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100 of the Most Popular YA Books of the Past Five Years

" While it's hard to truly quantify what catches on in the realm of pop culture, it's often fun to try. Looking forward is basically impossible—if book publishers knew how to do that, they'd be gazillionaires. But looking back in time? That's generally fascinating.

We've collected below the 100 most popular YA books on Goodreads over the past five years, as determined by overall shelvings—books that Goodreads members have already read or Want to Read. We've also selected for enthusiasm: We've culled anything that scored under a 3.5 in average star ratings. Finally, we've collapsed popular series into a single representative book. If multiple titles from a series made the list, we included only the first book from the time period in question." - Goodreads
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The Cruel Prince (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince
1
Holly Black
They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)
They Both Die at the End
2
Adam Silvera
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
3
John Green
A Good Girls Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girls Guide to Murder
4
Holly Jackson
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
5
Suzanne Collins
Zélie | Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adeyemi)
Zélie | Children of Blood and Bone
6
Tomi Adeyemi
Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
7
Alice Oseman
Serpent and Dove (Shelby Mahurin)
Serpent and Dove
8
Shelby Mahurin
The Inheritance Games (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Inheritance Games
9
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Tower of Dawn (Sarah J. Maas)
Tower of Dawn
10
Sarah J. Maas
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kerri Maniscalo)
Kingdom of the Wicked
11
Kerri Maniscalo
King of Scars (Leigh Bardugo)
King of Scars
12
Leigh Bardugo
Midnight Sun (Stephenie Meyer)
Midnight Sun
13
Stephenie Meyer
These Violent Delights (Chloe Gong)
These Violent Delights
14
Chloe Gong
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Brigid Kemmerer)
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
15
Brigid Kemmerer
To Kill a Kingdom (Alexandra Christo)
To Kill a Kingdom
16
Alexandra Christo
Five Feet Apart (Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis)
Five Feet Apart
17
Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
The Shadows Between Us (Tricia Levenseller)
The Shadows Between Us
18
Tricia Levenseller
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
Renegades
19
Marissa Meyer
One of Us Is Next (Karen M McManus)
One of Us Is Next
20
Karen M McManus
War Storm (Victoria Aveyard)
War Storm
21
Victoria Aveyard
Truly Devious Book 1 (Maureen Johnson)
Truly Devious Book 1
22
Maureen Johnson
Fire Keepers Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Fire Keepers Daughter
23
Angeline Boulley
Sorcery of Thorns (Margaret Rogerson)
Sorcery of Thorns
24
Margaret Rogerson
What If It's Us (Beck Albertalli & Adam Silvera)
What If It's Us
25
Beck Albertalli & Adam Silvera
We Hunt the Flame (Hafsah Faizal)
We Hunt the Flame
26
Hafsah Faizal
Dance of Thieves (Mary E. Pearson)
Dance of Thieves
27
Mary E. Pearson
Lore (Alexandra Bracken)
Lore
28
Alexandra Bracken
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
29
Tracy Deonn
Chain of Gold (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Gold
30
Cassandra Clare
Sadie (Courtney Summers)
Sadie
31
Courtney Summers
Legendary (Stephanie Garber)
Legendary
32
Stephanie Garber
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
33
Elizabeth Acevedo
Skyward (Brandon Sanderson)
Skyward
34
Brandon Sanderson
Crave (Tracy Wolff)
Crave
35
Tracy Wolff
Queen of Air and Darkness (Cassandra Clare)
Queen of Air and Darkness
36
Cassandra Clare
War Cross (Marie Lu)
War Cross
37
Marie Lu
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
38
Aiden Thomas
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
39
Elizabeth Acevedo
Two Can Keep a Secret (Karen M. McManus)
Two Can Keep a Secret
40
Karen M. McManus
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