Our 2013 Holiday Shopping Guide continues today with a look at some of our favorite contemporary YA novels. Contemporary has really been my favorite genre of YA to read this year (obviously with some exceptions, but still), so I’m particularly excited about today’s shopping guide! Let’s start with some favorites that were released just this year:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Dead Ends by Erin Jade Lange
Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller
Just Like Fate by Suzanne Young & Cat Patrick
Cherry Money Baby by John M. Cusick
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin
Brother, Brother by Clay Carmichael
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg
Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt
The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban
And here are some perennial contemporary YA favorites:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
For the comments: Which contemporary YA books would you recommend as gifts?
Novel Novice 
The Fault in Our Stars was excellent. I recommend it to everyone. 🙂