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What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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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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Mistborn: The Final Empire
Mistborn: The Final Empire
  • Brandon Sanderson
4.44
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • J. K. Rowling
4.29
Eragon
Eragon
  • Christopher Paolini
3.63
Six of Crows
Six of Crows
  • Leigh Bardugo
4.28
Redwall
Redwall
  • Brian Jacques
3.96
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
  • Rick Riordan
4.29
Nimona
Nimona
  • N.D. Stevenson
4.28
Cemetery Boys
Cemetery Boys
  • Aiden Thomas
4.1
Cinder
Cinder
  • Marissa Meyer
3.96
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Tress of the Emerald Sea
  • Brandon Sanderson
4.47
The Eye of the World
The Eye of the World
  • Robert Jordan
4.01
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea
  • Ursula K. Le Guin
3.88
City of Bones
City of Bones
  • Cassandra Clare
3.6
Dealing with Dragons
Dealing with Dragons
  • Patricia C. Wrede
4.2
Carry On
Carry On
  • Rainbow Rowell
4.07
Magician: Apprentice
Magician: Apprentice
  • Raymond E. Feist
3.99
The Merciful Crow
The Merciful Crow
  • Margaret Owen
4.05
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
  • Orson Scott Card
4.25
Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone
  • Tomi Adeyemi
3.93
Raybearer
Raybearer
  • Jordan Ifueko
4.35
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
  • Margaret Weis
  • Tracy Hickman
3.74
A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
  • George R.R. Martin
4.37
Every Heart a Doorway
Every Heart a Doorway
  • Seanan McGuire
3.87
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
  • Roseanne A. Brown
4.04
Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle
  • Diana Wynne Jones
4.16
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara
  • Terry Brooks
3.83
Goddess of the Night
Goddess of the Night
  • Lynne Ewing
2.6
The Sum of All Men
The Sum of All Men
  • David Farland
3.48
He Who Fights with Monsters
He Who Fights with Monsters
  • Shirtaloon
  • Travis Deverell
4.01
Half a Soul
Half a Soul
  • Olivia Atwater
4.11
Night World No. 1
Night World No. 1
  • L.J. Smith
3.63
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Pentagon Pirate Gang

Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard
  • J.W. Nelson
5
Water & Fire
Water & Fire
  • Tamora Pierce
3.93
The Dragonet Prophecy
The Dragonet Prophecy
  • Tui T. Sutherland
3.51
The Forbidden Game
The Forbidden Game
  • L.J. Smith
3.71
Gardens of the Moon
Gardens of the Moon
  • Steven Erikson
4
The Reader
The Reader
  • Traci Chee
3.69
Abandon
Abandon
  • Meg Cabot
3.08
The Amulet of Samarkand
The Amulet of Samarkand
  • Jonathan Stroud
4.05
The Alchemyst
The Alchemyst
  • Michael Scott
3.68
Wit'ch Fire
Wit'ch Fire
  • James Clemens
3.75