If you're surprised not to see some of your favorite books among the winners, you might want to look at this blog post, which describes the thinking behind the tough calls. But deciding what does and doesn't count as a young-adult novel isn't an exact science. Selecting a manageable voting roster from among the more than 1,200 nominations that came in from readers wasn't easy, and we were happy to be able to rely on such an experienced panel of judges. For example, John Green, author of the 2012 hit The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100. The main character, Hester Prynne, is condemned to wear a scarlet A (for adultery) on her chest. Like many of his works, the novel is set in Puritan New England and examines guilt, sin, and evil as inherent human traits. While it's no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Hunger Games trilogy on top, this year's list also highlights some writers we weren't as familiar with. The Scarlet Letter was the first important novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the leading authors of nineteenth-century romanticism in American literature. A whopping 75,220 of you voted for your favorite young adult novels, blasting past the total for last year's science fiction and fantasy poll at, dare we say it, warp speed.Īnd now, the final results are in. Which is why we were only a little surprised to see the tremendous response that came in for this summer's Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll.

And its essential reading. The French translation of the classic poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe. The 1 New York Times bestseller: 'It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game. Tales of King Arthur and his legendary Knights of the Round Table. Just last year, the Association of American Publishers ranked Children's/Young Adult books as the single fastest-growing publishing category. The sixth book in the forever popular series of the king of the jungle. Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. It's almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn't just for teens anymore. Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

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