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Youth Lit for Adult Readers

These are the books that my 11 to 14 year old middle school students (over the past 16 years) have declared to be worth reading. They are also the books that I recommend to adults who aren't afraid of being seen with youth literature. Audiobooks count. Movies do not.
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The Wee Free Men (Terry Pratchett)
The Wee Free Men
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Terry Pratchett
A Hat Full of Sky (Terry Pratchett)
A Hat Full of Sky
2
Terry Pratchett
Wintersmith (Terry Pratchett)
Wintersmith
3
Terry Pratchett
I Shall Wear Midnight (Terry Pratchett)
I Shall Wear Midnight
4
Terry Pratchett
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Terry Pratchett)
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
5
Terry Pratchett
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
6
Markus Zusak
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
7
Neil Gaiman
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
8
Jerry Spinelli
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
9
Christopher Paul Curtis
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
10
Laurie Halse Anderson
Mortal Engines (Philip Reeve)
Mortal Engines
11
Philip Reeve
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
12
J.R.R. Tolkien
True Grit
True Grit
13
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
14
John Green
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
15
Gerald Durrell
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
16
Jerry Spinelli
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
17
Neil Gaiman
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
18
Arthur Conan Doyle
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
19
Neil Gaiman
My Path Leads to Tibet
My Path Leads to Tibet
20
Whale Rider
Whale Rider
21
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
22
Sherman Alexie
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
23
Sandra Cisneros
Cross Your Heart Connie Pickles
Cross Your Heart Connie Pickles
24
Sacajawea
Sacajawea
25
My Land Sings
My Land Sings
26
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad
27
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
28
Paulo Coelho
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
29
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
30
S.E. Hinton
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
31
Michael Ende
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
32
William Goldman
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
33
Philip Pullman
The Boggart
The Boggart
34
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
35
Susan Cooper
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
36
Anne Frank
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
37
Redwall, Brian Jacques
Redwall, Brian Jacques
38
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
39
Gary Paulsen
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
40
Louis Sachar
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