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The Young Adult Top 100 — Best Young Adult Books

The best young adult fiction — beloved classics and modern hits that captivate readers of all ages.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
1997
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The Hunger Games
2
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
2008
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The Fault in Our Stars
3
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird
4
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
1960
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The Diary of a Young Girl
5
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
1947
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Little Women
6
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
1868
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Anne of Green Gables
7
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
1908
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The Catcher in the Rye
8
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
1951
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Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies
William Golding
1954
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The Outsiders
10
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
1967
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A Wrinkle in Time
11
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
1962
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Divergent
12
Divergent
Veronica Roth
2011
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Catching Fire
13
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
2009
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Mockingjay
14
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
2010
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Twilight
15
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
2005
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Six of Crows
16
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
2015
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Shadow and Bone
17
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
2012
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The Book Thief
18
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
2005
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The Lightning Thief
19
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
2005
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The Maze Runner
20
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
2009
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Ender's Game
21
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
1985
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The Giver
22
The Giver
Lois Lowry
1993
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Holes
23
Holes
Louis Sachar
1998
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Looking for Alaska
24
Looking for Alaska
John Green
2005
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Paper Towns
25
Paper Towns
John Green
2008
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Eleanor and Park
26
Eleanor and Park
Rainbow Rowell
2013
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Fangirl
27
Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell
2013
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Carry On
28
Carry On
Rainbow Rowell
2015
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
29
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
1999
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City of Bones
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City of Bones
Cassandra Clare
2007
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The Cruel Prince
31
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
2018
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An Ember in the Ashes
32
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir
2015
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Children of Blood and Bone
33
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi
2018
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The Hate U Give
34
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
2017
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Speak
35
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
1999
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Thirteen Reasons Why
36
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
2007
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The Chocolate War
37
The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier
1974
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A Monster Calls
38
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
2011
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The Knife of Never Letting Go
39
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
2008
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Sabriel
40
Sabriel
Garth Nix
1995
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Red Rising
41
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
2014
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Graceling
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Graceling
Kristin Cashore
2008
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Throne of Glass
43
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
2012
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
44
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
2015
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The Young Elites
45
The Young Elites
Marie Lu
2014
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Legend
46
Legend
Marie Lu
2011
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Beautiful Creatures
47
Beautiful Creatures
Kami Garcia
2009
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Matched
48
Matched
Ally Condie
2010
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Delirium
49
Delirium
Lauren Oliver
2011
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The Selection
50
The Selection
Kiera Cass
2012
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The Raven Boys
51
The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater
2012
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
52
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz
2012
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They Both Die at the End
53
They Both Die at the End
Adam Silvera
2017
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More Happy Than Not
54
More Happy Than Not
Adam Silvera
2015
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Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
55
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli
2015
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I'll Give You the Sun
56
I'll Give You the Sun
Jandy Nelson
2014
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Everything Everything
57
Everything Everything
Nicola Yoon
2015
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The Sun Is Also a Star
58
The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon
2016
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
59
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Jenny Han
2014
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
60
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Jenny Han
2009
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Anna and the French Kiss
61
Anna and the French Kiss
Stephanie Perkins
2010
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The Duff
62
The Duff
Kody Keplinger
2010
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Jellicoe Road
63
Jellicoe Road
Melina Marchetta
2006
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The Inheritance Games
64
The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
2020
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One of Us is Lying
65
One of Us is Lying
Karen M. McManus
2017
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We Were Liars
66
We Were Liars
E. Lockhart
2014
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Cinder
67
Cinder
Marissa Meyer
2012
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone
68
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Laini Taylor
2011
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Strange the Dreamer
69
Strange the Dreamer
Laini Taylor
2017
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The Poppy War
70
The Poppy War
R.F. Kuang
2018
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Powerless
71
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
2023
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Fourth Wing
72
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
2023
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
73
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
2019
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Good Girl Bad Blood
74
Good Girl Bad Blood
Holly Jackson
2020
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The Midnight Library
75
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
2020
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An Abundance of Katherines
76
An Abundance of Katherines
John Green
2006
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Shiver
77
Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater
2009
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Wintergirls
78
Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson
2009
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More Than This
79
More Than This
Patrick Ness
2013
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Clockwork Angel
80
Clockwork Angel
Cassandra Clare
2010
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Crown of Midnight
81
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
2013
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Heir of Fire
82
Heir of Fire
Sarah J. Maas
2014
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Golden Son
83
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
2015
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Prodigy
84
Prodigy
Marie Lu
2013
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What If It's Us
85
What If It's Us
Becky Albertalli
2018
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History Is All You Left Me
86
History Is All You Left Me
Adam Silvera
2017
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The Sky Is Everywhere
87
The Sky Is Everywhere
Jandy Nelson
2010
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Isla and the Happily Ever After
88
Isla and the Happily Ever After
Stephanie Perkins
2014
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Lirael
89
Lirael
Garth Nix
2001
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Abhorsen
90
Abhorsen
Garth Nix
2003
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The Dream Thieves
91
The Dream Thieves
Maggie Stiefvater
2013
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As Good as Dead
92
As Good as Dead
Holly Jackson
2021
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Dairy Queen
93
Dairy Queen
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
2006
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The Secret History
94
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
1992
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Lola and the Boy Next Door
95
Lola and the Boy Next Door
Stephanie Perkins
2011
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Bitterblue
96
Bitterblue
Kristin Cashore
2012
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Insurgent
97
Insurgent
Veronica Roth
2012
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Allegiant
98
Allegiant
Veronica Roth
2013
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Scarlet
99
Scarlet
Marissa Meyer
2013
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Cress
100
Cress
Marissa Meyer
2014
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