books for young teens

10/27/25 5:04pm

my younger sister is a very advanced reader for her age (14) and I'm kind of running out of ideas, she loves fantasy, coming of age novels, she's getting into murder mysteries (sometimes gets nightmares though), adores dystopian, romance is ok she guesses, loves to laugh... any ideas?

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Frank DiLuzio
Literary Content and Podcasting Expert

11/17/25 5:24pm

Here are my book recommendations for young teen readers:

Fantasy: The Cruel Prince series, Daughter of the Pirate King, and The Bone Spindle
Coming of Age: Paper Towns, Looking For Alaska, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Murder Mystery: The Thursday Murder Club, You Owe Me A Murder, and You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight
Dystopian: Dry, Scythe, and the Legend Trilogy
Romance: Check and Mate, Nothing Like the Movies, Sick Kids in Love, and Dungeons and Drama

I hope that helps!

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AbbyFaye4101

11/20/25 6:27pm

i love this!

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Destinyluvsjustinn

11/09/25 5:22pm

Wonder 100% would recommend I have Silamar interest I really liked this one,ps I still love you or girl in pieces hope this helps!!

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AbbyFaye4101

11/12/25 3:29am

oh. my. gosh. i LOVE girl in pieces, its so good, i love every single Kathleen Glassgow book, "How To Make Friends With The Dark" is also an amazig book i would recommend!

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AbbyFaye4101

11/13/25 2:50am

I would have to recommend the "Shatter Me" series, by Tahereh Mafi, and the Kathleen Glasgow books, their both angsty, so beware! I wouldn't consider most of them inappropriate, but there is some sexual content, but they are very good, but there are themes of abuse and violence, so since she gets nightmare, i dunno. Hope this helps! <3

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Little Baby Beanie Bun

10/29/25 3:12am

I would recommend “Divergent” by Veronica Roth.

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WikiBadgerDancer924

10/30/25 1:15pm

I saw that movie and it was awesome

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Peter.Jones.1

11/18/25 12:45am

Ranger's apprentice is a good series.

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Steve 59

11/15/25 1:26am

If she hasn't already, uglies is a really good book and it has some romance and dystopian vibes to it. I read the first one and have yet to buy the second. but my birthday is around the corner so who knows, maybe my parents will get me it! Anyways, it's really good. some others are wild robot, tripods, and zeroes (although zeroes is a bit more mature, so make sure to look over it before you let her read it!)

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