If you liked
Books like Go Ask Alice
Loved Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from young adult, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
Young adult fiction is where many readers encounter their most important books. This list spans 1970–2017 and includes 3 marked as essential reading in young adult.
10 books · ranked
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The Hunger Games
A girl volunteers for a televised fight to the death to save her sister; a propulsive, sharp dystopian thriller.
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The Fault in Our Stars
Two teenagers with cancer fall in love; funny and heartbreaking without ever being saccharine.
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The Hate U Give
A teenager witnesses a police shooting and finds her voice; urgent, powerful and humane.
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The Tombs of Atuan
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. is a 1970 novel by Judy Blume, typically categorized as a young adult book. It follows a sixth-grade girl who has grown up without a religious affiliation, due to
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The Summer of My German Soldier
When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, 12-year-old Patty Bergen learns what it means to open her heart. Although she's Jewish, she
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Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power
Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships in Little Women, some of Louisa May Alcott's work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, Or a
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Danny, The Champion of the World
A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together.
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9
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Contains: The boy who talked with animals The hitchhiker The Mildenhall treasure The swan The wonderful story of Henry Sugar Lucky break A piece of cake
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The Great Gilly Hopkins (M Books)
Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all intensely. She has a county-wide reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely u