BookRiot's 100 Must Read YA Books with little or no romance

1.
A Madness So Discreet
A Madness So Discreet 3.80 avg rating — 10,442 ratings
2.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,182 ratings
3.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 202,141 ratings
4.
Challenger Deep
Challenger Deep 4.14 avg rating — 33,491 ratings
5.
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 35,525 ratings
6.
How It Went Down
How It Went Down 3.95 avg rating — 7,523 ratings
7.
Jackaby (Jackaby, #1)
Jackaby (Jackaby, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 31,968 ratings
8.
Cuckoo Song
Cuckoo Song 3.96 avg rating — 9,090 ratings
9.
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 165,702 ratings
10.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,245 ratings
11.
The Memory of Light
The Memory of Light 3.98 avg rating — 6,493 ratings
12.
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 91,902 ratings
13.
The Sky Inside (The Sky Inside, #1)
The Sky Inside (The Sky Inside, #1) 3.40 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
14.
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 118,206 ratings
15.
A Step from Heaven
A Step from Heaven
by: An Na
3.81 avg rating — 8,461 ratings
16.
A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light 3.86 avg rating — 1,398 ratings
17.
As Red as Blood (Lumikki Andersson, #1)
As Red as Blood (Lumikki Andersson, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 8,930 ratings
18.
Bamboo People
Bamboo People 3.95 avg rating — 3,624 ratings
18.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,792 ratings
20.
Beauty Queens
Beauty Queens 3.62 avg rating — 55,073 ratings
21.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,404 ratings
22.
Cat Girl's Day Off
Cat Girl's Day Off 3.76 avg rating — 402 ratings
23.
Celine
Celine 3.81 avg rating — 245 ratings
24.
Charm & Strange
Charm & Strange 3.76 avg rating — 5,192 ratings
25.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,852 ratings
26.
Dangerous
Dangerous 3.44 avg rating — 6,279 ratings
27.
Deadline
Deadline 3.93 avg rating — 13,296 ratings
28.
Define "Normal"
Define "Normal" 3.83 avg rating — 8,428 ratings
29.
Devoted
Devoted 3.99 avg rating — 1,913 ratings
30.
Does My Head Look Big In This?
Does My Head Look Big In This? 3.65 avg rating — 12,168 ratings
31.
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 62,530 ratings
32.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,587 ratings
33.
Feathered
Feathered 3.35 avg rating — 703 ratings
34.
Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1)
Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 44,335 ratings
35.
First Day on Earth
First Day on Earth 3.29 avg rating — 852 ratings
36.
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock 3.87 avg rating — 48,340 ratings
37.
Half Brother
Half Brother 4.04 avg rating — 6,612 ratings
38.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1)
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 18,041 ratings
39.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot
How to Say Goodbye in Robot 3.83 avg rating — 8,519 ratings
40.
I Am Princess X
I Am Princess X 4.06 avg rating — 13,911 ratings
41.
I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1)
I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 42,423 ratings
42.
If I Ever Get Out of Here
If I Ever Get Out of Here 3.91 avg rating — 3,456 ratings
43.
Illusive (Illusive, #1)
Illusive (Illusive, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 3,670 ratings
44.
Imaginary Girls
Imaginary Girls 3.43 avg rating — 7,404 ratings
45.
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)
Incarceron (Incarceron, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 62,217 ratings
46.
Inside the Shadow City (Kiki Strike, #1)
Inside the Shadow City (Kiki Strike, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 6,322 ratings
47.
Island's End
Island's End 3.70 avg rating — 389 ratings
48.
Juliet Takes a Breath
Juliet Takes a Breath 4.16 avg rating — 16,965 ratings
49.
Jumped
Jumped 3.42 avg rating — 1,445 ratings
50.
Jumped In
Jumped In 4.12 avg rating — 624 ratings
51.
Killer of Enemies (Killer of Enemies, #1)
Killer of Enemies (Killer of Enemies, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 861 ratings
52.
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1)
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 14,413 ratings
53.
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,192 ratings
54.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,388 ratings
55.
Mare's War
Mare's War 3.84 avg rating — 1,063 ratings
56.
No Parking at the End Times
No Parking at the End Times 3.23 avg rating — 1,414 ratings
57.
Monster
Monster 3.73 avg rating — 74,194 ratings
58.
Nothing
Nothing 3.71 avg rating — 39,446 ratings
59.
On the Edge of Gone
On the Edge of Gone 3.90 avg rating — 3,681 ratings
60.
Orleans
Orleans 3.72 avg rating — 4,333 ratings
61.
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida 3.35 avg rating — 2,151 ratings
62.
Perfect Escape
Perfect Escape 3.78 avg rating — 2,575 ratings
63.
Plain Kate
Plain Kate
by: Erin Bow
3.76 avg rating — 6,168 ratings
64.
Revolution
Revolution really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,030 ratings
65.
Rotten
Rotten 3.75 avg rating — 500 ratings
66.
Rotters
Rotters 3.66 avg rating — 3,829 ratings
67.
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,930 ratings
68.
Saving Montgomery Sole
Saving Montgomery Sole 3.26 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
69.
Shark Girl (Shark Girl #1)
Shark Girl (Shark Girl #1) 3.85 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
70.
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1)
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 44,736 ratings
71.
Sold
Sold 4.23 avg rating — 63,071 ratings
72.
Some Girls Are
Some Girls Are 3.87 avg rating — 15,263 ratings
73.
Split
Split 4.02 avg rating — 7,843 ratings
74.
StarCrossed (Thief Errant, #1)
StarCrossed (Thief Errant, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 6,746 ratings
75.
Summer of the Mariposas
Summer of the Mariposas 3.55 avg rating — 2,731 ratings
76.
Ten Cents a Dance
Ten Cents a Dance 3.75 avg rating — 2,148 ratings
77.
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1)
Terrier (Beka Cooper, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 69,774 ratings
78.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,434 ratings
79.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 52,786 ratings
80.
The Boneshaker (The Boneshaker #1)
The Boneshaker (The Boneshaker #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,845 ratings
81.
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 46,448 ratings
82.
The Compound (The Compound, #1)
The Compound (The Compound, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 24,287 ratings
83.
The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall
The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall 3.98 avg rating — 8,023 ratings
84.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 3.80 avg rating — 50,536 ratings
85.
The Fixer (The Fixer, #1)
The Fixer (The Fixer, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 16,946 ratings
86.
The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1)
The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 14,696 ratings
87.
The Golden Day
The Golden Day 3.47 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
88.
The Latte Rebellion
The Latte Rebellion 3.26 avg rating — 638 ratings
89.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,307 ratings
90.
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) 4.25 avg rating — 72,693 ratings
91.
Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (The Story of Owen, #1)
Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (The Story of Owen, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,966 ratings
92.
The Wicked and the Just
The Wicked and the Just 3.62 avg rating — 2,120 ratings
93.
This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1)
This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 109,904 ratings
94.
Tighter
Tighter 3.41 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
95.
Touching Snow
Touching Snow 3.63 avg rating — 426 ratings
96.
Under a Painted Sky
Under a Painted Sky 3.98 avg rating — 11,721 ratings
97.
Untwine
Untwine 3.71 avg rating — 3,082 ratings
98.
We Were Here
We Were Here 4.10 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
99.
When I Was the Greatest
When I Was the Greatest 4.01 avg rating — 7,351 ratings