Ages 12–18

5,854 books for children ages 12–18

Young adult books take children seriously as thinkers. The questions get harder here: identity, justice, love, loss, the dawning awareness that the world is more complicated than anyone let on. These 5,854 books trust teenagers to handle complexity and reward them for it.

Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Kat, like her medium mother, can see dead people. She and her best friend Jac must come to terms with their supernatural

Ages 9–13

Toby and the Secrets of the Tree

Timothée de Fombelle

Toby Lolness returns from the Prairie to find his beloved Elisha captive and his parents imprisoned by a ruthless dictat

Ages 8–12

Killing Mr. Griffin

Lois Duncan

A high school prank against a strict English teacher spirals into an accidental death, a desperate cover-up, and further

Ages 12–18

Operation Typhoon Shore

Joshua Mowll

After escaping Wenzi Island, Becca and Doug's ship is struck by a typhoon and driven ashore on Sulphur Island. There, th

Ages 10–14

Lost and Found

Anne E. Schraff

Darcy Wills is in deep trouble: a mysterious stalker, a threatening note, and now her sister has vanished. She must act

Ages 12–18

Eruption

Roland Smith

Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole face a race against time in Mexico. After a devastating earthquake, they mus

Ages 8–12

HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE AMBER SPYGLASS [Paperback] NA

Philip Pullman

In the epic conclusion to His Dark Materials, Lyra and Will navigate dangerous parallel worlds, facing angels, witches,

Ages 10–14

The Doom Stone

Paul Zindel

Fifteen-year-old Jackson's English vacation turns into a nightmare when he joins the chase for an unknown creature respo

Ages 9–13

Stealing Bases

Keri Mikulski, Nicole Leigh Shepherd

Kylie Collins is determined to leave her 'mean girl' past and cheating ex-boyfriend behind to focus on her dream of play

Ages 8–12

Cirque Du Freak #10: The Lake of Souls Book 10 in the Saga of Darren Shan

Darren Shan

Join Darren and his best friend Harkat on a desperate and savage journey to the Lake of Souls. They must overcome monstr

Ages 12–16

Trouble Is a Friend of Mine

Stephanie Tromly

After her parents' divorce, Zoe moves to a new town and finds herself entangled in a thrilling, humorous mystery with th

Ages 10–14

Strike

D. J. MacHale

In this thrilling chapter book, Tucker Pierce and his friends must fight for their lives against the better-equipped SYL

Ages 8–12

Here We Are Feminism for the Real World

Kelly Jensen

This engaging teen guide explores feminism through essays, poems, comics, and illustrations from a diverse array of cont

Ages 12–18

Prisoner B-3087

Alan Gratz

Yanek Gruener, a Jewish boy in 1930s Poland, is taken prisoner by the Nazis and forced through ten concentration camps.

Ages 12–18

After

Amy Efaw

Devon Davenport, a perfect student and athlete, finds her world turned upside down when she's linked to an abandoned inf

Ages 12–18

The School for Dangerous Girls

Eliot Schrefer

Angela, 15, is sent to a remote reform school in Colorado. When she discovers her "dangerous" friends are being treated

Ages 12–16

Rich Dad's Advisors®: Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens

Robert T. Kiyosaki

This special edition for teens simplifies complex financial concepts, teaching young readers how to build self-confidenc

Ages 12–18

All Rivers Flow to the Sea

Alison McGhee

Rose's world shatters when a car accident leaves her sister Ivy brain-dead. This poignant story follows Rose's struggle

Ages 12–18

The Originals

Cat Patrick

Lizzie, Ella, and Betsy Best are clones, living as one daughter, Elizabeth. But as they grow, their unique abilities and

Ages 12–18

The Color of Fire

Ann Rinaldi

Set in 1741 New York City, this historical mystery follows Phoebe as she navigates a city gripped by mass hysteria, fals

Ages 8–12

Someone Else's Life

Katie Dale

After her mother dies from Huntington's disease, Rosie learns she was switched at birth. Now, she must confront her true

Ages 14–18

Bang

Barry Lyga

Ten years after accidentally shooting his infant sister, Sebastian Cody lives with unbearable guilt. As his thoughts dar

Ages 12–18

Eleventh Grade Burns

Heather Brewer, Z Brewer

High school is tough enough, but for Vlad Tod, it's a battle for survival. With a former friend turned slayer, a new vam

Ages 12–16

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Darius Kellner, an Iranian-American teen with clinical depression, feels like an outsider until a trip to Iran to visit

Ages 12–18