Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosThe Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
YA Books Under 200 Pages
386 books — 49 voters
Suburban Aliens by Nicholas Carvan
YA Fiction with sex, not love
1 book — 1 voter

Hollow City by Ransom RiggsMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsThere Is No Dog by Meg RosoffGrasshopper Jungle by Andrew  SmithWater Girl by Joyce Carol Thomas
Weird Teen Fiction
13 books — 5 voters
Luna by Julie Anne PetersIf I Was Your Girl by Meredith RussoBeing Emily by Rachel GoldBeautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-MillsMelissa by Alex  Gino
Booklist for Trans Teens
386 books — 487 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Stay by Gayle Forman
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,994 books — 12,442 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieCinder by Marissa MeyerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,918 books — 1,218 voters