best books for incarcerated teen boys

1.
The Dirty Version
The Dirty Version 4.54 avg rating — 37 ratings
2.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) 4.06 avg rating — 281,418 ratings
3.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,921 ratings
4.
Sunrise Over Fallujah
Sunrise Over Fallujah 3.73 avg rating — 5,246 ratings
5.
Bud, Not Buddy:
Bud, Not Buddy: 3.97 avg rating — 114,067 ratings
6.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,146 ratings
7.
Holes (Holes, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,332,927 ratings
8.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,087 ratings
9.
The Harlem Hellfighters
The Harlem Hellfighters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,282 ratings
10.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,674 ratings
11.
A Long Way Gone
A Long Way Gone 4.16 avg rating — 192,410 ratings
12.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,745 ratings
13.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,451 ratings
14.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,048 ratings
15.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,732,921 ratings
16.
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,266,774 ratings
17.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,947 ratings
18.
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art 4.01 avg rating — 129,123 ratings
19.
Street Craft: Yarnbombing, Guerilla Gardening, Light Tagging, Lace Graffiti and More
Street Craft: Yarnbombing, Guerilla Gardening, Light Tagging, Lace Graffiti and More 4.12 avg rating — 98 ratings
20.
Autobiography of My Dead Brother
Autobiography of My Dead Brother 3.85 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
20.
Bad Boy: A Memoir
Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.73 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
20.
The Beast
The Beast 3.66 avg rating — 639 ratings
20.
Dope Sick
Dope Sick 3.75 avg rating — 2,017 ratings
20.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels 3.99 avg rating — 11,836 ratings
25.
Lockdown
Lockdown 3.77 avg rating — 1,974 ratings
26.
X
X 3.88 avg rating — 3,570 ratings
27.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 663,075 ratings
28.
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (National Book Award Finalist)
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (National Book Award Finalist) 4.04 avg rating — 6,581 ratings
29.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,063 ratings
30.
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie 3.90 avg rating — 1,634 ratings
30.
Benny and Omar
Benny and Omar 3.61 avg rating — 889 ratings
30.
Hole in My Life
Hole in My Life 3.77 avg rating — 7,989 ratings
30.
The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho
The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho 4.39 avg rating — 1,157 ratings
34.
Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa
Our Lady of Kibeho: Mary Speaks to the World from the Heart of Africa 4.55 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
35.
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence
To the Survivors: One Man's Journey as a Rape Crisis Counselor with True Stories of Sexual Violence 4.03 avg rating — 184 ratings
36.
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop 4.28 avg rating — 604 ratings
37.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,229 ratings
37.
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,250 ratings
39.
I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup
I Don't Wish Nobody to Have a Life Like Mine: Tales of Kids in Adult Lockup 3.68 avg rating — 74 ratings
40.
Demon Gate
Demon Gate 3.50 avg rating — 50 ratings
41.
Telegraph Avenue
Telegraph Avenue 3.40 avg rating — 21,576 ratings
42.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 4.18 avg rating — 359,810 ratings
43.
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys 4.02 avg rating — 983 ratings
43.
Miracle's Boys
Miracle's Boys 3.92 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
45.
Bronxwood
Bronxwood
by: Coe Booth
4.39 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
46.
The Compound (The Compound, 1)
The Compound (The Compound, 1) 3.87 avg rating — 24,287 ratings
47.
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1)
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 44,736 ratings
48.
Working in the Dark: Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio: Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio
Working in the Dark: Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio: Reflections of a Poet of the Barrio 4.34 avg rating — 68 ratings
49.
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand 4.18 avg rating — 2,500 ratings
50.
A Glass of Water
A Glass of Water 3.53 avg rating — 159 ratings
51.
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine 4.01 avg rating — 8,184 ratings
52.
Bless Me, Ultima
Bless Me, Ultima 3.82 avg rating — 36,615 ratings
53.
Mexican WhiteBoy
Mexican WhiteBoy 3.86 avg rating — 5,781 ratings
54.
Jailbait
Jailbait 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
55.
Sasquatch in the Paint (Streetball Crew, #1)
Sasquatch in the Paint (Streetball Crew, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 369 ratings
56.
Alif the Unseen
Alif the Unseen 3.84 avg rating — 17,851 ratings
57.
Physics of the Impossible
Physics of the Impossible 4.10 avg rating — 40,954 ratings
58.
Drown
Drown 4.01 avg rating — 36,958 ratings
59.
Blind in Justice
Blind in Justice 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
60.
Vision and Art
Vision and Art 4.18 avg rating — 411 ratings
61.
Fire in the Streets
Fire in the Streets 3.80 avg rating — 335 ratings
62.
How It Went Down
How It Went Down 3.95 avg rating — 7,523 ratings
63.
The Rock and the River
The Rock and the River 4.09 avg rating — 3,566 ratings
64.
Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail
Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail 4.01 avg rating — 558 ratings
65.
The Dirty Version: On Stage, In the Studio, and In the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard
The Dirty Version: On Stage, In the Studio, and In the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard 3.48 avg rating — 231 ratings
66.
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
by: Wes Moore
3.87 avg rating — 56,987 ratings
67.
Game
Game 3.88 avg rating — 868 ratings
68.
Just Write: Here's How!
Just Write: Here's How! 3.69 avg rating — 309 ratings
69.
Invasion
Invasion 3.79 avg rating — 344 ratings
70.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 4.03 avg rating — 96,324 ratings
71.
Mojo Hand: The Life and Music of Lightnin' Hopkins (Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music Series)
Mojo Hand: The Life and Music of Lightnin' Hopkins (Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music Series) 3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings
72.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,514 ratings
73.
The Knife and the Butterfly
The Knife and the Butterfly 3.73 avg rating — 358 ratings
74.
The Valley
The Valley 3.76 avg rating — 622 ratings
75.
When I Was the Greatest
When I Was the Greatest 4.01 avg rating — 7,351 ratings
76.
Always Running
Always Running 4.04 avg rating — 8,340 ratings
77.
Yes, Chef
Yes, Chef 3.86 avg rating — 18,534 ratings
78.
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King 4.26 avg rating — 5,793 ratings
79.
Outrunning the Darkness (Urban Underground
Outrunning the Darkness (Urban Underground 4.04 avg rating — 266 ratings
80.
Lockstep
Lockstep 3.74 avg rating — 1,755 ratings
81.
Revolver
Revolver 3.71 avg rating — 5,352 ratings
82.
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
The Rose That Grew From Concrete 4.41 avg rating — 12,995 ratings
83.
UnSouled (Unwind, #3)
UnSouled (Unwind, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 39,099 ratings
84.
UnWholly (Unwind Dystology, #2)
UnWholly (Unwind Dystology, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 65,447 ratings
85.
Bone: The Complete Edition
Bone: The Complete Edition 4.46 avg rating — 38,166 ratings
86.
Take the Mic: The Art of Performance Poetry, Slam, and the Spoken Word
Take the Mic: The Art of Performance Poetry, Slam, and the Spoken Word 3.97 avg rating — 116 ratings
87.
The Afterlife
The Afterlife
by: Gary Soto
3.44 avg rating — 1,703 ratings
88.
A Fire in My Hands: Revised and Expanded Edition
A Fire in My Hands: Revised and Expanded Edition
by: Gary Soto
3.66 avg rating — 280 ratings
89.
Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature
Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature
by: Jon Young
4.42 avg rating — 241 ratings
90.
The Scorpio Races
The Scorpio Races 4.10 avg rating — 112,861 ratings
91.
Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History
Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History 4.28 avg rating — 1,143 ratings
92.
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries 4.10 avg rating — 31,876 ratings
93.
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 281,870 ratings
94.
The Scar Boys
The Scar Boys 3.77 avg rating — 2,505 ratings
95.
Rooftop
Rooftop 3.86 avg rating — 805 ratings
96.
Rucker Park Setup
Rucker Park Setup 3.99 avg rating — 645 ratings
97.
Talking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap
Talking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap 3.62 avg rating — 95 ratings
98.
Locomotion
Locomotion 4.02 avg rating — 7,331 ratings
99.
The Griots of Oakland: Voices from the African American Oral History Project
The Griots of Oakland: Voices from the African American Oral History Project 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings