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Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers

This list is based on books listed in the above book by Nicholas Tucker & Julia Eccleshare. Many of the books are by British writers, so they may not be well known. Each book was rated for age groups, I just put them in the order they were presented. Some books are for much older readers like Iain Banks "The Wasp Factory", so parents should check before letting their kids read any of the titles. Personally, having read two novels, I'd avoid Robert Cormier unless you like feeling there's no hope or justice in the world. I'd also would like to mention that Ann Halam's "Dr. Franklin's Island" sounds like a teen version of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by H.G. Wells. I also am glad to see a book like "Girl in Red" included. It's hard to find stories that don't show Roma (Gypsies) negatively.
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Le Grand Meaulnes (Alain-Fournier)
Le Grand Meaulnes
1
Alain-Fournier
Counting Stars (David Almond)
Counting Stars
2
David Almond
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
3
Jane Austen
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
4
Judy Blume
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
5
Charlotte Brontë
Diving in (Kate Cann)
Diving In
6
Kate Cann
Postcards From No Man's Land
Postcards From No Man's Land
7
Chasing Redbird
Chasing Redbird
8
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
9
Charles Dickens
Dear Nobody
Dear Nobody
10
A Gathering Light
A Gathering Light
11
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (Roddy Doyle)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
12
Roddy Doyle
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
13
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
14
E.M. Forster
The Tower Room (Adele Geras)
The Tower Room
15
Adele Geras
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
16
Thomas Hardy
The Silent Shore (Ruth Elwin Harris)
The Silent Shore
17
Ruth Elwin Harris
Carwash (Lesley Howarth)
Carwash
18
Lesley Howarth
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
19
Tove Jansson
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
20
James Joyce
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
21
Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
22
Laurie Lee
Brothers (Ted Van Lieshout)
Brothers
23
Ted Van Lieshout
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
24
Carson McCullers
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
25
Ian McEwan
A Little Love Song (Michelle Magorian)
A Little Love Song
26
Michelle Magorian
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
27
Daphne Du Maurier
Man and Boy (Tony Parsons)
Man and Boy
28
Tony Parsons
Shylock's Daughter (Mirjam Pressler)
Shylock's Daughter
29
Mirjam Pressler
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
30
J.D. Salinger
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
31
Dodie Smith
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
32
Zadie Smith
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
33
Sue Townsend
Falling Into Glory (Robert Westall)
Falling Into Glory
34
Robert Westall
Frost in May
Frost in May
35
The Hard Man of the Swings (Jeanne Willis)
The Hard Man of the Swings
36
Jeanne Willis
Girls in Love (Jacqueline Wilson)
Girls in Love
37
Jacqueline Wilson
The Pigman (Paul Zindel)
The Pigman
38
Paul Zindel
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
39
J.G. Ballard
One More River
One More River
40
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