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.

Carry On

#1 of 3 in Simon Snow

Carry On
ByRainbow Rowell

2015 • 736 Readers • 531 pages 4.1

Cemetery Boys

#1 of 1 in Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys
ByAiden Thomas

28 • 601 Readers 4.1

Nimona

Nimona
ByN.D. Stevenson

2015 • 641 Readers • 272 pages 4.3

Cinder

#1 of 5 in The Lunar Chronicles

Cinder
ByMarissa Meyer

2011 • 1,232 Readers • 448 pages 4

Six of Crows

#1 of 2 in Six of Crows

Six of Crows
ByLeigh Bardugo

2015 • 2,558 Readers • 465 pages 4.3