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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,071 books — 5,779 voters
The Cousins by Karen M. McManusA Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha
YA Releases of December, 2020
32 books — 130 voters

Heroine by Mindy McGinnisGym Candy by Carl Deuker
YA Addiction/Drugs Fiction
17 books — 17 voters
Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson HaddixScars by Cheryl RainfieldThe Pain Eater by Beth GoobieThe First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter
YA Tough Issues
131 books — 76 voters

The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica VerdiHow To Make A Wish by Ashley Herring BlakeScars by Cheryl RainfieldThe You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Lesbian teen fiction
511 books — 722 voters
Little & Lion by Brandy ColbertNone of the Above by I.W. GregorioThe You I've Never Known by Ellen HopkinsHow to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring BlakeThe Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi
LGBTQ for YA
1,238 books — 2,132 voters

Merged by Jim Kroepfl
Best YA Books of 2019
30 books — 39 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonFaking Normal by Courtney C. StevensLove Letters to the Dead by Ava DellairaGirl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
Young Adult Books About Rape & Sexual Abuse
369 books — 593 voters

Holes by Louis SacharThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanMatilda by Roald DahlWonder by R.J. PalacioFever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,262 books — 3,657 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyRoom by Emma Donoghue
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,167 books — 11,105 voters

Defy Me by Tahereh MafiSorcery of Thorns by Margaret RogersonThese Witches Don't Burn by Isabel SterlingThe Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina KhanI Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
YA Novels of 2019
864 books — 3,024 voters
Holes by Louis SacharThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperEight Keys by Suzanne LaFleurSmile by Raina Telgemeier
Middle school
191 books — 20 voters

The Titan’s Curse by Rick RiordanNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Books that should get more attention
2,476 books — 1,765 voters
Almost Home by Joan Bauer
Penguin Teen Fall 2013
64 books — 28 voters

Breathing Room by Marsha HaylesAlmost Home by Joan Bauer
Newbery 2013
131 books — 1,297 voters
Runaway by Wendelin Van DraanenReturnable Girl by Pamela Lowell
Kids in Foster Care
391 books — 175 voters

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
570 books — 680 voters
Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton
2017 Debut YA/MG Novels
160 books — 214 voters

The Hidden Oracle by Rick RiordanChampions by Charlotte Jain
Best YA & Children Series Involving Greek Myths
87 books — 144 voters
Underwater by Marisa Reichardt
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,653 books — 12,149 voters

Disconnected by Lisa M. CronkhiteBecause You'll Never Meet Me by Leah ThomasRadiate by Marley GibsonThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Books Featuring Disabled Characters.
107 books — 22 voters
Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
YA Violence & Abuse Novels
699 books — 855 voters

Dreamfall by Amy PlumLife in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos
YA Novels of 2017
1,092 books — 6,565 voters
Faking Normal by Courtney C. StevensThe Pain Eater by Beth GoobieThe Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork
YA Books About/Mentioning Depression, Self-Harm And Suicide
318 books — 831 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Characters with mental illnesses or learning disabilites
510 books — 444 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Best Young Adult Books
13,031 books — 80,086 voters

Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
Most Anticipated: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2015
444 books — 1,505 voters
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferShatter Me by Tahereh MafiGone by Michael GrantZ for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,654 books — 25,871 voters