
Unfortunately only GR staff and those who voted for a book can remove books added to a list. I think these books do reasonably fit in the younger end of the "teen" spectrum. When she gets home from camp, she’s sixteen, and doesn’t remember the intervening years. When Angie was thirteen, she went to girl Scout Camp with her friends and wandered off into the woods. However I think it's valid to keep in mind "teen" means thirteen to nineteen. Here are ten great mystery books for teens. Most likely added here by sock puppets, for which the author is notorious.Īs far as the Chronicles of Narnia, certainly they are children's books. Then we debated, voted, and came up with our 50 favorite books of the yearfiction, nonfiction, graphic novels. I agree with you on Lord's Foul Bane (I'd also say it's not "a best of all time" since I hated it), haven't read Ender's Game so can't opine on that one.īooks by Robert Stanek are garbage, which no one would consider "best" in any way. We're thrilled to announce our annual NYPL Best Books for Teens list A committee of 20 dedicated librarians read (and read and read) all the young-adult books published in 2017 that we could get our hands on. Certainly teens enjoy it and can enjoy it.



The Hobbit also I believe fits here, as it was written for a younger audience, but too advanced for the average child reader. Who can remove these books from the list since they do not belong.ĭragondrums is Young Adult, which typically means teen. Nor is The Hobbit, Lord's Foul Bane and Ender's Game. JSWolf wrote: "Dragondrums is not a teen book.
