YA books with little to no romance

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Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword, #1)
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 560 ratings
2.
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 132,389 ratings
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Collide (Collide #1)
Collide (Collide #1) 3.54 avg rating — 72 ratings
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The Departure (On the Edge of Now, #1)
The Departure (On the Edge of Now, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,841 ratings
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Torn (Collide Trilogy, #2)
Torn (Collide Trilogy, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) 4.25 avg rating — 72,693 ratings
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Fever Crumb (Fever Crumb, #1)
Fever Crumb (Fever Crumb, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 9,550 ratings
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 3.51 avg rating — 147,270 ratings
10.
The Seventh Bride
The Seventh Bride 3.93 avg rating — 15,413 ratings
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,100 ratings
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Wolf by the Ears
Wolf by the Ears 3.83 avg rating — 2,850 ratings
13.
The Supernaturalist
The Supernaturalist 3.86 avg rating — 29,207 ratings
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Queen of Hearts: The Crown (Queen of Hearts Saga, #1)
Queen of Hearts: The Crown (Queen of Hearts Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 12,063 ratings
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The Dead I Know
The Dead I Know 3.82 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
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Genetically Altered (Genetically Modified, #1)
Genetically Altered (Genetically Modified, #1) 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Last Wizard: Case Files
The Last Wizard: Case Files 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Lost in Wonderland (The Twisted and the Brave, #1)
Lost in Wonderland (The Twisted and the Brave, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings
14.
Devil and the Bluebird
Devil and the Bluebird 3.80 avg rating — 641 ratings
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The Floating Islands (The Floating Islands #1)
The Floating Islands (The Floating Islands #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,881 ratings
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The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1)
The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 10,028 ratings
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Challenger Deep
Challenger Deep 4.14 avg rating — 33,491 ratings
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Ivy
Ivy 3.36 avg rating — 1,569 ratings
14.
Archivist Wasp (Archivist Wasp Saga, #1)
Archivist Wasp (Archivist Wasp Saga, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,857 ratings
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Into That Forest
Into That Forest 3.82 avg rating — 1,660 ratings
25.
The Lie Tree
The Lie Tree 3.84 avg rating — 28,009 ratings
25.
The Third Witch
The Third Witch 3.72 avg rating — 685 ratings
25.
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)
Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 30,967 ratings
25.
Vespertine
Vespertine 4.10 avg rating — 24,433 ratings
30.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 751,870 ratings
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Distant Waves
Distant Waves 3.72 avg rating — 6,471 ratings
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Empower (Collide, #3)
Empower (Collide, #3) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Exit, Pursued by a Bear 3.91 avg rating — 12,383 ratings
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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 4.06 avg rating — 60,497 ratings
30.
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 22,340 ratings
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Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 71,452 ratings
36.
Sea Hearts
Sea Hearts 3.69 avg rating — 4,403 ratings
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Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here
Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here 3.44 avg rating — 3,988 ratings
36.
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,638,004 ratings
36.
Linked (Linked, #1)
Linked (Linked, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,921 ratings
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Wilder Girls
Wilder Girls 3.45 avg rating — 97,562 ratings
36.
Sorta Like a Rock Star
Sorta Like a Rock Star 3.89 avg rating — 6,792 ratings
43.
Merrow
Merrow 3.32 avg rating — 670 ratings
43.
Updraft (Bone Universe, #1)
Updraft (Bone Universe, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 3,331 ratings
43.
The White Horse
The White Horse 3.70 avg rating — 129 ratings
43.
Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land 4.23 avg rating — 107,845 ratings
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Endangered (Ape Quartet #1)
Endangered (Ape Quartet #1) 4.04 avg rating — 6,139 ratings
48.
The Prince of Mist (Niebla, #1)
The Prince of Mist (Niebla, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 64,276 ratings
48.
A Matter of Days
A Matter of Days 3.85 avg rating — 2,454 ratings
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Minor Mage
Minor Mage 4.19 avg rating — 8,955 ratings
48.
Multiple Choice
Multiple Choice 3.61 avg rating — 431 ratings
52.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,288 ratings
52.
Fallout (Lois Lane, #1)
Fallout (Lois Lane, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
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A Summer to Die
A Summer to Die 4.06 avg rating — 8,913 ratings
52.
Catching Teller Crow
Catching Teller Crow 3.78 avg rating — 5,921 ratings
52.
Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot
Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot 3.67 avg rating — 622 ratings
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Fairytales for Wilde Girls
Fairytales for Wilde Girls 4.19 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
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When She Was Good
When She Was Good 3.49 avg rating — 638 ratings
57.
On The Come Up
On The Come Up 4.26 avg rating — 99,744 ratings
57.
The Lacemaker and the Princess
The Lacemaker and the Princess 3.77 avg rating — 2,343 ratings
61.
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1)
Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
61.
I Am Princess X
I Am Princess X 4.06 avg rating — 13,911 ratings
61.
The Registry (The Registry, #1)
The Registry (The Registry, #1) 3.24 avg rating — 2,273 ratings
61.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue 3.69 avg rating — 1,750 ratings
61.
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner 4.01 avg rating — 30,932 ratings
66.
Midnight Hour Encores
Midnight Hour Encores really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 275 ratings
66.
Promising Azra
Promising Azra 4.14 avg rating — 198 ratings
66.
Only Ever Yours
Only Ever Yours 3.76 avg rating — 17,980 ratings
66.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,630 ratings
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The White Bicycle (Wild Orchard, #3)
The White Bicycle (Wild Orchard, #3) 3.58 avg rating — 391 ratings
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Mechanica (Mechanica, #1)
Mechanica (Mechanica, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 4,806 ratings
71.
The World Within: A Novel of Emily Brontë
The World Within: A Novel of Emily Brontë 3.36 avg rating — 225 ratings
71.
The Universe Versus Alex Woods
The Universe Versus Alex Woods 4.10 avg rating — 24,127 ratings
71.
The Edge on the Sword
The Edge on the Sword 3.82 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
75.
Zahrah the Windseeker
Zahrah the Windseeker 4.16 avg rating — 2,663 ratings
75.
Doglands
Doglands 4.18 avg rating — 385 ratings
75.
Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1)
Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 12,837 ratings
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Far From You
Far From You 4.04 avg rating — 17,178 ratings
79.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,837 ratings
79.
Juliet Takes a Breath
Juliet Takes a Breath 4.16 avg rating — 16,965 ratings
79.
Tsunami Girl
Tsunami Girl 4.01 avg rating — 862 ratings
82.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,852 ratings
82.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) 4.06 avg rating — 281,431 ratings
82.
Daughters of a Dead Empire
Daughters of a Dead Empire 3.83 avg rating — 2,409 ratings
85.
The Ancient One (The Adventures of Kate, #2)
The Ancient One (The Adventures of Kate, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
85.
Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1)
Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 69,501 ratings
87.
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
88.
The Last Silk Dress
The Last Silk Dress 3.94 avg rating — 2,702 ratings
88.
This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)
This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 30,031 ratings
90.
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,928 ratings
90.
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1)
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,226 ratings
92.
Beauty Queens
Beauty Queens 3.62 avg rating — 55,073 ratings
92.
The Year of the Rat
The Year of the Rat 3.78 avg rating — 2,524 ratings
94.
Stargirl
Stargirl 3.77 avg rating — 334,138 ratings
94.
Un Lun Dun
Un Lun Dun 3.83 avg rating — 19,329 ratings
96.
The Mockingbirds (The Mockingbirds, #1)
The Mockingbirds (The Mockingbirds, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 6,230 ratings
96.
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 172,137 ratings
98.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,870 ratings
98.
A Danger to Herself and Others
A Danger to Herself and Others 3.86 avg rating — 9,607 ratings
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Does My Head Look Big In This?
Does My Head Look Big In This? 3.65 avg rating — 12,168 ratings
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