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Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time

Here are the 50 young adult books that Booklist thinks are the best of all time. Do you agree or disagree?
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The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
1
S. E. Hinton
Earthsea (Earthsea Series)
Earthsea (Earthsea Series)
2
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
The Pigman
3
Paul Zindel
The Friends (Rosa Guy)
The Friends
4
Rosa Guy
A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich (Alice Childress)
A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich
5
Alice Childress
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Lois Duncan)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
6
Lois Duncan
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
7
Judy Blume
Beauty (Robin McKinley)
Beauty
8
Robin McKinley
Gentlehands (M. E. Kerr)
Gentlehands
9
M. E. Kerr
Homecoming
Homecoming
10
Annie on My Mind (Nancy Garden)
Annie on My Mind
11
Nancy Garden
Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High
12
Singularity (William Sleator)
Singularity
13
William Sleator
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
14
Diana Wynne Jones
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
15
Dangerous Angels (Francesca Lia Block)
Dangerous Angels
16
Francesca Lia Block
The Silver Kiss (Annette Curtis Klause)
The Silver Kiss
17
Annette Curtis Klause
Stayin Fat Fo Sarah Byrnes (Chris Crutcher)
Stayin Fat Fo Sarah Byrnes
18
Chris Crutcher
Toning the Sweep (Angela Johnson)
Toning the Sweep
19
Angela Johnson
The Lesser Blessed
The Lesser Blessed
20
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
21
The Facts Speak for Themselves
The Facts Speak for Themselves
22
Tenderness (Robert Cormier)
Tenderness
23
Robert Cormier
Kit's Wilderness
Kit's Wilderness
24
Miracle's Boys
Miracle's Boys
25
Hole in My Life
Hole in My Life
26
33 Snowfish (Adam Rapp)
33 Snowfish
27
Adam Rapp
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
28
Meg Rosoff
Black Juice
Black Juice
29
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
30
John Green
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
31
Gene Luen Yang
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
32
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
33
Sherman Alexie
Boy Toy (.)
Boy Toy
34
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The Chaos Walking Trilogy (Patrick Ness)
The Chaos Walking Trilogy
35
Patrick Ness
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
Little Brother
36
Cory Doctorow
Living Dead Girl
Living Dead Girl
37
Nation
Nation
38
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
39
The Monstrumologist (Rick Yancey)
The Monstrumologist
40
Rick Yancey
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