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.
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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
Hatchet (Book 1)
The River (Book 2)Brian’s Winter (Book 3)Brian’s Return (Book 4)Brian’s Hunt (Book 5)
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The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner (Book 1)The Scorch Trials (Book 2)The Death Cure (Book 3)The Kill Order (Book 4)The Fever Code (Book 5)The Maze Runner Series
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Leviathan
Leviathan (Book 1)Goliath (Book 2)Behemoth (3)Leviathan (The Leviathan Trilogy)
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The Ruins of Gorlan
The Ruins of Gorlan (Book 1)The Burning Bridge (Book 2)The Icebound Land (Book 3)The Battle for Skandia (Book 4)The Sorcerer of the North (Book 5)The Siege of Macindaw (Book 6) Erak’s Ransom (Book 7)Kings of Clonmel (Book 8)Halt’s Peril (Book 9)The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Book 10)The Lost Stories (Book 11)The Royal Ranger (Book 12)
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The Alchemyst
The Alchemyst (Book 1)The Magician (Book 2)The Sorceress (Book 3)The Necromancer (Book 4)The Warlock (Book 5)The Enchantress (Book 6)The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Complete Series
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Eragon
Eragon (Book 1)Eldest (Book 2) Brisingr (Book 3)Inheritance (Book 4)Inheritance Cycle Boxed Set
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games (Book 1)Catching Fire (Book 2)Mockingjay (Book 3)Trilogy Box Set: Foil Edition
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Ender’s Game
Ender’s Game (Book 1)Speaker for the Dead (Book 2)Xenocide(Book 3)Children of the Mind (Book 4)The Ender Quartet Set Kindle
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The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Series
The 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 Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 3 Volume boxed SetThe Hobbit An Unexpected Journey J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings 4 Volume Boxed Set
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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.
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.
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!
Thanks Marie,
Good to hear from someone else who likes these series as well! I’m sure Hatchet will be a bit hit with him.
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.
Thanks Alli and please thank your son. I am really happy he thinks it is a great list!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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 🙂
Percy Jackson would be another great series.
Thanks Alicia,
I have Percy going on a different list 🙂 I appreciate you taking the time to comment – thanks!
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.
Hi Rich,
I will take a look at I am Number 4. The Percy Jackson series is on a different list 🙂
Great list! Thank you! I’ll be saving this list for sure. Gregor the overlander by Susan Collins is another great series for boys.
Hi Ashley,
Thanks so much. I appreciate you stopping by and commenting. Gregor is on a different list – that is a good one!
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.
Thanks for the suggestion Sarah. I made a note of it!
This is a great series. Patrick Ness’ trilogy is dystopian with a new twist.
He also has a couple stand alone books worth checking out…
Thanks for chiming in Angie! I’m excited to take a look.
This is great. It is tough to know what is good for their age. I am going to run these past my son. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the comment Kirsten. It is tough! I hope you son finds some good reads.
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
Thanks Jennifer,
I liked some of them myself 🙂 Glad you liked the selections. Have a great day.
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!!! =)
Fawn,
Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comment. I appreciate the book suggestions! I will take a look at them for my son and for possible inclusion in our next list. Have you seen the series books for 9 – 12 year olds? You could check there for additional books for your son. We also happen to have a list of books for 7 – 9 year old boys 🙂 Fantastic Book Series for Boys 5 – 7 Hope these help!
The Alex Rider series is great
Thanks Aimee!
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)
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!
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.
I have not heard of that one HZ. I will have to take a look and see what it is about. Thanks for sharing!
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.
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 🙂
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.
Thanks Kathy. I will check that one out. So happy you stopped by to share 🙂
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!
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.
Little Britches is an amazing series. The audio books are very well done. We have really enjoyed listening to them on long road trips.
Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines Quartet is great for boys…
Thanks for the suggestion modflowers. I will take a look.
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!
Thank you for the suggestions MaryAnn. I will certainly take a look at them. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to leave a comment 🙂
My son loved the Zom B series by Darren Shan. Had a kid that hates reading gripped from start to finish!
Thanks Hayley, I’ll have to check that one out. I appreciate you taking the time to share!
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.
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
where is harry potter ima thirteen year old boy and my name is nemo and i have read every harry potter book there is
Hey Nehemiah,
Thanks for stopping by. The Harry Potter series is actually in our book series list for 9 – 12 year olds. It is always hard to choose where to put the books, I can tell you that! The Harry Potter series in particular can go under so many age groups. Great to hear you have read them all.
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.
Thanks so much for the comment. I will check out Roland Smith as we have not read any by him. Appreciate the tip!
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)
Kamilla,
Thanks for the suggestion!
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!
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. 🙂
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.
Thanks Jan! I’m sure this will be helpful to fellow readers.
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.
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.