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The English Teacher's 50: A List of Great Young Adult Books

Our maverick English Teacher surveys the field of Teen/Young Adult fiction and selects 50 titles that are first rate pieces of writing as well as target audience appropriate. He chose 50 as the target number to keep the list manageable; consequently, many fine works have been left off. To answer what he thinks are the most likely questions - 1) The Harry Potter Books were omitted because they have transcended the YA market niche to become bonafide classics for all ages; and 2) The Twilight Series has been omitted because sparkling vampires are just wrong.
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13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
13 Reasons Why
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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
Along for the Ride (Sarah Dessen)
Along for the Ride
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Sarah Dessen
Am I Normal Yet (Holly Bourne)
Am I Normal Yet
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April Morning (Howard Fast)
April Morning
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Howard Fast
Banner in the Sky (James Ullman)
Banner in the Sky
6
James Ullman
Bitter End (Jennifer Brown)
Bitter End
7
Jennifer Brown
The Body of Christopher Creed
The Body of Christopher Creed
8
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
9
Markus Zusak
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
10
Mark Haddon
The Dead and the Gone (Susan Pfeffer)
The Dead and the Gone
11
Susan Pfeffer
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
12
Cory Doctorow
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
13
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
14
John Green
Following Christopher Creed (Carol Plum-Ucci)
Following Christopher Creed
15
Carol Plum-Ucci
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
16
Lois Lowry
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
17
Lois Lowry
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
18
Gary Paulsen
Hate List (Jennifer Brown)
Hate List
19
Jennifer Brown
The High Crusade
The High Crusade
20
The Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Trilogy
21
Suzanne Collins
I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
I Am the Messenger
22
Markus Zusak
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Lois Duncan)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
23
Lois Duncan
I Love You, Beth Cooper
I Love You, Beth Cooper
24
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
The Indian in the Cupboard
25
Lynne Reid Banks
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
26
Esther Forbes
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin
27
Life as We Knew It Series (Susan Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
28
Susan Pfeffer
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
Little Brother
29
Cory Doctorow
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
30
John Green
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
31
Walter Dean Myers
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier)
My Brother Sam Is Dead
32
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
The Night She Disappeared (April Henry)
The Night She Disappeared
33
April Henry
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
34
Lois Lowry
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
35
Stephen Chbosky
R Is for Rocket (Ray Bradbury)
R Is for Rocket
36
Ray Bradbury
Rifles for Watie
Rifles for Watie
37
The River
The River
38
The Shade of the Moon (Susan Pfeffer)
The Shade of the Moon
39
Susan Pfeffer
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
40
Jack Schaefer
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