The Greatest Humor 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 467 '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
1426 Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie 1990 British English
1932 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 Sue Townsend 1982 British English
4937 Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison 1999 British English
7472 Me And Earl And The Dying Girl Jesse Andrews 2012 American English
7489 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
8079 Why We Took The Car Wolfgang Herrndorf 2010 German German
10769 Lumberjanes Noelle Stevenson 2014 American English
11080 Spud John van de Ruit 2005 South African English
12333 The Bert Diaries Anders Jacobsson, Sören Olsson 1987 Swedish Swedish