Book Recommendations for Your Teen

It's the beginning of December, and if you're like me, you're trying to figure out last-minute gifts. When my kids were growing up, I would always have a pile of books next to their stockings. The entire time I've been raising my kids, I've been trying to instill a love of books in them. One way I did that was to get them lots of books each Christmas.  It was just easier to put a big pile of books next to their stocking rather than wrap them all up.
So, I thought today that I would share some of the books that I have read this year because if I left it open to all of the books that I've read in the youth or young adult section, it would just take too long. I added a couple of classics in, too.  I've been reading some young adult books with my students this year that have really stood out for me.  I want to share those with you to give you some ideas for books that you wouldn't think of reading because most of these are books I didn't read with my own kids.  Enjoy!
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Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Fountain of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais
Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
The Final Empire: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Angela Duckworth's TED talk on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury
Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick