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Welcome to EW.com’s Ya novel bracket game. The field is down to 32 young adult books in our March-Madness style tournament that will determine which you think is the best of all time. Round two begins now.

In a stunning round one upset, Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series beat Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. Others advancing include Little Women, Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.

Check out the full bracket and vote in round two below. Polls close on Sunday at 1 p.m. Et.

Little Women The Hobbit

Ask any young reader to name her literary role model,...

Welcome to EW.com’s Ya novel bracket game. We’re pitting 64 young adult books against each other in a March-Madness style game to determine which you think is the best of all time. Round one begins below.

Check out the full bracket and vote!

Little Women The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Ask any young reader to name her literary role model, and chances are she’ll point to Jo March ­a headstrong, hot-headed heroine modeled after Alcott herself. But there’s more to Little Women than Jo alone; Alcott’s domestic tale is truly absorbing, complete with one...

Little Women is a collection of stories about the March family women and how they live, love, and survive during the Civil War. Marmee (Dorothy McGuire) is the kind but firm matriarch who is left to raise her daughters Meg (Meredith Baxter), Jo (Susan Dey), Beth (Eve Plumb), and Amy (Ann Dusenberry) when her husband Jon leaves home to serve as a military chaplain. Meg has reached the age where she very aware of her family's poverty, and she wants to keep up in fashion with her wealthier friends. Jo is completely unconcerned with fashion or marriage. Her dream is to become a famous adventure writer with stories full of suspense, intrigue, and plenty of sword fights. Beth has medical conditions that keep her close to home, but she loves to play her family's old piano. Amy (Ann Dusenberry) is an aspiring artist, but as the youngest of the sisters,...