Author
A. S. King
4 books here
Collectors
Young adult · ages 12–18 · 950L · 2023
A sharp, atmospheric fantasy that treats its teen protagonist with respect and avoids the usual YA romance crutch in favor of genuine world-building tension.
Attack of the Black Rectangles
Young adult · ages 13–17 · 850L · 2022
A clever, meta-fantasy that treats the 'fourth wall' as a plot device; it’s intellectually stimulating but requires a reader comfortable with abstract world-building.
Dig
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L · 2019
A.S. King's most ambitious book—five overlapping narratives (some spanning decades) exploring intergenerational trauma, race, and belonging; demands active reading but pays off with genuine insight into why people stay or leave their roots.
The Collectors: Stories
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L
A.S. King writes the interior lives of outsiders with unflinching specificity; these linked stories about teens on the margins will hit differently depending on who your kid is—read it first if identity or loss is live in your house.