What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

Whether you call it young adult fantasy, YA, or just fantasy – fictional worlds and magical elements have inspired readers for generations. They can be a gateway to reading in a way that real-world-based stories cannot.

What fantasy books do you recommend for teenagers (or even tweens or pre-teens) to hook them into the fantasy genre? These could be books set in a fictional universe, books with magic elements, or anything else that plays with magical realism to tell a compelling tale that school-aged readers can identify with.

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What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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Details	Rating	Readers Count
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson	4.44	2,097 reads
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J. K. Rowling	4.29	4,810 reads
Eragon Christopher Paolini	3.63	1,160 reads
Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo	4.28	1,046 reads
Redwall Brian Jacques	3.95	252 reads
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan	4.29	99 reads
Nimona N.D. Stevenson	4.28	346 reads
Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas	4.1	170 reads
Cinder Marissa Meyer	3.97	625 reads
Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson	4.46	755 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	4.02	1,089 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.88	715 reads
City of Bones Cassandra Clare	3.61	933 reads
Dealing with Dragons Patricia C. Wrede	4.2	107 reads
Carry On Rainbow Rowell	4.05	348 reads
Magician: Apprentice Raymond E. Feist	4.02	300 reads
The Merciful Crow Margaret Owen	4.05	34 reads
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card	4.25	1,827 reads
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi	3.92	317 reads
Raybearer Jordan Ifueko	4.34	85 reads
Dragons of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman	3.74	153 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.38	2,279 reads
Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire	3.88	442 reads
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Roseanne A. Brown	4.05	50 reads
Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones	4.17	620 reads
The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks	3.83	32 reads
Goddess of the Night Lynne Ewing	2.6	9 reads
The Sum of All Men David Farland	3.48	35 reads
He Who Fights with Monsters Shirtaloon Travis Deverell	4.03	76 reads
Half a Soul Olivia Atwater	4.11	156 reads
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith	3.63	41 reads
Pentagon Pirate Gang Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard J.W. Nelson	5	1 read
Water & Fire Tamora Pierce	3.93	62 reads
The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland	3.49	63 reads
The Forbidden Game L.J. Smith	3.71	9 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.99	445 reads
The Reader Traci Chee	3.69	18 reads
Abandon Meg Cabot	3.08	13 reads
The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud	4.06	160 reads
The Alchemyst Michael Scott	3.67	189 reads
Wit'ch Fire James Clemens	3.75	13 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson	4.44	2,097 reads
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J. K. Rowling	4.29	4,810 reads
Eragon Christopher Paolini	3.63	1,160 reads
Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo	4.28	1,046 reads
Redwall Brian Jacques	3.95	252 reads
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan	4.29	99 reads
Nimona N.D. Stevenson	4.28	346 reads
Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas	4.1	170 reads
Cinder Marissa Meyer	3.97	625 reads
Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson	4.46	755 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	4.02	1,089 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.88	715 reads
City of Bones Cassandra Clare	3.61	933 reads
Dealing with Dragons Patricia C. Wrede	4.2	107 reads
Carry On Rainbow Rowell	4.05	348 reads
Magician: Apprentice Raymond E. Feist	4.02	300 reads
The Merciful Crow Margaret Owen	4.05	34 reads
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card	4.25	1,827 reads
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi	3.92	317 reads
Raybearer Jordan Ifueko	4.34	85 reads
Dragons of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman	3.74	153 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.38	2,279 reads
Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire	3.88	442 reads
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Roseanne A. Brown	4.05	50 reads
Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones	4.17	620 reads
The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks	3.83	32 reads
Goddess of the Night Lynne Ewing	2.6	9 reads
The Sum of All Men David Farland	3.48	35 reads
He Who Fights with Monsters Shirtaloon Travis Deverell	4.03	76 reads
Half a Soul Olivia Atwater	4.11	156 reads
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith	3.63	41 reads
Pentagon Pirate Gang Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard J.W. Nelson	5	1 read
Water & Fire Tamora Pierce	3.93	62 reads
The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland	3.49	63 reads
The Forbidden Game L.J. Smith	3.71	9 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.99	445 reads
The Reader Traci Chee	3.69	18 reads
Abandon Meg Cabot	3.08	13 reads
The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud	4.06	160 reads
The Alchemyst Michael Scott	3.67	189 reads
Wit'ch Fire James Clemens	3.75	13 reads

What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?