Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeA Death in the Family by James AgeeI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeowulf by UnknownPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
MENSA Grades 9-12
100 books — 2 voters
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally CarterHeist Society by Ally CarterUncommon Criminals by Ally CarterI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterFire by Kristin Cashore
Best YA Spy/Mystery Novels
640 books — 1,632 voters

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonIf I Stay by Gayle FormanThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee StewartOnce Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Best Young Adult Books
13,247 books — 80,367 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,012 books — 12,463 voters

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinGrave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
YA Historical Fiction 2012
133 books — 734 voters
The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenDivergent by Veronica RothMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Books for a Female Teen
459 books — 350 voters