The best books for young people aged 14 and over
Children and young people don't like reading? It depends on what book you put in their hands. In the following list of the 10 best books, selected by young people, everyone is sure to find their personal favorite.
What makes a good book?
Young people today don't have completely different issues than young people 20 years ago, but a lot has changed, especially in the digital age. What makes a good book, then as now, are the ingredients tension and love, although this should be tailored to the minds of adolescents.
Young people like to read about topics that affect them at the moment, so a book that is also about young people who get into certain situations and overcome them is good.
This can be about first love, problems in the puberty, detachment and adventure or exciting topics where you can solve puzzles.
Examples of beautiful young adult books
The Wave (Morton Rhue)
The book was published in 1981, but has lost none of its fascination. It's about an experiment at an American high school to find out whether manipulation in the Third Reich under Hitler would still work today.
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
This is about first love and other problems. A slightly chubby girl is bullied at school and also has family problems at home. Park is a shy boy who loves drawing comics. The two of them live very different lives, but during a conversation they realize that that's not actually the case.
Parents like to see their children reading instead of just sitting at the computer, especially when...
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
This is also a classic among young adult books, but still relevant. Sofie is a 15-year-old girl who is asked questions about philosophical topics by an unknown letter writer and learns a lot about antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. But then an unexpected turnaround occurs.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Joanne K. Rowling and John Tiffany)
Harry Potter is now part of common knowledge Children and teenagers, as they grew into teenagers as children with Harry Potter. In this book, Harry works at the Ministry of Magic and has three children. Harry is constantly caught up in his past and the dark side, while his eldest son Albus wants nothing to do with the family legacy.
Erebus (Ursula Poznanski)
This book hits the nerve of the gamer scene and captures the fascination of online role-playing games. Erebos is a computer game that has very strict rules. You can only play alone and don't talk to anyone about it. Anyone who does this or does not carry out the tasks that have to be completed in real life will be thrown out and will no longer be able to restart it. The protagonist completes all tasks until he is asked to carry out a murder.
Ultimately the universe doesn't care about us (David Leviathan)
The universe has given a being, let's call it A, no family, no friends, not even a body of its own. So A can be a different person every day, sometimes as a man, sometimes as a woman, he immerses himself in all possible identities, that is his life and everyday life. However, A then falls in love with Rhiannon and wants continuity.
One of us is lying (Karen M. McManus)
Five students have to serve detention at school, only four survive. A mastermind, a high school beauty, a drug dealer, a baseball player and a manipulative social media freak. Everyone has a secret to keep, but who would commit murder?
Who Troubles the Nightingale (Harper Lee)
A classic set in America in the 1930s that has lost none of its fascination. The topics are more relevant than ever. Power and abuse of power, racism and prejudice. Will anyone speak out against these injustices?
Just three words (Becky Albertolli)
Simon knows Blue is cool, shy and a little confusing. But he doesn't know who Blue actually is, even though they go to the same school and regularly exchange very personal emails. He wants to get to know Blue, but then an email falls into the wrong hands. Simon didn't expect what happened next.
The middle of the world (Andreas Steinhöfel)
Phil is 17 years old and his life is as unusual as the old house he lives in. And then the people who live there. His mother is chaos personified, his sister is the most withdrawn person he knows and Nicolas is unreachable even though he is madly in love. Who is he and what does he actually want?
If you don't want to buy the books, you can also browse through a library or buy or borrow an e-book. It's definitely worth reading, even in the digital age of cell phones etc. And you certainly can't go wrong with these books.
