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50 Best Books for Teens of All Time

"Push your teen beyond required reading with young adult books that stand the test of time." -- Reader's Digest
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1
Stephen Chbosky
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
2
Frank McCourt
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
3
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
4
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
5
John Green
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
6
Lois Lowry
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
7
Ishmael Beah
Tiger Eyes (New Mexico)
Tiger Eyes
8
New Mexico
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
9
J.D. Salinger
Every Body Looking (Candace Iloh)
Every Body Looking
10
Candace Iloh
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
11
Nic Stone
Stuck in Neutral (Terry Trueman)
Stuck in Neutral
12
Terry Trueman
This Is My America (Kim Johnson)
This Is My America
13
Kim Johnson
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
14
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
15
John Knowles
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
16
Angie Thomas
American Street (Ibi Zoboi)
American Street
17
Ibi Zoboi
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
18
Ransom Riggs
Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)
Long Way Down
19
Jason Raynolds
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
20
Jane Austen
Divergent Series (Veronica Roth)
Divergent Series
21
Veronica Roth
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
22
Anne Frank
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
23
Louis Sachar
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
24
Markus Zusak
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
25
William Golding
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
26
Suzanne Collins
Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta)
Jellicoe Road
27
Melina Marchetta
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
28
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Mortal Instruments Series (Cassandra Clare)
The Mortal Instruments Series
29
Cassandra Clare
The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)
The Lunar Chronicles
30
Marissa Meyer
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
31
Jack London
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
32
Sandra Cisneros
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
33
S.E. Hinton
Love From A to Z (S.K.Ali)
Love From A to Z
34
S.K.Ali
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
35
Emly X. R. Pan
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
36
Harper Lee
His Dark Materials Series (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Series
37
Phillip Pullman
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
38
Louisa May Alcott
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
39
Wilson Rawls
Clap When You Land (Elizabeth Acevedo)
Clap When You Land
40
Elizabeth Acevedo
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