The 100 Best YA Books of All Time

5 participants (100 books)

01 Jan 202431 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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272 pages2001 6 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional lighthearted fast-paced

181 pages1998 27 editions

fiction romance young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

240 pages1998 135 editions

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous funny fast-paced

359 pages2012 113 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

232 pages1997 54 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

128 pages1989 7 editions

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult lighthearted reflective fast-paced

377 pages2005 419 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

110 pages1984 78 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective fast-paced

350 pages1981 24 editions

fiction young adult adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-paced

182 pages1978 47 editions

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced