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The Greatest Children's and Young Adult Books of All Time

Need a summer reading list? Well how about some of these books, aka the greatest young adult and children's chapter books?
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13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
13 Reasons Why
1
Jay Asher
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2
Sherman Alexie
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3
Mark Twain
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
4
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5
Lewis Carroll
Allegedly (Tiffany D Jackson)
Allegedly
6
Tiffany D Jackson
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
7
Sabaa Tahir
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
8
L.M. Montgomery
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
9
Judy Blume
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
10
Jules Verne
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
11
Eoin Colfer
Before I Fall (Lauren Oliver)
Before I Fall
12
Lauren Oliver
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
13
Roald Dahl
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
14
Nnedi Okorafor
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
15
Anna Sewell
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
16
Mary Norton
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
17
Katherine Paterson
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
18
Christopher Paul Curtis
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
19
Jack London
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
20
Rainbow Rowell
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
21
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
22
E.B. White
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
23
Robert Cormier
Cuba 15 (Nancy Osa)
Cuba 15
24
Nancy Osa
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
25
Anne Frank
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
26
Veronica Roth
The Education of Margot Sanchez (Lilliam Rivera)
The Education of Margot Sanchez
27
Lilliam Rivera
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
28
Rainbow Rowell
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
29
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
30
Nicola Yoon
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
31
John Green
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
32
Andrew Clements
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
33
E. L. Konigsburg
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
34
Lois Lowry
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
35
Neil Gaiman
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
36
Louise Fitzhugh
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
37
J.K. Rowling
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
38
Gary Paulsen
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
39
Angie Thomas
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
40
Johanna Spyri
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