6 Young Adult Books That You Won't be Able to Put Down

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There is nothing like reading a book that is so captivating that you can’t bear to leave it.

Books are a great way to escape the real world and discover something new. Books can take you to far dystopian societies, or back to history of the world. As young adults, we can appreciate these books because they can teach us so much about ourselves. The themes books explore can help you reflect on your own life, and leave you wanting to learn more. They can be so compelling that you can’t put it down until you reach the last page. The books are full of great characters, a strong narrative, and a plot that hooks you.

Every once in a while, you get a book you might finish in just one day. What happens next? There's only one way to find out. Here are six young adult books that you will not be able to stop reading.

"Looking For Alaska"

Dutton Childrens Books

Looking for Alaska is John Green's first novel, who also wrote The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns. It won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association and as of May 2016, it is number four on the New York Times best seller listing for Young Adult Paperback. The story is told through teenager Miles Halter as he enrolls at a boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life, and was inspired by Green's experiences as a high school student. Tired of his life at home, he soon finds a crazy world that has much more for him at Culver Creek boarding school, where he makes new friends including Alaska Young, a wild and emotionally unstable girl.

"The Giver"

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. The Giver won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide as of 2014. The novel follows a 12-year-old boy named Jonas. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas struggles with concepts of news things introduced to him: whether humans are inherently good, evil, or in between, and whether it is even possible to have one without the other. Because it explores such meaningful themes, it is regularly seen on middle and high school reading lists in the United States.

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