Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleNumber the Stars by Lois LowryLegend by Marie LuThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Young Adult Books
13,161 books — 80,235 voters
Paper Towns by John GreenWicked Lovely by Melissa MarrCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Best Teen/Young Adult Books
2,099 books — 2,668 voters

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Best Indie YA/New Adult Books
1,275 books — 2,394 voters
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,446 books — 1,554 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniFallen by Lauren KateI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
941 books — 1,566 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
"New Adult" Dark & Gritty and SO worth it
962 books — 1,046 voters

Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Books of All Time for Teens
906 books — 1,113 voters
Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotUglies by Scott WesterfeldClockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Best Teen Girl Books
1,791 books — 2,530 voters

The Selection by Kiera CassThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonMatched by Ally CondieFallen by Lauren Kate
Characters We Wish Existed
1,028 books — 772 voters
The Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
"You Should Totally Read This YA Book!"
1,015 books — 827 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Best Books for Teen Readers
1,164 books — 1,396 voters
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterMatched by Ally CondieThe Selection by Kiera CassThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,609 books — 2,628 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books for twelve-year-old children
1,713 books — 1,118 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,601 books — 6,917 voters