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100 Best-Ever Teen Novels According to NPR in 2012

This list was selected by the NPR audience in an online poll during the summer of 2012. 75,220 voted for their favorite young adult novels with the following list as a result. It's interesting to look back and see what was chosen then.
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Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
1
J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
2
Suzanne Collins
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
Harper Lee
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
4
John Green
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
7
JRR Tolkien
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
8
Ray Bradbury
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
9
John Green
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
10
Markus Zusak
The Giver Series (Lois Lowry)
The Giver Series
11
Lois Lowry
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
12
Douglas Adams
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
13
S. E. Hinton
Anne of Green Gables (Series) (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (Series)
14
L.M. Montgomery
His Dark Materials (Series) (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials (Series)
15
Philip Pullman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
16
Stephen Chbosky
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
17
William Goldman
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
18
William Golding
Divergent Series (Veronica Roth)
Divergent Series
19
Veronica Roth
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
20
John Green
The Mortal Instruments Series (Cassandra Clare)
The Mortal Instruments Series
21
Cassandra Clare
An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)
An Abundance of Katherines
22
John Green
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
23
Daniel Keyes
13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
13 Reasons Why
24
Jay Asher
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
25
Mark Haddon
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
26
Laurie Halse Anderson
Twilight (Series) (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight (Series)
27
Stephenie Meyer
Uglies Series (Scott Westerfield)
Uglies Series
28
Scott Westerfield
The Infernal Devices Series (Cassandra Clare)
The Infernal Devices Series
29
Cassandra Clare
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
30
Natalie Babbitt
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
31
Sherman Alexie
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series
32
Ann Brashares
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
33
Jack London
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green & David Levithan)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
34
John Green & David Levithan
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
35
Anonymous
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
36
Diana Wynne Jones
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
37
Jerry Spinelli
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
38
John Knowles
Vampire Academy Series (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy Series
39
Richelle Mead
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
40
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