Hello everyone! Welcome to a new series on my blog! I will be posting once a week a list of anywhere from 10-30 different Young Adult novels that are pretty clean, meaning no sex and very little to any mention of it too. There are also some Middle Grade novels that are thrown in. The books range from absolutely nothing to some kissing and talk about sex. And each of these go for the each book in each series, I may decide to do a post of each series but right now I am leaving it like this.
I don’t really know how I’m going to be breaking up these posts, I might do it alphabetically by title. I have no clue. There isn’t much rhyme or reason as to why I chose to do It in this order. The next posts will be more refined, I wanted to at least get one out this week. But here we go!
I have NOT personally read all of these books, if I have read them I will add an indicator of some sort to let you know. I am basing my information and judgment on what I have been told by friends, read online on Goodreads and Commonsensemedia.org. If you believe that any of the books added on ANY of these posts don’t belong there, please let me know! I’m also ALWAYS looking for more recommendations, so please let me know if there are more I didn’t list that you would like to see! I’m hoping to update this series once a year, so I hope it can be helpful to everyone!
(Before diving in, I am letting you know that these posts WILL have amazon affiliate links in them. If you decide to purchase one of these books using my links, I will receive a VERY small commission off of them. So if you do want to purchase one of these books it would mean a lot to me if you use my links.)
So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane (Young Wizards Series #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade
Publication Year: 2003
Have Read: No
Mentions of Sex: According to Common Sense Media, there are no mentions of sex.
Goodreads Rating: 3.85/5 Stars
2. Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede (Frontier Magic Series #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2009
Have read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media but according to Goodreads reviews, there doesn’t seem to be anything to worry about when It comes to sex and kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.79/5 Stars
3. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2006
Have read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media, but according to Goodreads reviews there doesn’t seem to be anything to concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.08/5 Stars
4. The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (Uglies Series #1)
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2005
Have Read: A few chapters
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there are no mentions of sex but there is kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.86/5 Stars
5. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan Series #1)
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2009
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there are no mentions of sex, sex isn’t happening and there is no kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.92/5 Stars
6. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (Peeps Series #1)
Genre: Science Fiction, Paranormal, Fantasy, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2005
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there are references to sex and kissing but nothing is described in detail except for kissing. The story does majorly revolve around the main characters loss of virginity, sexually transmitted disease and sexuality.
Goodreads Rating: 3.77/5 Stars
7. Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Princess Academy Series #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2007
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there are no mentions of sex or kissing in the book.
Goodreads Rating: 4.02/5 Stars
8. Dangerous by Shannon Hale
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Romance, Adventure
Publication Year: 2014
Have Read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media but according to Goodreads reviews, there is no sex in this book. But it is unclear about the mentioning of anything else and if there is kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.44/5 Stars
9.The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance,
Publication Year: 2011
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is some innuendo but nothing beyond kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.10/5 Stars
10. Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance
Publication Year: 2001
Have Read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media, but Goodreads reviews don’t point out anything to be look out for when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.80/5 Stars
11. Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Publication Year: 1998
Have Read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media, but Goodreads reviews don’t point out anything to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.77/5 Stars
12. Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Publication Year: 2007
Have Read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media, but Goodreads reviews don’t seem to have anything to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.38/5 Stars
13. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (The Queen’s Thief Series #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Historical Fiction
Publication Year: 2005
Have Read:No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is no mention of anything related to sex.
Goodreads Rating: 3.89/5 Stars
14. Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (Bartimaeus Trilogy #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult,
Publication Year: 2003
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is no mention of anything related to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.01/5 Stars
15. Sabriel by Garth Nix (Abhorsen Series #1)
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication Year: 1996
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there are a couple of kisses and innuendos to sex.
Goodreads Rating: 4.17/5 Stars
16. Mister Monday by Garth Nix (The Keys to the Kingdom #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2006
Have Read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media, but according to Goodreads reviews there doesn’t seem to be anything to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.78/5 Stars
17. Feed by M.T. Anderson
Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction
Publication Year: 2004
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is reference to “doing it” and thats it.
Goodreads Rating: 3.54/5 Stars
18. Dragon’s Blood by Jane Yolen (Pit Dragon Chronicles Series #1)
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Publication Year: 2004
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is one kiss and mild sexual references.
Goodreads Rating: 4.00/5 Stars
19. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games Series #1)
Genres: Science Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Adventure, Dystopia
Publication Year: 2008
Have Read: Yes
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is some kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.33/5 Stars
20. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication Year: 2011
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is kissing and hand holding.
Goodreads Rating: 3.91/5 Stars
21. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1)
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publication Year: 2006
Have Read: Yes
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is nothing to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.24/5 Stars
22. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter Series #1)
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication Year: 1997
Have Read: Yes
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is nothing to worry about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.47/5 Stars
23. The Chosen by Taran Matharu (Contender Series #1)
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publication Year: 2019
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is some minor flirtation and boy-girl skinny dipping with comments about a boy’s bare backside.
Goodreads Rating: 4.02/5 Stars
24. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (Damar #1)
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure
Publication Year: 1987
Have Read: No
What to Know: Unavailable on Common Sense Media, but Goodreads reviews didn’t mention anything to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.23/5 Stars
25. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures Series #1)
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Publication Date: 2009
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media there are long scenes of the characters kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.76/5 Stars
26. Witch and Wizard by James Patterson (Witch and Wizard Series #1)
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publication Year: 2009
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is kissing between the main character and his girlfriend.
Goodreads Rating: 3.56/5 Stars
27. The White Mountains by John Christopher (The Tripods Series #1)
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Dystopia
Publication Year: 2003
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is nothing to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 3.93/5 Stars
28. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkein (Lord of the Rings Series #1)
Genres: Fantasy, Classics
Published: 1954
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is nothing to be concerned about when it comes to sex or kissing.
Goodreads Rating: 4.35/ 5 Stars
29. Abarat by Clive Barker (The Abarat Trilogy Book #1)
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Horror
Publication Year: 2002
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is nothing to be concerned about.
Goodreads Rating: 4.09/5 Stars
30. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (His Dark Materials Series #1)
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publication Year: 1995
Have Read: No
What to Know: According to Common Sense Media, there is nothing to be concerned about.
Goodreads Rating: 3.96/5 Stars
Here is part one! There will probably be a few more posts of Fantasy/ Science Fiction books and then I will move on to the next genre! I hope you like it! Let me know your feedback!