Top five books for teens

Put magic, adventure, fantasy and science fiction in the mix and you've got a list of good books for teens.This article serves as a guide to the top five books for teens.

Harry Potter

Overview Written by J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels which has become a worldwide phenomenon. The adventures of young wizard Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger who are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are known by children, teenagers and adults all over the world and the books have sold more than 400 million copies and translated in 67 languages. Harry Potter is a combination of fantasy, thriller, mystery and romance and the novels (first one published in 1997) have been turned into movies and went on to become box-office successes.

Twilight

Overview This vampire book series by American author Stephanie Meyer follows the life of Isabella “Bella” Swan who falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire. It was first published in 2005 and has since become a great commercial success worldwide with over 116 million copies sold. Twilight has won winning multiple awards and was adapted into a film, released in 2008.
Twilight and its sequels – New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn – are definitely included into the best vampire books and great young adult novels.

The Wardstone Chronicles or The Last Apprentice

Overview A series of dark fantasy books written by Joseph Delaney, known also as “Spooks”, the Wardstone Chronicle follows the adventures of Thomas J. Ward, a “Spook”, who learns how to deal with dark.
Books in the series include The Spook’s Apprentice; The Spook’s Curse; The Spook’s Secret; The Spook’s Battle; The Spook’s Sacrifice; The Spook’s Nightmare and The Spook’s Destiny.
These are great books for those teens who are not afraid of the dark.

Time Riders, and Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

Overview of Time Riders A series of teenage science fiction novels written by Alex Scarow, Time Riders is the story of Liam, Maddy and Sal who are rescued from certain death and recruited by an agency to go back in time and fix broken history. The second offering of Time Riders is The Day of the Predator followed by the Domesday Code and the Eternal War. Overview of Ancient Darkness A story set 6000 years ago, Chronicles of Ancient Darkness follows the adventures of Torak from Wolf Clan and his quest to defeat the Soul Eaters, the evil clan, mages.
The first book in the series, Wolf Brother, was first published in 2004 to great critical acclaim and became a bestseller in the United States. It was followed by Spirit Walker, Soul Eater, Outcast, Soul Breaker and Ghost Hunter.