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Dynamic Duologies

Need more than just a single standalone but tired of the middle-book-slump of a trilogy? Pick up one of these great YA duologies! (For this list, I've listed both the first book as well as the conclusion but only provided a description of the first to avoid spoilers. Additionally, while these are marked as completed at the time of writing, there could always be more coming; however, these stories feel completed where they are.)

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  • Boy-meets-boy in a New York City post office, but after a close-to-disastrous first date, how many do-overs does one relationship get?
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Balzer + Bray ; HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
  • Book, 2021New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, HarperTeen, an [imprint] of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
  • Technically part of the Grishaverse (Shadow & Bone), this duology can be read without reading the original trilogy. A group of misfit criminals work together on one of the most exciting heists I've ever read.
    Book, 2015New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
  • Book, 2016New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016
  • After the death of her mother, a downcast girl works in her family's laundromat where she's visited by a ghost named Wendel in this graphic novel that tackles friendship and grief.
    Graphic Novel, 2018St. Louis, Missouri : Lion Forge, 2018.
  • Graphic Novel, 2021Portland, OR : ONI PRESS, 2021.
  • Darius, a teen who can speak better Klingon than Farsi, travels to Iran with his family for the first time in this quiet book that explores family, cultural upbringings, and identity. This is a rare case for me in which I thought the sequel outshone…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Dial Books, [2018]
  • Love video games? Pick up this duology about digital bounty hunter Emika as she is contacted by the game of the moment's creator after she glitches herself into the opening ceremony. Absolute chaos ensues.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2017.
  • Book, 2018New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2018]
  • This original book sparked the hit movie "Love, Simon", but obviously the book is (almost) always better. A closeted teen begins an online flirtationship with a mystery boy at his high school in this hilarious and heartfelt book. The sequel is more…
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
  • Book, 2018New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
  • This graphic novel duology is the funny and heartwarming story of Bitty, a vlogging baker who joins his college's hockey team after years of figure skating. If you're looking to cry tears of joy, this one's for you.
    Graphic Novel, 2018New York : First Second, 2018.
  • An alternate history of the American Civil War set amongst a zombie apocalypse.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018
  • This one's a little difficult to quickly explain, but Schwab has made a name for herself in both the adult and teen worlds of fiction, and this duology helped to propel her to her current status. Heart-pounding action, forbidden romance, monsters,…
    Book, 2016New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
  • Book, 2017New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
  • This retelling of "1001 Nights" is heavy on the romance, sure, but also on the murderous revenge; isn't it strange how often those coincide?
    Book, 2015New York, NY : Putnam Juvenile, 2015.
  • Book, 2016New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2016]