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Classic Young Adult Fiction

This list focuses on fiction for YA/older children that is at least 20 years old. Many books that are found on other lists of YA classics have been left off because they were published more recently.
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
1
Lois Lowry
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
2
Scott O'Dell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
3
L.M. Montgomery
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
4
Louisa May Alcott
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
5
Noel Streatfeild
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
6
Judy Blume
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
7
Mildred D. Taylor
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
8
Madeleine L'engle
The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
The Yearling
9
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
The Pigman
10
Paul Zindel
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
11
S. E. Hinton
The Face on the Milk Carton (Caroline B. Cooney)
The Face on the Milk Carton
12
Caroline B. Cooney
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
13
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
14
J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
15
Harper Lee
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
16
Louis Sachar
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
17
Stephen Chbosky
Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
Julie of the Wolves
18
Jean Craighead George
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
19
Katherine Paterson
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
20
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Babysitters Club Books (Ann M. Martin)
The Babysitters Club Books
21
Ann M. Martin
Nancy Drew (Series) (Carolyn Keene)
Nancy Drew (Series)
22
Carolyn Keene
Hardy Boys Series (Franklin W. Dixon)
Hardy Boys Series
23
Franklin W. Dixon
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
24
Sharon Creech
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
25
Lois Lowry
The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Spear)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
26
Elizabeth George Spear
Jacob Have I Loved (Katherine Patterson)
Jacob Have I Loved
27
Katherine Patterson
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
28
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Avi)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
29
Avi
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
30
Wilson Rawls
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
31
William Goldman
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
32
E. B. White
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
33
Anna Sewell
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
34
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
35
C.S. Lewis
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
36
Douglas Adams
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
Emily of New Moon
37
L.M. Montgomery
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
38
Judy Blume
That Was Then, This Is Now (S.E. Hinton)
That Was Then, This Is Now
39
S.E. Hinton
Don't Die, My Love (Lurlene Mcdaniel)
Don't Die, My Love
40
Lurlene Mcdaniel
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