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Foreveryoungadult's 100 Best Young Adult Books of the 2000s

A "best of" list by Forever Young Adult. The rules: The book had to be published after 1999, and it had to have been officially published as YA. Series are represented by a single (generally the first) book. Presented in alphabetical order (with the series starters in the order of the series name).
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Lirael (Garth Nix)
Lirael
1
Garth Nix
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
2
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely)
All American Boys
3
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Almost Perfect (Brian Katcher)
Almost Perfect
4
Brian Katcher
Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)
Anna and the French Kiss
5
Stephanie Perkins
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
6
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Ashes (Ilsa J. Bick)
Ashes
7
Ilsa J. Bick
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
8
Emly X. R. Pan
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
9
Lauren Oliver
Between Shades of Grey (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Grey
10
Ruta Sepetys
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
11
Markus Zusak
Bring Me Their Hearts (Sara Wolf)
Bring Me Their Hearts
12
Sara Wolf
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
13
Patrick Ness
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adeyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
14
Tomi Adeyemi
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
15
Elizabeth Wein
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
16
Lani Taylor
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
17
Juliet Marillier
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
18
Nic Stone
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (E. Lockhart)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
19
E. Lockhart
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
20
Veronica Roth
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
21
Libba Bray
The Downstairs Girl (Stacey Lee)
The Downstairs Girl
22
Stacey Lee
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
23
Justina Ireland
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
24
Sabaa Tahir
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
The Enemy
25
Charlie Higson
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
26
John Green
The Female of the Species (Mindy McGinnis)
The Female of the Species
27
Mindy McGinnis
Finnikin of the Rock (Melina Marchetta)
Finnikin of the Rock
28
Melina Marchetta
A Thousand Pieces of You (Claudia Gray)
A Thousand Pieces of You
29
Claudia Gray
Firecracker (David Iserson)
Firecracker
30
David Iserson
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
31
Angeline Boulley
The Cruel Prince (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince
32
Holly Black
The Forest of Stolen Girls (June Hur)
The Forest of Stolen Girls
33
June Hur
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Rae Carson)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
34
Rae Carson
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (Axie Oh)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
35
Axie Oh
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
36
Kristin Cashore
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
37
Tiffany D. Jackson
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
38
Angie Thomas
Highly Illogical Behavior (John Corey Whaley)
Highly Illogical Behavior
39
John Corey Whaley
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
40
Suzanne Collins
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