Faerie Realms: Magical Books for Teens

Tithe by Holly Black
Sixteen-year-old Kaye, who has been visited by faeries since childhood, discovers that she herself is a magical faerie creature with a special destiny.

Valiant by Holly Black
When Valerie runs away to New York City she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the subway system. She soon finds herself bound into service by a troll as hideous as he is honorable.

I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block
A feisty, sexy and opinionated fairy named Mab helps to guide Barbie as she becomes a successful fashion model, falls in love and heals the terrible traumas of her childhood.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world. - Also read the sequel, Rebel Angels

The Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
Troubled by family problems, Henry finds his life taking a whole new dimension when he and his friend, old Mr. Fogarty, become involved with Prince Pyrgus, who has been sent from the faerie world in order to escape the treacherous Faeries of the Night. - Also read the sequel, The Purple Emperor

The Blue Girl by Charles DeLint
New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy who haunts the school after she receives warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life.

I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
In 17th century London, Coriander, a girl who has inherited magic from her mother, must find a way to use this magic in order to save both herself and an inhabitant of the fairy world where her mother was born.

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
When witch-in-training Tiffany Aching accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons and awakens the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter, she requires the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons aright. - Also read other books about Tiffany’s adventures in Discworld : The Wee Free Men , A Hat Full of Sky

I am Morgan le Fay by Nancy Springer
In a war-torn England where her half-brother Arthur will eventually become king, the young Morgan le Fay comes to realize that she has magic powers and links to the faerie world.

Poison by Chris Wooding
When Poison leaves her home in the marshes of Gull to retrieve the infant sister who was snatched by the fairies, she and a group of unusual friends survive encounters with the inhabitants of various Realms, and Poison herself confronts a surprising destiny.