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52 Books That Hooked Readers on YA

"The breadth of the young adult genre has only grown wider since the days of The Outsiders and Sweet Valley High. Now there are plenty more YA heroes to choose from: heroes who fight in dystopian arenas, navigate treacherous faerie courts, explore alternate realities, and more.
And while the main characters may be teens, that doesn't mean they won't appeal to all readers. So if you're curious about the genre but aren't sure which books to read first—we've got you covered.
We asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook to tell us which books hooked them on YA and made a list of some of their most popular responses."
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Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
1
Stephenie Meyer
The Iron King (Julie Kagawa)
The Iron King
2
Julie Kagawa
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
3
Cassandra Clare
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
4
Sarah J. Mass
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
5
Leigh Bardugo
Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard)
Red Queen
6
Victoria Aveyard
Ember Quartet (Sabaa Tahir)
Ember Quartet
7
Sabaa Tahir
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
8
Maggie Stiefvater
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
9
Lani Taylor
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
10
Garth Nix
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
11
Kristin Cashore
Three Dark Crowns (Kendare Blake)
Three Dark Crowns
12
Kendare Blake
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
13
Angie Thomas
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
14
Laurie Halse Anderson
Since You've Been Gone (Morgan Matson)
Since You've Been Gone
15
Morgan Matson
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
16
John Green
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
17
Stephen Chbosky
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
18
Benjamin Alire Saenz
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
All the Bright Places
19
Jennifer Niven
I'll Give You the Sun (Jandy Nelson)
I'll Give You the Sun
20
Jandy Nelson
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
21
Becky Albertalli
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
22
S.E. Hinton
Monster (Walter Dean Myers)
Monster
23
Walter Dean Myers
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
24
Jay Asher
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
25
Scott Westerfeld
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
26
Veronica Roth
Shatter Me (Tahereh Mafi)
Shatter Me
27
Tahereh Mafi
Replica (Lauren Oliver)
Replica
28
Lauren Oliver
Illuminae (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
Illuminae
29
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
30
Suzanne Collins
Legend (Marie Lu)
Legend
31
Marie Lu
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
32
Marissa Meyer
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
33
Lois Lowry
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
34
James Dashner
The Darkest Minds (Alexandra Bracken)
The Darkest Minds
35
Alexandra Bracken
A Thousand Pieces of You (Claudia Gray)
A Thousand Pieces of You
36
Claudia Gray
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Nebraska: Eleanor and Park
37
Rainbow Rowell
Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)
Anna and the French Kiss
38
Stephanie Perkins
Along for the Ride (Sarah Dessen)
Along for the Ride
39
Sarah Dessen
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
40
Nicola Yoon
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