The 100 Best YA Books of All Time

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5 participants (100 books)

01 Jan 2024—31 Dec 2026

Overview

With a panel of celebrated authors - Elizabeth Acevedo, Kacen Callender, Jenny Han, Jason Reynolds, Adam Silvera, Angie Thomas and Nicola Yoon - TIME presents the most compelling, enlightening and influential young-adult books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s.

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Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

Dumplin' #1

Dumplin'

Julie Murphy

375 pages • 2015 • 50 editions

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

178 pages • 1967 • 65 editions

fiction classics middle grade mystery adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

323 pages • 1960 • 426 editions

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

190 pages • 1954 • 342 editions

fiction classics literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • 1951 • 330 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

283 pages • 1947 • 646 editions

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • 1943 • 93 editions

fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver #1

The Giver

Lois Lowry

179 pages • 1993 • 155 editions

fiction classics dystopian science fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables #1

Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery

320 pages • 1908 • 1.2k editions

fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women #1

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

456 pages • 1868 • 1.5k editions

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced