Most Popular Young Adult Books of the 1990s

Discover popular Young Adult books from the 1990s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Shade's Children

Garth Nix

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1997

7.3/10 3 ratings

Queen's Thief #1

The Thief

Megan Whalen Turner

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Mythopoeic Awards

1996

7.0/10 7 ratings

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult · Collection

1995

7.0/10 4 ratings

Crown Duel #1

Crown Duel

Sherwood Smith

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1997

7.0/10 2 ratings

Jupiter #1

Higher Education

Jerry Pournelle, Charles Sheffield

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1996

7.0/10 2 ratings

Mark of the Cat #1

The Mark of the Cat

Andre Norton

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1992

7.0/10 2 ratings

Tales from the Wyrd Museum #1

The Woven Path

Robin Jarvis

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

1995

7.0/10 1 ratings

Rowan of Rin #1

Rowan of Rin

Emily Rodda

Fantasy · Young Adult

1993

7.0/10 1 ratings

A Great Escape

Colin Dann

Fantasy · Young Adult

1990

The Water Horse

Dick King-Smith

Fantasy · Young Adult

1990

7.0/10 1 ratings

The Magician's House #1

The Steps Up the Chimney

William Corlett

Fantasy · Young Adult

1990

6.5/10 15 ratings

Redwall #12

The Legend of Luke

Brian Jacques

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

6.0/10 4 ratings

Crown Duel #2

Court Duel

Sherwood Smith

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1998

6.0/10 2 ratings

The Ragwitch

Garth Nix

Fantasy · Young Adult

1990

6.0/10 2 ratings

Rowan of Rin #4

Rowan and the Zebak

Emily Rodda

Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

6.0/10 1 ratings

Kit's Wilderness

David Almond

Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

6.0/10 1 ratings

Fire Bringer

David Clement-Davies

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Lost Years of Merlin #3

The Fires of Merlin

T. A. Barron

Fantasy · Young Adult

1998

6.0/10 1 ratings

Singing the Dogstar Blues

Alison Goodman

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1998

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Woman in the Wall

Patrice Kindl

Magical Realism · Young Adult

1997

6.0/10 1 ratings

Blood and Chocolate

Annette Curtis Klause

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

1997

6.0/10 1 ratings

Jupiter #2

The Billion Dollar Boy

Charles Sheffield

Science Fiction · Young Adult

1997

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Lost Years of Merlin #2

The Seven Songs of Merlin

T. A. Barron

Fantasy · Young Adult

1997

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Last Vampire #4

Phantom

Christopher Pike

Fantasy · Young Adult

1996

6.0/10 1 ratings

Rowan of Rin #3

Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal

Emily Rodda

Fantasy · Young Adult

1996

6.0/10 1 ratings

Rowan of Rin #2

Rowan and the Travellers

Emily Rodda

Fantasy · Young Adult

1994

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Fairy Tale Series

Briar Rose

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Young Adult · Mythopoeic Awards

1992

6.0/10 1 ratings

Child of an Ancient City

Tad Williams, Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Fantasy · Young Adult

1992

6.0/10 1 ratings

The Horribly Haunted School

Margaret Mahy

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

1998

5.7/10 15 ratings

The Lost Years of Merlin #1

The Lost Years of Merlin

T. A. Barron

Fantasy · Young Adult

1996

5.7/10 3 ratings

King of Shadows

Susan Cooper

Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

5.0/10 2 ratings

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights #3

The Lost Ones

Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Young Adult · Star Wars

1995

5.0/10 1 ratings

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights #2

Shadow Academy

Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Young Adult · Star Wars

1995

5.0/10 1 ratings

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights #1

Heirs of the Force

Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Young Adult · Star Wars

1995

5.0/10 1 ratings

Voyage of the Basset #2

The Raven Queen

Terri Windling, Ellen Steiber

Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

4.7/10 3 ratings

The Lost Years of Merlin #4

The Mirror of Merlin

T. A. Barron

Fantasy · Young Adult

1999

4.0/10 1 ratings