YALSA 2014 Best of the Best

1.
Eleanor & Park
Eleanor & Park 3.93 avg rating — 1,240,210 ratings
2.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,157 ratings
3.
I Am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger 4.03 avg rating — 167,655 ratings
4.
The Sea of Tranquility
The Sea of Tranquility 4.29 avg rating — 88,148 ratings
5.
The Adventures of Superhero Girl
The Adventures of Superhero Girl 3.89 avg rating — 6,557 ratings
6.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1)
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 18,042 ratings
7.
Out of the Easy
Out of the Easy 4.03 avg rating — 70,095 ratings
8.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen 3.95 avg rating — 22,339 ratings
9.
The Boy on the Wooden Box
The Boy on the Wooden Box 4.38 avg rating — 29,039 ratings
10.
Sex & Violence
Sex & Violence 3.80 avg rating — 2,346 ratings
11.
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets 3.81 avg rating — 4,095 ratings
12.
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi 3.96 avg rating — 5,628 ratings
13.
The Testing (The Testing, #1)
The Testing (The Testing, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 81,280 ratings
14.
Proxy (Proxy, #1)
Proxy (Proxy, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 11,274 ratings
15.
Swim the Fly (Swim the Fly, #1)
Swim the Fly (Swim the Fly, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 3,886 ratings
16.
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (William Shakespeare's Star Wars, #4)
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope (William Shakespeare's Star Wars, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 20,560 ratings
17.
Rose Under Fire
Rose Under Fire 4.12 avg rating — 23,854 ratings
18.
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2)
Saints (Boxers & Saints, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 16,349 ratings
19.
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1)
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 18,409 ratings
20.
Go
Go
by: Chip Kidd
4.11 avg rating — 1,952 ratings
21.
Dodger
Dodger 3.94 avg rating — 27,642 ratings
22.
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers 3.99 avg rating — 2,482 ratings
23.
Winger (Winger, #1)
Winger (Winger, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 23,073 ratings
24.
"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy 4.09 avg rating — 3,815 ratings
24.
Fat Angie (Fat Angie, #1)
Fat Angie (Fat Angie, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 4,809 ratings
26.
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
In the Shadow of Blackbirds 3.85 avg rating — 13,415 ratings
27.
Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever, #1)
Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,031 ratings
28.
How to Speak Dog: A Guide to Decoding Dog Language
How to Speak Dog: A Guide to Decoding Dog Language 4.14 avg rating — 464 ratings
29.
Star Wars: Jedi Academy (Jedi Academy, #1)
Star Wars: Jedi Academy (Jedi Academy, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 11,511 ratings
30.
Getting the Girl (Wolfe Brothers, #3)
Getting the Girl (Wolfe Brothers, #3) 3.70 avg rating — 7,126 ratings
31.
Fighting Ruben Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, #2)
Fighting Ruben Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 4,827 ratings
31.
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong, 1)
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong, 1) 3.83 avg rating — 9,365 ratings
31.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,400 ratings
34.
Strobe Edge, Vol. 2 (Strobe Edge, #2)
Strobe Edge, Vol. 2 (Strobe Edge, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 3,584 ratings
34.
Strobe Edge, Vol. 1 (Strobe Edge, #1)
Strobe Edge, Vol. 1 (Strobe Edge, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 9,132 ratings
36.
Strobe Edge, Vol. 3 (Strobe Edge, #3)
Strobe Edge, Vol. 3 (Strobe Edge, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
37.
Carter Finally Gets It (Carter Finally Gets It, #1)
Carter Finally Gets It (Carter Finally Gets It, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,520 ratings
38.
Handbook for Dragon Slayers
Handbook for Dragon Slayers 3.76 avg rating — 1,516 ratings
39.
Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,573 ratings
40.
The Death of Bees
The Death of Bees 3.83 avg rating — 16,678 ratings
41.
MIND MGMT, Volume One: The Manager
MIND MGMT, Volume One: The Manager 4.01 avg rating — 4,109 ratings
42.
The Kingdom of Little Wounds
The Kingdom of Little Wounds 3.25 avg rating — 2,759 ratings
43.
Far Far Away
Far Far Away 3.87 avg rating — 8,818 ratings
44.
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass 3.89 avg rating — 10,348 ratings
45.
Freakboy
Freakboy 3.93 avg rating — 3,519 ratings
46.
Golden Boy
Golden Boy 4.19 avg rating — 2,259 ratings
47.
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II 4.09 avg rating — 649 ratings
48.
Maggot Moon
Maggot Moon 3.80 avg rating — 9,934 ratings
49.
Belle Epoque
Belle Epoque 3.61 avg rating — 3,555 ratings
50.
Charm & Strange
Charm & Strange 3.76 avg rating — 5,193 ratings
51.
Beauty Queens
Beauty Queens 3.62 avg rating — 55,073 ratings
52.
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 51,391 ratings
53.
Navigating Early
Navigating Early 4.08 avg rating — 15,659 ratings
54.
Strobe Edge, Vol. 4 (Strobe Edge, #4)
Strobe Edge, Vol. 4 (Strobe Edge, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 2,902 ratings
55.
Boy Nobody (The Unknown Assassin, #1)
Boy Nobody (The Unknown Assassin, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,351 ratings
56.
Free to Fall
Free to Fall 3.94 avg rating — 7,036 ratings
57.
Casualties of War (Vietnam, #4)
Casualties of War (Vietnam, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 465 ratings
58.
Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy, #2)
Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,177 ratings
59.
100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents
100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents 3.73 avg rating — 117 ratings
60.
Killer of Enemies (Killer of Enemies, #1)
Killer of Enemies (Killer of Enemies, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 861 ratings
61.
Strobe Edge, Vol. 6 (Strobe Edge, #6)
Strobe Edge, Vol. 6 (Strobe Edge, #6) 4.20 avg rating — 2,782 ratings
62.
Crap Kingdom
Crap Kingdom 3.18 avg rating — 872 ratings
63.
Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away (Bloody Jack, #10)
Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away (Bloody Jack, #10) 4.13 avg rating — 3,954 ratings
64.
Lexicon
Lexicon
by: Max Barry
3.91 avg rating — 39,634 ratings
65.
The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1)
The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,383 ratings
66.
Mother, Mother
Mother, Mother 3.68 avg rating — 7,035 ratings
67.
Golden Boy
Golden Boy 4.10 avg rating — 9,026 ratings
68.
Zombie Baseball Beatdown
Zombie Baseball Beatdown 3.60 avg rating — 1,311 ratings
69.
Audrey, Wait!
Audrey, Wait! 3.76 avg rating — 14,696 ratings
70.
Will & Whit
Will & Whit 3.72 avg rating — 3,590 ratings
71.
Dogs of War
Dogs of War really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
72.
Scowler
Scowler 3.50 avg rating — 1,613 ratings
73.
Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell
Rust Vol. 2: Secrets of the Cell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 601 ratings
74.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,871 ratings
75.
Help for the Haunted
Help for the Haunted 3.59 avg rating — 14,105 ratings
76.
Brewster
Brewster 3.85 avg rating — 2,323 ratings
77.
The Universe Versus Alex Woods
The Universe Versus Alex Woods 4.10 avg rating — 24,127 ratings
78.
Branded by the Pink Triangle
Branded by the Pink Triangle 4.12 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
79.
War Brothers: The Graphic Novel
War Brothers: The Graphic Novel 4.07 avg rating — 1,587 ratings
80.
Midwinterblood
Midwinterblood 3.71 avg rating — 11,838 ratings
81.
If You Could Be Mine
If You Could Be Mine 3.71 avg rating — 10,298 ratings
82.
Two Boys Kissing
Two Boys Kissing 4.07 avg rating — 48,446 ratings
83.
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children 3.90 avg rating — 7,142 ratings
84.
All the Truth That's in Me
All the Truth That's in Me 3.91 avg rating — 15,345 ratings
85.
Strobe Edge, Vol. 5 (Strobe Edge, #5)
Strobe Edge, Vol. 5 (Strobe Edge, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 2,928 ratings