YALSA 2010 Best Books for Young Adults

1.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,012,655 ratings
2.
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 493,507 ratings
3.
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 192,472 ratings
4.
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 955,773 ratings
5.
Wintergirls
Wintergirls 3.96 avg rating — 124,798 ratings
6.
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride 4.03 avg rating — 211,196 ratings
7.
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 — 87,057 ratings
8.
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)
by: Jenny Han
3.75 avg rating — 1,008,110 ratings
9.
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,193 ratings
10.
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1)
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 33,761 ratings
11.
Hold Still
Hold Still really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,863 ratings
12.
Hate List
Hate List really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,216 ratings
13.
After
After
by: Amy Efaw
3.73 avg rating — 19,965 ratings
14.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One 3.85 avg rating — 15,620 ratings
15.
When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me 4.08 avg rating — 115,230 ratings
16.
How to Say Goodbye in Robot
How to Say Goodbye in Robot 3.83 avg rating — 8,519 ratings
17.
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 — 36,702 ratings
18.
Going Bovine
Going Bovine 3.67 avg rating — 35,140 ratings
19.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,557 ratings
20.
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 — 176,384 ratings
21.
Lips Touch: Three Times
Lips Touch: Three Times 3.89 avg rating — 14,302 ratings
22.
Breathless
Breathless 3.66 avg rating — 3,585 ratings
23.
Marcelo in the Real World
Marcelo in the Real World 3.94 avg rating — 19,687 ratings
24.
The Demon's Lexicon
The Demon's Lexicon 3.73 avg rating — 10,218 ratings
25.
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
Into the Wild Nerd Yonder 3.81 avg rating — 4,019 ratings
26.
Liar
Liar 3.28 avg rating — 8,868 ratings
27.
Love You Hate You Miss You
Love You Hate You Miss You 3.75 avg rating — 7,900 ratings
28.
Because I Am Furniture
Because I Am Furniture 3.83 avg rating — 6,452 ratings
29.
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Chasing Lincoln's Killer 3.84 avg rating — 12,141 ratings
30.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 4.07 avg rating — 6,211 ratings
31.
Almost Perfect
Almost Perfect 3.85 avg rating — 9,161 ratings
32.
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland 3.95 avg rating — 1,326 ratings
33.
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 62,531 ratings
34.
Broken Soup
Broken Soup 3.78 avg rating — 3,255 ratings
35.
Tales of the Madman Underground
Tales of the Madman Underground 3.93 avg rating — 3,397 ratings
36.
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting 4.01 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
37.
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 3.64 avg rating — 7,096 ratings
38.
Stitches: A Memoir
Stitches: A Memoir 4.06 avg rating — 27,705 ratings
39.
Tales from Outer Suburbia
Tales from Outer Suburbia
by: Shaun Tan
4.33 avg rating — 9,957 ratings
40.
Flash Burnout
Flash Burnout 3.73 avg rating — 2,858 ratings
41.
Purple Heart
Purple Heart 3.78 avg rating — 3,051 ratings
42.
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1)
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 20,417 ratings
42.
The Eternal Smile
The Eternal Smile 3.65 avg rating — 4,470 ratings
44.
Jumping Off Swings (Jumping Off Swings, #1)
Jumping Off Swings (Jumping Off Swings, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 5,763 ratings
45.
Once Was Lost
Once Was Lost
by: Sara Zarr
3.70 avg rating — 5,889 ratings
46.
All the Broken Pieces
All the Broken Pieces 3.99 avg rating — 7,412 ratings
47.
The Great Wide Sea
The Great Wide Sea 3.85 avg rating — 2,063 ratings
48.
The Orange Houses
The Orange Houses 3.45 avg rating — 995 ratings
49.
Flygirl
Flygirl 3.96 avg rating — 9,016 ratings
50.
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream 3.99 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
51.
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
52.
Solace of the Road
Solace of the Road 3.60 avg rating — 1,629 ratings
53.
The Stolen One
The Stolen One 3.54 avg rating — 1,664 ratings
54.
Say the Word
Say the Word 3.89 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
55.
The Dust of 100 Dogs
The Dust of 100 Dogs
by: A.S. King
3.62 avg rating — 3,425 ratings
56.
Gentlemen
Gentlemen 3.21 avg rating — 911 ratings
57.
We Were Here
We Were Here 4.10 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
58.
The Lost Conspiracy
The Lost Conspiracy 4.13 avg rating — 3,064 ratings
59.
Crossing Stones
Crossing Stones 3.96 avg rating — 1,336 ratings
59.
Punkzilla
Punkzilla
by: Adam Rapp
3.64 avg rating — 1,590 ratings
61.
The Devil's Paintbox
The Devil's Paintbox 3.78 avg rating — 549 ratings
62.
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
63.
Creature of the Night
Creature of the Night 3.13 avg rating — 915 ratings
64.
Funny How Things Change
Funny How Things Change 3.58 avg rating — 347 ratings
65.
The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon—and me, Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver, #3)
The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon—and me, Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 7,691 ratings
66.
The Miles Between
The Miles Between 3.77 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
67.
A Brief History of Montmaray
A Brief History of Montmaray 3.67 avg rating — 6,039 ratings
68.
Soul Enchilada
Soul Enchilada 3.32 avg rating — 887 ratings
69.
Lost
Lost 3.84 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
70.
No More Us for You
No More Us for You 3.35 avg rating — 389 ratings
71.
The Reformed Vampire Support Group
The Reformed Vampire Support Group 3.50 avg rating — 5,534 ratings
72.
Why I Fight (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover))
Why I Fight (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) 3.67 avg rating — 508 ratings
73.
Jumped
Jumped 3.42 avg rating — 1,445 ratings
74.
Heroes of the Valley
Heroes of the Valley 3.45 avg rating — 5,663 ratings
75.
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe 4.43 avg rating — 5,371 ratings
76.
Same Difference
Same Difference 3.78 avg rating — 2,462 ratings
76.
An Off Year
An Off Year 3.17 avg rating — 480 ratings
78.
The Unnameables
The Unnameables 3.38 avg rating — 400 ratings
79.
Highway to Hell (Maggie Quinn: Girl Vs. Evil, #3)
Highway to Hell (Maggie Quinn: Girl Vs. Evil, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 861 ratings
80.
Mare's War
Mare's War 3.84 avg rating — 1,063 ratings
81.
Muchacho
Muchacho 3.73 avg rating — 767 ratings
82.
Fire (Tales of Elemental Spirits, #2)
Fire (Tales of Elemental Spirits, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
83.
Gringolandia
Gringolandia 3.75 avg rating — 181 ratings
84.
Alligator Bayou
Alligator Bayou 3.59 avg rating — 555 ratings
85.
Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Summers
Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Summers 3.35 avg rating — 284 ratings
86.
In the Path of Falling Objects
In the Path of Falling Objects 3.82 avg rating — 793 ratings
87.
The Uninvited
The Uninvited 3.21 avg rating — 1,673 ratings
88.
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 4.03 avg rating — 868 ratings
89.
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary 4.27 avg rating — 775 ratings
90.
The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had 4.14 avg rating — 3,315 ratings