The 25 Best Young Adult Fiction Novels of All Time

Don't let "Twilight" ruin the genre for you.

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Young Adult isn't really just for the 12-18 age group anymore—it's the fastest growing publication category right now. In fact, 55 percent of readers who buy YA are actually over 18. If you still feel guilty picking up Harry Potter, don't.

The classification of "Young Adult" turns a lot of "mature" readers away from classics that demand extra attention, especially once you're a proper adult. You might've skipped these because they weren't on your required reading list, or maybe you just Sparknotes'd your way through high school— either way here's an unranked collection of the Best Young Adult Fiction Novels of All Time.

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Nothing But the Truth

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

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Watership Down

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A Day No Pigs Would Die

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Matilda

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Hatchet

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Stargirl

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Dune

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Go Ask Alice

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The Outsiders

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The House on Mango Street

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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The Book Thief

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The Fault in Our Stars

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

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The Giver

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The Hunger Games Series

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The Catcher in the Rye

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Speak

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The Chronicles of Narnia (Series)

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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His Dark Materials Trilogy

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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A Wrinkle in Time

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The Harry Potter Series

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