Fun Fiction Books Your Teen May Love to Read
My girls are far from reading more mature novels. We are still in the era of running around the house in princess dresses and the floor doused in glitter. While we are still loving the adventures written by Roald Dahl and many others, they see Harry Potter on the shelf and ask, “When can we read those?!” Though I am not ready for the days of braids, hair clips, and bedtime read alouds to be over, I do look forward to sharing the experiences of some of these books with them! When they’re a bit older, hopefully they’ll still want to dive into Harry Potter’s adventures with his friends. Until then, I’ve been reminiscing on some of the series I’ve read that might interest them when they get to be teenagers. If you have a teen, I’ve come up with a list of some fiction book favorites your teens may enjoy reading!
FUN FICTION BOOKS FOR TEENS
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter is a wizard who lives with his awful, muggle aunt and uncle. By the way, a muggle is a non-wizard. Harry goes off to wizard school at Hogwarts and his adventures begin with best friends Hermoine and Ron Weasley who spend much of their time trying to defeat He Who Should Not Be Named.
Other Harry Potter Books:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Every year there is a reaping in each District. A male and female participant is chosen to go to the Capitol and prepare for the infamous Hunger Games. Only one winner comes out alive. Katniss Everdeen volunteers in place of her sister who was selected at the reaping.
Other Hunger Games Books:
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Bella moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father. She meets Edward Cullen at school and eventually discovers her dreamy love interest is actually a vampire… and her best friend is a werewolf. After Bella’s discoveries Edward and Jacob, her werewolf-y best friend, do everything they can to keep her safe. It’s a high school love triangle but who does Bella end up with? Is it the sparkly vampire Edward or the shape-shifter-werewolf-bestie Jacob?
Other Twilight Books:
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
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The Selection by Kiera Cass
Royalty meets the bachelor minus the crazy. Thirty five ladies in the kingdom are selected to live in the palace and compete to marry the prince. The winner is an unlikely contestant.
Other Selection Books:
The Elite
The One
The Heir
The Crown
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Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
Mythology lover? A young boy, Percy, finds out his father is a Greek god. Poseidon actually. The Greek god of the sea. Zeus has blamed Poseidon for stealing his lightning bolt but it is believed that Hades is the actual culprit. Percy goes on a quest to stop a war between the gods.
Other Percy Jackson Books:
The Sea of Monsters
The Titans Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
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Stargirl marches to the beat of her own drum. She’s the “weird” girl at school but she doesn’t care because she is completely herself. She becomes friends with Leo who is the total opposite. No one understands Stargirl but Leo really wants to try. Stargirl is awesome because she wears what she wants, she plays ukulele, and she sings happy birthday to other kids in her school. Oh and did I mention she has a pet rat?
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What books do your teens love to read?
