All the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenI'll Give You the Sun by Jandy NelsonThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
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Best Young Adult Books
13,167 books — 80,259 voters

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,077 books — 121,897 voters