2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA

1.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,213 ratings
2.
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 1,003,304 ratings
3.
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,463 ratings
4.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,788 ratings
5.
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,657 ratings
6.
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 493,482 ratings
7.
When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me 4.08 avg rating — 115,213 ratings
8.
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)
The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 87,056 ratings
9.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,477 ratings
10.
The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2)
The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 117,467 ratings
11.
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 735,736 ratings
12.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,599 ratings
13.
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,698 ratings
14.
Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1)
Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 12,663 ratings
15.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,131 ratings
16.
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)
The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 80,159 ratings
17.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,554 ratings
18.
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 981,147 ratings
19.
The Time Cavern
The Time Cavern 3.96 avg rating — 380 ratings
20.
Max (Maximum Ride, #5)
Max (Maximum Ride, #5) 4.05 avg rating — 76,325 ratings
21.
Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2)
Bloodhound (Beka Cooper, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 39,816 ratings
22.
Marcelo in the Real World
Marcelo in the Real World 3.94 avg rating — 19,687 ratings
23.
Wings (Wings, #1)
Wings (Wings, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 82,962 ratings
24.
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,191 ratings
25.
The Uglies Trilogy (Uglies, #1-3)
The Uglies Trilogy (Uglies, #1-3) 4.07 avg rating — 15,280 ratings
26.
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 1,114,882 ratings
27.
The Amaranth Enchantment
The Amaranth Enchantment 3.65 avg rating — 11,814 ratings
28.
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1)
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 11,911 ratings
29.
Fang (Maximum Ride, #6)
Fang (Maximum Ride, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 63,448 ratings
30.
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 174,958 ratings
31.
School's Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2)
School's Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 124,067 ratings
32.
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 100,699 ratings
33.
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3)
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 96,842 ratings
34.
Blueberry Girl
Blueberry Girl 4.18 avg rating — 6,273 ratings
35.
The Magician's Elephant
The Magician's Elephant 3.87 avg rating — 27,062 ratings
36.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,841 ratings
37.
The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4)
The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4) 3.85 avg rating — 73,537 ratings
38.
Rampant (Killer Unicorns, #1)
Rampant (Killer Unicorns, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 7,072 ratings
39.
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,637,916 ratings
40.
Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 (Maximum Ride: The Manga, #1)
Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 (Maximum Ride: The Manga, #1)
by: NaRae Lee
4.25 avg rating — 32,972 ratings
41.
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 74,131 ratings
42.
Speak
Speak 4.05 avg rating — 622,659 ratings
43.
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4)
Forest Born (The Books of Bayern, #4) 4.04 avg rating — 28,251 ratings
44.
North of Beautiful
North of Beautiful 3.92 avg rating — 35,782 ratings
45.
The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1)
The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 54,690 ratings
46.
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride 4.03 avg rating — 211,178 ratings
47.
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz, #2)
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 8,473 ratings
48.
Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Unwind (Unwind, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 244,615 ratings
49.
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg 3.69 avg rating — 7,448 ratings
50.
Maximum Ride, Vol. 2 (Maximum Ride: The Manga, #2)
Maximum Ride, Vol. 2 (Maximum Ride: The Manga, #2)
by: NaRae Lee
4.34 avg rating — 13,393 ratings
51.
Need (Need, #1)
Need (Need, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 64,282 ratings
52.
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,105 ratings
53.
The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,887 ratings
54.
Cicada Summer
Cicada Summer 4.11 avg rating — 272 ratings
55.
The Dragon of Trelian (Trelian, #1)
The Dragon of Trelian (Trelian, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 2,014 ratings
56.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by: Grace Lin
4.32 avg rating — 53,136 ratings
57.
Silvertongue (Stoneheart Trilogy, #3)
Silvertongue (Stoneheart Trilogy, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 2,907 ratings
58.
The Rock and the River (The Rock and the River, #1)
The Rock and the River (The Rock and the River, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 3,566 ratings
59.
Book of a Thousand Days
Book of a Thousand Days 3.97 avg rating — 56,015 ratings
60.
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,808 ratings
61.
The Dragon Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #3)
The Dragon Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 37,337 ratings
62.
Gone (Gone, #1)
Gone (Gone, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 208,381 ratings
63.
Fruzzle's Mystery Talent: A Bed Time Fantasy Story for Children ages 3-10
Fruzzle's Mystery Talent: A Bed Time Fantasy Story for Children ages 3-10 4.41 avg rating — 71 ratings
64.
The Fiend and the Forge (The Tapestry, #3)
The Fiend and the Forge (The Tapestry, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 7,897 ratings
65.
Tombstone Tea
Tombstone Tea 3.25 avg rating — 172 ratings
66.
The Unknowns
The Unknowns 3.38 avg rating — 407 ratings
67.
Harper Lee
Harper Lee 4.02 avg rating — 196 ratings
68.
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit 4.09 avg rating — 228 ratings
69.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,846 ratings
70.
Burned (Burned, #1)
Burned (Burned, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 70,228 ratings
71.
Crank (Crank, #1)
Crank (Crank, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 153,357 ratings
72.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One 3.85 avg rating — 15,619 ratings
73.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why
by: Jay Asher
3.84 avg rating — 1,013,844 ratings
74.
Identical
Identical 4.29 avg rating — 66,316 ratings
75.
Glass (Crank, #2)
Glass (Crank, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 73,726 ratings
76.
Tricks (Tricks, #1)
Tricks (Tricks, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 40,953 ratings
77.
The Storm in the Barn
The Storm in the Barn 3.73 avg rating — 3,761 ratings
78.
Lips Touch: Three Times
Lips Touch: Three Times 3.89 avg rating — 14,303 ratings
79.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,939 ratings
80.
Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales
Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales 3.68 avg rating — 73 ratings
81.
Hunger (Gone, #2)
Hunger (Gone, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 90,378 ratings
82.
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 3.99 avg rating — 22,530 ratings
83.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,971 ratings
84.
Spell Hunter (Faery Rebels, #1)
Spell Hunter (Faery Rebels, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 5,667 ratings
85.
Burned (House of Night, #7)
Burned (House of Night, #7)
by: P.C. Cast
3.97 avg rating — 163,488 ratings
86.
Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)
Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 174,330 ratings
87.
Give Up the Ghost
Give Up the Ghost 3.52 avg rating — 4,302 ratings
88.
Heart of a Shepherd
Heart of a Shepherd 3.83 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
89.
The Secret of the Dread Forest (Faire Folk Trilogy #3)
The Secret of the Dread Forest (Faire Folk Trilogy #3) 4.08 avg rating — 831 ratings
90.
Impulse (Impulse, #1)
Impulse (Impulse, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 81,828 ratings
91.
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,652 ratings
92.
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be 3.87 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
93.
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 29,727 ratings
94.
Chicken Cheeks
Chicken Cheeks 3.99 avg rating — 2,266 ratings
95.
When the Whistle Blows
When the Whistle Blows 3.76 avg rating — 451 ratings
96.
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum 3.89 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
97.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,363 ratings
98.
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time 3.66 avg rating — 358,686 ratings
99.
Ingo
Ingo 3.95 avg rating — 10,696 ratings
100.
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1)
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 20,417 ratings
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