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30 Adult Books That Teens Enjoy

From the Mid-Continent Library in Independence, Missouri, as published in The Book of Lists for Teens (2002), by Sandra and Harry Choron. There are two extra because they also suggested two sequels to The Crystal Cave.
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
1
Emily Brontë
Bingo (Rita Mae Brown)
Bingo
2
Rita Mae Brown
Bel Ria (Sheila Burnford)
Bel Ria
3
Sheila Burnford
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
4
Orson Scott Card
Lady Fortescue Steps Out (Marion Chesney)
Lady Fortescue Steps Out
5
Marion Chesney
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
6
Tracy Chevalier
Pentecost and the Chosen One (W.J. Corbett)
Pentecost and the Chosen One
7
W.J. Corbett
Cruel & Unusual (Patricia Cornwell)
Cruel & Unusual
8
Patricia Cornwell
I Heard the Owl Call My Name (Margaret Craven)
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
9
Margaret Craven
The Silver Pigs (Lindsey Davis)
The Silver Pigs
10
Lindsey Davis
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
11
Daphne Du Maurier
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
12
Dave Eggers
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (Ernest J. Gaines)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
13
Ernest J. Gaines
A Is for Alibi (Sue Grafton)
A Is for Alibi
14
Sue Grafton
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
15
Judith Guest
Friday (Robert Heinlein)
Friday
16
Robert Heinlein
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
17
Frank Herbert
Who's Afraid of Beowulf? (Tom Holt)
Who's Afraid of Beowulf?
18
Tom Holt
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
19
Shirley Jackson
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
20
Harper Lee
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
21
Gregory Maguire
Imani All Mine (Connie Porter)
Imani All Mine
22
Connie Porter
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
23
Chaim Potok
A Long and Happy Life (Reynolds Price)
A Long and Happy Life
24
Reynolds Price
The Ruby in the Smoke (Philip Pullman)
The Ruby in the Smoke
25
Philip Pullman
A Vision of Light (Judith Merkle Riley)
A Vision of Light
26
Judith Merkle Riley
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
27
John Steinbeck
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
28
Mary Stewart
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills
29
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
30
Mary Stewart
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
31
Amy Tan
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
32
T.H. White
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