Hey book lovers! I'm on the hunt for an amazing YA (or even teen) book, any genre EXCEPT horror. But here’s the catch—I'm looking for something actually age-appropriate:
✅ No f-bombs (a mild "hell" or "damn" is fine)
✅ No sex or nudity
✅ Just a solid, well-written story!
I love mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, contemporary—pretty much anything with great characters and a compelling plot. What are your best recommendations?
by Axonious
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Donna Andrew’s cozy mysteries starting with Murder with Peacocks.
Lillian Jackson Braun’s cozy mystery series “The Cat Who”
The Hobbit is a classic for a reason
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Pretty much anything by Brandon Sanderson. Most start with Mistborn Era I (First book is The Final Empire)
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham is a fun series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan starts a wonderful run of series
The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett. First book in that series is The Wee Free Men
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Watership Down by Richard Adams (pretty freaking dark for a book about bunnies)
The Eyes of The Dragon by Stephen King
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
Lord of The Flies by William Golding
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Giver by Lois Lowry
*Where the Lost Wander,* by Amy Harmon (historical fiction, clean romance)
*Spinning Silver*, by Naomi Novik (fantasy/fairy tale)
The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristin D. Randle
How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found by Sara Nickerson
The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley
Silver Woven in my Hair by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
I have no idea about swearwords since I read this some years ago, but you can check Heart of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson.
The Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray