Best Young Adult

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Fiction, Nonfiction, any genre.
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78,145 Mitglieder
1,431 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
31 Members
Quaisior, generalkala, SqueakyChu, Herenya, longway, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, guyalice, kiwiflowa, lipi, CapitalHackels, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, pwaites, ncgraham, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, rretzler, Jarandel, ahef1963, kara.shamy, anelfloresmendieta, Savoym, auroraejade, maureenreads, mattias_books, mugenurargun, ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Award-Winner. 1. It's a well-written, interesting and altogether compelling piece of historical fiction. 2. You can't live in America without reading it at least once. 3. If you love the movie (who didn't?), the book is even better. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. "Deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees..." per Wikipedia. Simply the most outstanding & compelling read ever!
sturlington: Should be read by everyone, regardless of age.
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133,063 Mitglieder
2,046 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
33 Members
generalkala, Herenya, KimarieBee, enrique_molinero, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, ncgraham, susiesharp, justablondemoment, meliarose, LisaMaria_C, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, JqnOC, trisarahdactyl, fitzgage, ahef1963, Bduke, kara.shamy, Peace2, auroraejade, el_len, Quimbynge, mattias_books, michaela_vy, bcbc6000, Laceya24, AlejandroSalas, 25mmiller,_Zoe_ , ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first & best of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... Barney: There's nothing new under the sun.
aspirit: Not YA
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93,888 Mitglieder
1,186 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
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23,067 Mitglieder
948 Rezensionen
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39,812 Mitglieder
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4.2
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39,215 Mitglieder
958 Rezensionen
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19 Members
Quaisior, guyalice, kiwiflowa, SunnySD, lipi, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1962 Multiple Award Winner. SF&F classic. Loved this as a kid. Still do. First and best of the four book series.
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24,690 Mitglieder
530 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
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44,660 Mitglieder
2,118 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
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292 Rezensionen
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396 Rezensionen
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674 Rezensionen
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879 Rezensionen
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100 Rezensionen
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25,175 Mitglieder
1,431 Rezensionen
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6,297 Mitglieder
201 Rezensionen
4.1
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109,817 Mitglieder
994 Rezensionen
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7,549 Mitglieder
192 Rezensionen
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437 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
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31,396 Mitglieder
1,241 Rezensionen
4.1
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45,375 Mitglieder
754 Rezensionen
4.1
15 Members
enrique_molinero, SunnySD, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, ncgraham, meliarose, eclecticdodo, rretzler, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, maureenreads, el_len, TashMason, bcbc6000,keristars ,merrystar ,sturlington ,Dilara86 ,aspirit ,ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the somewhat uneven seven book Narnia series.
sturlington : Better for younger children
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26,744 Mitglieder
1,546 Rezensionen
4.2
11 Members
Herenya, foggidawn, amysisson, codewell, SylviaC, keeneam, meliarose, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, bcbc6000, emiliacavero,generalkala ,
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: An Abundance of Katherines is better; this one is just manipulative
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10,747 Mitglieder
258 Rezensionen
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211 Rezensionen
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40,955 Mitglieder
1,045 Rezensionen
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751 Rezensionen
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68 Rezensionen
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12 Mitglieder
2 Rezensionen
4.9
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18,375 Mitglieder
1,270 Rezensionen
4.1
8 Members
PitcherBooks, sturlington, ahef1963, DorothySKT, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24, Readatron, AlejandroSalas
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2011 Multiple Award-Winner. SF&F, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Quest, Adventure, Mystery, Suspense. Even this non-80s kid and non-gamer loved it! If you like SF&F in the least, this is a must-read. I believe a large percentage of non-SF&F fans would go for it too. Seriously good!
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9,412 Mitglieder
281 Rezensionen
3.8
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17,453 Mitglieder
574 Rezensionen
3.8
9 Members
enrique_molinero, CapitalHackels, aeleone, susiesharp, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000, Laceya24,
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: Didn't enjoy it as a teen, perhaps because I'm not a boy
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22,141 Mitglieder
1,262 Rezensionen
4.2
9 Members
aulsmith, PitcherBooks, aeleone, sturlington, pwaites, meliarose, ahef1963, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2008 Multiple Award Winner. BritLit, Fantasy. After his family is murdered, a baby is raised to boyhood by the departed denizens of the local graveyard. Interesting concept. Fun read. Equally appealing to boys & girls.
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3,305 Mitglieder
66 Rezensionen
3.9
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10,970 Mitglieder
207 Rezensionen
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9 Members
jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ncgraham, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, auroraejade, Curran2
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1958 Award Winner. Historical Fiction. Colonial Era, 1687 New England. 16 y/o orphan Katherine "Kit" Tyler leaves the relaxed and open Barbados islands to live with her aunt & uncle in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Superstitious Puritans immediately think her a witch for knowing how to swim. The strict and odd beliefs of the Puritans seem to continuously put Kit at risk for what would be non-issues for normal everyday peoples. A sometimes frightening culture clash. Excellent read!
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195 Rezensionen
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7 Members
SqueakyChu, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Multiple Award-Winner. 1953 SF&F Classic. One of Bradbury's best. Dystopia. Societal ban on all books with book burning as the solution. One of the few high school reading assignments that I adored!
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29,148 Mitglieder
553 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
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235 Rezensionen
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517 Rezensionen
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1,327 Rezensionen
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½ 3.5
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20,465 Mitglieder
794 Rezensionen
4.2
4 Members
SqueakyChu, dara85, PitcherBooks, ahef1963
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2005 Multiple Award Winner. NF, Autobiography. The author and her siblings were raised in a severely dysfunctional family. Living proof that roses spring from dung heaps and we each have the ability to choose our own lives (eventually). An amazing & inspiring life.
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846 Mitglieder
38 Rezensionen
4.2
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40 Rezensionen
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1,542 Mitglieder
106 Rezensionen
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½ 4.3
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23,510 Mitglieder
406 Rezensionen
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177 Rezensionen
3.9
4 Members
PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1968 SF&F classic. The first of the Dragonriders of Pern series. Read one, you'll read 'em all. Because they're that good! ... The author was the first woman to win a Hugo award & Nebula award. In 2005, she was named a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master & inducted into the SF&F Hall of Fame. - wiki ... Don't miss her books!
merrystar: While I loved this when I was younger, it hasn't aged all that well for me.
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1,587 Mitglieder
42 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
4 Members
Herenya, jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1974 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fantasy. The 'Tam Lin' legend retold [human kidnapped by & kept by the faerie]. Set in 16th century Elizabethan England. Very well done.
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1,243 Mitglieder
24 Rezensionen
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½ 4.3
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½ 4.3
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½ 3.7
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3.8
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124 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
PitcherBooks, Jarandel, Peace2
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2002 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure. Feudal Japan. "The story of a 16 y/o orphaned & traumatized boy, Tomasu, who is taken under the wing of a professional assassin and a 15 y/o girl, Kaede, who has been held hostage for her family's good behavior for the past 8 years."
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886 Mitglieder
70 Rezensionen
3.9
3 Members
foggidawn, PitcherBooks, SCrumrine
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 2006 Multiple Award Winner. Historical Fantasy. The plague comes to a rural medieval village. Ketarah bargains with Lord Death personified to save her family and friends. Oh, the magic and romance!
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2,937 Mitglieder
270 Rezensionen
3.8