#Theredheadedauthor Presents the May 2020 New York Times TOP 10 Best Sellers – YOUNG ADULT

As an avid reader of fiction (and an author who one day hopes to make the list) I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE checking out the New York Times Best Seller list. So, here it is… The independently ranked top 10 Young Adult selections for May 2020!

If you’ve read any of the TOP 10 selections and recommend them, please comment below and let me know. If you see something you like and plan to pick up a copy, you can do so by clicking on the cover image, the title or the [BUY IT HERE] button.

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#1 Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare

Cordelia battles demons in a quarantined London that are nothing like she’s encountered before.


#2 One Of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

For five students, a detour into detention ends in murder.


#3 One Of Us Is Next

by Karen M. McManus

In this sequel to “One Of Us Is Lying,” a deadly game of truth or dare via text now plagues the students of Bayview Hight.


#4 Five Feet Apart

by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Laconis

Stella and Will are in love, but they can’t get within five feet of each other.


#5 Children of Virtue and Vengeance

by Tomi Adeyemi

Zelie must stop the threat of civil war in Orisha.


#6 The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

A 16-year-old girl sees a police officer kill her friend.


#7 A Good Girl’s Guide TO Murder

by Holly Jackson

While trying to solve a murder-suicide case for her senior project, Pip now finds her life in jeopardy.


#8 Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

Zelie fights to restore magic to the land of Orisha


#9 They Went Left

by Monica Hesse

A Holocaust survivor with memory loss struggles to piece her life back together.


#10 Redemption Prep

by Samuel Miller

A missing student at an elite boarding school prompts three students close to her to investigate her disappearance.


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