There are lots of YA duologies to choose from. Here are 10 pairs of teenage stories that you will fall in love with if you give them a try. Get ready to laugh, cry, love, learn, and more with these amazing books. And the good news is that if you become a duology lover, there’s a lot more beyond this list for you to choose from.
These books take readers back in time to Great Britain in 1817. Hazel is a lady who wants to throw expectations to the wind and become a surgeon. Jack digs up dead bodies and sells them to doctors and medical schools. Together, they uncover a secret…
Every 10 years, there is a competition to see who among the 10 teens chosen by Sol will replenish the sun’s power. The winner travels to each of the temples to light the sunstones, and the loser is sacrificed in order to keep fueling them. Usually,…
No list of YA duologies would be complete without including this pair from YA fantasy legend Leigh Bardugo. In fact, I would argue this pair of books paved the way for more duologies in young adult books—especially YA fantasy. If you love YA fantasy…
This duology brings us to a rich North-African-inspired fantasy world. Sisters and princesses Eva and Isa must fight to the death in order for one of them to become Queen. Eva was raised with the knowledge that she possesses a rare and powerful…
Shahrzad volunteers to be the next bride of the monstrous boy king, Khalid, after he marries and murders her best friend—just like he does every night with his new bride of the day. But Shahrzad tells him a story that keeps him engrossed enough to…
YA duologies are overwhelmingly fantasy stories, but this pair of contemporary novels work so well together. Arthur is in NYC for a summer internship and hoping for a Broadway-worthy love story to unfold. He has the perfect meet-cute with NYC local…
Here is another contemporary pair of books that is also written by two authors, but it’s more of a sharp and twisty thriller than a sweet and adorable summer romance. In the cut-throat world of an elite Manhattan ballet boarding school, acts of…
This pair of books weaves together a rich fantasy story combined with a Romeo and Juliet retelling set against the backdrop of 1920s Shanghai. Juliette and Roma are leaders of rival gangs and each other’s first loves (and first heartbreaks). When…
Faith thinks she’s a regular teenager just trying to enjoy her favorite TV show, The Grove, and get through senior year. But then she discovers she can fly. Her favorite TV heroine comes to her town and seems to have a crush on her, and lots of…
This duology feels like an updated version of The Princess Diaries set in Japan. Izumi’s whole life changes when she discovers the identity of her father and he is the Crown Prince of Japan. She travels from the small California town where she’s…
