Sunday, August 19, 2012

My NPR List

NPR published a list of the best YA novels.  Michael over at The Bookshelf Review did a blog post listing all of them and saying which ones he's read and which ones he wants to read. I decided to do the same. Here's a list of all of them. I have the ones have read marked and all the ones I want to read marked as well. My favorites are in red

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling--Read

2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins--Read

3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee--Read


4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green


5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

7. The Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien

8. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green

10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

11. The Giver (series), by Lois Lowry--Want to Read

12.The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series), by Douglas Adams


13. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton 

14. Anne of Green Gables (series), by Lucy Maud Montgomery

15. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman

16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky--Want to Read

17. The Princess Bride, by William Golding

18. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding--Read

19. Divergent (series), by Veronica Roth--Read

20. Paper Towns, by John Green


21. The Mortal Instruments (series), by Cassandra Clare--Read


22. An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green

23. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes


24. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher

25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon

26. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson

27. Twilight (series), by Stephenie Meyer--Read

28. Uglies (series), by Scott Westerfeld--Want to Read

29. The Infernal Devices (series), by Cassandra Clare--Read

30. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt--Read

31. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

32. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series), by Anne Brashares

33. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London


34. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green, David Levithan

35. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous

36. Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones

37. Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli

38. A Separate Peace, by John Knowles

39. Vampire Academy (series), by Richelle Mead--Want to Read

40. Abhorsen Trilogy / Old Kingdom Trilogy (series), by Garth Nix

41. Dune, by Frank Herbert

42. Discworld / Tiffany Aching (series, by Terry Pratchett

43. My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult

44. The Dark is Rising (series), by Susan Cooper

45. Graceling (series), Kristin Cashore

46. Forever..., by Judy Blume

47. Earthsea (series), by Ursula K. Le Guin

48. Inheritance Cycle (series), by Christopher Paolini

49. The Princess Diaries (series), by Meg Cabot

50. The Song of the Lioness (series), by Tamora Pierce

51. Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson


52. Delirium (series), by Lauren Oliver--Read

53. Anna and the French Kiss, by Stephanie Perkins

54. Hush, Hush Saga (series), by Becca Fitzpatrick--Want to Read

55. 13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson

56. It's Kind of a Funny Story, by Ned Vizzini

57. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (series), by Libba Bray

58. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

59. The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros

60. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury

61. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier

62. Just Listen, by Sarah Dessen

63. A Ring of Endless Light, by Madeleine L'Engle

64. The Truth About Forever, by Sarah Dessen

65. The Bartimaeus Trilogy (series), by Jonathan Stroud

66. Bloodlines (series), by Richelle Mead--Want to Read

67. Fallen (series), by Lauren Kate


68. House of Night (series), by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

69. I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith

70. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlsit, by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

71. Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver--Want to Read

72. Unwind, by Neal Shusterman

73. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle

74. The Maze Runner Trilogy (series), by James Dashner--Read one of them, might read the last two

  
75. If I Stay, by Gayle Forman

76. The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley


77. Crank (series), by Ellen Hopkins


78. Matched (series), by Allie Condie--Read

79. Gallagher Girls (series), by Ally Carter

80. The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale

81. Daughter of the Lioness / Tricksters (series), by Tamora Pierce

82. I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak

83. The Immortals (series), by Tamora Pierce

84. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (series), by Patricia C. Wrede

85. Chaos Walking (series), by Patrick Ness

86. Circle of Magic (series), by Tamora Pierce


87. Daughter of Smoke & Bone, by Laini Taylor

88. Feed, by M.T. Anderson

89. Weetzie Bat (series), by Francesca Lia Block

90. Along for the Ride, by Sarah Dessen

91. Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (series), by Louise Rennison

92. Leviathan (series), by Scott Westerfeld

93. The House of the Scorpion, by Scott Westerfeld

94. The Chronicles of Chrestomanci (series), by Diana Wynne Jones

95. The Lullaby, by Sarah Dessen


96. Gone (series), by Michael Grant--Want to Read

97. The Shiver Trilogy (series), by Maggie Stiefvater--Read

98. The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley


99. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson

100. Betsy-Tacy Books (series), by Maud Hart Lovelace


Read Completely: 12 
Want to Read: 8
Started by not finished: 1
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Total: 21


Favorites: 6 
A lot of my favorites are quite popular apparently!

What does your list look like? Send me your link to your list so I can check it out! 
Are there any on here that I don't have listed that I should check out? Let me know!

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