10 Must Read Science Fiction And Fantasy Books For Teens

Posted on July 29, 2019

by Megan M

A great selection of Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels perfect for teens.

A Blade So Black by L. L. McKinney

The first time a Nightmare came, Alice nearly lost her life. Now, with magic weapons and hard-core fighting skills, she battles these monstrous creatures in the dream realm known as Wonderland.

A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole

Octavia is excited to study the plants and animals of Faloiv until she witnesses one of the planet’s indigenous people being attacked and begins to question her own family history and the scientists she has always admired.

Batman : Nightwalker by Marie Lu

The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. Bruce will walk the dark line between trust and betrayal as the Nightwalkers circle closer.

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Believing that she will never be allowed to participate in the annual Caraval performance when her ruthless father arranges her marriage, Scarlett receives the invitation she has always dreamed of before her sister, Tella, is kidnapped by the show’s mastermind organizer.

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.

Glitter by Aprilynne Pike

A teenager living in an alternate-history futuristic Versailles must escape its walls by selling a happy-enducing makeup called Glitter.

Light Years by Kass Morgan

After centuries of exclusivity, the Quatra Fleet Academy finally accepts students from the settler planets, forcing four teenagers from different backgrounds, with different ambitions, motives, and missions, to work together to outmaneuver a mysterious alien enemy.

Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond

A prequel to the hit Netflix series explores several of the show’s mysteries and includes details about Eleven’s mother and her time as a test subject in the MKUltra program.

To Best the Boys by Mary Weber

When the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, Rhen Tellur decides to take the future in her hands and apply for the annual all-male scholarship competition where she and her cousin don costumes and try to best the boys and survive.

When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

As their deep friendship turns to love, Latina teenager Miel, who grows roses from her wrist, and Italian-Pakistani Samir, a transgender boy, fear their secrets will be exposed by the beautiful Bonner girls, four sisters rumored to be witches.

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