Top Ten Tuesday – Top 10 YA Reads That Would Make Excellent Musicals

Top Ten Tuesday is a fun weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is “Top Ten Books I Wish Had (More/Less) X In Them (the original idea came from Andi who suggested top ten books I wish had more kissing which I thought could be fun but also realize it might not be everyone’s thing! Could also be top ten books I wish had more diversity in them or top ten books I wish had less violence in them or less romance focus in them or top ten books I wish had more dragons in them. IDK! Have some fun with this one!)”

I drew a serious blank on this topic no matter which way I tried to go. I gave up and sat down to watch the musical Grease for a while and then it hit me – what about great books that would be even more awesome if they were made into musicals?  I decided to focus on YA novels since that’s what I’ve been mostly reading lately, so here’s my list of 10 YA reads that I think would make excellent musicals. I can practically envision the costumes and hear the music just thinking about these titles!

Top 10 YA Reads That Would Make Excellent Musicals

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1. A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V.E. Schwab

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2. A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas

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3. CINDER by Marissa Meyer

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4. FROSTBLOOD by J.K. by Elly Blake

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5. EVER THE HUNTED by Erin Summerill

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6. SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertalli

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7. FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell

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8. RED QUEEN by Victoria Aveyard

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9. ANNA & THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins

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10. ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell

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Question:  What YA reads do you think would make excellent musicals?