Booklist's 50 Best YA Novels of All Time

1.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,926 ratings
2.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,212 ratings
3.
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 100,719 ratings
3.
Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3)
Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 89,631 ratings
5.
Nation
Nation 4.11 avg rating — 37,537 ratings
6.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,672 ratings
7.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 349,029 ratings
8.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,582 ratings
9.
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3)
The Farthest Shore (Earthsea Cycle, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 122,951 ratings
10.
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 28,533 ratings
11.
The Friends
The Friends
by: Rosa Guy
3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings
12.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich 3.81 avg rating — 975 ratings
13.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer 3.40 avg rating — 19,579 ratings
14.
Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating — 66,284 ratings
15.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,291 ratings
16.
Gentlehands
Gentlehands
by: M.E. Kerr
3.47 avg rating — 753 ratings
17.
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1)
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 23,071 ratings
18.
Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind 4.02 avg rating — 55,095 ratings
19.
Double Love (Sweet Valley High, #1)
Double Love (Sweet Valley High, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 9,843 ratings
20.
Singularity
Singularity 4.02 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
21.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels 3.99 avg rating — 11,836 ratings
22.
Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat, #1-5)
Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat, #1-5) 4.25 avg rating — 9,027 ratings
23.
The Silver Kiss
The Silver Kiss 3.71 avg rating — 18,728 ratings
24.
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes 3.94 avg rating — 14,311 ratings
25.
Toning the Sweep
Toning the Sweep 3.77 avg rating — 461 ratings
26.
The Lesser Blessed
The Lesser Blessed 3.80 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
27.
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 4.07 avg rating — 7,564 ratings
28.
Breaking Through
Breaking Through 4.07 avg rating — 3,373 ratings
29.
Reaching Out
Reaching Out 4.13 avg rating — 1,138 ratings
30.
Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University
Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University 4.25 avg rating — 268 ratings
31.
The Facts Speak for Themselves
The Facts Speak for Themselves 3.23 avg rating — 388 ratings
32.
Tenderness
Tenderness 3.69 avg rating — 3,038 ratings
33.
Kit's Wilderness
Kit's Wilderness 3.70 avg rating — 3,945 ratings
34.
Miracle's Boys
Miracle's Boys 3.92 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
35.
Hole in My Life
Hole in My Life 3.77 avg rating — 7,991 ratings
36.
33 Snowfish
33 Snowfish
by: Adam Rapp
3.79 avg rating — 909 ratings
37.
How I Live Now
How I Live Now 3.58 avg rating — 46,705 ratings
38.
Black Juice
Black Juice 3.71 avg rating — 1,349 ratings
39.
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese 3.88 avg rating — 100,067 ratings
40.
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1)
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 15,981 ratings
41.
The Kingdom on the Waves (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #2)
The Kingdom on the Waves (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 3,978 ratings
42.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,458 ratings
43.
Boy Toy
Boy Toy 3.99 avg rating — 8,748 ratings
44.
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 202,150 ratings
45.
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 52,726 ratings
46.
Living Dead Girl
Living Dead Girl 3.78 avg rating — 33,768 ratings
47.
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 3.64 avg rating — 7,096 ratings
48.
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1)
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 20,417 ratings
49.
The Curse of the Wendigo (The Monstrumologist, #2)
The Curse of the Wendigo (The Monstrumologist, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 7,914 ratings
50.
The Isle of Blood (The Monstrumologist, #3)
The Isle of Blood (The Monstrumologist, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 5,431 ratings
51.
The Final Descent (The Monstrumologist, #4)
The Final Descent (The Monstrumologist, #4) 3.80 avg rating — 3,653 ratings
52.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,798 ratings
53.
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group 3.85 avg rating — 2,908 ratings
54.
The Watch That Ends the Night
The Watch That Ends the Night 4.15 avg rating — 4,016 ratings
55.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,671 ratings
56.
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 216,029 ratings
57.
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 177,478 ratings
58.
The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)
The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 156,590 ratings
59.
Fangirl
Fangirl 3.94 avg rating — 772,467 ratings
60.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,875 ratings
61.
March: Book Two (March, #2)
March: Book Two (March, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 28,882 ratings
62.
March: Book Three (March, #3)
March: Book Three (March, #3) 4.64 avg rating — 21,409 ratings
63.
Midwinterblood
Midwinterblood 3.71 avg rating — 11,837 ratings
64.
A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery
A Volcano Beneath the Snow: John Brown's War Against Slavery 3.66 avg rating — 164 ratings
65.
I Crawl Through It
I Crawl Through It
by: A.S. King
3.53 avg rating — 3,291 ratings
66.
Out of Darkness
Out of Darkness 4.14 avg rating — 8,466 ratings