Time Magazine: The 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time [Full List]
Time Magazine’s 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time [Click book’s cover image or title to go to its Amazon web-page. Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate this website would earn from qualifying purchases through links to Amazon.]
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Allende, Isabel. City of the Beasts
Alexander, Lloyd. The Chronicles of Prydain (series)
Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Tiger Lily
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak
Anderson, M.T. Feed
Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz *
Block, Francesca Lia. Dangerous Angels (the Weetzie Bat Books)
Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Bosch, Pseudonymous. Secret (series) *
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland *
Castellucci, Cecil. Boy Proof
Cleary, Beverly. Beezus and Ramona *
Clements, Andrew. Frindle *
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games
Cooper, Susan. The Grey King *
Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War
Crutcher, Chris. Whale Talk
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory *
Dahl, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World *
Dahl, Roald. Matilda *
DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane *
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tiger Rising *
Donnelly, Jennifer. A Northern Light
Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy *
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt
Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl
Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book
Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars
Green, John. Looking for Alaska
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies
Goldman, William. The Princess Bride
Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows *
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Hardinge, Frances. The Lost Conspiracy
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders
Hughes, Richard. A High Wind in Jamaica
Jones, Diana Wynne. Dogsbody
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth *
Key, Watt. Alabama Moon
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler *
LeGuin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Leviathan, David. Every Day
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe *
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild
Lowry, Lois. The Giver
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars *
McKay, Hilary. Saffy’s Angel
Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight
Montgomery, L. M. Anne of Green Gables
Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful
Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till
Ness, Patrick. The Knife of Never Letting Go
Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls
Nix, Garth. Sabriel
O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh *
Palacio, R. J. Wonder *
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia *
Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet *
Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass
Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game *
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. The Yearling
Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (series)
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising *
Sachar, Louis. Holes
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye
Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret *
Sís, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Snicket, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events (series) *
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me *
Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society *
Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Thompson, Craig. Blankets
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings
Travers, P. L. Mary Poppins *
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Whaley, John Corey. Where Things Come Back
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web *
White, T. H. The Sword in the Stone
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie *
Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese
Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers and Saints
Zindel, Paul. The Pigman
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief
Note: Starred titles are not really for “young-adult” readers, but for younger readers, according to some people’s opinion.
See also: Time Magazine: The 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time