The Best Books for Young Adults (and old adults too!)

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Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
1.  Northern Lights: WITH Subtle Knife AND Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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  "Not just the best childrens books of recent years, but the best books overall. Big themes, truly original, brilliant writing, great characters and plot... pretty much perfect!"
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Harry Potter Boxed Set: Children's edition
2.  Harry Potter Boxed Set: Children's edition by J. K. Rowling
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  "Yes, it's hyped up, but that doesn't stop it being good.  Inventive, exciting and well written."
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events No.1)
3.  The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events No.1) by Lemony Snicket
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  "Worth reading for the originality alone, plus there's plenty here to amuse adults and children alike.  Read all 13."
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The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant
4.  The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 1: Charmed Life / The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
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  "An old 'un but a good 'un.  Diana Wynne Jones did wonderful fantasy fiction before it was trendy to do so, and no one does it better even now."
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
5.  The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
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  "However miserable you may feel as a teenager, you can comfort yourself you're having a better time than Adrian.  Wonderfully witty, bears even repeated reading."
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Old Kingdom Trilogy Box Set
6.  Old Kingdom Trilogy Box Set by Garth Nix
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  "Dark, gripping and original.  The second two books are the strongest."
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Journey to the River Sea
7.  Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
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  "A fine piece of exotic adventure escapism, just as childrens books should be"
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The Amulet Of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy)
8.  The Amulet Of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathan Stroud
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  "First in a triology.  Utterly gripping adventure stories with three dimensional characters, both humourous and sad."
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The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents: (Discworld Novel 28): A Story of Discworld. For young Readers (Discworld Novels)
9.  The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents: (Discworld Novel 28): A Story of Discworld. For young Readers (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
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  "A quirky satire on the Pied Piper of Hamlin legend, told with typical Pratchettian humour and flair."
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The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire Trilogy)
10.  The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire Trilogy) by William Nicholson
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  "Likeable characters and good plot make this an enjoyable triology which gets better throughout the three books."
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City of Masks (Stravaganza)
11.  City of Masks (Stravaganza) by Mary Hoffman
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  "Exciting, evocative and emotional.  First in a very strong triology."
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The Catcher in the Rye
12.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "Compulsary reading for angsty teenagers.  The realisation you are not alone will be a great comfort.  It's a great read as well."
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The Snow Spider Trilogy
13.  The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo
The list author says:
  "Great characters, more grounded in the real world but with plenty of fantasy, guaranteed tearjerkers."
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Black Hearts in Battersea (The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence)
14.  Black Hearts in Battersea (The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence) by Joan Aiken
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  "A Dickensian flavour to these teenage fantasy adventures"
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Carrie's War (Puffin Modern Classics)
15.  Carrie's War (Puffin Modern Classics) by Nina Bawden
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  "It's hard not to love this war time coming of age story"
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Goodnight Mister Tom
16.  Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
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  "Should come with free Kleenex!"
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Brother in the Land (Puffin Teenage Fiction)
17.  Brother in the Land (Puffin Teenage Fiction) by Robert Swindells
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  "Haunting and unrelentingly realistic story of the survivors of a nuclear holocaust"
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Artemis Fowl
18.  Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
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  "Modern ultra-high technology meets folklore in these highly readable stories starring literature's most likeable criminal mastermind"
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