[Ad-gifted] Firstly Happy Thanksgiving to all our US readers and followers. I hope it has been a lovely few days spending time with your loved ones and soon you are ready to enter Christmas mode at full throttle!
For us it has been an eventful week and nothing short of excitement as we prepare to share more gift ideas with you, this time book gifts for teens and young adults. So let’s start off with Space by Jan van der Veken, a book sharing about the journey to the moon and entertaining information of the history of space travel. Looking for an entertaining coming of age novel perfect for older teens or young adults? Then check out Something More by Jackie Khalilieh.
If you know of a tween or teen who loves all things food then Midnight Feasts: Tasty poems chosen by A.F. Harrold is a delicious book filled with a collection of over 50 poems for foodies. Next, How to Handle Money by Kia Commodore shares in lay man’s term with clear explanation about saving, spending money as well as investing from a young age. Lastly, curious teen who is always wanting to find out more about the mysteries of the world and the strange and unexplained enigmas.
Space by Jan van der Veken
(From Sputnik to the International Space Station)
If you have a 10-year-old child who loves all things Space then Space (from Sputnik to the International Space Station) by Jan van der Veken would be the perfect book to gift this Christmas. The book shares the journey to the moon and beyond in this beautifully illustrated and entertainingly informative history of space travel.
Published by Prestel Publishing the book will fuel young reader’s curiosity as the book is packed with information about the chronicles of human exploits beyond Earth plus the basics of rockets, regardless of size or purpose.
The book also shares significant moments and concepts around the history of space exploration: the stories of Sputnik, the X-15 and the race to space; how we measure distance in the universe; what makes up an astronaut’s suit; the Saturn V launch vehicle; the Apollo 11 moon landing; space shuttles and international space stations; Mars exploration; and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life—myth and fact.
It seems like a lot of detail but the hardcover book has lots of colourful drawings and illustrations, also by Jan van der Veken which makes the read fascinating. The hardcover book retails for £19.99 and you can purchase it directly from Prestel Publishing.
Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
Looking for an entertaining coming of age novel perfect for older teens or young adults? Then check out Something More by Jackie Khalilieh which is a lovely book to gift a loved one this Christmas.
The paperback book is a contemporary teen romance novel featuring a fifteen-year-old Palestinian-Canadian girl called Jessie who is trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school.
Jessie is a quirky loner obsessed and is diagnosed as autistic just weeks before starting high school. Determined to make a fresh start and keep her diagnosis a secret, Jessie creates a list of goals that range from acquiring two distinct eyebrows to getting a magical first kiss and landing a spot in the school play. Within the halls of Holy Trinity High, she finds a world where things are no longer black and white and quickly learns that living in colour is much more fun. But Jessie gets more than she bargained for when two very different boys steal her heart, forcing her to go off-script. Something More retails at £8.99 and is available from Waterstone, the book is available for fast delivery within 1-2 days, in time for Christmas.
Midnight Feasts: Tasty poems chosen by A.F. Harrold
Midnight Feasts by A.F. Harrold is a delicious book filled with a lovely collection of poems for foodies. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, the book shares over 50 poems about every type of food imaginable.
This stunning poetry book is beautifully illustrated in full colour by rising star Katy Riddell (daughter of former Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell). Some of the poets featured in the book include Ian McMillan, Brian Patten, Choman Hardi, Imtiaz Dharker, William Carlos Williams, Salena Godden, Joseph Coelho, Sabrina Mahfouz, Lewis Carroll, W.S. Gilbert and A.E. Housman, as well as A.F. Harrold himself.
The book is a great way to get teens to enjoy reading poems and appreciating them through their love of food. Some of the food featured in the poems include chocolate, rice pudding, sandwiches, marmalade and fruits.
The will make the perfect Christmas gift for any poetry or food lover, a hardback copy of Midnight Feasts retails for £13.49 while the ebook retails for £5.59.
How to Handle Money by Kia Commodore
I think money is an important subject and teens should be taught to manage it from high school. If you are not aware, the author, Kia Commodore is the founder of the highly successful Pennies to Pounds platform, a financial literacy hub created to empower young people by enabling them to shape their future with complete financial knowledge. She has since written and published How to Handle Money aimed at older teens and young adults as they get ready to leave college and head into the work force.
The book is written in lay man’s term with clear explanation about saving, spending money as well as investing from a young age. This is great as you don’t find many books out there available for teens or young adult talking about money.
The book is packed with practical tips and real-world examples as well as the basics of budgeting, art of smart spending, dos and don’ts of borrowing, an intro to investing as well as how you can be in control of your future. I love how visually interesting the book is, as it is written in point forms, with illustrations and important notes boxed up, which makes the book interesting and not boring to read. Definitely a great Christmas gift idea to get older teenagers so they can start thinking about their future. The book retails for £8.99 and you can purchase it directly from Collins.
Do you have a curious teen who is always wanting to find out more about the mysterious world and all the strange and unexplained enigmas? Well Lonely Planet Kids has published a book titled Mysterious World where it uncover our planet’s most sensational secrets and it is packed with more than 100 mysteries.
Find out what happened to the Bermuda Triangle or where Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Yowie has been sighted. Maybe you want to find out more about the legend of Area 51, the secret U.S. Air Force military installation which has been the focus of numerous conspiracies involving extraterrestrial life. Or even stories about ghostly hauntings, bizarre disappearances, and curious cryptids…well you can tell that this is the perfect book for the curious mind!
The book is also filled with fascinating fun facts for teens which they can then share and impress their friends and family with. The book is filled with lots of historic photographs, maps, illustrations as well as bespoke original art to compliment each of the mystery. Priced at £17.58, the book can be purchased from Amazon directly.
You may also want to read this:
Christmas Gift Guide – Tween & Teen Book Gift Suggestions
Children’s Book Review: Clara Claus Saves Christmas
* We were sent these books in return for a feature. All opinions are our own.
34 comments
I love all of these! They each have something that helps a child’s mind grow without being boring. Great gift ideas!
Thank you, yes some lovely gift ideas there
This gift guide has some great book recommendations! Perfect for finding something thoughtful for the teens and young adults in your life. 📚🎁
Thank you, so glad you think so as well
Such a great selection for book lovers! I especially love the mix of genres—there’s something for every teen and young adult. I’m already eyeing a few of these for my gift list!
So glad to hear that Oli
oh I love these! The finance one is a really helpful book, but for me that poetry book would be in my stocking!
The foodie themed poetry book is one to have under your tree this Christmas
Perfect timing, this idea makes my life easier. I know now what to give to my cousins.
So glad to hear our suggestions helped you decide on a gift Marie
I love and will always gift books, the gift of knowledge…How to handle money is a great idea, I love it.
So glad Karen, yes books make great gifts
Such a great list! I love to read and I love giving books as gifts. I do have a teen niece who loves to read. I may get her one of those.
I bet she will love some of the books recommended here Lynndee
Lovely gift guide and I do like to add a book into my gifting packages so this is very handy – I love the practicality and education aspect of the how to handle money book for sure. x
Thank you for your lovely comments Melanie
I think how to handle money is such a good book for teens so they can understand things earlier. I didn’t have much financial education as a teen and think I would have made some different decisions if I had x
Can’t agree with you more Rhian, so important to get the teens to be confident with money from a young age
Books can make such a lovely gift when you know what the teen would love the most. The Mysterious World book is one I think my son would really love. He does like to hear about different facts.
Yes they can indeed, The Mysterious World is such a cool book
Something More looks like an interesting book and perfect for my youngest daughter who just became an adult. I think I will add this to the books I already bought as gifts for her this year!
That is a lovely book for teens or young adult Lavanda
Great recommendations. Financial literacy is so important for teens to learn so the finance book would be perfect for teens of all ages.
I agree, so important to teach them about budgeting and all things money from a young age
Books are always a good shout when it comes to gift guides! I feel like my kids only really are reading comic books at the moment.
I was told, encourage them to read whatever books they like to keep their love for reading
With all three of my girls loving books , thanks for this , Alessia would definitely enjoy a few of them
How lovely to hear that Kira
Thanks for this post, it’s just in time for Christmas shopping! Surprising to some, but books were my favorite gifts growing up. These are some great options!
How lovely to hear that AJ, books are still our family favourite to be honest
Thanks for this valuable book giftt recommendations for teens and young adults. Sometimes, choosing books for them can be challenging.
You are very welcome, glad to be of help and inspire your gift giving
Gosh! Gifting teens are actually very challenging but the book from Lonely Planet looks interesting. Will seriously consider that. Thank you for sharing these gift ideas.
Yes it can be Clarice hence we have suggested a variety of books here to suit a varied reading taste