Top 10 must reads for teenagers

Well here goes.

I've compiled a list of the Top 10 must-reads for teens.

After many surveys and looking over many top ten lists, I have made my list.

I have incorporated recommendations from friends and family while trying to include as much variety as possible.

Enjoy!

1. Sarah Dessen: I've read so many books by Dessen that I consider her one of the greatest authors out there. Dessen speaks to teens with her realistic portrayal of the moral challenges they face. Among her titles are "Along for the Ride," "Just Listen," "Dreamland," "This Lullaby." My best friend just loves "Dreamland."2. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins: I have read "The Hunger Games," and its sequels "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay" and thoroughly enjoyed the trilogy. The futuristic thrillers center on a reality TV show on which teens fight each other to the death.

3. The Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling: The Harry Potter movies do not even begin to relay every bit of information needed to achieve true joy from these books about students at a school for wizards and witches.

4. The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer: The author builds a Stephen King-like empire in the young adult genre with her romance novels centered around vampires.

5. "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," by Ransom Riggs: I have heard many good things about this book and plan on reading it myself. It was at the top of every Top 10 list I looked at during my research. Riggs uses the framework of a horror novel to tell a more far-reaching tale with symbolic overtones of the Holocaust. She moves between fantasy and reality as she tells the tale of Jacob and the stories his grandfather told about an orphanage off the coast of Wales.

6. "Thirteen Reasons Why," by Jay Asher: This is one of those books that requires the reader to be in a specific mood. It's the kind of book that will make you sad. It tells the story of Clay Jenson, who is one of 13 people who receive a cassette tape from classmate Hannah Baker in which she details the circumstances that led to her suicide.

7. Jodi Picoult: Literally any book by Jodi Picoult will do. She is wonderful. I recommend "Perfect Match." My best friend loves this book.

8. "The Mortal Instruments" series by Cassandra Clare: You either love these books or hate them. All of the reviews I have read are split down the middle. Some good and some bad.

9. "The Crank" series by Ellen Hopkins: OK, these books are based on a very real subject.

"The Crank" is an unforgettable read that sweeps you up into a whirlwind of drugs, sex and the choices and mistakes you must make when growing up. But be warned, the language in this book is as crude as would be expected given the pseudo-life drug addicts slip into.

10. The "If I Stay" series, by Gayle Forman: This is one very deep book. The emotional connections to the main character's past and current reality are strong enough that nothing else matters.

This book is about teen drama and the unavoidable circumstances, consequences and choices they make.

I hope I've helped you in your search for a good book. I wish you luck and hope you check at least one of these books.