The Greatest Books of All Time on Adolescence

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17120 St. Lucy's Home For Girls Raised By Wolves Karen Russell 2024 American English
17120 Sammy Keyes And The Hotel Thief Wendelin Van Draanen 1998 American English
17120 Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining Anne Mazer 2000 American English
16759 Schoolgirl Osamu Dazai 1939 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Beautiful Struggle Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008 American English
17120 A Good Country Laleh Khadivi 2017 American English
17120 The Secret Diary Of Laura Palmer Jennifer Lynch 1990 American English
17120 January Sara Gallardo 2023 Argentine Spanish
17120 The Five Sorrowful Mysteries Of Andy Africa Stephen Buoro 2023 Unknown English
17120 Nothing Special Nicole Flattery 2023 Irish English
17120 Commitment Mona Simpson 2023 American English
17120 Shy Max Porter 2023 British English
17120 Nothing Special Nicole Flattery 2023 Irish English
17120 I Will Greet The Sun Again Khashayar J. Khabushani 2023 Unknown English
17120 The In Betweens Davon Loeb 2023 Unknown English
17120 A Country You Can Leave Asale Angel-Ajani 2023 Unknown English
17120 Nine Inches Tom Perrotta 2013 American English
17120 The Age Of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker 2012 American English
17120 Wildlife Richard Ford 1990 American English
17120 Montpelier Parade Karl Geary 2017 Irish English
17120 ‎22 Bahnen Caroline Wahl 2022 German German
17120 A Place Apart Paula Fox 1981 American English
17120 Parrot In The Oven, Mi Vida Victor Martinez 1996 American English
17120 True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff 2001 American English
17120 A First Time For Everything Dan Santat 2023 American English
17120 Angel & Hannah Ishle Park 2021 Unknown English
17120 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17120 Being Henry Henry Winkler 2023 Unknown English
17049 Manhã Submersa Vergílio Ferreira 1953 Portuguese Portuguese
17120 Райский сад первой любви Линь Ихань 2017 Chinese Chinese (traditional)
17120 Under The Bright Lights Daniel Woodrell 1986 American English
17120 Dingley Falls Michael Malone American English
17120 Ratner's Star Don DeLillo 1976 American English
17120 Year Book Seth Rogen Canadian English
17120 Scott Pilgrim The Complete Series Bryan Lee O'Malley 2010 Canadian English
17120 A Cabeça Do Santo Socorro Acioli 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
16959 Elevul Dima Dintr A Vii A Mihail Drumeş 1946 Romanian Romanian
17120 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Anne Brasheres 2001 American English
17120 All The Bright Places Jennifer Niven 2015 American English
17120 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Emil Ferris 2017 American English