Best Young Adult Fantasy Books of All Time
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Released: January 1998)
Author(s): J. K. Rowling
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.18 (3315 Ratings, 123 Reviews)
Pages: 332
The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike. And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny. But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone, or something, starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects: Harry Potter himself?
Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Adventure, Friendship, Spanish, Chinese fiction, England, Epic Poetry, English
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Released: January 1957)
Author(s): J. K. Rowling
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.43 (3338 Ratings, 106 Reviews)
Pages: 547
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.
Genre(s): Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Classics, Literature, Cuentos infantiles ingleses, Fiction / Fantasy / Epic, Friendship, General
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Released: January 2000)
Author(s): J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.37 (3117 Ratings, 96 Reviews)
Pages: 752
Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly. Paperback edition of the fourth Harry Potter novel.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Adventure, literary criticism, English, Family, Adventure stories, Classics, Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Released: January 2007)
Author(s): J. K. Rowling
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.42 (2886 Ratings, 97 Reviews)
Pages: 784
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin – Harry must stand and face his enemy.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Classics, Adventure, Friendship, General, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization), Family, Space
Circe (Released: January 2018)
Author(s): Madeline Miller
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.23 (1421 Ratings, 224 Reviews)
Pages: 409
"Circe" by Madeline Miller is a mesmerizing reimagining of the Greek mythological character, Circe. Banished to a remote island for defying the gods, Circe's journey unfolds through enchanting prose as she discovers her own power and identity. With vivid storytelling and encounters with legendary figures, including Odysseus, the novel explores themes of strength, transformation, and belonging. "Circe" is a captivating blend of mythology and human emotion that offers an unforgettable reading experience.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Fiction, Adventure, General, Historical Fiction, Magic, Young Adult Fiction, Classics, greek mythology, Young Adult
The Book Thief (Released: January 2005)
Author(s): Markus Zusak
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.32 (1251 Ratings, 143 Reviews)
Pages: 552
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Young Adult, History, War, Spanish, Religion, Difficult Situations, Death & Dying
A Court of Wings and Ruin (Released: January 2017)
Author(s): Sarah J. Maas
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.19 (1078 Ratings, 140 Reviews)
Pages: 753
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places. In this thrilling third book in the #1 bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Politics, Smutty, Courts and courtiers, Folklore, Adventure, War
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Released: January 2008)
Author(s): Rick Riordan
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.20 (929 Ratings, 61 Reviews)
Pages: 461
Note for librarians: this needs to be merged into an edition of the version with 990+ readers When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction, General, Friendship, Spanish, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Percy (Fictitious character)
The Last Wish (Released: January 1993)
Author(s): Andrzej Sapkowski
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.05 (990 Ratings, 79 Reviews)
Pages: 352
Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult, Fiction, War, Fantasy fiction
The Lost Hero (Released: January 2010)
Author(s): Rick Riordan
Ratings and Reviews from Hardcover
Rating: 4.04 (642 Ratings, 45 Reviews)
Pages: 596
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently, she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids.” What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea—except that everything seems very wrong. Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he’s in terrible danger. Now, her boyfriend doesn’t recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on? Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats the Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons, training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What’s troubling is the "curse" everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper’s gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all—including Leo—related to a god.
Genre(s): Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction, Spanish