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Books for Teens and Young Adults » Page 5

Books for Teens and Young Adults

recommended by librarians, teachers, novelists and teenagers

Last updated: January 08, 2026

    Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books

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    Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Pollyanna by Eleanor Hodgman Porter

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    Pollyanna
    by Eleanor Hodgman Porter
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    Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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    Jane Eyre
    by Charlotte Brontë
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    Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Red Dory by Hazel Hutchins Wilson

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    Red Dory
    by Hazel Hutchins Wilson
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    Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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    Oliver Twist
    by Charles Dickens
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    Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

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    Black Beauty
    by Anna Sewell

    • Children’s author Audrey Penn picks five books she loved as a teenager – all stories of struggle in the face of adversity.

  • Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Pollyanna by Eleanor Hodgman Porter
  • Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
  • Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Red Dory by Hazel Hutchins Wilson
  • Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
  • Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books

Children’s author Audrey Penn picks five books she loved as a teenager – all stories of struggle in the face of adversity.

Audrey Penn recommends her Favourite Teenage Books

    The best books on Teenage Mental Health, recommended by Rae Earl

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    The best books on Teenage Mental Health - The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger

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    The Catcher in the Rye
    by J D Salinger
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    The best books on Teenage Mental Health - Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

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    Girl Interrupted
    by Susanna Kaysen
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    The best books on Teenage Mental Health - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    by Stephen Chbosky
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    The best books on Teenage Mental Health - It's a Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

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    It's a Kind of a Funny Story
    by Ned Vizzini
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    The best books on Teenage Mental Health - The Kenneth Williams Diaries by Russell Davies

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    The Kenneth Williams Diaries
    by Russell Davies

    • Every generation has its own minefield to negotiate in order to reach adulthood. Author Rae Earl discusses five books that explore a range of mental health issues that some teenagers may face, and many adults have faced, while on this difficult journey.

  • The best books on Teenage Mental Health - The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger
  • The best books on Teenage Mental Health - Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
  • The best books on Teenage Mental Health - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
  • The best books on Teenage Mental Health - It's a Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
  • The best books on Teenage Mental Health - The Kenneth Williams Diaries by Russell Davies

The best books on Teenage Mental Health, recommended by Rae Earl

Every generation has its own minefield to negotiate in order to reach adulthood. Author Rae Earl discusses five books that explore a range of mental health issues that some teenagers may face, and many adults have faced, while on this difficult journey.

The best books on Teenage Mental Health, recommended by Rae Earl

    Realistic Fiction

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    Realistic Fiction - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

    The Hate U Give
    by Angie Thomas
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    Realistic Fiction - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    by Stephen Chbosky
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    Realistic Fiction - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

    With the Fire on High
    by Elizabeth Acevedo
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    Realistic Fiction - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

    Speak
    by Laurie Halse Anderson
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    Realistic Fiction - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

    Long Way Down
    by Jason Reynolds

    • Realistic fiction depicts situations that could happen in real life, with authentic characters who react in a believable way.

  • Realistic Fiction - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
  • Realistic Fiction - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
  • Realistic Fiction - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Realistic Fiction - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Realistic Fiction - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
  • Realistic Fiction - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Realistic Fiction

Realistic fiction depicts situations that could happen in real life, with authentic characters who react in a believable way.

Realistic Fiction
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