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Good Housekeeping's 40 Best Books of All Time for Teenagers

Because middle grade and young adult books have more to offer than ever before, there's no shortage of great literature available that speaks directly to the life and times your Gen Zer is going through right now, especially those who are dealing with bullying, LGBTQ+ issues, acceptance or just garden-variety high school angst. You probably already know the seminal works by literary legends like Harper Lee and J.D. Salinger, and the heartstring-tugging high school romances that made John Green a household name. If one or all of these speaks to their tastes, we've got deeper cuts that will have them frantically downloading another one. But if they don't bat an eyelash at those, we have more offbeat options that could strike their fancy. No matter where your teen falls on the book-loving spectrum, we've got something on this list that won't get an eye-roll.
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
1
Ransom Riggs
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
2
Benjamin Alire Saenz
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
3
Sandra Cisneros
Every Body Looking (Candace Iloh)
Every Body Looking
4
Candace Iloh
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
5
Louise Rennison
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
6
S. E. Hinton
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
7
J.K. Rowling
Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)
Long Way Down
8
Jason Raynolds
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika L. Sanchez)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
9
Erika L. Sanchez
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
10
Judy Blume
Love From A to Z (S.K.Ali)
Love From A to Z
11
S.K.Ali
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
12
Suzanne Collins
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
13
Stephen Chbosky
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
14
Phillip Pullman
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
15
Mark Haddon
Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
Firekeeper's Daughter
16
Angeline Boulley
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
17
Emly X. R. Pan
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
18
Markus Zusak
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19
Marjane Satrapi
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
20
Rainbow Rowell
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
21
William Golding
One of the Good Ones (Maika Moulite)
One of the Good Ones
22
Maika Moulite
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
23
Jandy Nelson
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
24
John Green
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
25
Angie Thomas
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
26
Jenny Han
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
27
Gene Luen Yang
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
28
Harper Lee
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
29
E. Lockhart
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
30
Elie Wiesel
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
31
J.D. Salinger
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
32
Gloria Naylor
They Called Us Enemy (George Takei)
They Called Us Enemy
33
George Takei
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
34
Sylvia Plath
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
35
George Orwell
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
36
Laurie Halse Anderson
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
37
Toni Morrison
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
38
Madeleine L'engle
Look (Zan Romanoff)
Look
39
Zan Romanoff
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
40
Elisabeth Thomas
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