Over on Word For Teens and Sharon Loves Books And Cats I saw some posts about their thoughts on April’s Top 100 YA List and I thought I would share mine. You can see the original post about the list here on Good Books And Good Wine.
100. Hate List by Jennifer Brown-Loved it!
99. Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix-Haven’t read it.
98. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly- Haven’t read it.
97. Among The Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix- Haven’t read it.
96. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Claus- Read it a while ago and it was pretty good.
95. Forever by Judy Blume- Haven’t read it.
94. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale- High on my list of books to read.
93. Tithe by Holly Black- Read it a while ago and loved it.
92. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott- Really good book but definitely not one for everybody.
91. Wings by Aprillynne Pike- Pretty good book but it could have been better.
90. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green- Haven’t read it.
89. Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison- Really cute and funny book.
88. Marked by PC And Kristin Cast- Haven’t read it.
87. Maximum Ride series by James Patterson- I liked the series when I read them a couple years ago.
86. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky- Haven’t read it.
85. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson– I really loved this book!
84. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak- Haven’t read it.
83. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli- Read it a long time ago and don’t really remember it.
82. The Mediator series by Meg Cabot– Really good series.
81. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen- My favorite Sarah Dessen book of all time.
80. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin- High on my list of book to read.
79. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald- Ehh. I didn’t really like this one.
78. Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen- Okay but not one of the best Sarah Dessen books.
77. Evernight by Claudia Gray- Need to read this series.
76. If I Stay by Gayle Foreman- Really need to read this book.
75. Life As We Knew It series by Susan Beth Pfeffer- Haven’t read it.
74. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston- Loved it!
73. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa- Need to read this one.72. Alana: The First Adventure series by Tamora Pierce- Haven’t read it.
71. Stardust by Neil Gaiman- This one was just okay to me.
70. Unwind by Neil Shusterman- Haven’t read it but heard great things about it.
69. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech- Didn’t like it.
68. Paper Towns by John Green- Haven’t read it.
67. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles- Just read it and it was okay.
66. A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith- Haven’t read it.
65. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli- Loved this book when I read it years ago.
64. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time by Mark Haddon- Hated this book. I couldn’t finish it.
63. The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell- Loved this book!
62. Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz- Okay series to start out but it seems to be getting better.
61. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous- Haven’t read it.
60. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie- Haven’t read it.
59. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt- Loved it!
58. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen- Second in my list of favorite Sarah Dessen books.
57. Eragon by Christopher Paoloni- Enjoyed this book but couldn’t get into the rest of the series.
56. Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine- Haven’t read them.
55. The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith- Haven’t read them.
54. Fallen by Lauren Kate- Loved it!
53. The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett- Haven’t read it.
52. The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot- I read part of the series but there were just too many books.
51. Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke- Never read these because they seemed more MG than YA.
50. Number The Stars by Lois Lowry- Haven’t read it.
49. Lord Of The Flies by William Golding- Haven’t read it. Never really appealed to me.
48. The Maze Runner by James Dashner- Need to read this book.
47. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares- I loved this series. Every single book.
46. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver- OMG this is one of my new favorite books.
45. The Summoning series by Kelley Armstrong- Really love this series but need to read the newest one.
44. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher- Such an amazing book. Everyone should read it.
43. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson- Have it but haven’t read it yet.
42. Ender’s Game series by Orson Scott Card- Never read these.
41. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones- Haven’t read it.
40. Wake series by Lisa McMann- Really good series up until the third book. That one wasn’t so great.
39. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman- Haven’t read it.
38. Are You There Good? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume- Haven’t read it.
37. Looking For Alaska by John Green- Read and loved this book!
36. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett- Haven’t read it.
35. A Great And Terrible Beauty series by Libba Bray- I read the first book and liked it so I need to read the other two.
34. His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman- Haven’t read these.
33. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte- Got halfway through and had to stop. I will try again someday.
32. Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare- Read it but it was just okay.
31. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain- Really liked this one and can’t wait for the next book.
30. Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr- Read the first two but not the newest two.
29. Forest of Hands And Teeth by Carrie Ryan- Really need to read this one.
28. Holes by Louis Sacher- Read this one a long time ago and loved it.
27. The Outsiders by SE Hinton- Read this one a long time ago and love it too.
26. The Catcher In The Rye by JD Salinger- Haven’t read it.
25. The Princess Bride by William Goldman- Read it but didn’t really like it.
24. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson- Read it a while ago and thought it was okay.
23. The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank- Read a long time ago and didn’t like it.
22.Uglies series by Scott Westerfield- Really love this series.
21. Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia- Love this book. One of my favorites.
20. Poison Study series by Maria V. Snyder- Really love this series but I need to read the last book.
19. Book Thief by Markus Zusak- Haven’t read it but need to.
18. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carlson Levine- This is probably my favorite book of all time because it got me interested in reading.
17. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead- Haven’t read this series yet.
16. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick- Loved this book. Can’t wait for the next one.
15. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott- Tried to read this one but couldn’t get into it.
14. Anne of Green Gables series by LM Montgomery- Never read these and probably never will.
13. The Giver by Lois Lowry- Haven’t read it.
12. The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare- Haven’t read this series yet.
11. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater- Loved it!
10. Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis- Only read one of the books in this series.
9. A Wrinkle In Time series by Madeline L’engle- Haven’t read them.
8. Graceling series by Kristin Cashore- Haven’t read these yet.
7. Percy Jackson And The Olympians by Rick Riordan- Haven’t read it.
6. Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan- Read and loved it.
5. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen- Read it and actually enjoyed it.
4. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee- One of my favorite books.
3. Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer- Ehh. These were okay but shouldn’t be three on the list. =]
2. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling- OMG love the whole series!
1. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins- Awesome book that definitely deserves to be number one.
What do you guys think of the list? I would love to know your opinions.
So glad to see something else other than Twilight reach #1! Thanks for compiling this here so I know what to buy my neices next summer! 🙂
I don’t think the whole series of Twilight should be at the top.
So many books to go through and add to my TBR shelf 🙂 Thanks for the list 🙂
Books that should be higher: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Tithe by Holly Black
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
Life as We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Truth About Forever(my fav Sarah Dessen book) and Marked by PC and Kristin Cast
Read WinterGirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, Looking for Alaska by John Green, Letting Ana Go by Anonymous and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. You won’t regret it.
P.S. I loved “The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night Time”. But then again I am a English, mathematics and science nerd/geek.