22 Quotes from Young-Adult Books that Adults Would Be Wise to Live By

Juliana LaBiancaUpdated: Mar. 16, 2022

The best readers know to never leave young-adult books to the kids.

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From ‘The Sun is Also a Star’ by Nicola Yoon (2016)

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‘The Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton (1967)

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‘The Smell of Other People’s Houses’ by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock (2016)

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‘Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry’ by Mildred D. Taylor (1976)

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‘Laurinda’ by Alice Pung (2014)

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‘All American Boys’ by Jason Reynolds (2016)

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‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak (2006)

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‘Brown Girl Dreaming’ by Jacqueline Woodson (2014)

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‘The Golden Compass’ by Philip Pullman (1996)

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‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green (2005)

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‘More Happy Than Not’ by Adam Silvera (2015)

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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ by Madeleine L’Engle (1963)

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‘Anne of Green Gables’ by L.M. Montgomery (1908)

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‘Divergent’ by Veronica Roth (2011)

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‘Hopeless’ by Colleen Hoover (2012)

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‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger (1951)

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‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding (1954)

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‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London (1903)

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‘When You Reach Me’ by Rebecca Stead (2010)

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‘Before I Fall’ by Lauren Oliver (2010)

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‘This Is Where the World Ends’ by Amy Zhang (2016)

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‘Living Dead Girl’ by Elizabeth Scott (2008)

Originally Published: February 07, 2017