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.

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

Ender's Game
ByOrson Scott Card

1985 • 3,030 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Redwall

#1 of 28 in Redwall

Redwall
ByBrian Jacques

1986 • 511 Readers • 351 pages 4

Mistborn: The Final Empire

#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy

Mistborn: The Final Empire
ByBrandon Sanderson

2006 • 4,214 Readers • 534 pages 4.4

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

#1 of 8 in Harry Potter

1989 • 6,437 Readers • 309 pages 4.3