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100 Best-Ever Teen Novels According to NPR in 2012 - Page 2

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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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
41
Frank Herbert
Discworld Series (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld Series
42
Terry Pratchett
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
43
Jodi Picoult
The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising Sequence
44
Susan Cooper
Graceling Series (Kristen Cashore)
Graceling Series
45
Kristen Cashore
Forever... (Judy Blume)
Forever...
46
Judy Blume
Earthsea Series (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Earthsea Series
47
Ursula K. Le Guin
Inheritance Cycle Series (Christopher Paolini)
Inheritance Cycle Series
48
Christopher Paolini
The Princess Diaries Series (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries Series
49
Meg Cabot
Song of the Lioness Quartet (Tamara Pierce)
Song of the Lioness Quartet
50
Tamara Pierce
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
51
Robert Louis Stevenson
Delirium Series (Lauren Oliver)
Delirium Series
52
Lauren Oliver
Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)
Anna and the French Kiss
53
Stephanie Perkins
Hush, Hush Saga (Becca Fitzpatrick)
Hush, Hush Saga
54
Becca Fitzpatrick
13 Little Blue Envelopes (Maureen Johnson)
13 Little Blue Envelopes
55
Maureen Johnson
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Ned Vizzini)
It's Kind of a Funny Story
56
Ned Vizzini
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (Libba Bray)
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy
57
Libba Bray
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
58
Ransom Riggs
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
59
Sandra Cisneros
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
60
Ray Bradbury
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
61
Robert Cormier
Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)
Just Listen
62
Sarah Dessen
A Ring of Endless (Madeleine L'engle)
A Ring of Endless
63
Madeleine L'engle
The Truth About Forever (Sarah Dessen)
The Truth About Forever
64
Sarah Dessen
The Bartimaeus Trilogy (Jonathan Stroud)
The Bartimaeus Trilogy
65
Jonathan Stroud
Bloodlines Series (Richelle Mead)
Bloodlines Series
66
Richelle Mead
The Fallen Series (Lauren Kate)
The Fallen Series
67
Lauren Kate
House of Night Series (P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast)
House of Night Series
68
P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
69
Dodie Smith
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist (Rachel Cohn and David Levithan)
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
70
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
71
Lauren Oliver
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Unwind
72
Neal Shusterman
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
73
Peter S. Beagle
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
74
James Dashner
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
75
Gayle Forman
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
76
Robin McKinley
Crank Series (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank Series
77
Ellen Hopkins
Matched Series (Ally Condie)
Matched Series
78
Ally Condie
Gallagher Girl Series (Ally Carter)
Gallagher Girl Series
79
Ally Carter
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
80
Shannon Hale
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