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.

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Tress of the Emerald Sea
ByBrandon Sanderson

2023 • 1,451 Readers • 480 pages 4.5

Why this book?

This book is probably the most YA of any of sandersons Cosmere, both and a introduction and YA Characters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

1997 • 4,555 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Eye of the World

The Eye of the World
ByRobert Jordan

1990 • 1,677 Readers • 708 pages 4

Ender's Game

Ender's Game
ByOrson Scott Card

1985 • 2,198 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Why this book?

This book is a classic of Scifi by Orson Scott Card, while I don't enjoy his books as much as I used to this will be always be one I have fond memories of. I 1st read this book when I was in Jr High (I think somewhere around 12-15 yrs old) and fell in love with Ender, the boy genious called on to save the world from the insectoid aliens the formics, ------ while to be honest I dont feel this book has aged well due to some of cards views and the terms he uses in the book it still a really good story

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Mistborn: The Final Empire
ByBrandon Sanderson

2006 • 2,909 Readers • 541 pages 4.4

Why this book?

I am sure this has been said alreday but this is a great read, one of my fav sandersons books from the cosmere. like many YA books (althought I feel like this could easily fit ya and adult fantasy) it features a young protagonist called to be a hero. from the streets to hero its a great story