Monday, August 13, 2012


100 Best-Ever Teen Novels (NPR List)


http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157847723/top-100-teen-books
(The Complete List)

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling (READ)
2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins (READ)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (READ)
4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green (READ)
5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien (READ)
6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (READ)
7. The Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien (WATCHED THE MOVIES)
8. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (READ)
9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green (READ)
10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak (READ)
11. The Giver (series), by Lois Lowry (READ)
12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series), by Douglas Adams (OWN IT BUT HAVEN'T READ IT)
13. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
14. Anne of Green Gables (series), by Lucy Maud Montgomery
15. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman
16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (READ)
17. The Princess Bride, by William Golding
18. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding (READ)
19. Divergent (series), by Veronica Roth
20. Paper Towns, by John Green
21. The Mortal Instruments (series), by Cassandra Clare
22. An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
23. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes (READ)
24. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon (READ)
26. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
27. Twilight (series), by Stephenie Meyer (READ)
28. Uglies (series), by Scott Westerfeld
29. The Infernal Devices (series), by Cassandra Clare
30. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
I only decided to post the top 30 books. What do you guys think about the list? I always think its hard to make theses types of lists because people will never agree. The list is missing a lot of great books and writers. 

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