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Top 100 children's & young adult books of all time

The top 100 children's & young adult books of all time, ranked by everyone, one head-to-head pick at a time.

  1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll · 1862
  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling · 1997
  3. The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien · 1937
  4. Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson · 1883
  5. The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943
  6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling · 1998
  7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling · 2005
  8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling · 2007
  9. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis · 1950
  10. Charlotte's Web E. B. White · 1952
  11. Lord of the Flies William Golding · 1954
  12. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins · 2008
  13. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964
  14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling · 2003
  15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling · 1999
  16. The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame · 1908
  17. The Last Battle C. S. Lewis · 1956
  18. Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne · 1872
  19. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1900
  20. The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling · 1894
  21. Heidi Johanna Spyri · 1880
  22. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling · 2000
  23. Watership Down Richard Adams · 1972
  24. The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1910
  25. Coraline Neil Gaiman · 2002
  26. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss · 1957
  27. Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis · 1951
  28. Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1908
  29. Little Lord Fauntleroy Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1885
  30. The Book Thief Markus Zusak · 2005
  31. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne · 2006
  32. The Tales of Beedle the Bard J. K. Rowling · 2008
  33. The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss · 1957
  34. The Hundred and One Dalmatians Dodie Smith · 1956
  35. The Famous Five Enid Blyton · 1942
  36. Northern Lights Philip Pullman · 1995
  37. Mortal Engines Philip Reeve · 2001
  38. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins · 2010
  39. New Moon Stephenie Meyer · 2006
  40. Wonder R. J. Palacio · 2012
  41. Black Beauty Anna Sewell · 1877
  42. The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi · 1881
  43. Twilight Stephenie Meyer · 2005
  44. Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann · 1845
  45. Shrek! William Steig · 1990
  46. A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1905
  47. White Fang Jack London · 1906
  48. Winnie-the-Pooh A. A. Milne · 1926
  49. The Giver Lois Lowry · 1993
  50. Pollyanna Eleanor H. Porter · 1913
  51. The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis · 1953
  52. Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer · 2008
  53. The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain · 1881
  54. Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson · 1977
  55. The Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan · 2006
  56. The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson · 2000
  57. The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan · 2005
  58. Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl · 1970
  59. The Fault in Our Stars John Green · 2012
  60. Bambi, A Life in the Woods Felix Salten · 1923
  61. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins · 2009
  62. Paper Towns John Green · 2008
  63. Eclipse Stephenie Meyer · 2007
  64. The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter · 1902
  65. Momo Michael Ende · 1973
  66. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Roald Dahl · 1972
  67. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky · 1999
  68. Anne of Avonlea Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1909
  69. The Maze Runner James Dashner · 2005
  70. James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl · 1961
  71. The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein · 1964
  72. The BFG Roald Dahl · 1982
  73. Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren · 1981
  74. Babar the Elephant Jean de Brunhoff · 1931
  75. Looking for Alaska John Green · 2005
  76. Go, Dog. Go! P. D. Eastman · 1961
  77. Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher · 2007
  78. The Outsiders S. E. Hinton · 1967
  79. The Titan's Curse Rick Riordan · 2007

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