was originally published on Wattpad before being picked up by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The series started as fan fiction, as it was initially inspired by the music and fandom of One Direction. The singer Harry…

Gossip Girl Books in Order: How to read Cecily von Ziegesar’s series?

Gossip Girl Books in Order: How to read Cecily von Ziegesar’s series?

Written (in part) by American author Cecily von Ziegesar, Gossip Girl follows the privileged socialite teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite private school in New York City’s Upper East Side. The story focused on best friends Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen, their lives being chronicled by the eponymous gossip…

18 YA Dystopian Book Series to Read

18 YA Dystopian Book Series to Read

The dystopian genre is nothing new; well-established classics like George Orwell’s “1984” or Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” laid the groundwork for its kind of storytelling. But around 15 years ago, the genre found a new audience within the growing market of young adult readers. Mixing a variety of themes that explore societal, political, and…

Shadow Children Books in Order: How to read Margaret Peterson Haddix’s dystopian series?

Shadow Children Books in Order: How to read Margaret Peterson Haddix’s dystopian series?

Written by American author Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shadow Children is a book series set in a dystopian country where the government has enforced strict population control laws to control overpopulation after environmental conditions have severely limited resources, particularly food. It is against the law for families to have more than two children; the law is…

Chaos Walking Books in Order: How to read Patrick Ness’s series?

Chaos Walking Books in Order: How to read Patrick Ness’s series?

Young adult science fiction series written by American-British author Patrick Ness, Chaos Walking is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise. More precisely, the series follows the adventures of two adolescents, Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade, as the…

Suzanne Collins Books in Order (The Hunger Games, The Underland Chronicles and more)

Suzanne Collins Books in Order (The Hunger Games, The Underland Chronicles and more)

Born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut, Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and author. She began her career in 1991 as a writer for children’s television shows, before she began to write children’s books. Her debut book, Gregor the Overlander is published in 2003. She has been named one of Time magazine’s…

Delirium Books in Order: How to read Lauren Oliver’s series?

Delirium Books in Order: How to read Lauren Oliver’s series?

Coming from American author Lauren Oliver, the Delirium series is mainly a trilogy of young adult novels published since 2011. Set in the year 2091, in Portland, Maine, this story is about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. More precisely, it’s a story about a young woman named Lena Haloway who falls in…

Gone Books in Order: How to read Michael Grant’s dystopia series?

Gone Books in Order: How to read Michael Grant’s dystopia series?

The Gone series is a young-adult dystopian science fiction book series written by Michael Grant. The series is centered on the fictional Southern Californian town of Perdido Beach, in which every human aged 15 and older vanishes. The town and surrounding areas become encased within an impenetrable barrier that burns to the touch, with many…

The Casteel Series in Order: How to read V.C. Andrews’ books?

The Casteel Series in Order: How to read V.C. Andrews’ books?

Published between 1985 and 1990, The Casteel book series was the second novel series written by V.C. Andrews, after The Dollanganger series. Andrews wrote the first two books and started the third, but didn’t finish it. The series was completed by Andrew Neiderman, the ghostwriter hired by her estate following her death to continue to…

The 100 Books in Order: How to read Kass Morgan’s young adult science fiction series?

The 100 Books in Order: How to read Kass Morgan’s young adult science fiction series?

The 100 is a post-apocalyptic science fiction and young adult book series written by American author Kass Morgan. Almost 100 years ago, a thermonuclear apocalypse happened. Now, the only survivors of the human race live in a space colony. To maintain control of population and resources, all crimes, no matter how small, are punishable by…

Marie Lu Books in Order (Legend series, The Young Elites, Skyhunter, Warcross…)

Marie Lu Books in Order (Legend series, The Young Elites, Skyhunter, Warcross…)

Marie Lu (born Xiwei Lu) is an American author who is known for the New York Times bestselling series Legend and The Young Elites. Before becoming a full-time writer, she had a career in the video game industry, working for Disney Interactive Studios as a Flash artist. Now, Lu specializes in Young Adult books beginning…