The Giver by Lois LowryThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best Young Adult Books
13,246 books — 80,353 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,410 books — 123,427 voters

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperSmile by Raina Telgemeier
Newbery 2010
113 books — 501 voters
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperBecause of Mr. Terupt by Rob BuyeaSmile by Raina TelgemeierMockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Newbery 2011
156 books — 552 voters

The Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenI'll Be There by Holly Goldberg SloanClose to Famous by Joan Bauer
Newbery 2012
147 books — 655 voters
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Newbery 2014
123 books — 473 voters

The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderLoot by Jude Watson
Newbery 2015
142 books — 585 voters
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe Thing About Jellyfish by Ali BenjaminLost in the Sun by Lisa GraffThe Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
2016 Mock Newbery
110 books — 421 voters

Ghost by Jason Reynolds
2017 Mock Newbery
92 books — 367 voters
The Ethan I Was Before by Ali StandishLemons by Melissa SavageWalking with Miss Millie by Tamara BundyInsignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti BowlingSee You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
2018 Mock Newbery
102 books — 337 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenOne for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin LevineWonder by R.J. PalacioSon by Lois Lowry
Newbery 2013
133 books — 1,297 voters
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
385 books — 819 voters

A Million Ways Home by Dianna Dorisi WingetThe Crossover by Kwame AlexanderLoot by Jude Watson
Middle Grade Novels of 2014
533 books — 1,164 voters
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe Thing About Jellyfish by Ali BenjaminAuggie & Me by R.J. PalacioLost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
589 books — 1,119 voters

Booked by Kwame Alexander
Middle Grade Novels of 2016
629 books — 978 voters
Braced by Alyson GerberInsignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti BowlingGreetings from Witness Protection! by Jake BurtScar Island by Dan GemeinhartRefugee by Alan Gratz
Middle Grade Novels of 2017
559 books — 782 voters

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorSunny by Jason Reynolds
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
578 books — 689 voters
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
504 books — 447 voters