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500 Great Books for Teens

This list is taken from Anita Silvey's 2006 guide to teen fiction. The book is broken up into most of the main genres (fantasy, mystery, horror, etc.). Despite the title, there were 507 books listed in the main section.
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The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party (Marian Calabro)
The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party
1
Marian Calabro
The Goats
The Goats
2
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
3
Jean Craighead George
Downriver (Will Hobbs)
Downriver
4
Will Hobbs
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
5
Sebastian Junger
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
6
Jon Krakauer
Endurance (Alfred Lansing)
Endurance
7
Alfred Lansing
The Wreckers (Iain Lawrence)
The Wreckers
8
Iain Lawrence
Young Men and Fire (Norman MacLean)
Young Men and Fire
9
Norman MacLean
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
10
Yann Martel
Shackleton's Stowaway (Victoria McKernan)
Shackleton's Stowaway
11
Victoria McKernan
Airborn (Kenneth Oppel)
Airborn
12
Kenneth Oppel
Skybreaker (Kenneth Oppel)
Skybreaker
13
Kenneth Oppel
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
14
Gary Paulsen
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whale Ship Essex (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whale Ship Essex
15
Nathaniel Philbrick
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
16
Louis Sachar
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void
17
Joe Simpson
Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt)
Homecoming
18
Cynthia Voigt
Deathwatch (Robb White)
Deathwatch
19
Robb White
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
20
Maya Angelou
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
21
Augusten Burroughs
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl)
Boy: Tales of Childhood
22
Roald Dahl
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
23
Dave Eggers
Borrowed Finery, Paula Fox
Borrowed Finery, Paula Fox
24
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
25
Anne Frank
Hole in My Life (Jack Gantos)
Hole in My Life
26
Jack Gantos
Rocket Boys (Homer Hickam)
Rocket Boys
27
Homer Hickam
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar
28
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
29
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
30
Frank McCourt
My Dog Skip
My Dog Skip
31
Bad Boy (Walter Dean Meyers)
Bad Boy
32
Walter Dean Meyers
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
33
Sylvia Plath
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
34
David Sedaris
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
35
Elie Wiesel
This Boy's Life: A Memoir (Tobias Wolff)
This Boy's Life: A Memoir
36
Tobias Wolff
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
37
Anonymous
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
38
Judy Blume
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
39
Robert Cormier
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
40
William Golding
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