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Ages 14+

Best books for ages 14+

Young-adult fiction chosen with care.

559 books

Into the Wild
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Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

Ages 16–18

Divergent
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Divergent

Veronica Roth

Ages 13–18

Walk Two Moons
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Walk Two Moons

Sharon Creech

Ages 10–14

March: Book One
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March: Book One

John Lewis

Ages 12–18

Homesick: My Own Story
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Homesick: My Own Story

Jean Fritz

Ages 10–14

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: The Alchemyst
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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: The Alchemyst

Michael Scott

Ages 12–18

Black Boy
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Black Boy

Richard Wright

Ages 16–18

My Life in Dog Years
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My Life in Dog Years

Gary Paulsen

Ages 10–14

The Neverending Story
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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Ages 10–14

We Were Liars
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We Were Liars

E. Lockhart

Ages 14–18

All Creatures Great and Small
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All Creatures Great and Small

James Herriot

Ages 14–18

A Brief History of Time
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A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

Ages 16–18

Monster
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Monster

Walter Dean Myers

Ages 14–18

The Martian
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The Martian

Andy Weir

Ages 16–18

The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

Maria Augusta Trapp

Ages 10–14

The Hate U Give
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The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas

Ages 14–18

Walden
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Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Ages 16–18

The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
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The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler

James Cross Giblin

Ages 12–16

West with the Night
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West with the Night

Beryl Markham

Ages 14–18

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1
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Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1

Kamome Shirahama

Ages 10–16

Across Five Aprils
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Across Five Aprils

Irene Hunt

Ages 11–15

The Color Purple
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The Color Purple

Alice Walker

Ages 16–18

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

Ages 14–18

Gaudy Night
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Gaudy Night

Dorothy L. Sayers

Ages 15–99

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