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Time's 100 Best YA Books of All Time

This is the list that Time Magazine has just published of the 100 best YA books of all time. I hope you enjoy!
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
1
Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
2
L.M. Montgomery
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3
Betty Smith
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
6
William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
7
Harper Lee
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
8
E. L. Koningsburg
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
9
Ursula Le Guin
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip (John Donovan)
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip
10
John Donovan
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (New Jersey)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
11
New Jersey
A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich (Alice Childress)
A Hero Ain't Nothing but a Sandwich
12
Alice Childress
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
13
Judy Blume
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
14
Natalie Babbitt
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
15
Mildred Taylor
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'engle)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
16
Madeleine L'engle
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
17
Ellen Raskin
Homecoming (Cynthia Voigt)
Homecoming
18
Cynthia Voigt
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
19
Sandra Cisneros
Weetzie Bat (Francesca Lia Block)
Weetzie Bat
20
Francesca Lia Block
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
21
Lois Lowry
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
22
Gail Carson Levine
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
23
Louis Sachar
If You Come Softly (Jacqueline Woodson)
If You Come Softly
24
Jacqueline Woodson
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
25
Louise Rennison
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
26
Walter Dean Myers
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
27
Laurie Halse Anderson
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
28
Jerry Spinelli
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries
29
Meg Cabot
A Step From Heaven (An Na)
A Step From Heaven
30
An Na
Rainbow Boys (Alex Sánchez)
Rainbow Boys
31
Alex Sánchez
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
32
Ann Brashares
Before We Were Free (Julia Alvarez)
Before We Were Free
33
Julia Alvarez
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
34
M.T. Anderson
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
35
Marjane Satrapi
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
36
Meg Rosoff
Code Talker (Joseph Bruchac)
Code Talker
37
Joseph Bruchac
Elsewhere (Gabrielle Zevin)
Elsewhere
38
Gabrielle Zevin
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
39
Markus Zusak
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
40
Rick Riordan
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