Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s

1.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating — 71,344 ratings
2.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,293 ratings
3.
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34,916 ratings
4.
Double Love (Sweet Valley High, #1)
Double Love (Sweet Valley High, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 9,841 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,227 ratings
6.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,124 ratings
7.
Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1)
Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 9,245 ratings
8.
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1)
Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 40,538 ratings
9.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,243 ratings
10.
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)
The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 64,462 ratings
11.
Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School, #2)
Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 61,277 ratings
12.
More Tales to Chill Your Bones
More Tales to Chill Your Bones 4.15 avg rating — 17,587 ratings
13.
Remember Me (Remember Me, #1-3)
Remember Me (Remember Me, #1-3) 4.14 avg rating — 9,559 ratings
14.
Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files, #1)
Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,911 ratings
15.
Heaven (Casteel, #1)
Heaven (Casteel, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 25,530 ratings
16.
Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club, #4)
Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club, #4) 3.85 avg rating — 9,041 ratings
17.
The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #3)
The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 12,239 ratings
18.
The First Evil (Fear Street Cheerleaders, #1)
The First Evil (Fear Street Cheerleaders, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 5,513 ratings
19.
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.11 avg rating — 20,125 ratings
20.
The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (Sweet Valley High Magna Editions #1)
The Wakefields of Sweet Valley (Sweet Valley High Magna Editions #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,693 ratings
21.
Chain Letter (Chain Letter, #1)
Chain Letter (Chain Letter, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 7,333 ratings
22.
The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1)
The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 84,712 ratings
23.
The Invasion (Animorphs, #1)
The Invasion (Animorphs, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 19,224 ratings
24.
The New Girl (Fear Street, #1)
The New Girl (Fear Street, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 9,511 ratings
25.
Silent Night (Silent Night, #1; Fear Street Super Chiller, #2)
Silent Night (Silent Night, #1; Fear Street Super Chiller, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 4,889 ratings
26.
The Initiation (The Secret Circle, #1)
The Initiation (The Secret Circle, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 17,796 ratings
27.
The Last Vampire (The Last Vampire, #1)
The Last Vampire (The Last Vampire, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 9,570 ratings
28.
Baby-Sitters on Board! (The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special, #1)
Baby-Sitters on Board! (The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 5,620 ratings
29.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,213 ratings
30.
Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps, #4)
Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 28,811 ratings
31.
Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7)
Night of the Living Dummy (Goosebumps, #7) 3.84 avg rating — 33,404 ratings
32.
Secret Vampire (Night World, #1)
Secret Vampire (Night World, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 15,448 ratings
33.
The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries #2)
The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries #2) 3.44 avg rating — 46,482 ratings
34.
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
Redwall (Redwall, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 126,677 ratings
35.
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker 3.71 avg rating — 2,345 ratings
36.
Witch
Witch 3.71 avg rating — 3,324 ratings
37.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,450 ratings
38.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,807 ratings
39.
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,930 ratings
40.
Bury Me Deep
Bury Me Deep 3.70 avg rating — 6,108 ratings
41.
Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4)
Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries #4) 3.49 avg rating — 30,761 ratings
42.
Lights Out (Fear Street, #12)
Lights Out (Fear Street, #12) 3.63 avg rating — 3,332 ratings
43.
The Fury (The Vampire Diaries #3)
The Fury (The Vampire Diaries #3) 3.50 avg rating — 36,963 ratings
44.
Don't Die, My Love
Don't Die, My Love 4.16 avg rating — 16,475 ratings
45.
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (Mandie, #1)
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (Mandie, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 5,322 ratings
46.
Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee 3.90 avg rating — 127,649 ratings
47.
Dawn (Cutler, #1)
Dawn (Cutler, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 18,091 ratings
48.
Fallen Hearts (Casteel, #3)
Fallen Hearts (Casteel, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 16,718 ratings
49.
Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2)
Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,591 ratings
50.
Homecoming (Tillerman Family, #1)
Homecoming (Tillerman Family, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 23,071 ratings
51.
The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1)
The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 7,001 ratings
52.
The Secret Bedroom (Fear Street, #13)
The Secret Bedroom (Fear Street, #13) 3.68 avg rating — 2,982 ratings
53.
Tiger Eyes
Tiger Eyes 3.92 avg rating — 18,741 ratings
54.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 82,317 ratings
55.
College Girls (Sweet Valley University, #1)
College Girls (Sweet Valley University, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
56.
This Place Has No Atmosphere
This Place Has No Atmosphere 3.85 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
57.
The Silent Scream (Nightmare Hall, #1)
The Silent Scream (Nightmare Hall, #1)
by: Diane Hoh
3.69 avg rating — 963 ratings
58.
Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror
Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror 3.80 avg rating — 1,853 ratings
59.
The Party (Final Friends, #1)
The Party (Final Friends, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,628 ratings
60.
Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3)
Night World, No. 1 (Night World, #1-3) 4.06 avg rating — 66,324 ratings
61.
The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story (Sweet Valley High Magna Editions #2)
The Wakefield Legacy: The Untold Story (Sweet Valley High Magna Editions #2) 3.94 avg rating — 1,014 ratings
62.
The Prom Queen (Fear Street, #15)
The Prom Queen (Fear Street, #15) 3.71 avg rating — 5,391 ratings
63.
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps, #14)
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps, #14) 3.83 avg rating — 17,115 ratings
64.
Bad Dreams (Fear Street, #22)
Bad Dreams (Fear Street, #22) 3.62 avg rating — 4,047 ratings
65.
Silent Night 2 (Silent Night, #2; Fear Street Super Chiller, #5)
Silent Night 2 (Silent Night, #2; Fear Street Super Chiller, #5) 3.59 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
66.
The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror, #7)
The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror, #7) 3.76 avg rating — 5,882 ratings
67.
Goodnight Kiss (Goodnight Kiss, #1; Fear Street Super Chiller, #3)
Goodnight Kiss (Goodnight Kiss, #1; Fear Street Super Chiller, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 2,039 ratings
68.
There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Marcy Lewis, #2)
There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Marcy Lewis, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
69.
Ruby (Landry, #1)
Ruby (Landry, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 14,316 ratings
70.
Just as Long as We're Together
Just as Long as We're Together 4.08 avg rating — 13,268 ratings
71.
The Power (The Secret Circle, #3)
The Power (The Secret Circle, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 10,726 ratings
72.
Patti's Luck (Sleepover Friends, #1)
Patti's Luck (Sleepover Friends, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 691 ratings
73.
The Curse of Camp Cold Lake (Goosebumps, #56)
The Curse of Camp Cold Lake (Goosebumps, #56) 3.78 avg rating — 7,257 ratings
74.
Soulmate (Night World, #6)
Soulmate (Night World, #6) 4.06 avg rating — 5,816 ratings
75.
Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2)
Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 8,578 ratings
76.
Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1)
Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
77.
Huntress (Night World, #7)
Huntress (Night World, #7) 4.15 avg rating — 5,576 ratings
78.
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)
In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 101,518 ratings
79.
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 82,848 ratings
80.
The Chase (The Forbidden Game, #2)
The Chase (The Forbidden Game, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 4,843 ratings
81.
The Best Friend (Fear Street, #17)
The Best Friend (Fear Street, #17) 3.57 avg rating — 3,641 ratings
82.
Spellbinder (Night World, #3)
Spellbinder (Night World, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 6,656 ratings
83.
The Cheater (Fear Street, #18)
The Cheater (Fear Street, #18) 3.59 avg rating — 3,242 ratings
84.
Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girls: Kirsten, #1)
Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (American Girls: Kirsten, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 16,683 ratings
85.
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 92,637 ratings
86.
Call Waiting (Point Horror, #42)
Call Waiting (Point Horror, #42) 3.46 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
87.
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 89,430 ratings
88.
The Chosen (Night World, #5)
The Chosen (Night World, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 6,240 ratings
89.
Zoey Fools Around (Making Out, #1)
Zoey Fools Around (Making Out, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 781 ratings
90.
Party Line (Point Horror, #3)
Party Line (Point Horror, #3)
by: A. Bates
3.31 avg rating — 734 ratings
91.
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp, #2)
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,200 ratings
92.
Witchlight (Night World, #9)
Witchlight (Night World, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 4,742 ratings
93.
Roommates (The Girls of Canby Hall, #1)
Roommates (The Girls of Canby Hall, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 319 ratings
94.
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,168 ratings
95.
The Initiation / The Captive Part I (The Secret Circle, #1-2)
The Initiation / The Captive Part I (The Secret Circle, #1-2) 3.95 avg rating — 24,197 ratings
96.
Halloween Night (Halloween Night, #1)
Halloween Night (Halloween Night, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 2,088 ratings
97.
The Baby-Sitter II (The Baby-Sitter, #2)
The Baby-Sitter II (The Baby-Sitter, #2) 3.65 avg rating — 2,816 ratings
98.
Dead End (Fear Street, #29)
Dead End (Fear Street, #29) 3.62 avg rating — 2,518 ratings
99.
Meet Molly: An American Girl
Meet Molly: An American Girl 3.95 avg rating — 10,581 ratings
100.
The Betrayal (The Fear Street Saga, #1)
The Betrayal (The Fear Street Saga, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,145 ratings
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