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Revenge of the Witch (The L...

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4.02 avg rating — 54,037 ratings
"One of my favourites, if not my favourite, young adult series"
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The Lightning Thief (Percy ...

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4.31 avg rating — 3,425,652 ratings
"Easily my second favourite young adult series for it's humour and relaxed style (also for its blending of myth and the modern)"
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The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger...

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4.26 avg rating — 175,117 ratings
"The Ranger's Apprentice series is a)written by an Aussie, b)consistently good and c)a blast with its subtlety, humour and all around goodness. Much like the previous novels as to why I love it."
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The Knife of Never Letting ...

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3.98 avg rating — 204,011 ratings
"Easily one of the most unique YA trilogies. The writing might drive you away but it is quality in how it is disjointed purposefully and the narrative is internally consistent. It is definitely a more mature work of YA fiction."
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Holes (Holes, #1)

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4.01 avg rating — 1,360,261 ratings
"One of the best twists in any YA book - easily a must read for it's character and humour."
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes o...

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4.29 avg rating — 938,101 ratings
"Same as the Percy Jackson series only with greater worldbuilding. "
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The Book Thief

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4.39 avg rating — 2,870,589 ratings
"One of the most poetic modern YA books and definitely worth a read."
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Watership Down (Watership D...

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4.09 avg rating — 505,054 ratings
"Rabbits with anthropomorphic qualities? Yeah, definitely a must read!"
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Mister Monday (The Keys to ...

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3.81 avg rating — 40,297 ratings
"Garth Nix is an inventive author and this is one crazy and inventive YA series. The ending is odd but the entire series is strong enough to withstand it."
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Little Women (Little Women,...

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4.17 avg rating — 2,453,208 ratings
"It's not exactly YA. But it is a perfect book for romance and character-driven book hunting individuals."
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)

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3.93 avg rating — 442,551 ratings
"Clever idea, not always executed as well as possible, but certainly a great idea!"
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To Kill a Mockingbird

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4.26 avg rating — 6,864,425 ratings
"Not exactly YA but one of the best books that could be read by YA."
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The Hobbit, or There and Ba...

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4.30 avg rating — 4,444,306 ratings
"One of the best adventure stories out there, perhaps tainted by the lack of women characters which affects the film version."
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Alanna: The First Adventure...

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4.27 avg rating — 136,669 ratings
"A solid fantasy with a physically strong female character who doesn't bow to the conventions of the strong female? Yes please!"
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Qui...

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3.97 avg rating — 1,282,577 ratings
"Zany, bizarre, wonderfully excellent. The sequels suffer in comparison but the first is great!"
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Coraline

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4.13 avg rating — 780,701 ratings
"Charmingly spooky tale that is perfect for YA readers and up!"
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Black Beauty

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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 297,946 ratings
"Wonderfully tragic and about horses. Don't kids and YA readers love horses?"
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The Bad Beginning (A Series...

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4.02 avg rating — 569,391 ratings
"Who wants to read a book with a 'bad beginning' for a series? I did. It's snarky, tragic and full of interesting subtle wordplay. The series is repetitive though."
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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)

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4.16 avg rating — 218,195 ratings
"Inventive fantasy and another good delivery from Garth Nix."
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Charlotte’s Web

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4.21 avg rating — 2,041,564 ratings
"A wonderful children's book!"
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The Hunger Games (The Hunge...

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4.35 avg rating — 9,875,836 ratings
"The Hunger Games is a mixed bag to many people, but to myself it holds enough of a story to rate up here. The movies will no doubt end up superior regardless."
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The Fault in Our Stars

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4.12 avg rating — 5,708,271 ratings
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cyc...

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3.96 avg rating — 1,936,698 ratings
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Charlie and the Chocolate F...

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4.17 avg rating — 929,397 ratings
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl,...

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3.86 avg rating — 561,791 ratings
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Jimmy Coates: Killer (Jimmy...

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Stoneheart (Stoneheart Tril...

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3.64 avg rating — 8,163 ratings
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Over Sea, Under Stone (The ...

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3.86 avg rating — 56,362 ratings
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The Sword in the Stone (Onc...

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3.89 avg rating — 28,361 ratings
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