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Beautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaMatched by Ally CondieBlue Bloods by Melissa de la CruzMagyk by Angie SageUglies by Scott Westerfeld
1 Star YA
25 books — 7 voters
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman
Let the race (deadly) begin
14 books — 5 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardBattle Royale by Koushun Takami
Young and Violent
50 books — 10 voters
Ring by Kōji SuzukiBattle Royale by Koushun TakamiPaprika by Yasutaka Tsutsui
Japanese Literature
310 books — 389 voters

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Angelicious
36 books — 23 voters
Through the Woods by Emily CarrollWhen the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs
Graphic novels for people who hate graphic novels.
47 books — 16 voters

Tattoo by Jennifer Lynn BarnesSavvy by Ingrid Law
Powerful Teens
43 books — 12 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFeed by M.T. Anderson
Best Dystopian Books For Young Adults
27 books — 11 voters

Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann HalamLife of Pi by Yann Martel
YA Shipwreck / Lost At Sea Books
122 books — 29 voters
Growing Around by John EnterChronexia and the Eight Seals by Mathieu BrunelleAngel Armor by Lewis Lovhaug
Books By YouTubers
268 books — 642 voters

The Diviners by Libba Bray
What I've given up on
97 books — 6 voters
コペルニクスの呼吸 1 by Asumiko Nakamura
Favorite Historical Yaoi
29 books — 8 voters

The Akhenaten Adventure by P.B. KerrThe Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Best Young Adult/New Adult Novels Involving Egyptian Mythology
43 books — 25 voters
The Dragonology Handbook by Dugald A. SteerDragons by Gerrie McCallJeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce CovilleMy Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Dragon Lovers' Books
194 books — 230 voters

Looking Closely along the Shore by Frank SerafiniSurf's Up by Kwame Alexander
Picture Books About Seaside/Beaches
317 books — 52 voters
Whale Talk by Chris CrutcherThe Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
YA Swimming Books
37 books — 9 voters

The Angel Experiment by James PattersonRunaways, Vol. 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Giver by Lois Lowry
YA Fugitives
58 books — 22 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Adult books for YA readers
26 books — 9 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
YA Series Worth The Read!
39 books — 34 voters
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
YA Mermaid Novels
232 books — 858 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCity of the Dead by Tony AbbottAnya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Great YA ghost haunting books
68 books — 45 voters
The Pigman by Paul ZindelThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Young Adult Realistic Fiction Published in the 1960s
14 books — 12 voters

Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Young Adult Novels set on Mars
9 books — 17 voters
How They Met, and Other Stories by David LevithanUp All Night by Laura Geringer Bass
YA Short Stories and Collections with LGBT Themes
134 books — 46 voters

The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin DionneThe Wednesday Wars by Gary D. SchmidtThings Not Seen by Andrew ClementsCriss Cross by Lynne Rae PerkinsWringer by Jerry Spinelli
YA lit that has nothing to do with dystopia...
118 books — 15 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Best YA Dystopia by Female Authors
46 books — 15 voters

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferHatchet by Gary PaulsenWhite Fang by Jack London
Wintry YA
113 books — 58 voters
Battle Royale by Koushun TakamiHomeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Favorite Novels with Asian Main Characters
58 books — 22 voters

Copper Sun by Sharon M. DraperChains by Laurie Halse AndersonHomeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
YA Heroines of Colour
202 books — 67 voters
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny NimmoEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
YA Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books That Take Place in Academies, Boarding Schools and Summer Camps
215 books — 180 voters