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Reddit's Top 105 Fantasy Novels/Series of All Time - How many of the top all time fantasy novels/series have you read. 10 Book Series So Addictive, You Never Want Them to End. Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels. It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore. Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category.

Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll. A whopping 75,220 of you voted for your favorite young adult novels, blasting past the total for last year's science fiction and fantasy poll at, dare we say it, warp speed. And now, the final results are in. While it's no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Hunger Games trilogy on top, this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as familiar with.

For example, John Green, author of the 2012 hit The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100. Summer, like youth, is fleeting. Shannon McClintock Miller's Lists. 74 Books to Read if You Love the Hunger Games. If you haven't read the Hunger Games you really should! They're pretty awesome. Check them out: If you're already a fan of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins... You should add these books to your to be read pile! (The recommendations are in no particular order.) Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie In a world where Officials pick your perfect mate, what happens when you’ve two choices? Maze Runner Trilogy by James Dashner A boy wakes up in a Glade with other boys knowing only his name, not how he got there, or how to escape the enclosed walls.

Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry A young boy is given the job to retain the Community’s memories and to advise them using that knowledge, but he doesn’t like what he sees when he knows the past. Books of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau A city of light amidst the darkness begins to go black and survival means finding a way out by going through the unknown. Uglies Quartet by Scott Westerfeld Selection Trilogy by Kiera Cass UPDATE: Novellas added to series: The Prince , The Guard. Books Gone Hollywood Shelf. Popular Classic Ya Books. Booklists - Classic Novels. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Justice and honor are celebrated in this story about Huck’s adventures on the Mississippi River with the runaway slave Jim.

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Though the war he describes is World War I, Remarque writes eloquently of all wars in this tale of a young German sent to fight in the trenches. Beloved by Toni Morrison Morrison’s heart-breaking novel tells the story of a woman who escapes from slavery to freedom in Cincinnati but remains haunted by her daughter’s murder. The Best Short Stories by O. Short vignettes display irony and coincidence in everyday life. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Huxley brilliantly satirizes contemporary society’s dehumanization in this grim novel of the future. The Call of the Wild by Jack London When his beloved master is killed, the dog Buck flees to the wild, where he becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye by J.D.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by F. Library Booklists: Young Adult Fiction Booklists: General. Adventure and Survival Stories Youth Adventure and Survival Stories (Novi Public Library, MI): PDF. Author, title, summary for about 40 books, from Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever, 1793 to Paul Zindel's Raptor. Updated 2009. Adventure Stories for Middle School Readers (Elmhurst Public Library, IL): Author, title, page count, and summary for 16 books, including Ruth Riddell's Ice Warrior, Gary Paulsen's The Haymeadow, and Eric Campbell's The Place of Lions. Created Oct. 2000. What Should I Read Next? Adventure Stories for Teens (Seattle Public Library): Title, author, page count, summary for about 20 adventure fiction titles for teens, from Ted Bell's Nick of Time to David Ward's Escape the Mask. Survival in Books for Middle School Schoolers (Berkeley Public Library, CA): Author, title, publication date, and one-line summary for about 20 novels, from Lloyd Alexander's The Illyrian Adventure to Cynthia Voigt's Homecoming.

Adventure Fiction for Young Adults (Wheaton Public Library, IL): PDF. The 25 Best Young Adult Fiction Novels of All Time. Ya Book Lists. The Top 25 Young Adult Novels of 2014. It has been an absolute break-out year for young adult literature. With movies like The Fault In Our Stars, Divergent, and Mockingjay: Part I practically breaking the box office, and loads and loads of think pieces about adults reading YA fiction, young adult has broken into the mainstream conversation. Hey, you haven't made it until the haters are tearing you down, right? Subsequently, it was a great year to be a young adult author — but it was an even more amazing year to be a young adult reader, because those authors were up to the challenge. There were so many amazing YA fiction novels out in 2014 that it was a major challenge to choose only 25 to name.

To do so, I eliminated some great choices from deserving authors. Notably, I didn't include any middle grade books because the nomination possibilities almost became endless. But I would be remiss not to shout out two of my favorite MG books of 2014. Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer (Dutton Juvenile) Panic by Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins) J.C. Young Adult Classics->Teen fiction. 29 Classic Young Adult Books That Changed The World (And Are Also Great Reads) - xoJane.

Young adult and middle grade are both exploding right now, but did you know that these genres have been alive and well since the 19th century? And that we're still reading classic works from decades ago? We didn't just want to round up hot must-reads from recent years in this collection of classic YA and MG -- we went instead for truly life-changing and genre-changing texts that are also great reads, including some very new novels. Chime in with your own in the comments! 1. Originally published in two volumes, this is a fascinating story of four sisters living in New England and coming to terms with their own identities. 2. Written by a Quaker woman who died shortly after its publication, "Black Beauty" was my early introduction to animal welfare, compassion for animals, and the huge gaps between social classes. 3. Make no mistake: This is not a sweet little novella. 4. This intergenerational story of life in Brooklyn over the early 20th century is a classic for a reason. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time. We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. In the… We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. In the likes of Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen, they’ve produced characters and conceits that have become the currency of our pop-culture discourse—and inspired some of our best writers to contribute to the genre.

To honor the best books for young adults and children, TIME compiled this survey in consultation with respected peers such as U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, children’s-book historian Leonard Marcus, the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, the Young Readers Center at the Library of Congress, the Every Child a Reader literacy foundation and 10 independent booksellers.

LIST: The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time Little, Brown. Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels. 30 Teen Books - Influential YA Novels. Top 100 Fiction | Best Books | ListMuse.com. A contemporary list, with an international flavour and a respect for the classics, The Best Books: Top 100 Novels of All Time list contains many of the great works of fiction you'd expect, but with a few surprises to add a little spice to the collection.

Which books would you omit and which would you add to our list? Please let us know in the comments section below. 1. Brave New World By Aldous Huxley "Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English. " 2. By Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. 3.

By George Orwell Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. 4. By Leo Tolstoy Published to coincide with the centenary of Tolstoy's death, here is an exciting new edition of one of the great literary works of world literature. 5. By J. A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. 6. By Joseph Heller 7. 8. 9. Fast Forward to Your Fall Book Haul  The first day... | Penguin Teen. Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia.