Young adult literature has never been better. This popular genre is at an all-time high and it goes without saying that both children and adults enjoy these novels. Here’s a list of the top 100 young adult novels of all time!
- Alexie, Sherman – “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian“
- Aguirre, Ann – “Enclave“
- Anderson, Laurie Halse – “Speak“
- Armistead, Cal – “Being Henry David“
- Aveyard, Victoria – “Red Queen“
- Bardugo, Leigh – “Shadow and Bone“
- Bardugo, Leigh – “Six of Crows“
- Black, Holly – “The Coldest Girl in Cold Town“
- Black, Holly – “The White Cat“
- Boyne, John – “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas“
- Brashares, Ann – “The Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants“
- Bray, Libba – “The Diviners“
- Butcher, A.J – “The Frankenstein Factory“
- Cabot, Meg – “Love You to Death“
- Card, Orson Scott – “Enders Game“
- Carter, Ally – “Heist Society“
- Cass, Kiera – “The Selection“
- Chbosky, Stephen – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower“
- Clarke, Suzanne – “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell“
- Cline, Ernest – “Ready Player One“
- Condie, Ally – “Matched“
- Danforth, Emily M. – “The Miseducation of Cameron Post“
- Dashner, James – “The Maze Runner“
- Desson, Sarah – “The Moon and More“
- Desson, Sarah – “This Lullaby“
- Earl, Esther Grace – “This Star Won’t Go Out“
- Elton, Ben – “Two Brothers“
- Ende, Michael – “The Neverending Story“
- Eng, Tan Twan – “The Garden of Evening Mists“
- Fitzpatrick, Becca – “Hush, Hush“
- Foer, Jonathan Safran – “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close“
- Foreman, Gayle – “If I Stay“
- Forman, Gayle – “Just One Day“
- Green, John – “Looking for Alaska“
- Grant, Michael – “Gone“
- Haddon, Mark – “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time“
- Jan, Jenny – “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before“
- Hartman, Rachel – “Seraphina“
- Heath, Jack – “The Lab“
- Kanto, Melissa – “Maybe One Day“
- Kaufman, Annie & Spooner, Meagan – “These Broken Stars“
- Keyes, Daniel – “Flower for Algernon“
- Korman, Gordon – “Chasing the Falconers“
- King, A.S. – “Ask the Passengers“
- Kirby, Jessi – “Golden“
- Knowles, John – “A Separate Peace“
- La Cour, Nina – “Hold Still“
- Lake, Nick – “In Darkness“
- Leviathan, David & Cohn, Rachel – “Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares“
- Leviathan, David – “Every Day“
- Lewis, C.S. – “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe“
- Lockhart, E. – “We Were Liars“
- London, Jack – “Call of The Wild“
- Kontis, Alethea – “Enchanted“
- Lowry, Lois – “Giver“
- Mafi, Tahereh – “Shatter Me“
- Matson, Morgan – “Second Chance Summer“
- Matson, Morgan – “Since You’ve Been Gone“
- McCormick, Patricia – “Never Fall Down“
- Meyer, Marissa – “Cinder“
- Miranda, Megan – “Fracture“
- Moore, Alan & Gibbons, Dave – “Watchmen“
- Morgan, Kass – “The 100“
- Myers, Walter Dean – “Monster“
- Neale, Zora Hurston – “Their Eyes Were Watching God“
- Ness, Patrick – “The Name of the Wind“
- Ness, Patrick – “The Knife of Never Letting Go“
- O’dell, Scott – “Island of Blue Dolphins“
- Palacio, R. J. – “Wonder“
- Paolini, Christopher – “Eragon“
- Paterson, Katherine – “Bridge to Terabithia“
- Pattou, Edith – “North Child“
- Paulsen, Gary – “Hatchet“
- Perkins, Stephanie – “Anna and the French Kiss“
- Pratchett, Terry – “The Colour of Magic“
- Pullman, Philip – “The Golden Compass“
- Punke, Michael – “The Revenant“
- Rennison, Louise – “Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging“
- Riggs, Ransom – “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children“
- Rosoff, Meg – “How I Live Now“
- Rowell, Rainbow – “Carry On“
- Rowell, Rainbow – “Eleanor & Park“
- Rowling, J. K. – “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone“
- Saenz, Benjamin – “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe“
- Sebold, Alice – “The Lovely Bones“
- Sendak, Maurice – “Where the Wild Things Are“
- Sepetys, Ruta – “Out of The Easy“
- Shusterman, Neal – “Unwind“
- Sloan, Robin – “Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore“
- Smale, Holly – “Geek Girl“
- Smith, Betty – “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn“
- Spinelli, Jerry – “Stargirl“
- Stein, Garth – “The Art of Racing in The Rain“
- Tartt, Donna – “The Goldfinch“
- Thomas, Angie – “The Hate U Give“
- Thomas, Rob – “Neptune Noir“
- Whitney, Daisy – “When You Were Here“
- Yancy, Rick – “The 5th Wave“
- Zafón, Carlos Ruiz – “The Prince of Mist“
- Zusak, Markus – “The Book Thief“
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