Best Young Adult

Description
Fiction, Nonfiction, any genre.
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78,323 membres
1,431 critiques
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
Explications
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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133,477 membres
2,045 critiques
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
Explications
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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39,378 membres
958 critiques
4
19 Members
Quaisior, guyalice, kiwiflowa, SunnySD, lipi, codewell, PitcherBooks, aeleone, merrystar, SylviaC, sturlington, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000
Explications
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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44,841 membres
2,120 critiques
½ 4.4
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6,381 membres
117 critiques
4.2
24
7,034 membres
100 critiques
4.1
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25,304 membres
1,434 critiques
4
27
6,312 membres
201 critiques
4.1
28
110,148 membres
992 critiques
4.2
29
7,516 membres
192 critiques
4.2
30
12,204 membres
439 critiques
½ 4.3
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45,570 membres
756 critiques
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
Explications
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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26,813 membres
1,548 critiques
4.2
11 Members
Herenya, foggidawn, amysisson, codewell, SylviaC, keeneam, meliarose, StefanieGeeks, kara.shamy, bcbc6000, emiliacavero,generalkala ,
Explications
: An Abundance of Katherines is better; this one is just manipulative
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10,774 membres
258 critiques
4.2
35
5,173 membres
210 critiques
4
37
19,095 membres
752 critiques
4.1
38
6,251 membres
68 critiques
4.1
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12 membres
2 critiques
4.9
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18,408 membres
1,272 critiques
4.1
8 Members
PitcherBooks, sturlington, ahef1963, DorothySKT, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24, Readatron, AlejandroSalas
Explications
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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9,436 membres
281 critiques
3.8
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17,513 membres
576 critiques
3.8
9 Members
enrique_molinero, CapitalHackels, aeleone, susiesharp, ahef1963, YellowHedgehog, ManWithAnAgenda, bcbc6000, Laceya24,
Explications
: Didn't enjoy it as a teen, perhaps because I'm not a boy
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22,143 membres
1,263 critiques
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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3,310 membres
66 critiques
3.9
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11,020 membres
207 critiques
4
9 Members
jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar, ncgraham, meliarose, rretzler, ahef1963, auroraejade, Curran2
Explications
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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5,562 membres
41 critiques
3.8
47
6,583 membres
334 critiques
4
48
4,037 membres
196 critiques
4
49
24,876 membres
353 critiques
4.1
50
10,757 membres
343 critiques
4.2
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7,669 membres
239 critiques
3.8
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6,378 membres
237 critiques
3.9
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8,112 membres
222 critiques
3.8
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5,673 membres
297 critiques
4.1
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53,794 membres
994 critiques
4
7 Members
SqueakyChu, PitcherBooks, merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Laceya24
Explications
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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29,286 membres
556 critiques
½ 4.3
60
2,001 membres
31 critiques
4.1
62
17,950 membres
517 critiques
3.9
63
44,270 membres
1,327 critiques
3.9
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12,051 membres
226 critiques
4.1
65
2,501 membres
183 critiques
3.8
66
3,330 membres
134 critiques
½ 3.5
67
4,068 membres
73 critiques
4.1
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6,048 membres
398 critiques
4.1
69
14,782 membres
721 critiques
4.1
70
7,298 membres
140 critiques
4.2
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20,549 membres
794 critiques
4.2
4 Members
SqueakyChu, dara85, PitcherBooks, ahef1963
Explications
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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847 membres
37 critiques
4.2
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3,938 membres
40 critiques
4.2
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1,547 membres
106 critiques
3.8
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9,770 membres
309 critiques
4.1
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5,734 membres
147 critiques
4.2
77
3,109 membres
63 critiques
3.9
80
9,050 membres
176 critiques
3.9
4 Members
PitcherBooks, merrystar, ahef1963, TashMason
Explications
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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1,592 membres
42 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
Herenya, jain, PitcherBooks, merrystar
Explications
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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1,244 membres
23 critiques
4.1
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1,918 membres
78 critiques
4.1
84
5,575 membres
348 critiques
3.9
85
2,599 membres
69 critiques
½ 4.3
86
4,801 membres
387 critiques
½ 4.3
87
3,987 membres
39 critiques
4.2
88
5,745 membres
203 critiques
½ 3.7
89
3,002 membres
24 critiques
4.1
90
3,972 membres
47 critiques
4.1
91
5,155 membres
432 critiques
3.8
92
4,707 membres
124 critiques
3.9
3 Members
PitcherBooks, Jarandel, Peace2
Explications
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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3,111 membres
88 critiques
3.9
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9,640 membres
663 critiques
½ 4.3
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8,137 membres
167 critiques
4.1
96
1,042 membres
20 critiques
3.9
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1,742 membres
19 critiques
½ 3.6
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1,641 membres
58 critiques
4.1
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887 membres
70 critiques
3.9
3 Members
foggidawn, PitcherBooks, SCrumrine
Explications
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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2,941 membres
270 critiques
3.8