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The Green Glass Sea by Ellen KlagesThe Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Young Adult Holocaust/WWII Books
86 books — 104 voters
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories by Carolyn KeeneFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Girl's Mystery
258 books — 58 voters

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Best Steam-Punk YA Books
27 books — 19 voters
Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
Novels Set in Arizona
517 books — 194 voters

Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Abusive Relationships in YA Fiction
111 books — 111 voters
Homeless Bird by Gloria WhelanAddy by Connie Rose PorterIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Historical Children's and YA with POC Leads
310 books — 51 voters

Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny NimmoThe Law of Ueki, Volume 1 by Tsubasa FukuchiThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Elemental
45 books — 31 voters
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonThe Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Books to inspire creativity
54 books — 26 voters

Gone by Michael GrantThe Angel Experiment by James PattersonRunaways, Vol. 1 by Brian K. VaughanThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Living On Their Own/On The Run (Teens/Young Adults)
28 books — 21 voters
Sometimes God Has a Kid's Face by Bruce Ritter
YA human rights
67 books — 19 voters

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharWayside School Is Falling Down by Louis SacharThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Funniest Middle Grade and YA Novels
69 books — 73 voters
Y by Brian K. Vaughan
Last Man/Woman
8 books — 8 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsBlue Bloods by Melissa de la CruzThe Maze Runner by James DashnerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareUglies by Scott Westerfeld
YA Series I Didn't Finish
14 books — 8 voters
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
Great Fantasy YA Book Series
19 books — 18 voters

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Verse Novels for Boys
44 books — 11 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDisney After Dark by Ridley Pearson
Disney Is For Young Adults Too!!!
22 books — 11 voters

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Books You Didn't Know Were Movies
25 books — 19 voters
Tomorrow's Magic by Pamela F. Service
Books that should get more attention
2,476 books — 1,765 voters

Marked by P.C. CastInto the Wild by Erin HunterBleach, Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo
Series that have gone on too long
24 books — 28 voters
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin DionneThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareAlice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth
Girl Books for Middle Schoolers
282 books — 44 voters

Tomorrow's Magic by Pamela F. ServiceSong of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann SandellI Am Morgan le Fay by Nancy SpringerA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
YA Books With Arthurian Legend
126 books — 134 voters
Troll's-Eye View by Ellen DatlowUp All Night by Laura Geringer BassUnexpected by Laura E. Williams
Teen Fiction Anthologies
14 books — 5 voters

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeHeartbeat by Sharon Creech
Books With "HEART"
493 books — 49 voters
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondBear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma WilsonThree Best-Loved Tales by Feodor RojankovskyPanda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough
Bears on Book Covers
342 books — 39 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Lord of the Flies by William GoldingMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienWatership Down by Richard Adams
Books for Intelligent Young Adults
91 books — 34 voters
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer CholdenkoAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangSmile by Raina Telgemeier
YA & Children's Books Set in the San Francisco Bay Area
350 books — 81 voters

Troll's-Eye View by Ellen DatlowFables by Bill WillinghamFractured Fables by Jim Valentino
Best Fairytale Adaptations
65 books — 20 voters
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonThe Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline WilsonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best British YA
25 books — 14 voters

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Artificial Intelligence - A Trend in Young Adult Science Fiction
110 books — 115 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronInto the Wild by Erin HunterWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Middle Grade and YA Animal Fiction
139 books — 36 voters