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Best Young Adult Books

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The teen years are a hard age to write for. So many kids are interested in adult topics - but not yet able to deal with Adult emotions. The Genre of Young Adult was created to bridge this gap. If you're wondering which books are the best for this age - look no further.

Rated 5 points - posted 14 years ago by thewordwarrior in category Books.

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1.

The Never Ending Story

This cult classic spawned a series of movies which are excellent in their own right - but the book is better, and while you're reading it you can truly believe that anything is possible.

80 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

2.

Abarat by Clive Barker

Probably the most original story I have yet read, the noted author Clive Barker turns his creative talent to Young Adult Fiction and the results are out of this world - literally!

54 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

3.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Susan Straight

21 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

4.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and Donna Diamond

21 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

5.

The Giver by Lois Lowry

21 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

6.

Holes by Louis Sachar

21 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

7.

Uprising

10 points - added 12 years ago by guest -

8.

So You Want to Be a Wizard : The First Book in the Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane

8 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

9.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; J.K. Rowling

The book that started it all and a book that got more kids interested in reading than any other book ever published.

3 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

10.

The Merchant of Death: Pendragon, Book 1 by D. J. MacHale and William Dufris

2 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

11.

Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison

2 points - added 14 years ago by thewordwarrior -

12.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Truly an original story, with an entirely unique villan - or wait, is he the good guy? Guess you'll have to read it to find out! A twist on fairy tales that will leave your head spinning.