Year In Review: Top 5 young adult books of 2013

By SABA MAHMOUDI

    If you are one of those people who enjoys spending their time reading and diving into the imaginary world created by bestselling authors, check these top young adult books of 2013.

  1. The last book of the Divergent trilogy “Allegiant” by Veronica Roth is an exciting finale that allows the characters to step beyond the fences of Chicago where there are no factions. Although people are divided into two categories “genetically pure” who can be scientists or researchers. The second group, “genetically damaged,” play the role of support staff in a community. The main difference in this book from the last two is that this time the story is told from characters Tris and Four’s point of view.
  2. The last book of the Legend trilogy by Marie Lu, “Champion,” comes to an exciting end. June and Day gave so much for the people of Republic and each other. June is working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps Elect. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a sudden plague causes a panic in the colonies. She is the only one with the key to her country’s defense. But does that mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has.
  3. Brandon Sanderson, the creator of the Mistborn trilogy, published his latest book “Steelheart.” It’s the first book of the Reckoners series. Around 10 years ago, Calamity, a burst in the sky, came and gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. They called them Epics. Nobody had the power to defeat them beside Reckoners. David wants the steelheart. The Epic, who is said to be unbreakable, killed his father. He has something that Reckoners need, which is not an object but experience.
  4. “Scarlet,” the second book from Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, was published on Feb. 5. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother goes missing. It turns to be there are a lots of things that Scarlet is unaware of when it comes to her grandmother. When she encounters Wolf, a street fighter who claims to have information regarding her grandmother, she is loath to trust this stranger.
  5. In “Just One Day” by Gayle Foreman, Allison Healey’s life is like a suitcase packed, planned and ordered. On the last day of her three-week post graduation tour, she meets William, a free-spirited actor. They are nothing alike but he invites her to go to Paris with him and she accepts. This decision leads up to a day of risk and romance.