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The English Teacher's Random Favorites: YA Fiction for Everyone

Our maverick English Teacher lists 50 books marketed as YA Fiction that are great reads for everyone. Each book contains interesting plots, complex characters, and good writing.
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13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
13 Reasons Why
1
Jay Asher
Banner in the Sky (James Ramsey Ullman)
Banner in the Sky
2
James Ramsey Ullman
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
3
Anna Sewell
The Body of Christopher Creed
The Body of Christopher Creed
4
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
5
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
6
John Boyne
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
7
Jack London
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
8
Robert Cormier
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
9
Ellen Hopkins
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
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
11
Cory Doctorow
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
12
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
13
John Green
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
14
Lois Lowry
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
15
Lois Lowry
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
16
J.K. Rowling
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
17
Gary Paulsen
Hate List (Jennifer Brown)
Hate List
18
Jennifer Brown
Have Space Suit-Will Travel
Have Space Suit-Will Travel
19
Hereafter (Tara Hudson)
Hereafter
20
Tara Hudson
The High Crusade (Poul Anderson)
The High Crusade
21
Poul Anderson
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
22
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
23
Suzanne Collins
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Lois Duncan)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
24
Lois Duncan
If I Stay (Gayle Forman)
If I Stay
25
Gayle Forman
In the Reign of Terror (Hentey)
In the Reign of Terror
26
Hentey
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
The Indian in the Cupboard
27
Lynne Reid Banks
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
28
Esther Forbes
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
29
Robert Louis Stevenson
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin
30
The Late Great Me (Sandra Scoppettone)
The Late Great Me
31
Sandra Scoppettone
Life as We Knew It Series (Susan Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
32
Susan Pfeffer
The Lion of the North (G. A. Henty)
The Lion of the North
33
G. A. Henty
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow)
Little Brother
34
Cory Doctorow
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women
35
Louisa May Alcott,
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
36
Alice Sebold
A Mirror for Witches (Esther Forbes)
A Mirror for Witches
37
Esther Forbes
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
38
Walter Dean Myers
The Night She Disappeared (April Henry)
The Night She Disappeared
39
April Henry
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
40
Lois Lowry
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