This is just my list of books which I've read and want to reccomend, and my view on the best books of each genre in the young adult and sometimes children genres. Feel free to comment with ideas, reccomendations or opinions.
Fantasy
1. The 'Harry Potter' Series- JK Rowling
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
-Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
2. The 'His Dark Materials' Series- Phillip Pullman
-The Golden Compass
-The Subtle Knife
-The Amber Spyglass
3. The Guardians of Time Trilogy
-The Named
-The Dark
-The Key
4.The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
5. Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
6. Faerie Wars and sequel Purple Emperor by Herbie Brennan
Classics
1. Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
2. Jo's Boy's by Lousia May Alcott
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
5. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Historical Fiction
1.The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
2. Pirates by Celia Rees
3. Witch Child by Celia Rees
4. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
5. The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi
Realistic Fiction/Romance
1. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
3. The Truth about Forever by Sarah Dessen
4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series by Ann Brashares
-Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
-The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
-Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
5. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart By Deb Caletti
6. The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
Science Fiction
1. The Shadow Children Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
-Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons; Among the Enemy
2. The Giver by Lois Lowry
3. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
This is just a list which is for my use, and I'll be adding to it, as I remember books I love or loved, but I'm making it public so that you can all use it if you so choose. =)