63 Best Young Adult Books
Goal: Find the best Young Adult books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best young adult books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
63 Best Young Adult Books
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, Book 1
by Harper Lee
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, James Clear, Kathie Lee Gifford
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give, Book 1
by Angie Thomas
Also recommended by:
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli
Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
Also recommended by:
Bill Gates, Jennifer Lawrence, Gretchen Rubin, Larry King, Ev Williams, Tim Draper, Kathie Lee Gifford, Sarah Jessica Parker
Little Women
Little Women, Book 1
by Louisa May Alcott
Also recommended by:
J.K. Rowling, Shonda Rhimes, Maya Angelou, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hillary Clinton
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
Also recommended by:
Six of Crows
Six of Crows, Book 1
by Leigh Bardugo
Also recommended by:
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games, Book 1
by Suzanne Collins
Also recommended by:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Also recommended by:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hardcover Boxed Set
by Rick Riordan
The Astonishing Color of After
by Emily X.R. Pan
The Giver
Giver Quartet, Book 1
by Lois Lowry
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
by Jenny Han
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Also recommended by:
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Also recommended by:
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 1
by Sarah J. Maas
A Series of Unfortunate Events
13 Books Collection Pack Set
by Lemony Snicker
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Earthsea Cycle Series, Book 1
by Ursula K. Le Guin
All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Book 1
by Louise Rennison
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
by Judy Blume
Autoboyography
by Christina Lauren
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Cinder
The Lunar Chronicles, Book 1
by Marissa Meyer
Divergent
Divergent, Book 1
by Veronica Roth
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Every Day
by David Levithan
Five Feet Apart
by Rachael Lippincott
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Harry Potter
The Complete Collection (1-7)
by JK Rowling
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Homecoming
The Tillerman Cycle, Book 1
by Cynthia Voigt
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
Monster
by Walter Dean Myers
One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
Radio Silence
by Alice Oseman
Sadie
A Novel
by Courtney Summers
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
The Chronicles of Narnia
Box Set
by C. S. Lewis
The Princess Diaries
by Meg Cabot
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
With the Fire on High
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Sources
- 1
The 100 Best YA Books of All Time | TIME
time.com
- 2
125 Best YA Novels Of All Time - YA Books Every Adult Should Read
cosmopolitan.com
- 3
115 Best Young Adult Books of All Time | Reedsy Discovery
reedsy.com
- 4
The 28 Best Young Adult Books for All Ages
businessinsider.com
- 5
26 Best YA Books - Top YA Books for Teens
oprahdaily.com
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