The best YA books of all time are perfect reads for people who love all things YA! The best YA books are all on our ultimate teen list. This list of new and old  best teen fiction books has something for everyone. If you are looking for book recommendations for teens, this is the place to start. Find all of the genres from contemporaries to mysteries and fantasies, and more all on our best YA books of all time list. We recommend them all!

Best YA Books of All Time

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

3. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

4. Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

5. Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu

6. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

7. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

8. This Time It’s Real by Ann Liang

9. Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey

10. All That Glitters by Gita Trelease

11. All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

12. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

13. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

14. All the Rage: A Novel by Courtney Summers

15. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

16. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

17. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

18. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

19. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

21. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

22. Divergent by Veronica Roth

23. Legend by Marie Lu

24. The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

25. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

26. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

27. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

28. Warcross by Mare Lu

29. The Selection by Kiera Cass

30. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

31. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

32. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

33. Paper Towns by John Green

34. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

35. Delirium by Lauren Oliver

36, Caraval by Stephanie Garber

37. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

38. Looking for Alaska by John Green

39. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

40. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

41. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

42. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

43. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

44. Illuminae by Jay Kristoff

45. The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby

46. The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

47. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

48. The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

49. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

50. The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

51. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

52. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

53. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

54. The Giver by Lois Lowry

55. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

56. The Lightning Thief by Rick RIordan

57. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

58. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

59. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

60. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

61. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

62. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

63. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

64. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

65. Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

66. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

67. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

68. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

69. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

70. Feed by M.T. Anderson

71. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

72. Graceling by Kristin Cashore

73. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

74. Every Day David Levithan

75. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

76. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

77. Scythe by Neal Shusterman

78. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

79. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

80. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

81. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

82. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

83. American Street by Ibi Zoboi

84. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Best YA Books of All Time

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