The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysNumber the Stars by Lois LowryHattie Big Sky by Kirby LarsonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Teen Historical Novels
954 books — 1,317 voters
Bone Gap by Laura RubyThe Underneath by Kathi AppeltThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterA Monster Calls by Patrick NessTuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
YA Magical Realism
86 books — 96 voters

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeHatchet by Gary PaulsenMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeInto the Wild by Erin HunterThe Wild One by Terri Farley
YA Animal & Nature Books
122 books — 51 voters
Boneshaker by Cherie PriestLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickAirborn by Kenneth OppelGoliath by Scott Westerfeld
Best YA Steampunk Books
217 books — 321 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsSlasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve TucholkeThe Screaming Staircase by Jonathan StroudThe Monstrumologist by Rick YanceyThe Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie
Best and Scariest Horror in YA
78 books — 29 voters
The Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterCalamity by Brandon SandersonFlamecaster by Cinda Williams ChimaGemina by Amie KaufmanA Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,392 voters

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Super Hero Books [Not Graphic Novels]
699 books — 1,032 voters