Best Books for Young Adults

Book reading is certainly one of the most absorbing habits, for once you're involved in reading, the world ceases to exist. For all young adults who love to read, finding some good books to read is very essential. Some awesome reads for adults who're still young, have been mentioned in this article. After you read a book, you must try to write a synopsis or book reviews, on your own. This helps to improve your understanding of the book and it also helps you to better your language and expressive prowess.

Top Ten Books for Young Adults
Some of the best fiction books for young adults include several books that trigger creativity and are just an adventure filled experience for most of us. Albert Einstein has rightly said, 'Imagination is more important than knowledge'. So, be ready to set your imagination free...by reading these books.

The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy)
Cruise through the Middle Earth and experience a saga of exemplary courage, indomitable will and unflinching faith in the power of good. An amazing fictional work, J. R. R. Tolkien's, the Lord of the Rings is certainly a treat to read. And while reading, you to can experience, you're right there in the battle between Saruman, Sauron and the humans, Elfs and Dwarfs. A must read to know how the fate of the Middle Earth is sealed by evil forces. No matter you're traveling in train or in the airplane, this book is certainly going to make your time enriching. The three books are as follows:

• The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Two Towers
• The Return of the King

The Animal Farm
Ever came across this phenomenal quote, All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others. One of the most popular quotes from the book, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, this quote is just a reflection of the Stalin and World War 2 era that this book has amazingly presented. For adults, it can be one of the best books to make them understand that how literature can be used to present conditions prevalent in the society.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
One of the great American novels in the history, written by Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is certainly a great pick for young adults. Young Huck Finn and his mischief along with the colorful description of people around the Mississippi River makes this novel a great book to read.

The Book Thief
Listed on the New York Times Children's best seller list for over 100 weeks, the Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak is the story of a young girl in the Nazi camps set during world war 2. So, if you love history and exploring how was life during Adolf Hitler's time, read this book, that is certainly a great historic book.

To Kill a Mocking Bird
A classic of modern-day American literature, To Kill a Mocking Bird, deals with the story of a 6 year old scout, whose family (his father) is caught in a ugliness of racism. How and why his father is facing racism, read the book and find out yourself. It is certainly one of the classic books everyone should read in their lifetime.

The Kite Runner
A novel by Khaled Hosseini, this book takes you down in the epochs of history (fall of Afghanistan through Soviet Union invasion and life in these conditions) and strolls you through an imaginative and beautiful work of literature. You will be able to know all about the rigid caste system and how horrific wars can be for the layman to survive.

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Even Anne Frank must not have imagined that her personal diary, written in the events of World War II and German treachery would become such a popular book. It's a must read and a re-read, in case, you wish to see the situation of a family in evils of wars through the eyes of a teenager.

The Harry Potter Series
The most famous and popular fiction book ever in history, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and it's seven parts have been a treat for all fiction lovers. With a record number of sales, Harry Potter books take you into a world of adventure and enthralling fun. Various parts of Harry Potter series books have been adapted in movies however, the movies are said to be just a glimpse of the masterpiece JK Rowling has created in her lifetime. One of the best fiction books for young adults, the seven parts of Harry Potter books are as follows:

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Twilight Series
Among teenagers and young adults, the Twilight series of books have gained a huge popularity. The mathematical probability that you don't know about this Stephenie Meyer's book (a story of the doomed love of a girl and a vampire) is zero! With US theaters breaking records on the movies adapted from these books, the four part series of Twilight books can be rated to be among the best fantasy books for young adults. That is certainly due to the mystery and elusiveness the author has created in these books. Although, Twilight can certainly be called a Romance novel, bookstores place these books in science fiction and fantasy books. A must pick for teenage girls, as these books have become hugely popular among girls. You can certainly read these books for fun (don't get too much involved into vampires and Jacob or Edward, though). While you read, you will, for sure get divided into either of the two major teams: Team Edward or Team Jacob (I mean girls, for sure). Here are the four parts of Twilight books in order:

• Twilight
• New Moon
• Eclipse
• Breaking Dawn

The Demon's Lexicon
It is not that you must be consumed by the Harry Potter mania when you think of fiction, there are several other books of fiction that do need worthy mention and one of them is The Demon's Lexicon. Written by Sarah Rees Brennan, this book is a good one for someone to start reading fiction.

Fantasy Books for Young Adults

Although some of the best fiction works have been mentioned above (like Harry Potter etc.), there are still some very good fantasy books that young readers can read. Here are they:

• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• Carrie by Stephen King
• Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• His Dark Materials' Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
• The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The list of best books is for sure exhaustive. In this article, however, I tried to narrow down my search to some of the real classics in English Literature. Depending on your reading taste, you can pick up any of them and you'll be ready for a great time ahead. So, all reading fans, you know now, what to pick up from the book stores.