Best Young Adult Kickstarter projects to watch
10 live Young Adult projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.
Pulled from 13 live Young Adult projects (category averages 25% of goal, $6K total pledged across the category). Updated April 2026.
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Ember Unleashed: Book 1 in Dystopian Fantasy Series
A bookworm embarks on a high-stakes quest to gain control of her new ember in this tale of secrets, guilds, & found family.
$1K raised105% funded43 backers+1.0% 24h27LENS SCORE - 02NL
The Kingdom's Greatest Treasures - Omnibus 1
The first two book in The Kingdom's Greatest Treasures series wrapped up in one glorious omnibus!
$2K raised85% funded22 backers-4.8% 24h22LENS SCORE - 03US
Lucidia's Dream | Psychological Horror Novel
A sickeningly sweet psychological horror novel with wishes, wonders, and warnings.
$2K raised66% funded18 backers0.0% 24h18LENS SCORE - 04US
Bound Trilogy Grand Finale Book Launch
Launching the final book in the Bound Trilogy with box sets and extras for readers! The Bound trilogy is a YA (16+) romantasy trilogy.
$981 raised39% funded9 backers0.0% 24h12LENS SCORE - 05US
Bring Black Girls Day Off to Life (Audiobook Project)
Three girls skip school and step into the moments that shaped Black history changing how they see themselves and the world.
$90 raised9% funded5 backers0.0% 24h5LENS SCORE - 06US
Author Janae's Into the Abyss Series
Deconstructing Eden: Rise of the Fallen
$145 raised6% funded2 backers0.0% 24h3LENS SCORE - 07US
"Ramsay the Goat: Investments"
A book that teaches teens and adults about modern-day investing. The book promotes financial literacy and makes hard topics simple.
$65 raised3% funded2 backers0.0% 24h3LENS SCORE - 08US
The Goth Girls: An Erotic Poly Romance Novel by J.L.P
From Storage-Room Hookup to Goth Throuple Heartbreak — A young adult erotic poly Romance
$35 raised4% funded2 backers0.0% 24h3LENS SCORE - 09GB
Epic K-Drama/K-POP Interracial Romance - The Strings Trilogy
A K-pop idol & A Black-British Girl, chasing healing, get entangled in a love hanging by a thread. Help bring the third book to life!!!
$27 raised1% funded2 backers0.0% 24h3LENS SCORE - 10US
Inner Game Academy: An Online Brain-based Training Program
Equipping young athletes with the mental tools to build confidence, focus, resilience, and emotional strength - on and off the field.
$40 raised2% funded1 backers0.0% 24h2LENS SCORE
How this list is built
We pull all live Young Adult projects on Kickstarter (refreshed hourly), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.
No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.
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