There’s a James Patterson Book for Every Teen Reader

For the teen who loves page turners: Confessions of a Murder Suspect
Patterson may be best known for his dozens of nail-biting thrillers, and the first installment in his YA Confessions series will keep readers turning pages way past midnight. When teenaged Tandy Angel’s wealthy parents are found dead in their impossibly luxe New York apartment, she and her three hyper-intelligent siblings are the only suspects…and Tandy’s the last one to have seen them alive. Even as she becomes the police’s prime target, she continues her analytical investigation into what happened that night, pulling readers more and more deeply into the Angel family’s very twisted world.

For the teen who is a classic fantasy fan: Witch & Wizard
Siblings Wisteria and Whitford Allgood have barely had time to recover from the revelation that they are, in fact, a witch and wizard before they’re marched off to a dank prison for magical children. Things look grim for the Allgoods in this alternate world run by magic-averse political party the New Order, until they’re rescued from imminent execution by a supernatural resistance movement intent on overthrowing their totalitarian government. The story is told in alternating chapters by the two siblings, and brews pop-culture references and fantastical world building into an engrossing magical stew.

For the teen who prefers dark fantasy updates: Maximum Ride Forever
This addictive fantasy series follows the trials of Maximum Ride and her makeshift family, all of them winged, partly avian refugees from a horrible human-experimentation facility called The School. The series wrapped up in 2012 with eighth installment Nevermore…then Patterson thrilled fans by announcing a ninth book, coming May 18, 2015. Preorder today if you can hardly wait to read more about tortured survivor Max, her misfit band, and what comes after the end of the world.

For the teen who loves realistic fiction: Homeroom Diaries
This “illustrated diary” is an intense read for teens who want to jump into serious subjects handled with a light touch. The diary’s keeper, Margaret “Cuckoo” Clarke, was recently released from a mental institution, and is determined, despite her difficulties, to live a life that brings her joy. She and her motley crew of friends, calling themselves the Freakshow, have a live-and-let-live philosophy that doesn’t play so well in high school, but that helps them approach such challenges as the attempted suicide of one of their number and a desperate mission of clique unification without despair. Funny, sweet, and a little bit sad, this book’s message of self-acceptance against the odds will stay with readers for a long time.
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