Has your teen already devoured Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn and The Host by Stephenie Meyer? Keep them reading with some other great book series for teens.
It is not easy to find good books for teens- but when you do, it’s nice for parents and teachers alike to be able to provide access to a whole series of books that will keep teens’ attention. No doubt it’s better to have teens reading than staring at some type of electronic device. So what are some of the popular book series that are being devoured by teens eager to leave their social pressures behind and bury themselves in a good book?
The Clique Series by Lisi Harrison
Author Lisi Harrison continues writing books in this popular Clique teen series [Little Brown, 2004-2007], which includes Best Friends For Never, The Revenge of the Wannabes, Invasion of the Boy Snatchers, The Pretty Committee Strikes Back, Dial L For Loser, It’s Not Easy Being Mean, Sealed With a Diss and the recently released Bratfest at Tiffany’s. The books revolve around the clique social scene at Octavian Country Day, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York, and its characters as they rise and fall from popularity. This New York Times #1 bestselling book series is very popular with young teen girls as it deals with the social anxieties many of them experience daily.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
This series of New York Times #1 Bestsellers books by Ann Brashares [Delacorte Books, 2002-2007] include Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Girls in Pants and Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood.These books are enormously popular with teen girls. The story begins with a pair of jeans from a thrift store, which becomes a unique bond that keeps four best friends emotionally connected during the first summer that they spend apart. The pants make each girl feel as confident as a teenager can feel and they promise to share them equally, mailing them back and forth over the summer from wherever they are.
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
This series by Scott Westerfeld includes the trilogy of books Uglies, Pretties, and Specials and the recently released Extras [Simon Pulse 2006-2007]. The series follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood, a teen who is first an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special. Tally works to challenge a society that revolves around perfect-looking people who really aren’t so perfect.
Internet Girls Series by Lauren Myracle
This is a really fun series for teenage girls that speaks to them in their own world- the internet, where teens often spend time instant messaging each other, or the cell phone, where they spend time text messaging. The titles of the books by Lauren Myracle- ttfn, ttyl, and l8r g8r
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