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The Top 100 YA Books on Goodreads
A battlefield where wild magic fills the air. A high school where a fierce rivalry transforms an entire town. A near-future wasteland where a group of misfits seeks something greater than survival…
This is the world of YA. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a curious reader looking to try something new, come along with us as we reveal the very best of the genre.
There are thousands of YA books, so how did we go about finding the most beloved ones on Goodreads? We started by focusing on what's been added the most to Goodreads members' shelves. But this isn't simply a popularity contest; we wanted the best. So we narrowed down our list to include only books with at least a four-star average rating. We also decided to select just the first book in a series—otherwise prolific authors like Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, and Sarah J. Maas would claim many more spots on this list.
And now, without further ado, we present the Top 100 YA Books, ranked by popularity on Goodreads. How many have you read? Tell us in the comments!
This is the world of YA. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a curious reader looking to try something new, come along with us as we reveal the very best of the genre.
There are thousands of YA books, so how did we go about finding the most beloved ones on Goodreads? We started by focusing on what's been added the most to Goodreads members' shelves. But this isn't simply a popularity contest; we wanted the best. So we narrowed down our list to include only books with at least a four-star average rating. We also decided to select just the first book in a series—otherwise prolific authors like Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, and Sarah J. Maas would claim many more spots on this list.
And now, without further ado, we present the Top 100 YA Books, ranked by popularity on Goodreads. How many have you read? Tell us in the comments!
How many have you read? Let us know in the comments!
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12 Read and a couple are on my want to read list. Surprised as I thought I had read a lot of popular YA books over the years but obviously not 🙈
I've read 54 and have quite a few of the rest on my TBR shelf :)
I don't know what I expected, but I read 67, am currently reading another one and have a bunch more on my tbr xD
I've read 46 off this list and there's plenty more on here that are on my to read shelf!
20 read- missing a few GREAT Author guess I marked 10 more for my want to read list. Thanks
Rafaela (bibliophilebanshee) wrote: "29! Less than I expected, and some I haven't ever heard of!"
SAME!
I Have Also Read 29
SAME!
I Have Also Read 29
58 books from tus list are in my bookshelves. Why am I not surprised
I've only read 16.... I'm a little embarrassed, I thought the number would be higher for sure lol
Only read 9. Added a bunch to my want to read list though. I'm surprised, I thought I've read a lot more than that. Oh well.
I've read 19! I don't know if I'll read all 100 but it's a good start!
I've only read 6 o.o I must remedy this! Many more are already on my want to read list :)
I've read 33 of the, but quite a few other ones are on my 'to read' list.
I’ve read 39, want to read & have a good many of the rest.
I’ve read:The Hunger Games
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
The Giver
The Book Thief
The Maze Runner
The Outsiders
Vampire Academy
Everything, Everything
The Hate U Give
One of Us is Lying
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue
Fangirl (To-Read; Own)
Total: 11; 12 including the one I already own but haven’t read yet
11... some of these I wouldn’t even touch although I enjoy YA.
I've read only 17 of them. I have 3 o 4 books in my to read shelf.
BulletProofBoyScout- wrote: “Jenny wrote: “I’ve read 49 and 28 are on my TBR!”You used wrong grammar. (Sorry! I’m a grammar freak!) You wrote “are” instead of “is”.”
That’s not wrong: 28 (books) ARE ...
I’ve read 26 and DNF’d one. Another 7 are on my No-Thanks shelf.
I've read 23, a few dnf, and some in tbr list,,
9 read 15 I discovered haven't marked yet but want to read. 12 on my marked to read list
I’ve read 25...and since I’m an upper elementary librarian in her mid-50s, I’m pretty impressed by my number. But where is Scythe? If Unwind by Shusterman made the list, I can’t believe that Scythe didn’t. Maybe I skimmed/counted too fast and missed it?
the Halo series by Alexandra Adornetto should be here, its my favourite series of all time
I'm a little hurt that the Heir Chronicles aren't on this list. They're really good books!
Melanie wrote: "I’ve read 25...and since I’m an upper elementary librarian in her mid-50s, I’m pretty impressed by my number. But where is Scythe? If Unwind by Shusterman made the list, I can’t believe that Scythe..."Me too ... for Scythe not for the librarian part
I found some books on this list very interesting. I haven't read them all and I should use coursework help https://ukessay.com/coursework-help-uk to get some time for reading all of this. You know that feeling when you can't spend your time on your favorite hobby...
And what about The girl in the steel corset? YA and Steampunk!
I'm so happy Tamora Pierce is on this list! Alanna was one of the books that had the biggest impact on me as a teen.
uhh. You posted the same thing like 20 times. I think you might want to delete some of your repeats.
No new titles or dropped old ones."
Maybe they recycled it from last year. I agree the books seem to basically be t..."
In the article portion at the top it says that the list is based off their ratings, so many of their ratings probably did't go down by that much since last year.