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Most Popular Young Adult Lit on LT

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Rank Title Author Added

1

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

37,826 members

934 reviews

4

4 Members: hipdeep, ahef1963, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

2

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

33,550 members

539 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth

3

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

19,942 members

736 reviews

4

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth

4

Looking for Alaska

18,389 members

742 reviews

4.1

3 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth

5

The Graveyard Book

21,319 members

1,238 reviews

4.2

3 Members: hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

6

19,338 members

672 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

7

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

35,089 members

734 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

8

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

by J. K. Rowling

127,989 members

2,018 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

9

Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson

20,668 members

599 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

10

The Chronicles of Narnia

34,342 members

299 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

11

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

47,999 members

730 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy

12

by S. E. Hinton

19,955 members

665 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, linuswickworth

13

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J. K. Rowling

105,333 members

979 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

67,588 members

1,061 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

by Stephenie Meyer

56,606 members

2,251 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

16

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

61,529 members

3,441 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J. K. Rowling

98,136 members

916 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

18

by M. T. Anderson

5,069 members

430 reviews

3.8

2 Members: kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

19

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

11,619 members

104 reviews

4

2 Members: kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda

20

by Suzanne Collins

46,323 members

1,766 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

21

38,373 members

1,556 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

22

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

29,448 members

1,217 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

23

The Subtle Knife

by Philip Pullman

24,286 members

349 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

24

by Louis Sachar

22,423 members

941 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

25

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J. K. Rowling

102,752 members

958 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

26

The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

22,927 members

389 reviews

4

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

27

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party

by M. T. Anderson

2,911 members

156 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

28

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie

11,206 members

790 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

29

The Chocolate War

by Robert Cormier

4,832 members

196 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

30

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

7,433 members

235 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

31

by Scott Westerfeld

13,644 members

640 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

32

The Dark Is Rising

by Susan Cooper

8,176 members

219 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

33

10,401 members

332 reviews

4.2

Member: hipdeep

34

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

28,126 members

535 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

35

by Scott Westerfeld

9,145 members

276 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

36

by Scott Westerfeld

7,852 members

217 reviews

3.8

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket

20,464 members

482 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

38

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J. K. Rowling

97,553 members

851 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

39

by Susan Cooper

5,690 members

83 reviews

4.1

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

40

A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

12,206 members

119 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

41

The Titan's Curse

by Rick Riordan

19,763 members

378 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

42

The Reptile Room

by Lemony Snicket

14,428 members

183 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

43

The Wide Window

by Lemony Snicket

12,978 members

132 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

44

7,075 members

135 reviews

4.2

Member: hipdeep

45

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J. K. Rowling

98,159 members

873 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

46

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J. K. Rowling

93,137 members

1,551 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy,ManWithAnAgenda

47

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

by Chris Crutcher

1,509 members

71 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

48

2,781 members

105 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

49

2,941 members

69 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

50

by Edward Bloor

3,559 members

109 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

51

The Fault in Our Stars

25,542 members

1,530 reviews

4.2

Member: kara.shamy

52

Blood and Chocolate

by Annette Curtis Klause

3,233 members

126 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

53

by Stephenie Meyer

45,295 members

1,040 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ahef1963

54

15,140 members

553 reviews

3.9

Member: kara.shamy

55

The Devil's Arithmetic

4,227 members

122 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

56

American Born Chinese

by Gene Luen Yang

4,913 members

337 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

57

by Stephenie Meyer

41,580 members

822 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

58

The House of the Scorpion

by Nancy Farmer

5,811 members

236 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

59

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

7,199 members

335 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

60

Code Name Verity

by Elizabeth Wein

4,768 members

378 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: kara.shamy

61

The City of Ember

by Jeanne DuPrau

10,285 members

403 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

62

by Stephenie Meyer

38,941 members

1,026 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

63

by Markus Zusak

43,109 members

2,106 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ahef1963

64

by Veronica Roth

23,878 members

1,413 reviews

4

Member: ahef1963

65

by Suzanne Collins

42,838 members

1,710 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

66

by Cassandra Clare

20,022 members

863 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

67

by Laurie Halse Anderson

14,557 members

714 reviews

4.1

Member: ahef1963

68

by Cassandra Clare

14,077 members

411 reviews

4

Member: ahef1963

69

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

3,195 members

159 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

70

Thirteen Reasons Why

12,123 members

751 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

71

Anne of Avonlea

by L. M. Montgomery

12,004 members

137 reviews

4.1

Member: ahef1963

72

An Abundance of Katherines

11,006 members

393 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

73

by Jerry Spinelli

10,122 members

370 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

74

3,247 members

132 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

75

by Walter Dean Myers

4,948 members

347 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

76

Anne of the Island

by L. M. Montgomery

10,251 members

110 reviews

4.1

Member: ahef1963

77

9,144 members

287 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

78

Anne of Windy Poplars

by L. M. Montgomery

8,083 members

69 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963

79

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

by Louise Rennison

4,154 members

194 reviews

3.8

Member: ahef1963

80

by Orson Scott Card

39,897 members

1,031 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

81

by Christopher Paolini

20,973 members

286 reviews

3.8

82

The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

15,308 members

764 reviews

3.8

83

by Veronica Roth

15,183 members

663 reviews

3.8

84

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares

10,711 members

255 reviews

3.8

85

by Kristin Cashore

10,286 members

571 reviews

4.1

86

A Great and Terrible Beauty

9,818 members

350 reviews

3.8

87

8,974 members

633 reviews

½ 3.7

88

5,590 members

123 reviews

4

89

Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood

by Ann Brashares

5,545 members

70 reviews

3.8

90

The Princess Diaries

5,097 members

157 reviews

½ 3.7

91

by Laurie Halse Anderson

3,969 members

301 reviews

4

92

3,931 members

246 reviews

3.8

93

A Northern Light

by Jennifer Donnelly

3,879 members

173 reviews

4

94

The First Part Last

by Angela Johnson

1,723 members

132 reviews

4

95

by Francesca Lia Block

1,716 members

169 reviews

½ 3.6

96

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

43,908 members

735 reviews

4.1

Member: ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

97

by Christopher Paolini

30,732 members

627 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

98

25,267 members

224 reviews

3.9

Member: ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

99

8,371 members

214 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

100

I Am the Messenger

by Markus Zusak

6,384 members

330 reviews

4

Member: ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

About This List

Started: ahef1963
June 2017
Type: Numbered, Adding restricted

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