Every Millennial Has Read At Least One Of These Young Adult Books

    From John Green to Sarah Dessen.

    There are certain books millennials seem to know by heart. They defined our youth, shaped our opinions at the time, and let us live alternative lives.

    1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

    Movie cover edition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    2. Paper Towns by John Green

    Book cover of Paper Towns by John Green; Photo of a road map with a red pin in the center

    3. The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

    Book cover for Twilight; shows pale hands holding a red apple

    4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    Book cover for The Hunger Games

    5. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

    Book cover for The Truth About Forever; cover shows a girl holding a pink flower

    6. Looking for Alaska by John Green

    Book cover of Looking for Alaska

    7. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

    Red book cover with illustration of a headless guy with the book title in a speech text bubble above

    8. The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

    Depiction of a couple watching the sunset with book title text atop

    9. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

    Mint green book cover with FANGIRL in red and illustrations of main characters

    10. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

    book cover of a teenage girl writing a letter in bed

    11. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

    Book cover of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

    12. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

    Book cover for I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You; shows a teen girl in a sweater vest and plaid skirt

    13. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

    Book cover of two teens holding hands across a road with title text atop

    14. The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison

    The Clique book cover: plaid background with group of girls gossiping at the top

    15. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

    Book cover featuring a girl sitting on a swing with title text to the right----

    16. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

    17. If I Stay by Gayle Forman

    Blue background with bare tree and pink flower in center; title text at top of cover

    18. I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

    Title text in bold black print with multicolored sun ray illustrations surrounding it

    19. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

    Cover shows a close up shot of a girl with title text in white over her face

    20. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

    Book cover shows a night sky, an open field and a red pickup truck with white title text and illustrations surrounding it

    Have you read any of these? What were your favorite books growing up? LMK below.