Top Young Adult Books

The top 36 books in this category, curated and ranked.

Updated April 1, 2026

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Rank	Book
#1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
#2	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
#3	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
#4	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
#5	The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
#6	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
#7	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
#8	The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins
#9	The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
#10	The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
#11	American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
#12	Insurgent by Veronica Roth
#13	To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
#14	The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
#15	The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
#16	Nancy Drew: The Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene
#17	13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
#18	Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
#19	Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
#20	Heroes by Robert Cormier
#21	New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
#22	Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
#23	The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
#24	The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
#25	The Secret of the Old Clock by Nancy Drew
#26	The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
#27	If I Stay by Gayle Forman
#28	Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
#29	Forever... by Judy Blume
#30	The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
#31	The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
#32	The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
#33	Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
#34	Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
#35	Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
#36	The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier