End of year lists have officially arrived and we will be looking at one specific list today. We will be diving into Barnes & Noble’s Best Young Adult Books of 2025 list so keep reading to find out which books made their list!

No matter what age you are, you should always read young adult novels. They have a lot to offer and who doesn’t love a good coming of age novel? Some of the biggest novels and series of all time are young adult novels such as Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.

And this list does include one of those franchises. While I do think it is too early for end of year lists, I don’t think they can get this one wrong. You can see the full list below!

Barnes & Noble’s Best Young Adult Books of 2025

I have not read any novels from this list and it was bound to happen. Trying to read more books from most genres means that some genres will end up neglected. I will try to read a few on this list if I have time.

Many of the books here are worth checking out including the Hunger Games prequel. I will be checking more lists focused on YA novels before I end up choosing which YA novels from 2025 to read.

Conclusion

That is all for this list of Barnes & Noble’s best young adult books of 2025. How many of these YA novels have you read or plan to read? Let us know in the comments below. Happy reading!

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