Good Book Series For Teens

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If you have a reading habit, then you must have bumped into certain books in which the story is incomplete. So, there has to be a second or even the third part of the book. There are some books where you can see 6 to 7 parts. No matter how long the story is, reading those books is always a pleasure to a reader. A book series takes you on a holistic journey of a story and create an impact on your mind. There are several book series, that is revered by the readers to date. Also, some book series is ideal for a teenager.
To finish a book series, you need to have a good reading speed. Otherwise, at one time, you might get bored and stop reading. If a story takes longer to finish, you have to read fast. You have so many other Good Books For Teens to read. That is why in this article, let’s discuss ways to read faster and some of the best book series that a teenager must-read.

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6 Ways To Increase Reading Speed For Teenagers

1. Stop Subvocalization:

If you want to read fast, then you have to stop subvocalization. It is a method of speaking the words that you read in your head. Subvocalization slows your reading speed down. It is perhaps the biggest hurdle that you have to overcome to improve your reading speed.

2. Read A Group Of Words At Once:

Eliminating sub-vocalization will help you in word-chunking or reading a group of words at once. As you stop subvocalization, you will not be reading each word individually. You will read the words in a chunk and, thus, your reading speed will improve.

3. Stop Rereading Every Word:

One of the main reasons why many people fail to read fast is that they reread most of the words. This slows down your reading speed significantly. So, you should stop rereading words in the book.

4. Use Peripheral Vision:

By using your peripheral vision, you will be able to read one line at a time instead of reading a group of words. It will increase your reading speed incredibly. However, the skill that you have to master in this case is, comprehending the entire line at once as you scan it through your eyes. You will be able to achieve this skill as you practice regularly.

5. Set A Time Goal:

There are so many Good Books to Read for Teens. So, you have to set a time goal within which you intend to finish one book. Also, while reading a book, you can use a timer to understand the improvement in your reading speed. Setting a goal will surely help you in improving reading speed.

6. Make Use Of A Marker:

As you use your peripheral vision to read books from now on, you will see that your eyes are slipping away from lines at the beginning. With more practice, you will be able to keep your eyes straight within a line. Meanwhile, you can use a marker (your finger or a pen), which you will run below each line. It will help you to keep your eyes on a straight line.

Book Series For Teens That Is Very Exciting To Read

1. Twilight

Twilight is a very popular romantic book series for teenagers. It is one of the Good Books for Teen Girls. The love story of Isabella Swann and Edward Cullen is very much romantic. Also, Edward is a vampire who falls in love with Bella, a human. The one-sided love of Jacob Black (a Wolf) is also very disheartening. Twilight novel series comprise Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Down. All in all, it is a great book series.

Author: Stephanie Meyer
Publishing Year: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Genre: Fantasy Fiction

2. Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holme’s book series has become legendary. The character was first unveiled in ‘A Study in Scarlet’ by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1887. Since then, detective Sherlock Holmes had gone on to solve various cases which became legendary. Therefore, Sherlock Holmes is a book series that every mystery and thriller lover would want to read.

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
First Publishing Year: 1887
Genre: Detective fiction

3. Harry Potter

You cannot have a list of Good Book Series For Teens without including Harry Potter. The story is about a little boy residing under the cupboard of 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. He became ‘the boy who lived’ and conquered the greatest dark wizard of all time, Lord Voldemort. There are seven books in the Harry Potter book series. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’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, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Author: K. Rowling
First Publishing Year: 1997
Genre: Fantasy literature

4. Sapiens

Sapiens is one of the Good Nonfiction Books For Teens undoubtedly. The book talks about the evolution of human beings. This book is very enriching as it can change one’s perception. This part of the book is followed by Homo Deus which is another absorbing book on how technology is changing the way humans live and how technology could control humans in the future.

Author: Yuval Noah Harari
First Publishing Year: 2011
Genre: Nonfiction/ history

5. Hunger Games

The Hunger Games are a series of young adult dystopian novels. The novels in the trilogy are titled The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. “Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death” there begins hunger game. It’s a best seller and every teen reader loves to have it in their collection.

Author: Suzanne Collins
Published Year: ‎2008–2010, 2020
Genre: Utopian and dystopian fiction

6. Mortal Instrument

The mortal instruments are a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by Cassandra Clare. The series has been translated into over 34 languages. The series comprises the city of bones. City of ashes, city of glass, city of fallen angels, city of lost souls, and city of heavenly fire. The Mortal Instruments is the sequel to The Infernal Devices another series by Cassandra Clare. This series comprises clockwork angel, clockwork prince, and clockwork princess.

Author: Cassandra Clare
Published Year: ‎2007 to 2014
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Paranormal romance.

7. His Dark Materials

“His dark material” is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman comprising Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. The trilogy takes place across a multiverse, moving between many parallel worlds.

Author: Philip Pullman
Published Year: ‎1995, 1997, 2000
Genre: High fantasy, Science fantasy

Nothing can match the knowledge one can acquire through reading. By reading multiple books, you come face to face with perceptions and thought processes that you may have not thought could exist. Because of this, you will become a better human being if you read regularly.

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