Best books to read as a young adult
I am passionate about reading. Books take you places. Teach you things. Create memories. This booklist is by no means complete. However, as I thought about the best books to read as a young adult, I thought about the things I wish that I had known more about -the subjects that my husband and I tried to at least introduce to our boys.
I split the list into four categories and an additional list. This is one time that I don’t recommend for your teen to read all of them. Check out each list, read the synopsis of each, and then choose one from each. You know your teen better than anyone, so base the choice around that knowledge. These also lend themselves to being read aloud, and then have multiple conversations. *This post may contain affiliate links. My full disclosure policy is here.
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Self-help books
-the use of one’s own efforts and resources to achieve things without relying on others-the use of one’s own efforts and resources to achieve things without relying on others
How to Win Friend and Influence People -Carnegie
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living -Carnegie
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People -Covey
Do Hard Things -Harris and Harris
Make Your Bed -McRaven
The Happiness Project -Rubin
Standing On My Head -Prather
Books about finances
-the management of money and includes activities such as investing, borrowing, lending, budgeting, saving, and forecasting
The Millionaire Fastlane -Demarco
Total Money Makeover -Ramsey
How to Adult: Personal Finance for the Real World -Cousineau
Generation Earn -Palmer
The Millionaire Fastlane -Demarco
Books about mindset
-the set of beliefs that shape how you make sense of the world and yourself: influences how you think, feel, and behave in any given situation
The Power of Now -Tolle
The Last Lecture -Pausch
Am I Overthinking This? -Rial
The Myths of Happiness -Lyubomirsky
A Whack on the Side of the Head -von Oech
Books about relationships
-the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave toward each other
The 5 Love Languages -Chapman
Boundaries -Cloud and Townsend
The Truth About Dating, Love, and Just Being Friends -Eastham
General books about adulting
-the practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks
Adulting Made Easy -Morin
Welcome to Adulting -Pokluda and McConaghy
Adulthood for Beginners -Boyle This is a more humorous approach
Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 535 Easy(ish) Steps -Brown
Being an Adult: The Ultimate Guide to Moving Out, Getting a Job and Getting Your Act Together -Tobin and Poole
Launch: A Guide to Adulting -Montanez and Merck
How to Adult, A Practical Guide: Advice on Living, Loving, Working, and Spending Like a Grown-Up -Goldstein
Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening -Blades
The best books to read as a young adult
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