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9 Thrilling Book Series for Teen Boys That They Won’t Be Able To Put Down

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Today we are bringing you book series for teen boys! Finding good stories to keep boys reading is a bit harder as they get older.

Many of the books written for young adults seem to appeal more to girls than they do to boys.

These books are a thrill to read. They are exciting and will keep your boys’ interest right up through the last book!

Enjoy this list of books that have boy appeal and are about right for boys 12 or 13-years-old and up.

Looking for books for your teen boy? Look no further! Try these thrilling book series for teen boys that they won't be able to stop reading.

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Book Series for Teen Boys

Click on the books to learn more about the series or a specific title. Once they read one of the books, they are likely to want to continue so be sure to check out the sequels as well. These books are all exciting and really great reads that your boys won’t want to put down.

Hatchet (Brain’s Saga Series) I know this book series is sometimes on lists for younger readers but I think this is a good one for teens who like the outdoors. Brian is stranded after a plane crash and has to survive with only a hatchet. The rest of the books in this series are also adventure books and they are very good.

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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner Series) is a wonderful book series for teen boys. Thomas finds himself waking up in an elevator and he doesn’t know where he is and he can’t remember anything but his name. 60 other teen boys are there and a mysterious girl with a message shows up soon. Rather violent, and a bit creepy, this is a popular action-packed choice among teen boys.

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Leviathan (The Leviathan Trilogy) is an early 1900s World War I book with a twist that switches things up and includes genetically engineered animals vs steam-powered fighting machines. Not terribly violent considering the setting but it does include death. The Leviathan is an airship and this is a steampunk adventure that will have boys asking for more.

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The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger’s Apprentice series) Magic, darkness and shadows are three words that describe these books rather well. Will is a 15-year-old boy and is chosen as a Ranger’s Apprentice though he was hoping to be a knight. Follow his adventures in this classic good vs. evil story.

The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1)The Ruins of Gorlan (Book 1)The Burning Bridge (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 2)The Burning Bridge (Book 2)The Icebound Land: Book ThreeThe Icebound Land (Book 3)The Battle for Skandia: Book Four (Ranger's Apprentice)The Battle for Skandia (Book 4)The Sorcerer of the North: Book Five (Ranger's Apprentice)The Sorcerer of the North (Book 5)The Siege of Macindaw: Book Six (Ranger's Apprentice)The Siege of Macindaw (Book 6) Erak's Ransom: Book 7 (Ranger's Apprentice)Erak’s Ransom (Book 7)Kings of Clonmel: Book Eight (Ranger's Apprentice)Kings of Clonmel (Book 8)Halt's Peril: Book Nine (Ranger's Apprentice)Halt’s Peril (Book 9)The Emperor of Nihon-Ja: Book Ten (Ranger's Apprentice)The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Book 10)The Lost Stories: Book 11 (Ranger's Apprentice)The Lost Stories (Book 11)The Royal Ranger (Ranger's Apprentice)The Royal Ranger (Book 12)

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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series) A kidnapping, a special book, twins and lots of magic get this series started. Plenty of mythology to keep fans of Percy Jackson happy. These books are page-turners!

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelThe Alchemyst (Book 1)The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)The Magician (Book 2)The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)The Sorceress (Book 3)The Necromancer (Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel)The Necromancer (Book 4)The Warlock (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)The Warlock (Book 5)The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)The Enchantress (Book 6)A Complete Michael Scott's The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel SeriesThe Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Complete Series

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Check out these series for boys 9-12 for more titles! Some WILL appeal to teens.

Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle Series) was written by a homeschool teen boy when he was 17-years-old. This series of books is chock full of pages and adventures. The first book is 528 pages long. Eragon finds a blue stone which isn’t a blue stone at all – it hatches a dragon. This is a saga of sorts and there are a lot of characters to keep track of. There are maps and glossaries to help your boy out. If he gives the first book a chance he will certainly want to continue on to read the rest.

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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games Trilogy) is one of those books that boys and girls alike just love. I know so many teen boys who burned through this series that I had to include it. Dsytopian in nature, the books are very violent. There are 20 deaths in the first book alone and there is teen on teen fighting/killing. I did not get too far in these books because they are just too violent for me. The story line is there however and boys really seem to like it.

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Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet Series) is an oldie but a goody. Do not discount this series. Ender is a brilliant young boy who goes off to Battle School for military training. This is a sci-fi winner and it has it all – aliens that are hostile and ready to attack, struggles within the main character and an unusual boy who just might be the one who has to save the world.

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The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Series is an amazing book series for teen boys that they simply cannot miss. You likely already know that there is a ring – a ring to rule them all, and hobbits, wizards, dwarfs, orcs, elves, a dragon and so much more wonderfulness that I can’t begin to share it. If your boys watched the movies but didn’t read the books, I would strongly suggest they give them a try. This is one of my family’s favorite series of all time. Your teen boy needs to own these. Highly Recommended.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the RingsThe Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the RingsThe Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the RingsThe Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the RingsThe Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the RingsThe Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 3 Volumes boxed SetThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 3 Volume boxed SetThe HobbitThe Hobbit An Unexpected Journey J.R.R. Tolkien
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I am a huge fan of book series and love to read them myself. My son is also very fond of series and once he finds one he likes he just plows through the books one after another. I hope you will suggest that your teen try a few of these series.

Looking for books for your teen boy? Look no further! Try these thrilling book series for teen boys that they won't be able to stop reading.

Let me know in the comments if there are other book series for teen boys you and your son like. We are always looking for new books to read!

Here are some other teen book lists for you:
Rocket Books for Teens! Read, Build, Blast Off!

Maker Books Boys Will Really Like!

Plus be sure to stop by and check out our article on the Top 5 Reasons for Getting Boys Hooked on Book Series.

Comments

  1. This is awesome! I will say I have read most of these and know my son will love them in the future. I can’t wait to reread The Hatchet with him. Such a great series!

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  2. These are great! I think I’ve read most of them, my teenage son said he’s read them all except The Hunger Games, and added that this is a really great list for boys.

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  3. I loved the Hunger Games – and these look great – especially Hatchet. I’m making notes for Christmas lists!

    I’m wondering why Harry Potter didn’t make the cut? I know the early books seem to be for younger readers but I thought the later ones would have made an exciting read for a teen boy.

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    • Hi Clare – good question – it was hard to decide where to put all the the different series. It is going in the one right before the teen series post. The early books are for younger readers. This was a tough one!

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  4. This is a great list! I don’t care for the Hunger Games either. That sucks when all the other kids are reading that series and you don’t really want your guys reading it…..I did not know that a 17 yr old homeschooler wrote Eragon!

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    • Hi 🙂 Thanks for the nice comment. Yes, The Hunger Games was a bit too much for me. I know book choices can be hard and it is tough if everyone seems to be reading something but you don’t want your kids to read it. I know schools in my area that assigned the books as required reading and some parents who opted out (not easy). The author of Eragon was 17 when he wrote that book – so amazing.

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  5. Thanks for linking up with us at Hip Homeschool Moms! I always love summer reading lists! I enjoy sharing them with my teens, but I find that I like to read many of the books myself too. 🙂 Or sometimes my teens and I read them together. Have a great summer!

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    • Hi Wendy,
      Thanks for stopping by! I like that too 🙂 Glad to hear you enjoy them with your teens. Keeping the reading together and sharing books going into teen years is so rewarding. You have a great summer as well 🙂

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  7. I’ve read half of these and several more are on my list to read later. But I think this list is missing the ‘I Am Number Four’ series (Lorian Legacies) by Pittacus Lore, and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books. I can’t tell you how many times my son has read Percy Jackson.

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  8. Great list! Thank you! I’ll be saving this list for sure. Gregor the overlander by Susan Collins is another great series for boys.

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  9. There’s a 3-book series by Patrick Ness that starts with ‘The Knife of never letting go’ that is really excellent. Teen boy protagonist, adventure series. War, fantasy, and an unusually gripping writing style.

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  11. What a wonderful collection of books! I don’t have any teen boys in my life right now but I’ll keep this in mind if friends are looking for gift ideas!

    Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).

    Wishing you a lovely evening.
    xoxo

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  12. Hello!!! I have a 10 year old son to whom I am always trying to find new reading meterial for!!! I am glad that I found one seires on this list that he hasn’t read yet!!! (that would be The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Sries by Michael Scott) My son recently just got done reading the Infernal Devices Series by Cassandra Clare!!! He found these riveting!!! He read The Immortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare before that!!!
    I also have a 7 year old son that I am looking to find new book series for also!!! He has read all the books in The Box Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner (and other various authors). He is now starting on the Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling!!! Any other suggestions???
    Thank you and sorry about the long post!!! =)

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  13. My 11-year old has read most of the books on this list. His newest obsession is the CHERUB Series by Robert Muchamore. He’s flying through them and says they’re the best books he’s read since Harry Potter. (Different genre, these are about teen spies)

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    • Thank you so much for the comment, Lisa. I will have to check that series out. I appreciate you letting me, and other readers, know about it. We have new teen book lists planned for the coming year!

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      • I would endorse the Cherub series; my son loved them and each of my teenage boy and girl students that I have recommended them to have devoured them as well.

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        • I am a teacher librarian at a large boys school. The Cherub series have been our most popular series consistently for the past 7 years. Boys absolutely LOVE these books.

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          • Linda,

            I worked in libraries for many, many years, including a middle school library. I will be sure to check out the Cherub series based on your recommendation. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and to leave a comment!

            Sheila

  14. My 13-year-old son loves the Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans. There’ve been 5 books released so far. I think perhaps 7 are planned. Very exciting books with some violence in them. Basically Michael Vey is a boy born in a hospital and placed in the nursery at the same time as when an experiment was conducted with a special MRI-type machine near it. An accident occurred and of the 20 babies that survived in the nursery, they all developed special “electrical” powers. As a now-teenager trying to lead a normal life, he learns that he’s not the only person in the world with these powers, and he’s not the only one who knows about them. I definitely recommend them: as a mother reading what her son reads, they kept me interested and entertained throughout.

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    • Thanks for sharing the series Tiffany! I appreciate you taking the time to help out others looking for good books for their sons. It sounds like an interesting series. I will be passing this on to a couple of boys I know 🙂

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  15. I would like to mention the series by Michele Paver, called Wolf Brother. There are 6 books in this series that kept my boys reading and wanting more.

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  16. This is the first list of yours I have seen so forgive if you have it on other lists… Our families favorite read aloud will probably always be The Little Britches series by Ralph Moody. We went through all 8 books and then began reading them again. We start other books but keep coming back to Little Britches!

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    • Hi A,
      Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to comment. I do not believe we have The Little Britches on any of our lists. I will be sure to take a look at it. It sounds like a good one if you and your family are reading the series for a second time! I appreciate the suggestion and I’m sure others will as well.

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    • Little Britches is an amazing series. The audio books are very well done. We have really enjoyed listening to them on long road trips.

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  18. As a 16 year old girl with two teenage younger brothers, I’d say this is a good list. Some other series I would add are The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Elenium, and The Tamuli, all by David Eddings. My brothers and I really enjoyed them. I would note, however, that The Mallorean takes place after The Belgariad and The Tamuli takes place after The Elenium. Also for younger teens, there is also the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. Finally, there is the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series by Tad Williams. Thank you for your suggestions!

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  19. My son loved the Zom B series by Darren Shan. Had a kid that hates reading gripped from start to finish!

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  20. I’m a teenage girl, but I have read most of these and I think they’re great choices! I can’t wait to give them to my brother when he’s a little older.

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    • Hi Hailey,

      Thanks for visiting and taking a look at the list. I appreciate your feedback. These books are, of course, great for everyone and I am glad you like the choices. Your brother is lucky to have you to recommend books to him!

      Best wishes,
      Sheila

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  21. where is harry potter ima thirteen year old boy and my name is nemo and i have read every harry potter book there is

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  22. I love many of the series on this list and the list for 9-12. Redwall, A wrinkle In Time, The Brotherband Chronicles and Ranger’s Apprentice, The Inheritance Cycle. I appreciate the lists. There are a couple of series that I am interested in checking out and hopefully collecting for my son. (He is only 5 now.) John Flanagan has written two prequel novels to the Ranger’s Apprentice series. (The Tournament at Gorlan and The Battle of Hackham Heath) If you haven’t read Roland Smith, I would highly recommend him! Especially his Cryptid Hunters series. Cryptid Hunters, Tentacles, Chupacabra, (Sasquatch *a companion novel that follows the timeline) and Mutation.

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  23. I’m a girl and I’m 13 years old. I love reading books like that.

    I recently read a book serie called ‘Gone’ by Michael Grant and I think the books would fit perfectly on this list!

    ( Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes, but I’m not English)

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  24. This is a great list! I’m an avid reader but my 13 YO son is not so much. But when he finds something good, he is really excited. One of his most favorites to date is John Grisham’s Theo Boone series. Unfortunately, Mr. Grisham doesn’t crank them out fast enough!

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    • Thank for mentioning that series. I’m aware of it and am going to be doing a follow-up article whenever I can find the time to fit it in!
      I just love it when a child finds a good series and burns through them. 🙂

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  25. Ender’s Game has two sets of sequels. The first written are the books you list, Speaker for the Dead, Xenoncide, and Children of the Mind.

    The second set look at the other children in Ender’s Game, starting with Bean in Ender’s Shadow. It is essential the same story, told from Bean’s prospective.It continues on for many more books than the series that follows Ender.

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  26. Love your lists, thank you. As a teacher, I’m reading my way through the Newberry Award winners and I discovered The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper. I don’t usually enjoy fantasy or sci-fi, but I’m enjoying this series. I accidentally read them out of sequence, beginning with The Grey King, but it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference in understanding the storyline. You can enjoy each book on its own.

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    • Hi Anne,
      I’m so happy to hear that you are enjoying the lists! I did a list for Caldecott Metal winners but have not done the one for Newberry yet so thank you for mentioning it and your title choice.

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  28. Any of the Brandon Mull Series. My son really learned to love reading with the Fablehaven series. He then went on to read Beyonders and the Five Kingdoms. I loved all of these as well!

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  29. My 11year old just finished the Enemy series- 7 books. I believe Zombies were involved but it kept him asking for the next book immediately after finishing another.
    Thanks for the suggestions!!

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    • Yes Angie, I looked and there are zombies! Thanks for sharing, I know some boys who will love it. I really need to write another post with additional books. I appreciate you reading the list. I’m glad you like it 🙂

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