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Christmas Gifts for Teenagers

From this year's most exciting new titles, to books that have inspired new or forthcoming films, here's our list of books that teenagers and young adults will be delighted to find in their stocking on Christmas morning

  • Chopsticks

    Chopsticks

    by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral
    Razorbill
    This unusual story of star-crossed teenage love is told visually, through a series of photographs, collages and scrapbook pages
    Read about 'Chopsticks'
  • The Diviners

    The Diviners

    by Libba Bray
    Atom
    In this lively and atmospheric tale of 1920s New York, party girl Evie finds herself investigating a sinister string of occult murders.
    Read about 'The Diviners'
  • Heart-Shaped Bruise

    Heart-Shaped Bruise

    by Tanya Byrne
    Headline Publishing
    Lying forgotten on top of a wardrobe at the Archway Young Offenders institution is a notebook. Inside its pages, the notorious Emily Koll reveals the story she has refused to tell anyone, even her psychiatrist - the truth about the...
    Read about 'Heart-Shaped Bruise'
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    by Stephen Chbosky
    Simon & Schuster
    High school student Charlie prefers to look on life from the sidelines, but he can't be a 'wallflower' for ever, and soon finds himself grappling with the challenges of adolescence.
    Read about 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'
  • Maggot Moon

    Maggot Moon

    by Sally Gardner
    Hot Key Books
    Combining conspiracy theory and dystopia, this hugely original novel is set in an alternate 1950s in which Britain is dominated by the ruthlessly oppressive forces of The Motherland.
    Read about 'Maggot Moon'
  • Why We Broke Up

    Why We Broke Up

    by Daniel Handler
    Electric Monkey
    This beautifully presented and unusual young adult novel tells the story of Ed and Min's relationship, from their first meeting to their hearbreaking break-up.
    Read about 'Why We Broke Up'
  • Pigeon English

    Pigeon English

    by Stephen Kelman
    Bloomsbury
    A warm debut novel about living and surviving on a South London housing estate.
    Read about 'Pigeon English'
  • Throne of Glass

    Throne of Glass

    by Sarah J Maas
    Bloomsbury Children's Books
    Infamous teenage assassin Celaena Sardothien has been condemned to a life sentence of hard labour in the salt mines of Endovier, until young Captain Westfall appears and offers her freedom, - but only if she'll compete in a deadly contest.
    Read about 'Throne of Glass'
  • A Monster Calls

    A Monster Calls

    by Patrick Ness
    Walker Books Ltd
    Connor's mum has cancer and life is changing. There is the nightmare, then there is school, where people avoid him, or persecute him. And then there is the immense, mythic Monster.
    Read about 'A Monster Calls'
  • Dodger

    Dodger

    by Terry Pratchett
    Doubleday
    Terry Pratchett once again proves himself a master storyteller in this tribute to one of Charles Dickens' best-known characters, the Artful Doger.
    Read about 'Dodger'
  • The Raven Boys

    The Raven Boys

    by Maggie Stiefvater
    Scholastic
    Popular author Maggie Stiefvater is in top form in what is arguably her most complex and ambitious book to date, and the first in a magical new series.
    Read about 'The Raven Boys'
  • The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

    by J R R Tolkien
    This well-loved fantasy story has delighed readers ever since its first publication in 1937.
    Read about 'The Hobbit'
  • Building Stories

    Building Stories

    by Chris Ware
    Jonathan Cape
    Books like this only come around rarely, and when they do, they deserve all of your attention.
    Read about 'Building Stories'