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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Rating	Readers Count
4.44	2,098 reads
4.29	4,811 reads
3.63	1,160 reads
4.28	1,046 reads
3.95	252 reads
4.29	99 reads
4.28	346 reads
4.1	170 reads
3.97	625 reads
4.46	755 reads
4.02	1,089 reads
3.88	715 reads
3.61	933 reads
4.2	107 reads
4.05	348 reads
4.02	300 reads
4.05	34 reads
4.25	1,827 reads
3.92	317 reads
4.34	85 reads
3.74	153 reads
4.38	2,279 reads
3.88	442 reads
4.05	50 reads
4.17	620 reads
3.83	32 reads
2.6	9 reads
3.48	35 reads
4.03	76 reads
4.11	156 reads
3.63	41 reads
5	1 read
3.93	62 reads
3.49	63 reads
3.71	9 reads
3.99	445 reads
3.69	18 reads
3.08	13 reads
4.06	160 reads
3.67	189 reads
3.75	13 reads

Rating	Readers Count
4.44	2,098 reads
4.29	4,811 reads
3.63	1,160 reads
4.28	1,046 reads
3.95	252 reads
4.29	99 reads
4.28	346 reads
4.1	170 reads
3.97	625 reads
4.46	755 reads
4.02	1,089 reads
3.88	715 reads
3.61	933 reads
4.2	107 reads
4.05	348 reads
4.02	300 reads
4.05	34 reads
4.25	1,827 reads
3.92	317 reads
4.34	85 reads
3.74	153 reads
4.38	2,279 reads
3.88	442 reads
4.05	50 reads
4.17	620 reads
3.83	32 reads
2.6	9 reads
3.48	35 reads
4.03	76 reads
4.11	156 reads
3.63	41 reads
5	1 read
3.93	62 reads
3.49	63 reads
3.71	9 reads
3.99	445 reads
3.69	18 reads
3.08	13 reads
4.06	160 reads
3.67	189 reads
3.75	13 reads

What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?