Monday, August 27, 2012
NPR Books: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
So, I know that a lot of people are posting about the NPR Top 100 Teen Books that was actually posted earlier this month. (I always miss everything, so bear with me.) I actually voted in the poll, so I’m going to jump on the bandwagon and share with you which of these books I’ve actually read. The ones in BLUE are going to be those, and the ones I loved or really have stayed with me over the years will have the fantastic little ♥ beside them. Also, I stole this idea from everyone, so please feel free to grab a handful of credit for being fantastic. *hugs*
1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling ♥
2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins ♥
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee ♥
4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ♥
6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
7. The Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien ♥
8. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green
10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
11. The Giver (series), by Lois Lowry
12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series), by Douglas Adams ♥ (Every. Single. Book. Yeah.)
13. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
14. Anne of Green Gables (series), by Lucy Maud Montgomery
15. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman ♥
16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
17. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
18. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
19. Divergent (series), by Veronica Roth (I have not read Insurgent yet.)
20. Paper Towns, by John Green
21. The Mortal Instruments (series), by Cassandra Clare (I’ve only read the first one.)
22. An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
23. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes ♥
24. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
26. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
27. Twilight (series), by Stephenie Meyer (I have no idea why I finished these books.)
28. Uglies (series), by Scott Westerfeld ♥ (I’ve read Uglies, Pretties, and Specials.)
29. The Infernal Devices (series), by Cassandra Clare
30. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
31. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
32. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series), by Anne Brashares
33. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
34. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green, David Levithan
35. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous ♥
36. Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones ♥
37. Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli
38. A Separate Peace, by John Knowles
39. Vampire Academy (series), by Richelle Mead
40. Abhorsen Trilogy / Old Kingdom Trilogy (series), by Garth Nix
41. Dune, by Frank Herbert ♥
42. Discworld / Tiffany Aching (series), by Terry Pratchett
43. My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult ♥
44. The Dark is Rising (series) , by Susan Cooper (I’ve only read The Dark is Rising (Book #2), but it totally counts.)
45. Graceling (series), Kristin Cashore
46. Forever..., by Judy Blume
47. Earthsea (series), by Ursula K. Le Guin ♥
48. Inheritance Cycle (series), by Christopher Paolini (Eldest is still as far as I’ve gotten. I’ll make it to Brisingr one of these days.)
49. The Princess Diaries (series), by Meg Cabot
50. The Song of the Lioness (series), by Tamora Pierce
51. Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
52. Delirium (series), by Lauren Oliver
53. Anna and the French Kiss, by Stephanie Perkins
54. Hush, Hush Saga (series), by Becca Fitzpatrick
55. 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson
56. It's Kind of a Funny Story, by Ned Vizzini
57. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (series), by Libba Bray
58. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs ♥
59. The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
60. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury ♥
61. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
62. Just Listen, by Sarah Dessen
63. A Ring of Endless Light, by Madeleine L'Engle
64. The Truth About Forever, by Sarah Dessen
65. The Bartimaeus Trilogy (series), by Jonathan Stroud ♥
66. Bloodlines (series), by Richelle Mead
67. Fallen (series), by Lauren Kate
68. House of Night (series), by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
69. I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith
70. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
71. Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver
72. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman
73. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle ♥
74. The Maze Runner Trilogy (series), by James Dashner
75. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman
76. The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley ♥
77. Crank (series), by Ellen Hopkins
78. Matched (series), by Allie Condie
79. Gallagher Girls (series), by Ally Carter
80. The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale
81. Daughter of the Lioness / Tricksters (series), by Tamora Pierce
82. I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak
83. The Immortals (series), by Tamora Pierce
84. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (series), by Patricia C. Wrede
85. Chaos Walking (series), by Patrick Ness
86. Circle of Magic (series), by Tamora Pierce
87. Daughter of Smoke & Bone, by Laini Taylor
88. Feed, by M.T. Anderson
89. Weetzie Bat (series), by Francesca Lia Block
90. Along for the Ride, by Sarah Dessen
91. Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (series), by Louise Rennison
92. Leviathan (series), by Scott Westerfeld
93. The House of the Scorpion, by Scott Westerfeld
94. The Chronicles of Chrestomanci (series), by Diana Wynne Jones
95. The Lullaby, by Sarah Dessen
96. Gone (series), by Michael Grant
97. The Shiver Trilogy (series), by Maggie Stiefvater (I have Forever on my TBR list, but I’ve read Shiver and Linger.)
98. The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley ♥
99. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson
100. Betsy-Tacy Books (series), by Maud Hart Lovelace
Admittedly, I’ve missed out on a lot of these (or forgotten them from my middle school reader-binging years), but then again, many of these are books that I wouldn’t even consider to be YA. (Nobody asked me though, did they? *sniff*) Which books on the list are some of your favorites? Should I run out and grab anything that I’ve missed?
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wow.. thats a LONG list! Definitely agree with HP, HG, Tuck Everlasting, Twilight, The princes diaries! <3 haha! I have The Hobbit, but havent read it yet! Maybe i should! Great post dear!!
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OH OH OH I wanna do this!!! I loved The Giver by: Lois Lowry. It was the first dystopian I ever read and it was wonderful and heartbreaking and a book I will NEVER forget. There are 3 books in the series but The Giver was by far the best! Great post!
ReplyDeleteOh man, I really thought Hitchhiker's Guide went downhill after the first two. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Divergent. Mortal Instruments. Blergh.
bahaha, Twilight.
Oh my goodness! So many books. I probably shouldn't have looked at that list becasue it reminded me of all the ones I need to read. I highly HIGHLY recommend The Fault in Our Stars. That book is amazing!
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