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60 Books That Hooked Readers on YA

Goodreads asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook to tell us which books hooked them on YA and made a list of some of their most popular responses. These are the most popular responses.
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Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
1
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Alex, Approximately (Jenn Bennett)
Alex, Approximately
2
Jenn Bennett
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
3
Jennifer Niven
Along for the Ride (Sarah Dessen)
Along for the Ride
4
Sarah Dessen
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
5
Sabaa Tahir
Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)
Anna and the French Kiss
6
Stephanie Perkins
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
7
Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
8
Markus Zusak
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
9
Marissa Meyer
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
10
Cassandra Clare
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
11
Sarah J. Mass
The Darkest Minds (Alexandra Bracken)
The Darkest Minds
12
Alexandra Bracken
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
13
Lani Taylor
Delirium (Lauren Oliver)
Delirium
14
Lauren Oliver
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
15
Veronica Roth
The Education of Margot Sanchez (Lilliam Rivera)
The Education of Margot Sanchez
16
Lilliam Rivera
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
17
Rainbow Rowell
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
18
Nicola Yoon
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
19
John Green
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
20
Lois Lowry
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
21
Kristin Cashore
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
22
Angie Thomas
Heist Society (Ally Carter)
Heist Society
23
Ally Carter
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
24
Suzanne Collins
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
25
Gayle Forman
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
26
Jandy Nelson
Illuminae (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
Illuminae
27
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The Iron King (Julie Kagawa)
The Iron King
28
Julie Kagawa
Just One Day (Gayle Forman)
Just One Day
29
Gayle Forman
Last Seen Leaving (Caleb Roehrig)
Last Seen Leaving
30
Caleb Roehrig
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
31
Marie Lu
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
32
John Green
Matched (Ally Condie)
Matched
33
Ally Condie
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
34
James Dashner
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
35
Walter Dean Myers
My Life Next Door (Huntley Fitzpatrick)
My Life Next Door
36
Huntley Fitzpatrick
One of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus)
One of Us Is Lying
37
Karen M. McManus
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
38
S.E. Hinton
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
39
Stephen Chbosky
Pretty Little Liars (Sara Shepard)
Pretty Little Liars
40
Sara Shepard
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