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Ages 14+

Best books for ages 14+

Young-adult fiction chosen with care.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

Ages 12–99

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Ages 14–18

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Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson

Ages 12–18

Ages 12–16

Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

Ages 10–14

Ages 16–18

When I Was Your Age: Original Stories About Growing Up

Amy Ehrlich

Ages 10–14

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Explicit sexStrong violence

From Blood and Ash

Jennifer L. Armentrout

Ages 18–25

Ages 18–99

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Ages 12–16

Ages 10–14

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass

Ages 14–18

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The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan

Ages 10–14

Ages 10–14

Sexual contentStrong violence

Graceling

Kristin Cashore

Ages 13–18

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A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Ages 10–14

Ages 12–18

Ages 14–18

Ages 10–14

To Kill a Mockingbird

Ages 13–18

Ages 10–18

Ages 13–17

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