BEST OF · JUNE 2026

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 91% of goal, $16K total pledged across the category). Updated June 2026.

  1. 01
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Special Bestiary Edition of the Frith Chronicles [Books 5-6]

    A special faux-leather bound edition of the Frith Chronicles [Books 5-6] PLUS a Unique Creature Bestiary featuring beautiful artwork!

    $65K raised647% funded433 backers+1.2% 24h
    64
    LENS SCORE
  2. 02
    ★ Staff PickUS

    Gate of Shadows - Special Editions of a YA Dystopian Fantasy

    An illegal second-born sister, a prophesied princess, a forgotten love, and the Norse goddesses of Fate that pull the strings.

    $7K raised685% funded97 backers+2.0% 24h
    56
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    GB

    Keepers of the Crossing: The Blood Accord

    The third book in the popular young adult, urban fantasy series, Keepers of the Crossing.

    $4K raised93% funded27 backers+4.7% 24h
    26
    LENS SCORE
  4. 04
    US

    Help fund MoonPhase!

    Help fund my debut book trilogy, MoonPhase, the LGBT+ neurodivergent superhero story of the year!

    $602 raised100% funded17 backers0.0% 24h
    24
    LENS SCORE
  5. 05
    GB

    Teenage Zombie King - Horror comedy novel

    From the writer of LittleBigPlanet comes Teenage Zombie King. Horror comedy reinvented for young adults.

    $822 raised28% funded12 backers0.0% 24h
    10
    LENS SCORE
  6. 06
    US

    The Mythic Saga — She’s the New Hercules (Audio & Deluxe)

    Help bring the first two books of this Buffy-meets-Percy Jackson series to audio and launch deluxe special editions of Book 2.

    $380 raised11% funded6 backers0.0% 24h
    6
    LENS SCORE
  7. 07
    US

    Atlas and the Uncharted Island

    Some Islands Aren’t Meant to Be Found

    $45 raised6% funded1 backers0.0% 24h
    3
    LENS SCORE
  8. 08
    US

    Tahlwood: Secrets Of A Stranger

    E-book & Paperback Campaign

    $47 raised5% funded1 backers0.0% 24h
    2
    LENS SCORE
  9. 09
    US

    Funding First Run “Silent Tears of My Heart”

    A young woman’s journey through death towards a new life with her brother and uncle during Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward 1958-1962

    $14 raised0% funded1 backers0.0% 24h
    2
    LENS SCORE
  10. 10
    🆕 NewAU

    THE TINT OF SILVER: Amethyst Sparks in the Rust

    Lyra hides her glow from the Architect. Rescued by Thorne, she must burn the world.

    $0 raised0% funded0 backers
    0
    EARLY MOMENTUM

How this list is built

We pull all live Young Adult projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), 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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