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Lily's Top 70 YA/MG/Children's Novels

My eclectic collection of my top favorite young adult, middle grade, and children's books, including series. (And if you've only read one book in a series, I'd still count it!) Some of them I've read recently (well, look at the publication dates...), and some I re-read obsessively as a child, so they're here for nostalgia purposes.
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Ask the Passengers (A.S. King)
Ask the Passengers
1
A.S. King
Dig (A.S. King)
Dig
2
A.S. King
Everybody Sees the Ants (A.S. King)
Everybody Sees the Ants
3
A.S. King
Still Life With Tornado (A.S. King)
Still Life With Tornado
4
A.S. King
Like a Love Story (Abdi Nazemian)
Like a Love Story
5
Abdi Nazemian
The Henna Wars (Adiba Jaigirdar)
The Henna Wars
6
Adiba Jaigirdar
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
On the Come Up
7
Angie Thomas
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
8
Angie Thomas
Babysitter's Club Series (Ann M. Martin)
Babysitter's Club Series
9
Ann M. Martin
Aristotle and Dante Duology (Benjamin Alire Sáenz)
Aristotle and Dante Duology
10
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed (Bruce Coville)
The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed
11
Bruce Coville
The Ghost in the Third Row (Bruce Coville)
The Ghost in the Third Row
12
Bruce Coville
The Ghost Wore Gray (Bruce Coville)
The Ghost Wore Gray
13
Bruce Coville
The Unicorn Chronicles (Bruce Coville)
The Unicorn Chronicles
14
Bruce Coville
Seven Tears at High Tide (C.B. Lee)
Seven Tears at High Tide
15
C.B. Lee
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
16
C.S. Lewis
Full Disclosure (Camryn Garrett)
Full Disclosure
17
Camryn Garrett
The Inkheart Trilogy (Cornelia Funke)
The Inkheart Trilogy
18
Cornelia Funke
If You Still Recognize Me (Cynthia So)
If You Still Recognize Me
19
Cynthia So
Two Boys Kissing (David Levithan)
Two Boys Kissing
20
David Levithan
Son of a Trickster (Eden Robinson)
Son of a Trickster
21
Eden Robinson
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
22
Elizabeth Acevedo
The Luck of Pokey Bloom (Ellen Conford)
The Luck of Pokey Bloom
23
Ellen Conford
Tilt (Ellen Hopkins)
Tilt
24
Ellen Hopkins
The Astonishing Color of After (Emly X. R. Pan)
The Astonishing Color of After
25
Emly X. R. Pan
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Erika L. Sanchez)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
26
Erika L. Sanchez
Elsewhere (Gabrielle Zevin)
Elsewhere
27
Gabrielle Zevin
If I Stay Series (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay Series
28
Gayle Forman
American Panda (Gloria Chao)
American Panda
29
Gloria Chao
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces (Isabel Quintero)
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
30
Isabel Quintero
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green & David Levithan)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
31
John Green & David Levithan
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
32
Judy Blume
Blubber (Judy Blume)
Blubber
33
Judy Blume
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
34
Judy Blume
Fudge Series (Judy Blume)
Fudge Series
35
Judy Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
36
Judy Blume
As You Walk on by (Julian Winters)
As You Walk on By
37
Julian Winters
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them (Junauda Petrus)
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
38
Junauda Petrus
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
39
Katherine Paterson
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
40
L.M. Montgomery
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