Time Magazine Best YA Books of All Time 2021

1.
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,088 ratings
2.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,443 ratings
3.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,877 ratings
4.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,167 ratings
5.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,546 ratings
6.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,045 ratings
7.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,866 ratings
8.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,209 ratings
9.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,439 ratings
10.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,106 ratings
11.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,969 ratings
12.
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip.
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. 3.80 avg rating — 1,856 ratings
13.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating — 252,111 ratings
14.
A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich (Dre Baldwin's Daily Game Singles Book 30)
A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich (Dre Baldwin's Daily Game Singles Book 30) 4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings
15.
Forever...
Forever... 3.62 avg rating — 66,277 ratings
16.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,643 ratings
17.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,893 ratings
18.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 110,837 ratings
19.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,239 ratings
20.
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1)
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 23,072 ratings
21.
The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street 3.69 avg rating — 222,950 ratings
22.
Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1)
Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 14,963 ratings
23.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,115 ratings
24.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,425 ratings
25.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,333,001 ratings
26.
If You Come Softly
If You Come Softly 4.03 avg rating — 12,456 ratings
27.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 134,869 ratings
28.
Monster
Monster 3.73 avg rating — 74,194 ratings
29.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,688 ratings
30.
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 334,138 ratings
31.
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
by: Meg Cabot
3.81 avg rating — 260,725 ratings
32.
A Step from Heaven
A Step from Heaven
by: An Na
3.81 avg rating — 8,461 ratings
33.
Rainbow Boys (Rainbow Trilogy, #1)
Rainbow Boys (Rainbow Trilogy, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 14,114 ratings
34.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 727,826 ratings
35.
Before We Were Free
Before We Were Free 3.91 avg rating — 9,247 ratings
36.
Feed
Feed 3.55 avg rating — 67,038 ratings
37.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,932 ratings
38.
How I Live Now
How I Live Now 3.58 avg rating — 46,703 ratings
39.
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 3.92 avg rating — 17,900 ratings
40.
Elsewhere
Elsewhere 3.90 avg rating — 69,040 ratings
41.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,336,625 ratings
42.
American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese 3.88 avg rating — 100,054 ratings
43.
Copper Sun
Copper Sun 4.35 avg rating — 16,907 ratings
44.
Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
Tyrell (Tyrell, #1)
by: Coe Booth
4.19 avg rating — 5,052 ratings
45.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,673 ratings
46.
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1)
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 44,736 ratings
47.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,837 ratings
48.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,934 ratings
49.
Legend (Legend, #1)
Legend (Legend, #1)
by: Marie Lu
4.15 avg rating — 556,125 ratings
50.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 663,102 ratings
51.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,852 ratings
52.
Every Day (Every Day, #1)
Every Day (Every Day, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 241,687 ratings
53.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 3.51 avg rating — 147,270 ratings
54.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,623 ratings
55.
If You Could Be Mine
If You Could Be Mine 3.71 avg rating — 10,298 ratings
56.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,871 ratings
57.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating — 91,858 ratings
58.
I'll Give You the Sun
I'll Give You the Sun 4.15 avg rating — 353,467 ratings
59.
Noggin
Noggin 3.74 avg rating — 12,166 ratings
60.
The Crossover
The Crossover 4.22 avg rating — 68,005 ratings
61.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
by: Jenny Han
4.04 avg rating — 1,020,201 ratings
62.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,837 ratings
63.
Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1)
Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1) 3.88 avg rating — 91,319 ratings
64.
Everything, Everything
Everything, Everything 3.96 avg rating — 667,902 ratings
65.
March: Book Two (March, #2)
March: Book Two (March, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 28,882 ratings
66.
More Happy Than Not
More Happy Than Not 3.95 avg rating — 67,486 ratings
67.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 462,510 ratings
68.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,642 ratings
69.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,780 ratings
70.
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 389,744 ratings
71.
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Sun Is Also a Star 3.95 avg rating — 353,158 ratings
72.
We Are the Ants
We Are the Ants 4.11 avg rating — 52,987 ratings
73.
When the Moon Was Ours
When the Moon Was Ours 3.88 avg rating — 11,103 ratings
74.
Allegedly
Allegedly 4.04 avg rating — 70,779 ratings
75.
American Street
American Street
by: Ibi Zoboi
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21,857 ratings
76.
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by: Nic Stone
4.33 avg rating — 84,058 ratings
77.
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 4.01 avg rating — 79,965 ratings
78.
Long Way Down
Long Way Down 4.25 avg rating — 132,974 ratings
79.
The 57 Bus
The 57 Bus 4.10 avg rating — 42,528 ratings
80.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,368 ratings
81.
The Marrow Thieves
The Marrow Thieves 3.94 avg rating — 42,139 ratings
82.
We Are Okay
We Are Okay 3.93 avg rating — 98,920 ratings
83.
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 54,920 ratings
84.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea
A Very Large Expanse of Sea 4.07 avg rating — 66,146 ratings
85.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,791 ratings
86.
Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)
Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 36,261 ratings
87.
The Astonishing Color of After
The Astonishing Color of After 4.04 avg rating — 33,464 ratings
88.
The Poet X
The Poet X 4.37 avg rating — 138,757 ratings
89.
Frankly in Love
Frankly in Love 3.71 avg rating — 30,274 ratings
90.
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me 3.84 avg rating — 68,140 ratings
91.
Like a Love Story
Like a Love Story 4.26 avg rating — 15,581 ratings
92.
Pet (Pet, #1)
Pet (Pet, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 33,364 ratings
93.
With the Fire on High
With the Fire on High 4.17 avg rating — 88,724 ratings
94.
The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by: Dean Atta
4.33 avg rating — 33,243 ratings
95.
Felix Ever After
Felix Ever After 4.22 avg rating — 65,710 ratings
96.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You 4.47 avg rating — 53,567 ratings
97.
The Henna Wars
The Henna Wars 3.93 avg rating — 30,597 ratings
98.
We Are Not Free
We Are Not Free 4.31 avg rating — 12,022 ratings
99.
You Should See Me in a Crown
You Should See Me in a Crown 4.07 avg rating — 42,887 ratings
100.
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 189,006 ratings