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Best Young Adult Books

Books for teenage readers

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  1. The Lorax

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.3 (283k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mustachioed, tree-loving creature fights a greedy industrialist to save the Truffula Trees, showing that individual action is the last hope for a ruined world.

  2. Heir of Fire

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.5 (280k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by past horrors and a crushing secret about her true identity, an assassin queen must journey to a new land to master her dormant magic and forge an army before an ancient evil consumes her world.

  3. Peter Pan

    J.M. Barrie

    ★ 4.0 (277k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A mischievous, eternal boy from a magical island whisks three London siblings away to a world of mermaids, pirates, and fairies, where the greatest adventure is learning to fly and facing the inevitable tick-tocking crocodile of time.

  4. Blood Promise

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.3 (276k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by a lover turned monster, a fierce guardian journeys across the world, grappling with an agonizing promise to kill the man she loves or risk losing her best friend and her soul to an eternal darkness.

  5. Cress

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.4 (275k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A socially isolated hacker, bound to a satellite, falls for her rescuer and becomes key to a rebellion against a tyrannical lunar queen. Their daring escape scatters the crew, imperiling their last hope.

  6. Crescendo

    Becca Fitzpatrick

    ★ 4.0 (275k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by her father's murder and tangled in a dangerous romance with her guardian angel, Nora Grey must uncover the truth about her Nephilim bloodline before it destroys everyone she loves, all while dealing with an old friend's return and her angel's suspicious closeness to her archenemy.

  7. Winnie-the-Pooh

    A.A. Milne

    ★ 4.3 (270k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Explore the Hundred Acre Wood, where a honey-loving bear, a shy piglet, and a gloomy donkey find joy and friendship with an imaginative young boy.

  8. The Raven Boys

    Maggie Stiefvater

    ★ 4.0 (270k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A girl with no magic is drawn into the dangerous quest of four privileged boys searching for a sleeping Welsh king, only to discover she's destined to cause her true love's death.

  9. The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion

    Mark Cotta Vaz

    ★ 4.3 (269k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Bella Swan's journey to become an immortal bride involves a supernatural wedding, a dangerous pregnancy, and the threat of war between vampires and werewolves.

  10. Hopeless

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.3 (268k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A sheltered teen's world shatters when a mysterious boy unearths buried memories, forcing her to confront a devastating truth about her past and his true identity.

  11. The House of Hades

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.5 (262k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Percy and Annabeth battle starvation and monsters in Tartarus. Their demigod friends on the surface must find the House of Hades and reopen the Doors of Death before Gaea starts a world war.

  12. Where She Went

    Gayle Forman

    ★ 4.0 (257k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Three years after a tragic accident, rock star Adam and Juilliard student Mia spend one night in New York to confront their past, rekindle their love, and decide if they have a future.

  13. Little House on the Prairie

    Laura Ingalls Wilder

    ★ 4.2 (256k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In the Kansas Territory, young Laura Ingalls and her family build a new home, facing frontier life's joys and dangers, from planting crops to navigating conflicts.

  14. Last Sacrifice

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.4 (255k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Framed for murder and facing execution, Rose Hathaway races to expose the real killer, clear her name, and secure Lissa's claim to the Moroi throne, all while battling the darkness of death and her heart's pleas for the two men she loves.

  15. I'll Give You the Sun

    Jandy Nelson

    ★ 4.1 (254k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Tragedy separates artistic twins Noah and Jude. They must uncover past truths to heal their fractured relationship and find their way back to each other.

  16. A Court of Wings and Ruin

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.4 (253k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With a devastating war approaching, Feyre goes undercover in the enemy court, playing a dangerous game of espionage and lies among powerful High Lords to save her world, even if it means losing everything.

  17. Red Rising

    Pierce Brown

    ★ 4.3 (248k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a brutal, color-coded future, a low-caste miner unearths a galaxy-spanning lie and infiltrates the elite ruling class, transforming himself into the very enemy he vows to destroy in order to liberate his people.

  18. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll

    ★ 4.0 (245k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A curious girl falls down a rabbit hole into a whimsical world of mad tea parties, talking animals, and a tyrannical queen, all while trying to make sense of her fantastical surroundings.

  19. The Phantom Tollbooth

    Norton Juster

    ★ 4.2 (242k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A bored young boy named Milo discovers that life is anything but dull when a mysterious tollbooth transports him to a whimsical world of wordplay, puns, and personified concepts, forcing him on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason.

  20. A Wizard of Earthsea

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    ★ 4.0 (241k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young wizard unleashes a shadow, forcing him on a journey of self-discovery, dragon-taming, and confronting death to restore balance to Earthsea.

  21. Perfect Chemistry

    Simone Elkeles

    ★ 4.1 (240k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A 'perfect' life and a hardened gang member clash over a chemistry lab table, sparking a romance that threatens to expose hidden truths and shatter carefully built facades.

  22. Black Beauty

    Anna Sewell

    ★ 4.0 (239k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    From a pampered start to Victorian England's harsh realities, Black Beauty's journey shows humanity's best and worst through every kind touch and cruel whip.

  23. Where the Heart Is

    Billie Letts

    ★ 4.0 (238k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Stranded, pregnant, and penniless at a Wal-Mart in rural Oklahoma, seventeen-year-old Novalee Nation finds an unexpected family of quirky, kind strangers who change her life from a series of unlucky events into a story of community and self-discovery.

  24. Little House in the Big Woods

    Laura Ingalls Wilder

    ★ 4.2 (233k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Journey into 1871 Wisconsin as four-year-old Laura Ingalls learns the rhythms of pioneer life, from churning butter to celebrating Christmas, all while nestled in a cozy log cabin and lulled to sleep by her Pa's fiddle.

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