The best books for teenagers
The top 3 according to 129 votes from people: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · The Hunger Games · Invisible. (Updated Feb 8, 2025.)
The books most recommended by teachers, psychologists and young-adult reading guides: fantasy sagas, classics and novels that make you think.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 19
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling, 1997. The gateway to reading for a whole generation.
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins, 2008. Katniss against a deadly reality show.
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Invisible
Eloy Moreno, 2018. School bullying told from the inside.
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Marina
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 1999. Mystery in 1980s Barcelona.
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Wonder
R. J. Palacio, 2012. Auggie starts school with a different face.
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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, 2005. A girl stealing books in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death.
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The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger, 1951. The most nonconformist teenage voice.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon, 2003. An autistic boy investigates a dog's death.
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The Diary of Anne Frank
1947. The real diary of a teenager hiding in Amsterdam.
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan, 2005. Greek mythology in present-day New York.
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, 2012. Two teenagers with cancer fall in love.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne, 2006. The Holocaust through a child's eyes.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, 1999. Letters from a shy boy in his first year of high school.
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The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton, 1967. Teenage gangs written by a 16-year-old author.
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien, 1937. Adventure, humour and a coming-of-age journey.
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Divergent
Veronica Roth, 2011. A society split into factions.
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Donde los árboles cantan
Laura Gallego, 2011. Fantasy and love in a forbidden forest.
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Memorias de Idhún
Laura Gallego, 2004. The Spanish young-adult fantasy saga par excellence.
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Twilight
Stephenie Meyer, 2005. Bella, Edward and the vampire craze.
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Comments (1)
Invisible lo leímos en clase y fue el único libro obligatorio que le gustó a todo el mundo