 | The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Buy new: $10.47 / Used from: $10.84 Terrific old-school storytelling about a dystopian society that teens can sink their teeth into, plus a female protagonist who can really kick butt!
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 | Little Women (Signet Classics) by Louisa May Alcott
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $1.26 ALL GIRLS SHOULD READ THIS BOOK. If they've got any hours left in the day after curling up under the covers with this one, try 'Little Men,' too. An exquisite classic.
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 | The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time) by Madeleine L'Engle
Buy new: $23.09 / Used from: $18.42 These are the most influential books of my life. An extraordinary confluence of storytelling, science, religion and character unparalleled in the genre.
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 | The Dark Is Rising (Boxed Set): The Dark Is Rising, Greenwitch, Over Sea, Under Stone, Silver on the Tree, The Grey King by Susan Cooper
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $12.85 Another influential, beautifully written series, this one focusing on the magic hidden beneath the surface of the world. A sensational introduction to any teen interested in mythology.
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 | Frankenstein (Norton Critical Editions) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Buy new: $11.69 / Used from: $2.69 One of the greatest classics in the world, written by a teen herself. Young people, do yourselves a favor and cast aside your gothic-lite books for the real deal.
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 | The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, ... Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside) by L.M. Montgomery
Buy new: $27.73 / Used from: $25.00 For younger teens and the girl in all of us who embraces the vitality and spirit of a true heroine, these books are also full of rich characters.
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 | Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $4.40 I know teens have to read 'Catcher' in school, but give these intense, witty stories a spin too; you won't feel like you're taking your medicine!
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 | His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Buy new: $24.80 / Used from: $11.39 Another new classic; Pullman has created an indelibly fantastical world and intriguing, flawed characters.
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 | The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (No 1) by Art Spiegelman
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $12.49 The greatest graphic novel ever written. Sorry, Alan Moore.
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