64 Best Young Adult Books of All Time

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1. Search for "best Young Adult books" and click on the top 5 articles.
2. Find every book mentioned in 2+ articles and average their rankings.
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(Updated 2022)

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The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
Appears in 4 articles
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The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Appears in 4 articles
4 recommenders
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli
Appears in 4 articles
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Appears in 4 articles
4 recommenders
5
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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Appears in 4 articles
6
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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
Appears in 4 articles
7
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Appears in 3 articles
2 recommenders
8
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The Giver
Lois Lowry
Appears in 3 articles
MOST RECOMMENDED!
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The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Appears in 3 articles
8 recommenders
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Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Appears in 3 articles
3 recommenders
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Appears in 3 articles
2 recommenders
12
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The Princess Bride
William Goldman
Appears in 3 articles
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Jenny Han
Appears in 3 articles
14
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The Sun Is Also a Star
Nicola Yoon
Appears in 3 articles
15
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Appears in 3 articles
3 recommenders
16
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Appears in 3 articles
5 recommenders
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan
Appears in 3 articles
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Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Appears in 3 articles
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Appears in 3 articles
1 recommender
20
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The Astonishing Color of After
Emily X.R. Pan
Appears in 3 articles
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Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
Appears in 2 articles
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Wonder
R. J. Palacio
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Appears in 2 articles
24
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Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Appears in 2 articles
25
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One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus
Appears in 2 articles
26
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Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Appears in 2 articles
27
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Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
28
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The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
Appears in 2 articles
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Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott
Appears in 2 articles
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All the Bright Places
Jennifer Niven
Appears in 2 articles
31
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Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Appears in 2 articles
32
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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
33
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Appears in 2 articles
4 recommenders
34
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Judy Blume
Appears in 2 articles
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Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
Appears in 2 articles
36
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The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Appears in 2 articles
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Cinder
Marissa Meyer
Appears in 2 articles
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The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
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Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
40
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Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Appears in 2 articles
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicker
Appears in 2 articles
42
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Radio Silence
Alice Oseman
Appears in 2 articles
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Homecoming
Cynthia Voigt
Appears in 2 articles
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Every Day
David Levithan
Appears in 2 articles
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A Separate Peace
John Knowles
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
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A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
Appears in 2 articles
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The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot
Appears in 2 articles
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Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
Louise Rennison
Appears in 2 articles
49
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Appears in 2 articles
50
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Divergent
Veronica Roth
Appears in 2 articles
51
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Holes
Louis Sachar
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
52
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Looking for Alaska
John Green
Appears in 2 articles
53
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
Appears in 2 articles
54
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Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
Appears in 2 articles
55
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Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds
Appears in 2 articles
56
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I'll Give You the Sun
Jandy Nelson
Appears in 2 articles
57
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With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo
Appears in 2 articles
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare
Appears in 2 articles
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Monster
Walter Dean Myers
Appears in 2 articles
60
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When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
Appears in 2 articles
61
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Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Appears in 2 articles
62
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Sadie
Courtney Summers
Appears in 2 articles
63
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Autoboyography
Christina Lauren
Appears in 2 articles
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders

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64 Best Young Adult Books of All Time

The Outsiders

The Hate U Give

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Book Thief

Speak

The Hunger Games

The Giver

The Catcher in the Rye

Lord of the Flies

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Princess Bride

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

The Sun Is Also a Star

The Fault in Our Stars

Little Women

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Six of Crows

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

The Astonishing Color of After

Harry Potter

Wonder

The Hobbit

Twilight

One of Us Is Lying

Hatchet

Anne Frank

The Chronicles of Narnia

Five Feet Apart

All the Bright Places

Esperanza Rising

A Wrinkle in Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Bridge to Terabithia

The Call of the Wild

Cinder

The Wind in the Willows

Stargirl

Little House on the Prairie

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Radio Silence

Homecoming

Every Day

A Separate Peace

A Wizard of Earthsea

The Princess Diaries

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Divergent

Holes

Looking for Alaska

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Tuck Everlasting

Long Way Down

I'll Give You the Sun

With the Fire on High

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Monster

When You Reach Me

Anne of Green Gables

Sadie

Autoboyography

The Hobbit

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