What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?Answer

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.

Howl's Moving Castle

#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle
ByDiana Wynne Jones

1986 • 1,265 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

A Wizard of Earthsea

#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

A Wizard of Earthsea
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1968 • 1,478 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

The Eye of the World

#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time

The Eye of the World
ByRobert Jordan

1990 • 1,948 Readers • 708 pages 4

Redwall

#1 of 22 in Redwall

Redwall
ByBrian Jacques

1986 • 428 Readers • 351 pages 4

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogly

Mistborn: The Final Empire
ByBrandon Sanderson

2006 • 3,509 Readers • 534 pages 4.4