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Book Riot Reader's Favorite YA Sci-Fi Books

Book Riot asked their readers to share their favorite YA sci-fi books. Here's a list of the answers.
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Citizen of the Galaxy (Robert Heinlein)
Citizen of the Galaxy
1
Robert Heinlein
Podkayne of Mars
Podkayne of Mars
2
Farmer in the Sky (Robert A. Heinlein)
Farmer in the Sky
3
Robert A. Heinlein
Needle (Hal Clement)
Needle
4
Hal Clement
Through the Eye of a Needle (Hal Clement)
Through the Eye of a Needle
5
Hal Clement
The Mushroom Planet Series (Eleanor Cameron)
The Mushroom Planet Series
6
Eleanor Cameron
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
7
Orson Scott Card
Interstellar Pig (William Sleator)
Interstellar Pig
8
William Sleator
The Lucky Starr Series (Isaac Asimov)
The Lucky Starr Series
9
Isaac Asimov
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
Little Brother
10
Cory Doctorow
A Conspiracy of Stars (Olivia A.Cole)
A Conspiracy of Stars
11
Olivia A.Cole
Red Rising Series (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising Series
12
Pierce Brown
The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)
The Lunar Chronicles
13
Marissa Meyer
Time Storm (Gordon R. Dickson)
Time Storm
14
Gordon R. Dickson
The Zodiac Series (Romina Russell)
The Zodiac Series
15
Romina Russell
Bumped
Bumped
16
Thumped (Megan McCafferty)
Thumped
17
Megan McCafferty
The Solar Queen Series (Andre Norton)
The Solar Queen Series
18
Andre Norton
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
19
M.T. Anderson
The Binti Series (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Binti Series
20
Nnedi Okorafor
Dogsbody (Diana Wynne Jones)
Dogsbody
21
Diana Wynne Jones
Starswept (Mary Fan)
Starswept
22
Mary Fan
Nyxia (Scott Reintgen)
Nyxia
23
Scott Reintgen
The Uglies Series
The Uglies Series
24
Starflight (Melissa Landers)
Starflight
25
Melissa Landers
Avalon (Mindee Arnett)
Avalon
26
Mindee Arnett
Polaris (Mindee Arnett)
Polaris
27
Mindee Arnett
Growing Up Weightless
Growing Up Weightless
28
This Mortal Coil (Emily Suvada)
This Mortal Coil
29
Emily Suvada
Boneshaker (Cherie Priest)
Boneshaker
30
Cherie Priest
On the Edge of Gone (Corinne Duyvis)
On the Edge of Gone
31
Corinne Duyvis
The Mortal Engines Series (Philip Reeve)
The Mortal Engines Series
32
Philip Reeve
Leia, Princess of Alderaan (Claudia Gray)
Leia, Princess of Alderaan
33
Claudia Gray
Defy the Stars (Claudia Gray)
Defy the Stars
34
Claudia Gray
Amish Vampires in Space (Kerry Nietz)
Amish Vampires in Space
35
Kerry Nietz
The Illuminae Files (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
The Illuminae Files
36
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The Tripods Series (John Christopher)
The Tripods Series
37
John Christopher
Invictus (Ryan Graudin)
Invictus
38
Ryan Graudin
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
39
Ernest Cline
The Islands at the End of the World (Austin Aslan)
The Islands at the End of the World
40
Austin Aslan
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