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.

The Sum of All Men

The Sum of All Men
ByDavid Farland

1999 • 104 Readers • 613 pages 3.5

Wit'ch Fire

#1 of 5 in The Banned and the Banished

Wit'ch Fire
ByJames Clemens

1998 • 25 Readers • 352 pages 3.8

Magician: Apprentice

Magician: Apprentice
ByRaymond E. Feist

1982 • 647 Readers • 485 pages 4