The Best Teen & Young Adult Books 2025

1. Deathwatch, (Paperback)

\"An exciting novel of suspense, based on a fight to the finish between an honest and courageous young man and a cynical business tycoon who believes that anything can be had for a price.\"--Horn Book. An ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Writers Award, A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.

Deathwatch, (Paperback) Author: Laurel Leaf Library ISBN: 9780440917403 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1973-10-15 Page Count: 224

2. The Hobbit (Hardcover)

J.R.R. Tolkien's classic is splendidly illustrated in full color by noted artist Michael Hague. This edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic is illustrated with 48 paintings by noted artist Michael Hague. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum. Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

This edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic is illustrated with 48 paintings by noted artist Michael Hague. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum. Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

3. Pre-Owned A Killing Frost

It's nearly six months since our country was invaded. We've lived in a war zone since January, and now it's July. So short a time, so long a time . . . I'm an expert on fear now. I think I've felt every strong feeling there is: love, hate, jealousy, rage. But fear's the greatest of them all. Nothing reaches inside and grabs you by the guts the way fear does. Nothing else possesses you like that. It's a kind of illness, a fever, that takes you over. Ellie and her friends return from a camping trip to find their country at war. Learning together, they fight back--battling fear, rage, and the invading army that has stolen their land, seized their homes, taken their families, and destroyed their future. Continuing the story begun in Tomorrow, When the War Began and The Dead of Night, John Marsden paints a shockingly realistic portrait of teenagers who take great risks to defend what is theirs.

Tomorrow A Killing Frost, (Hardcover) Author: Houghton Mifflin ISBN: 9780395837351 Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 1998-04-27 Page Count: 288

4. After the First Death, (Paperback)

Who will be the next to die? They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough. More horrors must come...

After the First Death, (Paperback) Author: Laurel Leaf Library ISBN: 9780440208358 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1991-02-01 Page Count: 240

5. The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

6. After the War (Paperback)

Didn't the gas ovens finish you all off? is the response that meets Ruth Mendenberg when she returns to her village in Poland after the liberation of Buchenwald at the end of World War II. Her entire family wiped out in the Holocaust, the fifteen-year-old girl has nowhere to go. Members of the underground organization Brichah find her, and she joins them in their dangerous quest to smuggle illegal immigrants to Palestine. Ruth risks her life to help lead a group of children on a daring journey over half a continent and across the sea to Eretz Israel, using secret routes and forged documents -- and sheer force of will. This adventure will touch readers, who will marvel at the resources and inner strength of mere children helping other children to find a place in this world in which they can belong. Carol Matas, one of the foremost authors of historical fiction, brings the desperation and passion of this remarkable journey to life.

"Didn't the gas ovens finish you all off?" is the response that meets Ruth Mendenberg when she returns to her village in Poland after the liberation of Buchenwald at the end of World War II. Her entire family wiped out in the Holocaust, the fifteen-year-old girl has nowhere to go. Members of the underground organization Brichah find her, and she joins them in their dangerous quest to smuggle illegal immigrants to Palestine. Ruth risks her life to help lead a group of children on a daring journey over half a continent and across the sea to Eretz Israel, using secret routes and forged documents -- and sheer force of will. This adventure will touch readers, who will marvel at the resources and inner strength of mere children helping other children to find a place in this world in which they can belong. Carol Matas, one of the foremost authors of historical fiction, brings the desperation and passion of this remarkable journey to life.

7. Shadow Horse Shadow Horse, (Paperback)

Horses + mystery + rescuing abused animals = a triple crown of perpetually popular preteen genres! Thirteen-year-old Jasmine is found guilty of assaulting Hugh Robicheaux, the owner of the horse farm where she works. But she's still determined to prove that Robicheaux killed Whirlwind, the mare she loved. Jas is sure that Shadow Horse, a scrawny brown gelding she rescues at a horse auction, is the key to the mystery--but just how is Shadow Horse connected to Whirlwind? Deftly written by a teacher and equestrian who has authored more than sixty books, this heartwarming and inspiring Edgar Award nominee will have special appeal for mystery fans as well as young horse lovers.

Shadow Horse Shadow Horse, (Paperback) Author: Random House Children's Books ISBN: 9780375802638 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2001-03-27 Page Count: 274

8. Blender

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9. Pre-Owned Hard Ball (Hardcover) by Will Weaver

9780060271213. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Intended for a juvenile audience. A new Billy Baggs story by the author of "Striking Out" and "Farm Team". After a family tragedy on the farm, Billy's life is finally back on track. Just starting high school, Billy catches the eye of the baseball coach and even a few college scouts. But blocking Billy's path is King Kenwood, town rich kid and ace pitcher.

9780060271213. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 230. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 230 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. A new Billy Baggs story by the author of "Striking Out" and "Farm Team". After a family tragedy on the farm, Billy's life is finally back on track. Just starting high school, Billy catches the eye of the baseball coach and even a few college scouts. But blocking Billy's path is King Kenwood, town rich kid and ace pitcher.

10. Orphan Train Adventures A Place to Belong, Book 04, (Paperback)

Danny and his younger sister, Peg, are placed in St. Joseph, Missouri, with kind Alfrid and Olga Swenson. Danny is thrilled to have a "real" father again, but when Olga suddenly dies, he is devastated--until he thinks of an ingenious plan to find Alfrid a new wife.

Orphan Train Adventures A Place to Belong, Book 04, (Paperback) Author: Laurel Leaf Library ISBN: 9780440226963 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1996-05-21 Page Count: 160