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