Here’s a great list by Bustle that includes everything from modern classics to contemporary reads from various genres that all teens should have on their radar. Frankly, I’ve already read a bunch of these and can confirm they are excellent reads for non-teens as well lol
So many high school students around the U.S. don’t get to experience a wide range of literature or see themselves represented in what they read in school, thanks in large part to our old-fashioned idea of the literary canon that make up so many English curriculums: books like The Scarlet Letter, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, and The Catcher in the Rye. Yes, those books have merit, but it’s time to rethink curriculums and how they reflect the world as it actually exists.