Start with high-confidence physics for teens books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Clockwork Universe
Edward Dolnick, Alan Sklar
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
Why Does E=mc2?
Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
Cosmos
Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
The Science of Interstellar
Kip Thorne, Christopher Nolan
Stuff Matters
Mark Miodownik, Sarah Scarlett
Quantum Supremacy
Michio Kaku
The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli
The Einstein Effect
Benyamin Cohen
A Quantum Life (adapted for Young Adults)
Hakeem Oluseyi, Joshua Horwitz
My Inventions, Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla
