• The Best Finance Books for Teens and Young Adults - Money: A User's Guide by Laura Whateley
  • The Best Finance Books for Teens and Young Adults - Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
  • The Best Finance Books for Teens and Young Adults - The Richest Man In Babylon by George S Clason
  • The Best Finance Books for Teens and Young Adults - Manage Your Money Like a F*cking Grownup by Sam Beckbessinger
  • The Best Finance Books for Teens and Young Adults - Uncommon Sense by Mark Homer

The Best Finance Books for Teens and Young Adults, recommended by Darren Collins

Financial literacy is an essential life skill, but it is not routinely taught at school and not everybody has good role models to look to for financial behaviour. Reading can certainly help. Finance teacher Darren Collins recommends his top books for teens and young adults to learn the fundamentals for making sound personal finance decisions in life.

  • Best West African Fantasy Books for Teenagers - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
  • Best West African Fantasy Books for Teenagers - The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
  • Best West African Fantasy Books for Teenagers - Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
  • Best West African Fantasy Books for Teenagers - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
  • Best West African Fantasy Books for Teenagers - Daughters of Nri by Reni K Amayo

Best West African Fantasy Books for Teenagers, recommended by Efua Traoré

Fantasy inspired by West Africa is taking the literary scene for teens and young adults by storm. These books have strong world-building and all the usual fantasy ingredients. At the same time, drawing on rich seams of mythology and magical traditions such as juju, they bring something entirely fresh to the genre. Author Efua Traoré talks us through her pick of West African fantasy novels for teenagers.

  • The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults - Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka
  • The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults - Lovely War by Julie Berry
  • The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults - On The Come Up by Angie Thomas & Bahni Turpin (narrator)
  • The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults - Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults, recommended by Mary Burkey & Robin Whitten

Audiobooks are a great way to keep teenagers entertained and informed. Mary Burkey, an expert on kids’ audiobooks, and Robin Whitten, editor and founder of AudioFile magazine, talk us through the wonderful titles that were finalists in this year’s Audie Awards in the ‘Young Adult’ category.

  • The Best Coming-of-Age Novels About Sisters - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • The Best Coming-of-Age Novels About Sisters - I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith
  • The Best Coming-of-Age Novels About Sisters - To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
  • The Best Coming-of-Age Novels About Sisters - One Italian Summer by Keris Stainton
  • The Best Coming-of-Age Novels About Sisters - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

The Best Coming-of-Age Novels About Sisters, recommended by Laura Wood

Coming-of-age stories unfold at the point at which a young person goes out into the world – full of potential and change. Siblings, at this important crossroad, also have to establish themselves outside of their relationship to each other. Author Laura Wood recommends five of her favourite novels that explore the intense, sometimes destructive, relationships that exist between sisters.