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Top 100 Best Books for Young Adults Top 100 Best Books for Young Adults Book Author 1. Harry Potter (series) J.K. Rowling 2. The Hunger Games (series) Suzanne Collins 3. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee 4. The Fault in Our Stars John Green 5. The Hobbit J.R.R Tolkien 6. The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger 7. The Lord of the Rings (series) J.R.R. Tolkien 8. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 9. Looking for Alaska John Green 10. The Book Thief Markus Zusak 11. The Giver (series) Lois Lowry 12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series) Douglas Adams 13. The Outsiders S.E. Hinton 14. Anne of Green Gables (series) Lucy Maud Montgomery 15. His Dark Materials (series) Philip Pullman 16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 17. The Princess Bride William Goldman 18. Lord of the Flies William Golding 19. Divergent (series) Veronica Roth 20. Paper Towns John Green 21. The Mortal Instruments (series) Cassandra Clare 22. An Abundance of Katherines John Green 23. Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 24. Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher 25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon 26. Speak Laurie Halse Anderson 27. Twilight (series) Stephenie Meyer 28. Uglies (series) Scott Westerfeld 29. The Infernal Devices (series) Cassandra Clare 30. Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt 31. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie 32. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series) Ann Brashares 33. The Call of the Wild Jack London 34. Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green, David Levithan 35. Go Ask Alice Anonymous 36. Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones 37. Stargirl Jerry Spinelli 38. A Separate Peace John Knowles 39. Vampire Academy (series) Richelle Mead 40. Abhorsen Trilogy / Old Kingdom Trilogy (series) Garth Nix 41. Dune Frank Herbert 42. Discworld / Tiffany Aching (series) Terry Pratchett 43. My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult 44. The Dark is Rising (series) Susan Cooper 45. Graceling (series) Kristin Cashore 46. Forever... Judy Blume 47. Earthsea (series) Ursula K. Le Guin 48. Inheritance Cycle (series) Christopher Paolini 49. The Princess Diaries (series) Meg Cabot 50. The Song of the Lioness (series) Tamora Pierce 51. Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson 52. Delirium (series) Lauren Oliver 53. Anna and the French Kiss Stephanie Perkins 54. Hush, Hush Saga (series) Becca Fitzpatrick 55. 13 Little Blue Envelopes Maureen Johnson 56. It's Kind of a Funny Story Ned Vizzini 57. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (series) Libba Bray 58. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 59. The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros 60. Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury 61. The Chocolate War Robert Cormier 62. Just Listen Sarah Dessen 63. A Ring of Endless Light Madeleine L'Engle 64. The Truth About Forever Sarah Dessen 65. The Bartimaeus Trilogy (series) Jonathan Stroud 66. Bloodlines (series) Richelle Mead 67. Fallen (series) Lauren Kate 68. House of Night (series) P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast 69. I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith 70. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Rachel Cohn, David Levithan 71. Before I Fall Lauren Oliver 72. Unwind Neal Shusterman 73. The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle 74. The Maze Runner Trilogy (series) James Dashner 75. If I Stay Gayle Forman 76. The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 77. Crank (series) Ellen Hopkins 78. Matched (series) Ally Condie 79. Gallagher Girls (series) Ally Carter 80. The Goose Girl Shannon Hale 81. Daughter of the Lioness / Tricksters (series) Tamora Pierce 82. I Am the Messenger Markus Zusak 83. The Immortals (series) Tamora Pierce 84. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (series) Patricia C. Wrede 85. Chaos Walking (series) Patrick Ness 86. Circle of Magic (series) Tamora Pierce 87. Daughter of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 88. Feed M.T. Anderson 89. Weetzie Bat (series) Francesca Lia Block 90. Along for the Ride Sarah Dessen 91. Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (series) Louise Rennison 92. Leviathan (series) Scott Westerfeld 93. The House of the Scorpion Nancy Farmer 94. The Chronicles of Chrestomanci (series) Diana Wynne Jones 95. This Lullaby Sarah Dessen 96. Gone (series) Michael Grant 97. The Shiver Trilogy (series) Maggie Stiefvater 98. The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley 99. Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson 100. Betsy-Tacy Books (series) Maud Hart Lovelace .
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