Best Books of All Time for Teens
List any book that is good for teenagers to read! It doesn't necessarily have to be a YA book, just any books you think teens would most enjoy reading.
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965 voters ·
list created March 19th, 2009
by Ashlee Palka (votes) .
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My sixth grade boys love Ender's Game. I have atleast three or four that read it every year.


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My sixth grade boys love E..."
Yes. My brother reads those too (Well, not the Hobbit, but the others.)


Err......Mostly books written for teens, but some people have different opinions on what exactly is written for teens....

This is true. And I do see a number of books here that were not written for teens. So if this list is supposed to be books written for teens, why are they on this list?

That's a good question, but honestly, I did not add them....If the people who added them felt that they fit the category, that's their opinion, not mine.


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Err, I'll work on that.......But, can you give me a few of the "non-teen" books you had in mind?

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
It's actually a rather small list when you look at it.

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
It's actually a rather s..."
K, I'll see what I can do.

I also don't see how any of the books listed by JSWolf aren't teen books, but whatever.

It seems like removing them would be a lot like censorship to me... But that's just my opinion.

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My sixth grade boys love E..."
Wow this list is great! Everyone should read Hunger Games! And it's sequel, Catching Fire! THe next book doesn't come out til September! What am I going to do?

Love LOTRs too but i'm not sure if it's considered teen?

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The Hobbit is a young person's book. I also read Lord Foul's Bane, Dragondrums and Narnia (Loved them) when I was a teenager. They are just as much YA as Harry Potter or some others I could name. I cannot talk for Enders Game (Haven't read it).

So are YA books for adults or teens since the term YA is meaningless?

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And if this list was designed for teens, why are you reading it?

Looks to me like the description says that any book a teen might enjoy is allowed on this list, not just books written for a teen audience.

Well, we do delete things that really don't belong on a list. But I don't see any books needing deleting from this one.



Agreed.

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It all depends what you consider as teens remember teens covers a wide range 13 To 19. So yes YA does fit in at the top end of teen
But what you would give to a 19 year old you would not necessarily give to a13 year old to read
So you need to use some judgement
As a librarian I consider the child - then make recommendations. Parents need to be aware of what's available and what's suitable
I would not give hunger games to some 13 year olds. But it is fine for for others.
In my library we have the hobbit and the lord of the rings for 11 year old up
Hobbit is suitable for good 11 12year old readers
you will find if they are not ready or capable of reading it they won't
Good list

Don't believe the hype. This book has not been recommended as claimed in the blurb. It is not a best seller. It has not won awards. It is amateur garbage that has been slickly marketed. It also is not appropriate for children.
In addition the narrator on the version sold through Audible is horrendous.
Do your due diligence before purchasing this one.
http://conjugalfelicity.com/robert-st...
My advice: Don't waste any money or any time on this one. There is no one who would honestly and truthfully believe this trash is a great story.
There are however critiques of it on the web that are pretty entertaining. Find one of those instead if you really want to know what this book is all about.
I recommend this one: http://conjugalfelicity.com/keeper-ma...

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Dragondrums is Young Adult, which typically means teen. I certainly consider it a teen book. The Hobbit also I believe fits here, as it was written for a younger audience, but too advanced for the average child reader. Certainly teens enjoy it and can enjoy it. I agree with you on Lord's Foul Bane (I'd also say it's not "a best of all time" since I hated it), haven't read Ender's Game so can't opine on that one.
Books by Robert Stanek are garbage, which no one would consider "best" in any way. Most likely added here by sock puppets, for which the author is notorious.
As far as the Chronicles of Narnia, certainly they are children's books. However I think it's valid to keep in mind "teen" means thirteen to nineteen. That's a very broad range. I think these books do reasonably fit in the younger end of the "teen" spectrum.
Unfortunately only GR staff and those who voted for a book can remove books added to a list.
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