A curated collection of books that a teenager might find engaging. The purpose of this list is to encourage them to find out what they actually enjoy reading.
Literacy for Teenagers Public
Created and curated by Suzanne Aldrich
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
4 stars
The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning, along with the houses in which they were hidden. …
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Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
4 stars
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of …
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
4 stars
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale has become one …
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The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry
4 stars
The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society …
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The Truth by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #25)
4 stars
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de …
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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4 stars
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
4 stars
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a …
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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
4 stars
Valentine Michael Smith is a human being raised on Mars, newly returned to Earth. Among his people for the first …
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (Tale Blazers)
4 stars
A cautionary short story about the dangers of unexamined traditions and the dark side of human nature.
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
4 stars
The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize …
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Memoirs Found in a Bathtub by Stanisław Lem
3 stars
Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (a literal translation of the original Polish-language title: Pamiętnik znaleziony w wannie) is a science …
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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Vintage contemporaries)
4 stars
Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, …
