Last year, we did a post combining Taylor Swift songs with YA books that matched them and earlier this year, we did a post combining books with some of the Grammy nominees. Today, we’re just pairing up some of our recent favorite songs with YA reads! Whip up a Spotify playlist, toss these books in a bag, and you’ll be set for any upcoming summer road trip.
Cut to the Feeling by Carly Rae Jepsen
American Panda by Gloria Chao
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
A Taxonomy of Love by Rachel Allen
10 Things I Can See from Here by Carrie Mac
Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill
Whatever it Takes by Imagine Dragons
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Mirage by Tracy Clark
Adrenaline Crush by Laurie Boyle Crompton
Never Be the Same by Camilla Cabello
Other Broken Things by Christa Desir
Invincible by Amy Reed
Water in May by Ismee Williams
In My Blood by Shawn Mendes
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Sit Still, Look Pretty by Daya
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
Feelings by Hayley Kiyoko
Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst
The Imposter Queen by Sarah Fine
Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Finding You by Kesha
Along the Indigo by Elsie Chapman
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
She, Myself, and I by Emma Young