In January 2015, Time Magazine published a list of The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Time wrote, "We’re living in a golden age of young-adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation." The magazine consulted with "U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt, children’s-book historian Leonard Marcus, the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, the Young Readers Center at the Library of Congress, the Every Child a Reader literacy foundation and 10 independent booksellers" to create two all-time classic book lists, a list of the 100 best young-adult books and a list of the 100 best children’s books.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery ranks #14 on their list of The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Time describes the book saying, "Young spirited Anne moves in with foster parents and adapts to her new home in Green Gables"
Along with Anne of Green Gables, the list includes To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume, A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, and many other wonderful stories.
Readers can cast their vote for their own favorites in Time's poll.
Website:
The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time by Time Magazine (2015) (archived link)
Image Credit:
Image of Anne of Green Gables book cover from The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time webpage by Time Magazine (2015). (archived link)
Reference:
The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. (January 8, 2015). Time Magazine. Retrieved from: http://time.com/100-best-young-adult-books/ (archived link).
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