This Lullaby by Sarah DessenCoraline by Neil GaimanSabriel by Garth NixThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,126 books — 80,198 voters
The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerShiver by Maggie StiefvaterInkheart by Cornelia FunkeWicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Best Teen/Young Adult Books
2,101 books — 2,669 voters

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,441 books — 1,552 voters
Paper Towns by John GreenIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
941 books — 1,566 voters

Uglies by Scott WesterfeldThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauGo Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksTuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
"New Adult" Dark & Gritty and SO worth it
962 books — 1,046 voters
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books of All Time for Teens
906 books — 1,113 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Best Teen Girl Books
1,791 books — 2,531 voters
The Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Characters We Wish Existed
1,028 books — 773 voters

Inkheart by Cornelia FunkeNumber the Stars by Lois LowryCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEragon by Christopher Paolini
"You Should Totally Read This YA Book!"
1,011 books — 824 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenPaper Towns by John Green
Best Books for Teen Readers
1,163 books — 1,394 voters

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixVampire Academy by Richelle MeadThe Host by Stephenie MeyerI'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,595 books — 2,616 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotThe Summoning by Kelley ArmstrongCinder by Marissa Meyer
Books for twelve-year-old children
1,715 books — 1,115 voters

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauVampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Best Young Adult Fiction
3,595 books — 6,911 voters