November YA titles: surviving real and mystical horrors
Roar by Manjeet Mann,A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Miranda Morre, Bethany Rutter’s Ask Me Anything, Ghost by Finbar Hawkins and more
The Rose Field by Philip Pullman: An exquisite pleasure
Skilful storytelling, surprising twists and daring exploits abound in this immersive, vividly rendered universe
Best young adult fiction for Halloween: Creepy reads with human sacrifices aplenty
Thirst by Darren Simpson; Empty Heaven by Freddie Kölsch; Where the Shadows Hide by Amy Clarkin; Dangerous Girls by Lisa M Sylvan; and Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews
Monsters are everywhere in these Frankenstein-inspired YA reads
Mary Shelley looms over several titles this month - fitting for a writer who penned the immortal Frankenstein in her late teens
August’s Young Adult fiction: raising the stakes in sequels
New instalments from Scarlett Dunmore, Brían Dungan, Moira Buffini, Catherine Doyle, Triona Campbell and Vanessa Len
We Don’t Use Words Like ‘Crazy’: Irish readers will find many points of comparison to this insider’s view of the crumbling NHS
Elliot Sweeney knows the system is broken and how many have fled; he’s still there
Sinister experiments and girl-power cults feature in August’s young adult titles
Works by Kathryn Clark, Lauren Wilson, Mary Watson, Daniel Tawse and Becki Jayne Crossley
Queer romance at the end of the world: the best new young-adult fiction
A brilliant debut from debut from Cass Biehn, plus new work from Brian Selznick, Abdi Nazemian, Josh Silver and Sophie Gonzales
Strange new worlds and a summer camp murder: YA reads for June
Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue; Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel; The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan; The Last Wish List by Jacqueline Silvester; Exit Stage Death by Ava Eldred
Dystopian futures, war-torn pasts: May’s YA titles explore the darker side of humanity
Book reviews: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins; The Hive by Anna February; Under A Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean; and Emily J Taylor’s The Otherwhere Post
Gaming, fandom, and therapy-speak: April’s YA titles explore contemporary adolescent culture
Reviews: What Happens Online; Do You Ship It?; Red Flags; Solo; The Girl with the Red Boots; Matched Up
March’s best young adult fiction: deeply satisfying reads
Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai; I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant; Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart; Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster; and Stealing Happy by Brian Conaghan
February’s YA picks: Rebellion, reincarnation and romance
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman; Under The Same Stars by Libba Bray; A Fix of Light by Kel Menton; The Vulpine by Polly Crosby; and Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven
January’s YA titles: meditations on grief and mortality (don’t worry, there is still kissing)
Including Let the Light In by Jenny Downham and Louis Hill; After Life by Gayle Forman, and The Boy I Love by William Hussey
December’s YA picks: Genre fiction where horror tropes are subverted, thwarted and perpetuated
Including books by Susan Cahill; Bill Wood; Scarlett Dunmore; Rosie Talbot and Sarah Maxwell; and Bex Hogan