What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?
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.
2006 • 2,909 Readers • 541 pages • 4.4
1997 • 4,555 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
2002 • 1,308 Readers • 503 pages • 3.6
2001 • 1,827 Readers • 465 pages • 4.3
1986 • 375 Readers • 351 pages • 4
2010 • 128 Readers • 318 pages • 4.3
2015 • 445 Readers • 272 pages • 4.3
2020 • 419 Readers • 4.1
2011 • 895 Readers • 448 pages • 4
2023 • 1,451 Readers • 480 pages • 4.5
1990 • 1,677 Readers • 708 pages • 4
1968 • 1,248 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
1999 • 1,113 Readers • 485 pages • 3.6
1990 • 174 Readers • 232 pages • 4.2
2015 • 541 Readers • 531 pages • 4
1982 • 510 Readers • 485 pages • 4
2019 • 116 Readers • 384 pages • 3.9
1985 • 2,198 Readers • 256 pages • 4.3
2018 • 679 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2020 • 227 Readers • 320 pages • 4.3
1984 • 237 Readers • 447 pages • 3.8
1996 • 2,761 Readers • 819 pages • 4.4
2016 • 680 Readers • 174 pages • 3.9
2020 • 180 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
1986 • 1,061 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
1982 • 49 Readers • 458 pages • 3.8
2000 • 9 Readers • 304 pages • 2.6
1999 • 87 Readers • 613 pages • 3.5
2021 • 110 Readers • 680 pages • 4
2020 • 344 Readers • 368 pages • 4.1
2008 • 42 Readers • 729 pages • 3.8
1 Reader • 289 pages • 5
1993 • 95 Readers • 252 pages • 3.9
2012 • 90 Readers • 408 pages • 3.6
1997 • 13 Readers • 750 pages • 3.7
1999 • 1,005 Readers • 559 pages • 4
2016 • 54 Readers • 442 pages • 3.5
2003 • 246 Readers • 464 pages • 4.1
2007 • 270 Readers • 400 pages • 3.7
1998 • 21 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8