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Best book series for teens teen readers cant get enough of trilogies and multipart series that keep them on the edges of their seats, waiting for the next installment. Personally, i enjoyed seeing science fiction elements that have been proved interesting, stimulating, and well liked in the past. Theres nothing quite like corrupting the innocent minds of kids, and science fiction is the best gateway storytelling out there. Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic. Theres simply no question that jemisin is in a league of her own.
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