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.

Redwall

Redwall
ByBrian Jacques

1986 • 411 Readers • 351 pages 4

Eragon

Eragon
ByChristopher Paolini

2002 • 1,518 Readers • 503 pages 3.6

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Mistborn: The Final Empire
ByBrandon Sanderson

2006 • 3,333 Readers • 534 pages 4.4

The Eye of the World

The Eye of the World
ByRobert Jordan

1990 • 1,862 Readers • 708 pages 4