15+ STEM-friendly Books for Teens

Whether you teach in a STEM school, want to inspire your students, or want to reflect a wider variety of student interests in your classroom library, there are many outstanding books to bring into a middle or high school classroom!

I recently asked several English teachers to share fiction OR nonfiction titles that are appropriate for a secondary classroom, and here are the results.

Click on the hyperlink of the person recommending the book to read her book review.

#1: Hidden Figures

Recommended by @secondarysara. Link to Amazon.

#2: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks  

Recommended by @nouvelle_ela. Link to Amazon.

#3: Calling All Minds

Recommended by @mrsspanglerinthemiddle. Link to Amazon.

#4: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Recommended by @teachbetweenthelines. Link to Amazon.

#5: Women in Science

Recommended by @elaeveryday. Link to Amazon.

#6: Reaching for the Moon

Recommended by @readingandwritinghaven. Link to Amazon. 

#7: Rise of the Rocket Girls

Recommended by @thedaringenglishteacher. Link to Amazon. 

#8: Patient H. M.

Recommended by @elaclassroom. Link to Amazon. 

#9: Deadly

Recommended by @literarysherri. Link to Amazon. 

#10: Just Like Rube Goldberg

Recommended by @hansonhallway. Link to Amazon. 

#11: See You in the Cosmos

Recommended by @kasey_kiehl. Link to Amazon. 

#12: The Sun is Also a Star

Recommended by @mmwithmelissa. Link to Amazon. 

#13: The Wild Robot Escapes

Recommended by @ela_today. Link to Amazon. 

#14: The Thing About Jellyfish

Recommended by @mudandinkteaching and @theliterarymaven. Link to Amazon. 

#15: Ungifted

Recommended by @englishteacherbookrecs. Link to Amazon. 

#16: The Girl Who Drew Butterflies

Recommended by @elabuffet. Link to Amazon. 

#17: The League and the Lantern

Recommended by @studyallknight. Link to Amazon. 

#18: Guinness World Records 2020

Recommended by @mrsorman. Link to Amazon.

#19: An Abundance of Katherines

Recommended by @erinbeers. Link to Amazon. 

Do you have additional recommendations?

Tell us in the comments!