I came across this interesting list over at
Death Books and Tea, who in turn found it at
The Book Swarm. I have backtracked a little, from the blogs along this chain, and I along with everyone else have no idea where this originated. But anyway, following is a list of the supposed top 100 young adult books!
I have
highlighted those that I have read, and
underlined those that I own but have gotten around to reading yet.
1. Alex Finn – Beastly
2. Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
3. Ally Carter – Gallagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Ally Condie – Matched
5.
Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
6. Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7.
Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8. Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9.
Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10. Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11. Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3, 4)
12.
Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2, 3, 4)
13. Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14. Brian Selznick –
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15.
Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
16. Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2
, 3)
17.
Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3, 4)
18. Christopher Paolini – Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19. Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20. Colleen Houck –
Tigers Saga (1, 2, 3)
21.
Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22.
Ellen Hopkins – Impulse
23. Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24. Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26. Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27. Gail Carson Levine – Fairest
28. Holly Black – Tithe (1
, 2, 3)
29.
J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
30.
James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2, 3)
31. James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1
, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32.
Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why
33. Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34. Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
35. John Boyne –
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36. John Green – An Abundance of Katherines
37.
John Green – Looking for Alaska
38.
John Green – Paper Towns
39. Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40. Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl –
Caster Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore –
The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2, 3)
43.
Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3, 4,)
44.
Lemony Snicket – Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
45. Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)
46.
Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2,
3)
47. Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48. M.T. Anderson – Feed
49.
Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)
50. Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51. Maria V. Snyder –
Study (1,
2, 3)
52.
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
53. Markus Zusak –
I am the Messenger
54.
Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55. Mary Ting – Crossroads
56. Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57. Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58. Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59. Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60. Meg Rosoff – How I live now
61. Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
62. Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63.
Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64. Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65. Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66. Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4)
67. Nancy Farmer –
The House of the Scorpion
68. Neal Shusterman –
Unwind
69. Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70. Neil Gaiman –
Stardust
71. Neil Gaiman –
The Graveyard Book
72.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
73. Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74. Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75. Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
76.
Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77. Rick Riordan –
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
78. Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere carnal over 40 winks
79. S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)
80. Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81. Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85.
Scott Westerfeld – Leviathan (1, 2)
86.
Scott Westerfeld – Uglies (1, 2, 3)
87. Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88. Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89. Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90. Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91. Simone Elkeles –
Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92.
Stephanie Meyer – The Host
93.
Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer –
Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96.
Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3)
97. Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98. Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99. Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100. Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped
I am obviously REALLY far behind on these.
Why don't you post this list and share which ones you have read?
