Amy at Following the Reader posted this list of Top 100 YA Reads today. Of course, I had to see how many I'd read (and then sort of brag if the number was super high--unfortunately, it's not). She couldn't find the original blogger or source, but the list seems right from what I know and have read of current YA lit. Anyway, here is the list, with my reads bolded. I've underlined ones on my TBR list. It's hard not to make comments, but I'll attempt to refrain! And I've only seen the movie of some of these.
If you want to repost this, it's kind of fun:) I didn't cheat or anything (some of the books I started but stopped).
Okay, I just changed my mind. Totally making comments on the ones I've read. Remember, the key phrase was "attempt to refrain." I'm calling it now-- fail.
1.
Alex Finn – Beastly
2.
Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones (liked much better than her novel Lucky)
3.
Ally Carter – Gallagher
Girls (1, 2, 3, 4) (girls in spy school= epic shennanigans)
4.
Ally Condie – Matched (cannot wait for Crossed, cannot wait for Crossed)
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)
12. Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
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)
16. Carrie Jones – Need
(1, 2, 3)
17. Carrie Ryan – The
Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3)
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)
21. Cornelia Funke –
Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22. Ellen Hopkins – Impulse (my 1st of her books, hooked me)
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) (yes, I'm a little bit of a disappointment)
30. James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31. James Patterson –
Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32. Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why (oh my gosh, please read this)
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)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest
Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43. Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
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) (laugh out loud hilarity)
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 (amazing, definitely cried three times)
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) (great series for both genders; so creative)
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 (fun beach read)
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key (didn't like the ending, but still, good romance)
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever (my first read of hers...Will is dreamy)
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty
Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85. Scott Westerfeld –
Leviathan (1, 2)
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 (wow, better than Twilight...what an imagination)
93. Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4) (fabulouso, have a few problems with book 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The
Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3) (first book extremely slow, third was my favorite because the main characters from the first two meet)
96. Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3) (Are you on board the Hunger Games train yet? If not, it's time.)
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 think Divergent by Veronica Roth will be on this list soon. Also, Delirium by Lauren Oliver. My favorite book by Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby, wasn't on here either:(
Are there any you think should be on this list that are not?
I think Divergent by Veronica Roth will be on this list soon. Also, Delirium by Lauren Oliver. My favorite book by Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby, wasn't on here either:(
Are there any you think should be on this list that are not?
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