# The best books for teenagers

The books most recommended by teachers, psychologists and young-adult reading guides: fantasy sagas, classics and novels that make you think.

- 129 votes · 19 items
- Feb 8, 2025 · medalloversionoriginal
- https://even.best/en/l/3038/the-best-books-for-teenagers

## Top 19

1. **Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone** (12 · ▲14 ▼2) — J. K. Rowling, 1997. The gateway to reading for a whole generation.
2. **The Hunger Games** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Suzanne Collins, 2008. Katniss against a deadly reality show.
3. **Invisible** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Eloy Moreno, 2018. School bullying told from the inside.
4. **Marina** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 1999. Mystery in 1980s Barcelona.
5. **Wonder** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — R. J. Palacio, 2012. Auggie starts school with a different face.
6. **The Book Thief** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Markus Zusak, 2005. A girl stealing books in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death.
7. **The Catcher in the Rye** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — J. D. Salinger, 1951. The most nonconformist teenage voice.
8. **The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Mark Haddon, 2003. An autistic boy investigates a dog's death.
9. **The Diary of Anne Frank** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1947. The real diary of a teenager hiding in Amsterdam.
10. **Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Rick Riordan, 2005. Greek mythology in present-day New York.
11. **The Fault in Our Stars** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — John Green, 2012. Two teenagers with cancer fall in love.
12. **The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — John Boyne, 2006. The Holocaust through a child's eyes.
13. **The Perks of Being a Wallflower** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Stephen Chbosky, 1999. Letters from a shy boy in his first year of high school.
14. **The Outsiders** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — S. E. Hinton, 1967. Teenage gangs written by a 16-year-old author.
15. **The Hobbit** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — J. R. R. Tolkien, 1937. Adventure, humour and a coming-of-age journey.
16. **Divergent** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Veronica Roth, 2011. A society split into factions.
17. **Donde los árboles cantan** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Laura Gallego, 2011. Fantasy and love in a forbidden forest.
18. **Memorias de Idhún** (0 · ▲4 ▼4) — Laura Gallego, 2004. The Spanish young-adult fantasy saga par excellence.
19. **Twilight** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Stephenie Meyer, 2005. Bella, Edward and the vampire craze.

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