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
13,114 books — 80,185 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
31,677 books — 120,615 voters