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The 100 Best Young-Adult Books According to TIME

The 100 best young-adult books according to TIME Magazine. How many have you read?
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
1
Sherman Alexie
The Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
The Sorcerer's Stone
2
J.K. Rowling
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
3
Markus Zusak
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
4
Madeleine L'engle
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
5
E.B. White
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
6
Louis Sachar
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
7
Roald Dahl
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
8
S.E. Hinton
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
9
Norton Juster
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
10
Lois Lowry
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (New Jersey)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
11
New Jersey
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
12
Harper Lee
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
13
Mildred D. Taylor
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
14
L.M. Montgomery
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
15
C.S. Lewis
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
16
Walter Dean Myers
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
17
Philip Pullman
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
18
Anne Frank
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
19
E. L. Koningsburg
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
20
John Green
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
21
Mark Haddon
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
22
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
23
Kate DiCamillo
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
24
Cameron Jace
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone
25
T.H. White
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
26
J.D. Salinger
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
27
Louisa May Alcott
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
28
Mark Twain
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
29
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
30
L. Frank Baum
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
31
William Golding
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
32
Roald Dahl
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
33
Lewis Carroll
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
34
Katherine Paterson
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
35
Jack London
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
36
John Knowles
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
37
Louise Fitzhugh
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
38
Robert Cormier
Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved
39
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
40
Lemony Snicket
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