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Time Magazine the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time

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We're living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. In the likes of Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen, they've produced characters and conceits that have become the currency of our pop-culture discourse—and inspired some of our best writers to contribute to the genre. To honor the best books for young adults and children, TIME compiled this survey in consultation with respected peers such as U.S. Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, children's-book historian Leonard Marcus, the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, the Young Readers Center at the Library of Congress, the Every Child a Reader literacy foundation and 10 independent booksellers.
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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
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher'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. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
11
Judy Blume
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 Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
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. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
19
E. L. Konigsburg
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
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
40
Lemony Snicket
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