As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you see only one book listed in a series, that probably just means we haven’t read the others in the series. Here are some of our favorite clean teen books we’ve come across in recent years. We’ll let you know when we find more great clean books for teens.

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Please join our mailing list for readers who are looking for clean teen books: We don’t make much money on these, but we do make enough to pay for the hosting on this growing website. (paid link – Yes, this is an affiliate link. If you like, you can go straight to our favorites list on our CLEAN READS BOOKSTORE! We have found that violence is usually not the main concern, but we will always make note if we think the violence is excessive (even if there is no sex or language). Our goal with this section of our website is to find clean teen books that are great for tweens, teens, or anyone looking for exciting books without sexual content and without excessive language.

Did you read that? We’re losing them as readers…many, perhaps, for the rest of their lives. This is a time when they are not yet comfortable with YA books but feel too old for middle-grade books. Parents and readers alike are looking for clean teen books.Īccording to our conversations with several librarians, we are losing readers as they hit the tween and early teen years. Young Adult books are becoming more and more mature, and the trend will probably continue. There is a particular conversation that keeps cropping up between Stacy and me (the editors of this website…who both happen to be moms of teens) and many of our readers: the face of YA is changing.

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