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The Retired English Teacher Reflects: YA Books That Aren't Just for Young Adults

Here are 90 books categorized as "Teen Fiction" or "Young Adult Reading" by authors, publishers, booksellers, and/or the ALA, usually as a marketing strategy to target readers and promote sales. Some are 19th century classic and semi-classic adventure stories; others are more recent items from mid-20th century writers that were conceived as "juveniles"; still others are contemporary works specifically aimed at high school aged readers. They all have one thing in common - they are all extremely well done and have much that will appeal to adult readers as well.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Sherman Alexie
All My Rage (Sabaa Tahir)
All My Rage
2
Sabaa Tahir
April Morning (Fast)
April Morning
3
Fast
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
4
Judy Blume
Arthur (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Arthur
5
Kevin Crossley-Holland
At the Lion Gate (Palmer)
At the Lion Gate
6
Palmer
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
7
Suzanne Collins
The Black Arrow (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Black Arrow
8
Robert Louis Stevenson
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
9
Anna Sewell
Blazed (Myers)
Blazed
10
Myers
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
11
Markus Zusak
The Car (Gary Paulsen)
The Car
12
Gary Paulsen
Chains (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Chains
13
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
14
Robert Cormier
Chronicles of Narnia Series (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia Series
15
C.S. Lewis
Crank (Ellen Hopkins)
Crank
16
Ellen Hopkins
Dead End (Myers)
Dead End
17
Myers
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
18
Cory Doctorow
Drama (Raina Telgemeier)
Drama
19
Raina Telgemeier
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth
20
The Egyptian Necklace (Palmer)
The Egyptian Necklace
21
Palmer
Eragon Series (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon Series
22
Christopher Paolini
Exit Here (Jason Myers)
Exit Here
23
Jason Myers
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
Fallen Angels
24
Walter Dean Myers
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
25
John Green
Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
Gathering Blue
26
Lois Lowry
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
27
Lois Lowry
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
28
Holly Jackson
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
29
Neil Gaiman
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
30
J. K. Rowling
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
31
Gary Paulsen
Hate List (Jennifer Brown)
Hate List
32
Jennifer Brown
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
33
Angie Thomas
The Hobbit (Tolkien)
The Hobbit
34
Tolkien
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
35
Louis Sachar
Homeland (Cory Doctorow)
Homeland
36
Cory Doctorow
The Hunger Games Series (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games Series
37
Suzanne Collins
I Am the Cheese (Robert Cormier)
I Am the Cheese
38
Robert Cormier
I Am the Messenger (Markus Zusak)
I Am the Messenger
39
Markus Zusak
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Lois Duncan)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
40
Lois Duncan
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