The year 2014 delivered many outstanding young adult novels. Now readers are making room on their bookshelves for the novels 2015 have for them.

1. “The Heir” by Kiera Cass

“The Heir” from the “Selection” series by the New York Times bestselling author Kiera Cass. The previous book in the series, “The One,” was recognized as one of the best books of 2014. “The Heir” takes place 20 years after America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents. But as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she thought it would be. The novel will be released on May 5.

2. “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. James

The author of popular series “Throne of Glass,” is expected to be published on May 5. In “A Court of Thorns and Roses,”  the nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods. A beast-like creature comes demanding  retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land, Feyre discovers that her captor is Tamlin. One of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.  An ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands and Feyre must find a way to stop it or doom Tamlin forever.

3. “Challenger Deep” by Niel Shusterman

Neal Shusterman, the bestselling author of  the “Unwind” series, will publish his latest book “Challenger Deep” on April 21. “Challenger Deep” is Shusterman’s favorite out of all his other books. “This book is the most personal book, I have written because it was inspired by my own son,” Shusterman said on his visit to the school on Nov. 14. In “Challenger Deep,”  Bosch, a brilliant high school student with odd behaviors, is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep. He is designated the ship’s artist in residence to document the journey with images. He is torn between his allegiance to the captain and the temptation of mutiny.

4. “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee

Pulitzer Prize-winner novelist Harper Lee has written her second book to the classical  “To Kill a Mockingbird” after 55 years. “Go Set a Watchman” takes place  20 years after the events of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Scout  Finch  has returned to Maycomb from New York to visit her father Atticus and is forced to deal with issues, both personal and political, as she tries to understand her father’s attitude toward society. The book will be published July 14. But will readers respond as well to “Go Set a Watchman” as they did to “To Kill a Mockingbird?”