Fortunately, many young adult authors are now writing teen books that rank high in guy appeal. But in this list you can find many more excellent fantasy books for teenagers, including the latest fantasy books from 2018 for young people and children. Recommended young adult fantasy books young adult fantasy books are in the main, written for, published for, and marketed to readers between the ages of 12 and 18. We all have our favorite ya fantasy series and authors, those writers who have become autobuys and instant reads the minute they release anything new. The 37 best young adult books we ever read business insider.
Ive long maintained that reading is one of the best ways to help young people become more empathetic, and theres something about ya fantasy. The 30 best ya fantasy books for teens fantasy is a literally magical genre and a great coping mechanism for notsomagical times like, say, adolescence. Who knows, a few fantasy books later, your boy or girl may even start penning down books of their own. The best young adult novels of 2019 best ya books new.
The first book in an epic fantasy trilogy that both george r. Good for the imagination, bad if youre very hungry. More to the point, it has an enormous presence on goodreads. Good fantasy tales rely on world building, and glen cooks black company series has this in spades. Below youll find 37 of the best books we read as young adults. These are the best ya fantasy novels of 2019, ranging from historical fiction, retellings of popular legends, and wholly original fantasy worlds. Best ya novels of all time 20 ya books every adult. Madeline millers bestselling followup to her 2011 debut, the song of achilles, is not only one of the best fantasy books of 2018, but also one of times picks for the best fiction books of.
The new york times best sellers april 26, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. Jonathan collins spends more time in fantasy land, daydreaming about his idol ziggy. Fantasy is a literally magical genre and a great coping mechanism for notsomagical times like. However, even if youre no longer a young adult yourself, theres something for everyone in the subgenre of ya fantasy. As publishing for the young adult market grew exponentially over 2,000 titles per year in 2008 and seven other yalsa selection and award lists for young adults were created since its inception, best books for young adults was restructured and named best fiction for young adults by the yalsa board of directors at the midwinter meeting in 2010. Best fantasy books for teens, books like hunger games. Here is a list of some of the most popular young adult books for teen boys. There is no shame in loving young adult literature, even if you yourself are, say, an old or regular adult. The first of an astonishingly consistent series from former waterstones childrens laureate malorie blackman, noughts and crosses stands as trailblazing work of literature. Getting teen boys interested in books can be a challenge for parents. Our top 10 of the best young adult fantasy books with number 1 the youth fantasy books series divergent by veronica roth, and at number two one of the best selling fantasy series ever harry potter. These fantasy novels, featuring everything from princesses and dragons to heists and street gangs, are mustreads for ya readers. Young adult literature, or ya, has been having a moment for years now, since the rise of series like divergent, and standalone books like the fault in our stars the appetite for stories about. The best young adult fantasy novels of all time forbes.
This books are really interesting and will keep you and your continue reading best fantasy books for teens. Because of the protagonists age, comingofage often plays a key role in ya fiction. The world of young adult fantasy fiction can take your teen to places he or she cannot even imagine. This beautifully written story will give your child the best kind of chills. Despite being a childrens series, the world of redwall is rich and complex. Young adult hardcover april 26, 2020 young adult hardcover april 26, 2020. The 100 best youngadult books of all time were living in a golden age of young adult literature, when books ostensibly written for teens are equally adored by readers of every generation. Winner of this years award for young adult fiction, five feet apart poses a heartbreaking. This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. From popular new releases and books by bestselling authors, youll be sure to find the best young adult books to read. This epistolary novel follows young nisha, a halfmuslim, halfhindi girl as she and her family experience the partition of india.
The 22 books span centuries within the world, with some familiar characters from earlier books returning only as legends in later books. The 30 best ya fantasy books for teens reedsy discovery. Young adult books are books marketed to adolescents, roughly between the ages of 12 and 17, and usually feature main characters in that age range. Its a newbery honor book for 2019 an honor welldeserved. The goodreads choice awards are the only major book awards decided by readers. Young adult books are booming, and the fantasy genre makes up a huge chunk. For the purposes of this page we have decided to feature books that we believe are both aimed at the ya market and also feature a young adult as the main character. A dystopian romeo and juliet that makes eloquent statements about race relations and the burning passions of the teenage heart, noughts and crosses is absolutely pivotal in the evolution of the young adult novel. Ya fantasy books list of top 10 fantasy books for young adults. Young adult fantasy is expansive and growing, which makes it all the more surprising that book riot hasnt had a mustread list of the best ya. Martin and patrick rothfuss have called quintessential to their own success.
But given those things, i can see why a primer of the top fantasy books for this age category might be necessary. Young adult hardcover books best sellers the new york. And as always, you can keeping checking back for the latest and greatest. The 50 best fantasy books of the 21st century so far paste. Best young adult fiction 2019 goodreads choice awards. The best young adult fantasy novels of 2019 forbes.
Thats why weve compiled this comprehensive megaguide of the 100 best fantasy series of all time. The first trilogy is a wonderful example of young adult fantasy, and lackey has relentlessly explored the world of valdemar since that first book in 1987. A fantasy novel for young adults, howls moving castle is a story set in magical lands, where wizards and witches are accepted as ordinary folk. Seriously, there are so many amazing young adult fantasy books hitting shelves in the next year that we dont even know how were going to get through. The story revolves around sophie hatter, who is the eldest of three sisters, with some magical powers that she does not know she has. With that in mind, we have listed some of the best ya fantasy books drawn from different. Best young adult novels, best teen fiction, top 100 teen. Find the most popular fantasy fiction books and novels for teenagers and young adults. The best fantasy novels of all time penguin random house. Seriously, there are so many amazing young adult fantasy books. Listed below are her suggested ya fantasyscience fiction titles. Best young adult novels, best teen fiction, top 100 teen novels more than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite young adult fiction. Weve given a list of what we consider to be the best modern ya fantasy.
Encourage them to choose good fantasy books over fantasy movies, and you will be helping them broaden their imagination. Weve gathered the best young adult books coming out this year that youre sure to add to your reading list. So from mysterious thrillers to cultural statements and the creative world of fantasy, weve found engaging storylines that represent the best of young adult novels in 2019so far. Its certainly one of the best books ive ever read, fantasy or no. This is good, because there are sooo many great ya. The 10 best books to buy for teen boys in 2020 thoughtco. Simon is a kitchen boy but when ancient evil stirs, he is pulled into a war as unlike any his world has seen, leaving the only home he has ever known to battle creatures once thought lost to the past. Good fantasy books have been transporting people to other places and times for hundreds of. Redwall is a fantasy series for older children set in a world full of talking animals. The coveted ya fantasy award takes a turn this year, going to the second installment of the faerie realm series the folk of the air.
Take a look at this really popular fantasy fiction novels teens and young adults are really enjoying reading. If the book is part of a series, please only vote for the first book. Young adult fiction is on the rise from romance and comtemporary selections to horror and urban fantasy. Check out our list of the best fantasy books of alltime below.