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Ages 14+

Best books for ages 14+

Young-adult fiction chosen with care.

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Habibi
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Habibi

Craig Thompson

Ages 18–99

John Adams
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John Adams

David McCullough

Ages 14–18

The House on Mango Street
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The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

Ages 14–18

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Berserk, Vol. 1

Kentaro Miura

Ages 18–99

Pharaoh's Daughter
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Pharaoh's Daughter

Julius Lester

Ages 12–16

The Ruins of Gorlan
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The Ruins of Gorlan

John Flanagan

Ages 10–14

The Curse of Chalion
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The Curse of Chalion

Lois McMaster Bujold

Ages 16–99

The Thursday Murder Club
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The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman

Ages 16–99

The Infinite Sea
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The Infinite Sea

Rick Yancey

Ages 14–18

The Search for WondLa
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The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi

Ages 10–14

Golden Son
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Golden Son

Pierce Brown

Ages 15–18

Epileptic
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Epileptic

David B.

Ages 16–99

The Woman in White
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The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

Ages 15–99

From the Earth to the Moon
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From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne

Ages 10–15

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Young Adult Adaptation)

Laura Hillenbrand

Ages 12–18

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah

Ages 16–18

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Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles

Mark Russell

Ages 16–99

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The City of Brass

S.A. Chakraborty

Ages 16–99

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

Ages 16–18

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Check, Please!: #Hockey

Ngozi Ukazu

Ages 14–18

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The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1)

John Flanagan

Ages 11–15

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The Fifth Wave

Rick Yancey

Ages 14–18

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The Bartimaeus Sequence: The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

Ages 12–16

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The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles

Paul B. Janeczko

Ages 12–18

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