42 SLJ’s

Diverse YA
Titles for
Every Library
Does My Head Look Big In This? By Randa
Abdel-Fattah. Scholastic. 2007.

Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay

Tyrell by Coe Booth. Scholastic. 2006. MUST-HAVE YA BOOKS

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Dreaming in Indian edited by Lisa
Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale. f you could purchase only 100 YA novels for a library serving teens,
Annick Pr. 2016.
what would they be? Almost 300 librarians weighed in on SLJ’s Top
The Reader. by Traci Chee. Putnam. 2016. 100 Must-Have YA poll, originally posted as part of School Library
Ball Don’t Lie by Matt de la Peña. Journal’s November 2015 Teen issue. Participants suggested between
Delacorte. 2005. one and 100 titles that they believed should be in every YA collection.
Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper. Additionally, SLJ editors have chosen 42 diverse works as must-have
Atheneum. 1997. titles for teen lit shelves. Use this tool as a resource for filling YA shelves
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan. in your library, school, or collection.
Algonquin. 2013.

The Great American Whatever by Tim 16 Graceling. by Kristin Cashore. Harcourt. 2008.
Federle. S. & S. 2016.
17 Code Name Verity. by Elizabeth Wein. Disney-
The Skin I’m In by Sharon Flake. Hyperion. 2012.
Hyperion. 1999.
18 Fangirl. by Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin’s. 2013.
Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert. Disney- 19 Uglies. by Scott Westerfeld. S. & S. 2005.
Hyperion. 2015.
20 I’ll Give You the Sun. by Jandy Nelson. Dial. 2014.
A Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes.
Dial. 2001. 1 “Harry Potter” series. by J.K. Rowling. Scholastic. 21 The Outsiders. by S.E. Hinton. Viking. 1967.

2 The Hunger Games. by Suzanne Collins. Scholastic. 22 If I Stay. by Gayle Forman. Dutton. 2009.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by
Phillip Hoose. Farrar. 2009. 2008. 23 Legend. by Marie Lu. Putnam. 2011.
3 Speak. by Laurie Halse Anderson. Farrar. 1999. 24 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
edited by Kelly Jensen. Algonquin. 2017. 4 The Fault in Our Stars. by John Green. Dutton. 2012. Universe. by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. S. & S. 2012.

5 Eleanor & Park. by Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin’s. 25 Feed. by M.T. Anderson. Candlewick. 2002.
Like No Other by Una LaMarche.
Penguin/Razorbill. 2014. 2013. 26 We Were Liars. by E. Lockhart. Delacorte. 2014.
6 The Book Thief. by Marcus Zusak. Knopf. 2006. 27 Ender’s Game. by Orson Scott Card. Tor. 1985.
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan.
Knopf. 2003. 7 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. by 28 Crank. by Ellen Hopkins. S. & S. 2004.
Sherman Alexie. Little, Brown. 2007.
“March Trilogy” by John Lewis & Andrew 29 Unwind. by Neal Shusterman. S. & S. 2007.
Aydin. illus. by Nate Powell. Top Shelf. 8 “Divergent” series. by Veronica Roth.
HarperCollins. 30 Cinder. by Marissa Meyer. Feiwel & Friends.
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in 2012.
9 The Perks of Being a Wallflower. by Stephen
the South Bronx by Sonia Manzano. 31 Twilight. by Stephanie Meyer. Little, Brown. 2005.
Chbosky. MTV Bks. 1999.
Scholastic. 2015.
10 Thirteen Reasons Why. by Jay Asher. Penguin. 2007. 32 American Born Chinese. by Gene Luen Yang. First
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Second. 2006.
Menon. S & S. 2017. 11 Looking for Alaska. by John Green. Dutton. 2005.
33 Catching Fire. by Suzanne Collins. Scholastic.
Bun, Baby, Burn by Meg Medina. 12 Monster. by Walter Dean Myers. HarperCollins. 2009.
Candlewick. 2016. 1999.
34 Stargirl. by Jerry Spinelli. Knopf. 2000.
13 The Giver. by Lois Lowry. HMH. 1993.
A Step from Heaven by An Na. Boyds 35 Between Shades of Gray. by Ruta Sepetys.
Mills Pr. 2001. 14 To Kill a Mockingbird. by Harper Lee. Philomel. 2011.
HarperCollins. 1960.
Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics 36 Every Day. by David Levithan. Knopf. 2012.
Collection edited by Hope Nicholson. 15 The Maze Runner. by James Dashner. Delacorte.
2009. 37 Mockingjay. by Suzanne Collins. Scholastic. 2010.
Alternate History Comics Inc. 2015.
 38 The Hobbit. by J.R.R. Tolkien. 1937. 73 Jellicoe Road. by Melina Marchetta.
“Prophecy” series by Ellen Oh. HarperCollins. 2008.
HarperTeen. 39 The Selection. by Kiera Cass. HarperCollins. 2012.
74 Lord of the Flies. by William Golding. Faber &
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor. Viking. 40 A Wrinkle in Time. by Madeline L’Engle. Farrar. Faber. 1954.
2011. 1962.
75 Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. by Marjane
41 Daughter of Smoke and Bone. by Laini Taylor. Satrapi. Pantheon. 2003.
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older. Little, Brown. 2011.
Scholastic. 2015. 76 The Catcher in the Rye. by J.D. Salinger. Little,
42 Grasshopper Jungle. by Andrew Smith. Dutton. Brown. 1951.
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez. 2014.
Calrhoda Lab. 2015. 77 The Raven Boys. by Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic.
43 Boy Meets Boy. by David Levithan. Knopf. 2003. 2012.
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the 44 City of Bones. by Cassandra Clare. S. & S. 2007.
Motown Sound by Andrea Davis Pinkney.
Roaring Brook. 2015. 45 Eragon. by Christopher Paolini. Knopf. 2002.

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo. 46 The Crossover. by Kwame Alexander. HMH.
Flatiron Bks. 2016. 2014.
47 Throne of Glass. by Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury.
X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz & Kekla
2012.
Magoon. Candlewick. 2015.
48 Will Grayson, Will Grayson. by John Green & David
Levithan. Dutton. 2010.
49 Winger. by Andrew Smith. S. & S. 2013.
78 An Abundance of Katherines. by John Green.
50 Hatchet. by Gary Paulsen. S. & S. 1986. Dutton. 2006
51 The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. 79 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. by Anne
by E. Lockhart. Hyperion. 2008. Frank. Doubleday. 1952
52 Wonder. by R.J. Palacio. Knopf. 2012. 80 Bone Gap. by Laura Ruby. HarperCollins. 2015
53 Anna and the French Kiss. by Stephanie Perkins. 81 Maximum Ride. by James Patterson. Little, Brown.
Dutton. 2010. 2005.
54 The Golden Compass. by Philip Pullman. Knopf. 82 Sabriel. by Garth Nix. HarperCollins. 1996.
1996.
83 Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda. by Becky
55 A Monster Calls. by Patrick Ness. Candlewick. 2013. Albertalli. HarperCollins. 2005.
56 Ash. by Malinda Lo. Little, Brown. 2009. 84 The First Part Last. by Angela Johnson. S. & S.
2003.
57 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. by
Ransom Riggs. Quirk. 2011. 85 The House of the Scorpion. by Nancy Farmer.
The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin.
Roaring Brook. 2014. S. & S. 2002.
58 Sold. by Patricia McCormick. Disney-Hyperion.
2006. 86 The Scorpio Races. by Maggie Stiefvater.
Undefeated by Steve Sheinkin. Roaring Scholastic. 2011.
Brook. 2017. 59 The Knife of Never Letting Go. by Patrick Ness.
Candlewick. 2009. 87 Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass. by Meg
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story Medina. Candlewick. 2013.
60 Brown Girl Dreaming. by Jacqueline Woodson.
by Caren Stelson. Carolrhoda. 2016.
Penguin. 2014. 88 Beauty Queens. by Libba Bray. Scholastic. 2011.
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. 61 Just Listen. by Sarah Dessen. Viking. 2006. 89 Before I Fall. by Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins. 2010.
HarperTeen. 2015.
62 Matched. by Ally Condie. Dutton. 2010. 90 Delirium. by Lauren Oliver. HarperCollins. 2011.
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who
Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone. 63 Paper Towns. by John Green. Dutton. 2008. 91 Hate List. by Jennifer Brown. Little, Brown. 2009.
Candlewick. 2009. 64 Wintergirls. by Laurie Halse Anderson. Viking. 92 Little Brother. by Cory Doctorow. Tor. 2008.
2009.
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. 93 A Great and Terrible Beauty. by Libba Bray.
Stork. Scholastic. 2011. 65 Forever. by Judy Blume. Bradbury. 1975. Delacorte. 2003.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. 66 Gabi, a Girl in Pieces. by Isabel Quintero. Cinco 94 A Northern Light. by Jennifer Donnelly. Harcourt.
HarperCollins. 2017. Puntos. 2014. 2003.
67 I Am the Messenger. by Marcus Zusak. Knopf. 2005. 95 Anne of Green Gables. by L.M. Montgomery. 1908.
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto
Yoshitsune by Pamela S. Turner. illus. by 68 It’s Kind of a Funny Story. by Ned Vizzini. 96 Ask the Passengers. by A.S. King. Little, Brown.
Gareth Hinds. Charlesbridge. 2016. Miramax. 2006. 2012.
Piecing Me Together by Reneé Watson. 69 Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. by Rachel Cohn & 97 Grave Mercy. by Robin LaFevers. HMH. 2012.
Bloomsbury. 2017. David Levithan. Knopf. 2006.
98 How I Live Now. by Meg Rosoff. Random. 2004.
70 Shadow and Bone. by Leigh Bardugo. Holt. 2012.
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. 99 More Happy Than Not. by Adam Silvera.
Delacorte. 2015. 71 The 5th Wave. by Rick Yancey. Putnam. 2013. SohoTeen. 2015.
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. 72 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. by 100 All American Boys. by Jason Reynolds & Brendan
Delacorte. 2016. Mark Haddon. Doubleday. 2003. Kiely. S. & S. 2015.