Best Young Adult

aspirit: Award-winning graphic novel (2019)

aspirit: 2007 novel selected for awards and honors by ALA, Lambda Literary, and other organizations

aspirit: novel (2012) that has won numerous awards, including several from the ALA (2013), Lambda Literary Award (2012), and YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2013)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2013)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2013)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2013)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2014)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2015)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2015)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2016)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; 2016 novel

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2016)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2017)

aspirit: according to _Vulture_ in 2018; novel (2017)

aspirit: YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; 2017 novel

aspirit: 2017 novel

aspirit: anthology

aspirit: Lambda Literary Award Finalist, 2018

aspirit: Winner of 2019 Lambda Literary Award

jain : Adult fiction.

aspirit : Not YA

jain : Adult fiction, as well as vastly inferior to the short story.

merrystar : Read the short story instead

jain : Adult fiction.

sturlington: Yes, I did read this as a young adult and it became a lifetime favorite.

sturlington : Better for younger children.

jain : Adult fiction.

aspirit : Not YA

jain : Adult fiction.

aspirit : Taught in high schools, but it isn't YA

jain : Adult fiction.

PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically Correct Kids Versions Available. Swift's Masterpiece. 1726 BritLit Fantasy Adventure Satire Classic. The original adult edition contains 4 voyages: 1. Lilliput (tiny people); 2. Brobdingnag (Giants); 3. Laputa (Flying Island, Impractical Music & Math, Preposterous Schemes & Silly Science), Balnibarbi, Luggnagg (Aged & Infirm Immortals), Glubbdubdrib (Magician & Ghosts), and Japan; 4. Houyhnhnms (Intelligent horses rule, Human animals act as beasts of burden). Milo Winters did excellent illustrations for an unedited edition. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org ... Gang: Seriously, there are JF & YA editions of just about every classic title. And classics are classics for a reason - they stand the test of time. YAs certainly are capable of understanding satire. I read the original as a young teen. I think that each of us has to realize that not every reader has the same interests or reading ability. I appreciate your comments and views and keep 'em coming... On the flip side, I will state, not all PopLit is worth reading (case in point: Twilight and its baseball-playing vampires - does anyone think this series should be listed as a must-read classic that generations to come will derive great insights from? Not me)

sturlington : This is political satire, not YA

pwaites : Not all classics are young adult novels.

jain : Adult fiction.

PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. 1983, Fantasy, Humor. The first of Pratchett's amazing & funny Discworld Series. One of the few authors I've found who's been able to maintain a quality (& lengthy) book series due to his excellent writing & top-notch humor. A good number of the books are award-winners. Series best read in order. You read one, you'll want to read them all. And you won't be disappointed!

pwaites : Not young adult (crosses age boundaries, but is primarily aimed at adults)

jain : Adult fiction.

aspirit : Not YA

sturlington : Just bad.

pwaites : Full of action, but over-hyped and ludicrous plot-line.

aspirit: Not YA

aspirit: Not YA

PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first & best of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... Barney: There's nothing new under the sun.

aspirit: Not YA

aspirit: Not YA

PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the somewhat uneven seven book Narnia series.

sturlington : Better for younger children