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.

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What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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Details	Rating	Readers Count
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson	4.43	1,472 reads
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J. K. Rowling	4.29	3,260 reads
Eragon Christopher Paolini	3.6	813 reads
Redwall Brian Jacques	4.09	144 reads
Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo	4.27	725 reads
Percy Jackson Rick Riordan	5	5 reads
Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson	4.47	519 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	3.98	824 reads
Cinder Marissa Meyer	3.98	454 reads
Nimona Noelle Stevenson	4.31	216 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.85	513 reads
Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas	4.08	128 reads
City of Bones Cassandra Clare	3.62	601 reads
Magician: Apprentice Raymond E. Feist	3.99	229 reads
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi	3.84	229 reads
Raybearer Jordan Ifueko	4.3	60 reads
Dealing with Dragons Patricia C. Wrede	4.17	84 reads
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card	4.27	1,273 reads
The Merciful Crow Margaret Owen	3.89	20 reads
Carry On Rainbow Rowell	4.05	241 reads
The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks	3.76	27 reads
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith	3.85	29 reads
Dragons of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman	3.8	106 reads
Pentagon Pirate Gang Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard J.W. Nelson	5	1 read
Half a Soul Olivia Atwater	4.12	99 reads
Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire	3.93	346 reads
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Roseanne A. Brown	4.07	36 reads
Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones	4.15	431 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.39	1,586 reads
Goddess of the Night Lynne Ewing	2.6	9 reads
The Forbidden Game L.J. Smith	3.71	9 reads
The Sum of All Men David Farland	3.65	22 reads
Water & Fire Tamora Pierce	3.87	51 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.96	346 reads
The Reader Traci Chee	3.44	12 reads
Abandon Meg Cabot	3.25	12 reads
L'amulette de Samarcande Jonathan Stroud	4.08	113 reads
Wit'ch Fire James Clemens	3.6	10 reads
He Who Fights with Monsters Shirtaloon Travis Deverell	3.78	49 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson	4.43	1,472 reads
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J. K. Rowling	4.29	3,260 reads
Eragon Christopher Paolini	3.6	813 reads
Redwall Brian Jacques	4.09	144 reads
Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo	4.27	725 reads
Percy Jackson Rick Riordan	5	5 reads
Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson	4.47	519 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	3.98	824 reads
Cinder Marissa Meyer	3.98	454 reads
Nimona Noelle Stevenson	4.31	216 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.85	513 reads
Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas	4.08	128 reads
City of Bones Cassandra Clare	3.62	601 reads
Magician: Apprentice Raymond E. Feist	3.99	229 reads
Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi	3.84	229 reads
Raybearer Jordan Ifueko	4.3	60 reads
Dealing with Dragons Patricia C. Wrede	4.17	84 reads
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card	4.27	1,273 reads
The Merciful Crow Margaret Owen	3.89	20 reads
Carry On Rainbow Rowell	4.05	241 reads
The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks	3.76	27 reads
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith	3.85	29 reads
Dragons of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman	3.8	106 reads
Pentagon Pirate Gang Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard J.W. Nelson	5	1 read
Half a Soul Olivia Atwater	4.12	99 reads
Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire	3.93	346 reads
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Roseanne A. Brown	4.07	36 reads
Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones	4.15	431 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.39	1,586 reads
Goddess of the Night Lynne Ewing	2.6	9 reads
The Forbidden Game L.J. Smith	3.71	9 reads
The Sum of All Men David Farland	3.65	22 reads
Water & Fire Tamora Pierce	3.87	51 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.96	346 reads
The Reader Traci Chee	3.44	12 reads
Abandon Meg Cabot	3.25	12 reads
L'amulette de Samarcande Jonathan Stroud	4.08	113 reads
Wit'ch Fire James Clemens	3.6	10 reads
He Who Fights with Monsters Shirtaloon Travis Deverell	3.78	49 reads

What are some captivating fantasy books for teens?

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