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Books for Ages 13-18

For older teens, the literature is as much about the subject as the comprehension. We’ve listed books here that teens can read to help them gain deeper understanding of meaning and nuance in literature, from classics to contemporary titles.

Ages 13-14

A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry

from: $3.99

Fences (The Century Cycle #6)
August Wilson

from: $3.99

The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

from: $4.09

The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern

from: $6.59

To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee

from: $3.99

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor

from: $3.59

The Other Side of Truth
Beverley Naidoo

from: $4.39

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain

from: $3.59

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving

from: $3.99

The Poetry of Robert Frost
Robert Frost

from: $3.99

Ages 14-15

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
George Orwell

from: $3.99

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury

from: $4.39

Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer

from: $4.19

Lord of the Flies
William Golding

from: $3.99

The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein

from: $4.29

The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger

from: $4.39

The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

from: $3.59

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot

from: $3.99

The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway

from: $3.99

Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom

from: $3.59

Ages 15-16

Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell

from: $4.29

Beloved
Toni Morrison

from: $3.99

Brave New World
Aldous Huxley

from: $3.99

Night
Elie Wiesel

from: $3.59

Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck

from: $3.99

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

from: $5.29

The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison

from: $3.99

The Crucible
Arthur Miller

from: $3.59

The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls

from: $3.99

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky

from: $4.09

L'Étranger
Albert Camus

from: $4.89

Ages 17-18

A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman

from: $3.99

The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

from: $3.59

In the Court of King Crimson
Sid Smith

Out of Stock

Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

from: $6.29

Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison

from: $3.59

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association

from: $3.89

Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki

from: $3.99

The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck

from: $3.99

The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah

from: $13.79

The Road
Cormac McCarthy

from: $4.19

The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien

from: $4.19

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston

from: $3.99

They Say/I Say
Gerald Graff

from: $3.86

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