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YA fiction that is distinguishable from the rest of the pack; whether it is through a strong leading character, a compelling/powerful plotline, a surprising ending, or a non-clichéd storyline - whatever makes the novel captivating. Books can be considered not cliched based on the time they were published.
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*Please only add and vote for the first book in a series; votes based on the whole series overall
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Valhalla (Valhalla, #1)
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Ari Bach (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 804 ratings
score: 799,
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Eona: The Last Dragoneye (Eon, #2)
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Alison Goodman (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 40,364 ratings
score: 400,
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4 people voted
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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
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Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 216,531 ratings
score: 292,
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3 people voted
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The Graveyard Book
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 561,958 ratings
score: 281,
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3 people voted
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 477,623 ratings
score: 255,
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Paradox Love
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Dorothy Gravelle (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 75 ratings
score: 200,
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2 people voted
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Fairytales for Wilde Girls
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Allyse Near (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 1,178 ratings
score: 199,
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2 people voted
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Captivate (Submerged Sun, #1)
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Vanessa Garden (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 1,862 ratings
score: 199,
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2 people voted
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Steelheart (Reckoners, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 193,064 ratings
score: 198,
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2 people voted
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The Rithmatist (Rithmatist, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 73,532 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
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4.09 avg rating — 192,885 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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Jay Asher (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 1,016,630 ratings
score: 194,
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2 people voted
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 225,252 ratings
score: 191,
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2 people voted
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 3,358,894 ratings
score: 189,
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2 people voted
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Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 494,265 ratings
score: 189,
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2 people voted
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,645,993 ratings
score: 185,
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2 people voted
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,080,321 ratings
score: 185,
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2 people voted
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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4.31 avg rating — 1,455,532 ratings
score: 168,
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2 people voted
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 9,665,783 ratings
score: 159,
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2 people voted
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Genetically Altered (Genetically Modified, #1)
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Tracie Molton (Goodreads Author)
3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Chimehour (The Faire Curiosities, #1)
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Caitlin E. Jones (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Roses Are Red (Blood, Sweat and Tears, #1)
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J.B. Kantt (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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I Thirst
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Gina Marinello-Sweeney (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 84 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Song of the Sending (The Expatriates, #1)
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Corinne O'Flynn (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 81 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Space Cruiser Musashi
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3.81 avg rating — 436 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
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Maggie Stiefvater (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 396,735 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)
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Alwyn Hamilton (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 65,816 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Written in Red (The Others, #1)
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4.25 avg rating — 64,057 ratings
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World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
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Susan Ee (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 107,690 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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The Dead I Know
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3.81 avg rating — 1,482 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Naming (The Books of Pellinor, #1)
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Alison Croggon (Goodreads Author)
4.03 avg rating — 27,505 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Impulse (Submerged Sun, #2)
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Vanessa Garden (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 609 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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Everything is Changed
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3.60 avg rating — 213 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Pathfinder (Pathfinder, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 24,837 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Hexenhaus
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Nikki McWatters (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 222 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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Before I Fall
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Lauren Oliver (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 344,834 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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Ruins (Pathfinder, #2)
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3.91 avg rating — 11,973 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)
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Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 95,774 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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The Gate Thief (Mither Mages, #2)
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3.78 avg rating — 16,925 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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Something Under the Bed Is Drooling: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
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4.65 avg rating — 15,175 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set (Mistborn, #1-3)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.61 avg rating — 59,085 ratings
score: 89,
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1 person voted
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Hate List
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,397 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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All That Lives Must Die (Mortal Coils, #2)
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Eric S. Nylund (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 1,128 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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The Lost Gate
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3.82 avg rating — 29,732 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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After Dark
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3.74 avg rating — 184,155 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 350,213 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Mortal Coils (The Mortal Coils Series)
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Eric S. Nylund (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 2,035 ratings
score: 83,
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1 person voted
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Chosen (The Lost Books, #1)
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Ted Dekker (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 10,611 ratings
score: 82,
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1 person voted
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The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1)
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Tony DiTerlizzi (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 92,929 ratings
score: 81,
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1 person voted
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The Vanishing Sculptor (Valley of the Dragons, #1)
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Donita K. Paul (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,779 ratings
score: 79,
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1 person voted
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Warrior (Doppelganger, #1)
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Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 3,284 ratings
score: 76,
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1 person voted
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 1,910,427 ratings
score: 68,
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Aug 21, 2019 09:10PM
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) by Kristin Cashore. Is the second book of a series in this list. The list says: only add one per series (and preferably the first one). And the first book of this series is already in the list. Hence the delete
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The Spiderwick Chronicles are now entered with 4 books. All but the first one are deleted as only one book per series is allowed in this list.
Other books removed because there was more than one book per series. First book of series is still in list.DiTerlizzi:
Lucinda's secret
Wrath of Mulgarath
The Ironwood Tree
Brennan:
Witch (doppelganger #2)
Paolini (Inheretence Cycle)
Brisingr (#3)
Inheretance (#4)
Eldest (#2)
Lorien Legacies
The Power of Six (#2)
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