The Greatest Coming Of Age, Supernatural, and Teen & Young Adult Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 '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
197 A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 American English
1012 The Golden Compass Philip Pullman 1995 British English
1764 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 2003 British English
1840 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
2542 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One Rick Riordan 2005 American English
2857 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3985 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4472 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British English
5122 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
5718 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
6739 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
6817 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
7332 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
7859 The Tricksters Margaret Mahy 1986 New Zealand English
7965 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
10853 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English
11955 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
12674 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
12795 Owl in Love Patrice Kindl 1993 American English
12795 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
12795 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
12795 Doll Bones Holly Black 2013 American English
12795 Pahua and the Soul Stealer Lori Lee 2021 American English
12795 Root Magic Eden Royce 2021 American English
12965 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
13176 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
14371 Down A Dark Hall Lois Duncan 1974 American English
14371 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
14371 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14371 Riverland Fran Wilde 2019 American English
14371 Flora's Dare Ysabeau S. Wilce 2008 American English