These days, the teen fiction market enjoys an enormous audience. It seems some girls around school are never seen without a copy of "Twilight" clasped underneath their arm. And while teen fiction rakes in its share of revenue for the publishing houses, when compared to good adult fiction, the majority of teen fiction is often clichéd.

“If a student is capable of reading and comprehending adult fiction, he should definitely go ahead and try harder material,” said West Seattle High School Librarian Sarah Moges. “Challenge yourself.”

Teen fiction serves up the same story again and again in the hunt for the buck. Luckily for those tired of vampire romances and stale "Catcher in the Rye" copycats, there’s hope on the adult-fiction rack.

For the suspense-lover, bestselling authors John Grisham and Stephen King write guaranteed delights that you will enjoy many times over.

John Grisham’s 2008 novel "The Appeal" is a courtroom drama that tells of a multi-billionaire chemical plant dumping toxic waste into a neighboring town’s water supply.

Stephen King’s 2008 psychological horror novel "Duma Key" concerns a man in the wake of a terrible construction accident who moves to a small island in Florida and takes up painting to keep thoughts of suicide at bay—except his paintings began to influence reality, and strange things begin to happen to the people he knows and loves. Also be sure to try his classics: "Carrie," "Salem’s Lot," and "The Shining."

For the science-fiction-lover, authors Michael Crichton and Kurt Vonnegut, who have both recently died, are sure to fascinate, as well as stimulate the intellectual mind.

Michael Crichton’s 2006 techno-thriller "Next" illustrates the dangers of genetic experimentation, in a world where orangutans genetically learn to speak and human-cells are sold for billions of dollars on corporate black-markets. Also try "Jurassic Park," "Sphere," and "Rising Sun."

Kurt Vonnegut, although long out of the writing business, has entertained science-fiction lovers since 1951. His most highly-acclaimed novels include "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Sirens of Titans," "Mother Night" and "Breakfast of Champions"—anyone interested in adult-fiction should be sure to include these on their bookshelf.

Dumping the clichéd, overly-sentimental stories of teen fiction not only means challenging yourself, but it also means a better story. And always be sure to check what’s on the New York Times Bestseller List, and maybe next time you select a book, you won’t find the tale so stale.

Trevor Lloyd is a West Seattle High School journalism student and this article appears originally in the school newspaper, The Chinook.