Teen Books

These teen books are new to our shelves in the last 30 days (most recent on top).

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Six of sorrow / Amanda Linsmeier.
"For most of her life, Isabeau and her five best friends were inseparable—amazingly enough, the six girls even shared a birthday. Then a rift caused their friendships to fracture, and Iz lost everyone except Reuel, the only one who didn’t abandon her. Unt…
Girls like her / Melanie Sumrow.
"A wealthy businessman is dead, and fifteen-year-old Ruby Monroe is in a Dallas jail awaiting trial for his murder. Ruby has no one she can count on—no one, except her state-appointed caseworker, a woman named Cadence Ware. In Ruby’s experience, that’s no…
Sheine Lende / Darcie Little Badger ; illustrated by Rovina Cai.
"Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can't afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood and the loss of Shane's fathe…
Stefi and the Spanish prince / Donna Freitas.
"Stefi is nursing a broken heart after a disasterous breakup and hopes a summer in Barcelona will do wonders for her love life, her catalán language skills, and her pastry-making repertoire after she enrolls at Catalunya's famed culinary institute. Barcel…
The white guy dies first : 13 scary stories of fear and power / edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker.
"Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead.... A museum curator who despises 'diasporic inaccuracies.' A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old ho…
Summer love strategy / by Ray Stoeve.
"Hayley always has a crush. The problem is, her crushes never like her back. After her latest unrequited love—a girl from her basketball team—gets a boyfriend, she decides she’s done falling for girls who are unavailable. Her best friend, Talia, wants rom…
Two sides to every murder / Danielle Valentine.
"Reagan and Olivia, whose parents were present during the infamous Lost Lake murders seventeen years ago, return to the campgrounds in look for answers and find that another murderer is on the loose"--Provided by publisher.
Adventures of Mary Jane / Hope Jahren.
"Meet Mary Jane Guild — she’s on a dangerous and unpredictable adventure down the Mississippi River—and she’ll steal Huck Finn’s heart along the way. In his classic work Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain briefly introduces “Mary Jane, the red-he…
Cursed boys and broken hearts / Adam Sass.
Grant Rossi, an eighteen-year-old with a poor dating record due to a wish gone wrong, returns to his family's vineyard and B&B to help save it from disrepair, only to find himself working alongside his former friend and first love, Ben McKittrick.
Girls who burn / MK Pagano.
"Eighteen-year-old Addie Blackwood regrets nothing more than one horrible, mistake-filled night last summer. Hours after she hurled the worst words she could think of at her sister, Fiona was found dead at the bottom of a ravine. The police ruled her deat…
A magic fierce & bright / Hemant Nayak.
"Adya wants nothing more than to be left alone. Content to be loyal to no one but herself in the isolated jungles of South India, she dreams only of finding her lost sister, Priya, and making enough money to take care of their family. It’s too bad that he…
Riot act : Act I / Sarah Lariviere.
"In an alternate 1991, the authoritarian US government keeps tabs on everybody and everything. It censors which books can be read, what music can be listened to, and which plays can be performed. When her best friend is killed by the authorities and her …
Hearts overboard / Becky Dean.
"After a very public breakup during which her ex, Caleb, tells her she is both (a) boring and (b) stuck in her ways, Savannah Moore decides that going with her mom on her company cruise to Alaska presents the perfect opportunity to show people how fun she…
Dead girls talking / Megan Cooley Peterson.
"Everyone knows Bettina’s father was the one who murdered her mother a decade ago. It’s the subject of podcasts, murder tours, and even a highly anticipated docuseries. But after growing up grappling with what that means, a string of copycat murders force…
The calculation of you and me : a novel / Serena Kaylor.
"Marlowe Meadows understands a lot of things. She understands that calculus isn’t overwhelmingly beautiful to everyone, and that it typically kills the mood when you try to talk Python coding over beer pong. She understands that people were surprised when…
With love, Miss Americanah / Jane Igharo.
"17-year-old Enore Adesuwa doesn’t dive into things, she walks in carefully. So when she, her mother, and her sister move from Nigeria to America shortly after her father’s death, she wants to be extremely prepared before attending an American high school…
Masquerade of the heart / Katy Rose Pool.
"Cursebreaker Marlow Briggs must deal with the aftermath of her fake romance with one of the most powerful nobles in the illustrious—and deadly—Evergarden society, all while uncovering the mystery behind her mother's disappearance. The city of Caraza sit…
Poison in their hearts / Laura Sebastian.
"They were promised for marriage since birth, and raised to bring down kingdoms, but the true destiny of the triplet princesses of Bessemia has always been to die—and one of them already has. Since Sophronia’s murder, princesses Daphne and Beatriz have di…
Adulting 101 : life skills all teens should know / written by Hannah Beilenson.
"How do I change a tire? What should I put on a resume? How do I unclog a toilet? What can I make to eat? How do I open a bank account? Meet your guide to all the skills you never learned in school! From laundry and kitchen hacks, to navigating health in…
Thousand autumns. 5 / written by Meng Xi Shi ; translated by Faelicy ; illustrated by Me.Mimo ; bonus illustration by Ninzephyr
"Shen Qiao is a devout Daoist priest who has spent his life honing his skills and spirit, leading his sect with martial talent, beauty beyond measure, and an earnest heart. His polar opposite, Yan Wushi, leads one of the most powerful demonic sects and is…
Heir, apparently : a novel / Kara McDowell.
"Freshman year is stressful enough without accidentally being married to the King of England. Of course, Wren Wheeler can’t tell her Northwestern classmates about that; after surviving a narrowly-averted apocalypse over the summer, everyone’s had enough e…
It's only a game / Kelsea Yu.
"When Marina Chan ran from her old life, she brought nothing with her-not even her real name. Now she lives in fear of her past being discovered. But when her online gaming team is offered a tour of their favorite game company, Marina can't resist accepti…
Rules for camouflage / Kirstin Cronn-Mills.
"Evvie Chambers is doing her best to skate through the last month of high school to graduation. The only thing standing in her way is a biology report on foxes—and her teacher, Mrs. Audrey Dearborn. The same Mrs. Dearborn who’s been a thorn in Evvie’s sid…
Obsidian / Jennifer L. Armentrout.
"Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green…
Unbecoming : a novel & self-help guide / Seema Yasmin.
"In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer an option. But best friends Laylah and Noor want to change the world. After graduating high school, they’ll become an OBGYN and a journalist, but in the meantime,…
The darkness within us / Tricia Levenseller.
"Chrysantha Stathos has won. By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has become a wealthy duchess. And, once her elderly husband dies, she will have all the freedom, money, and safety she’s ever wanted. …
Children of anguish and anarchy / Tomi Adeyemi.
"When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warrior…
Not about a boy / Myah Hollis.
"Amélie Cœur has never known what it truly means to be happy. She thought she’d found happiness once, in a love that ended in tragedy and nearly sent her over the edge. Now, at seventeen, Mel is beginning to piece her life back together. Under the superv…
Six more months of June / Daisy Garrison.
"Golden boy Caplan and bookish Mina have been unlikely soulmates since third grade. Bound by growing up in single-mother households on the same cul-de-sac in Two Docks, Michigan, their friendship exists miraculously outside their high school’s social orde…
The midnight game / Cynthia Murphy.
"Six strangers. One night. But how many survivors? When a group of six strangers who have only ever spoken on a creepy Deddit thread decide to meet IRL, they have one plan in mind: they are going to play The Midnight Game and summon the Midnight Man. Ru…
Illustrated girl / Josephine Angelini.
"Ever wish you could travel inside your favorite book and become the main character? Of course you have. Everyone has. But if you ever manage to pull it off, here's a tip. Timing is everything... Take Holly for example, who after saying a spell is transpo…
The breakup artists / Adriana Mather ; illustrations by Booboo Stewart.
"August and Valentine, seventeen-year-old best friends, run a business called Summer Love, Inc. They hire themselves out to unhappy parents whose kids are in bad relationships, adopting fake identities and going undercover to break up these relationships …
On the bright side / Anna Sortino.
"Ellie’s Deaf boarding school just shut down, forcing her to leave the place she considered home and return to her hearing family. But being mainstreamed into public school isn’t exactly easy. So her guidance counselor pairs her with Jackson, a student wh…
Hearts of fire and snow / David Bowles, Guadalupe García McCall.
"Blanca Montes wants to make a difference in the world, to do more than her wealthy godfather and spoiled boyfriend think her capable of. So when Greg Chan shows up as a new student at her Nevada school, she is more than intrigued by this handsome, brilli…
Furious / Jamie Pacton and Rebecca Podos.
"Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be on the fast track to her own wildly successful racing career. Instead, she's spending the seemingly endless summer working at her grandmother's auto shop in the small town of Dell's Hollow. Everything changed when Jojo lost he…
Saint-seducing gold / Brittany N. Williams.
"There's danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the Pact between humanity and the Fae to stop the looming war. As conflict erupts across London and the murderous spymaster Robert Cecil closes in, the Fae queen Titanea…
Hearts that cut / Kika Hatzopoulou.
"It’s been five weeks since Io left Alante to follow the golden thread, and she's no closer to finding the god on the other end. She spends her days in constant, grueling travel and her nights worrying over the fate-thread she shares with Edei—which seems…
Bad graces / Kyrie McCauley.
"Liv Whitlock knows she doesn’t belong there. But after years of stumbling between foster homes, often due to her own self-destructive tendencies, Liv desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life . . . so she steals her perfect sister’s identity…
The ghost of us / James L. Sutter.
"Eighteen-year-old ghost hunter Cara is determined to escape life as a high school outcast by finding proof of the supernatural. Yet when she stumbles upon the spirit of Aiden, a popular upperclassman who died the previous year, she learns that ghosts hav…
We shall be monsters / Tara Sim.
"Kajal knows she is not a good person. If she were, she wouldn't selfishly be risking her sister's soul in a dangerous bid to bring her back to life. She would let Lasya rest in peace—but Kajal cannot stand the horror of living without her. As Kajal prep…
Everything we never said / Sloan Harlow.
"It’s been months since the accident that killed Ella’s best friend, Hayley, and Ella can’t stop blaming herself. Now Ella is back at school, and everywhere she looks are reminders of her best friend—including Sawyer, Hayley’s boyfriend. Little by little,…
Reckless / Lauren Roberts.
"After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to. Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kit…
Love, off the record / Samantha Markum.
"Wyn is going to beat Three even if it kills her—or, preferably, him. Being freshmen staffers on the university newspaper puts them at the bottom of the pecking order—until a rare reporter spot opens up. Wyn and Three are both determined to get the positi…
Queer cheer : activities, advice, and affirmations for LGBTQ+ teens / Eric Rosswood & Jodie Anders.
"A positive affirmations book with invaluable information for all queer teens. Inspirational and motivational quotes and information. Queer Cheer provides advice and words of wisdom encouraging teens to find--and keep--their inner rainbow. Covering topics…
Dancers of the dawn / Zulekhá A. Afzal.
"Under the blazing sun, an elite troupe of dancers are trained to harness their magic. They are the queen’s most formidable assassins. Aasira has one of the rarest talents--for she is a flame-wielder. Feared by all and envied by some, she uses her power t…
One killer problem / Justine Pucella Winans.
"When Gianna 'Gigi' Ricci lands in detention again, she doesn’t expect the glorified study hall to be her alibi. But when she and her friends receive a mysterious email directing them to her favorite teacher, Mr. Ford's, room, they find him lying in a po…
The color of a lie / Kim Johnson.
"Calvin knows how to pass for white. He’s done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren’t allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. This is different. After a tr…
There is a door in this darkness / by Kristin Cashore.
"Wilhelmina Hart is part of the infamous class of 2020. Her high school years began with a shocking presidential election and ended with a pandemic. In the midst of this global turmoil, she also lost one of her beloved aunts, a loss she still feels keenly…
Where wolves don't die : [a novel] / Anton Treuer.
"Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them. He hates being away from the rez at Nigigoonsiminika…
Icon and inferno / Marie Lu.
"A year has passed since superstar Winter Young last saw secret agent Sydney Cossette. After barely surviving their first assignment together in London--and their intense chemistry--the two haven’t spoken at all. Though they’re never far from the other’s …
Of jade and dragons / Amber Chen.
"Eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying dreams of becoming a world-class engineer like her father, but after his sudden murder, her life falls apart. Left with only a journal of her father’s engineering secrets and a jade pendant snatched from the assassin, a heart…
Seasick / Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn.
"Ex–best friends Naya Morgan and Yana Bunpraserit have always felt like outsiders in their small Oklahoma town. But this year, everything changes when they’re inducted into an exclusive society of Yatesville High’s top recent graduates. Unimaginable oppor…
Spilled ink / Nadia Hashimi
"When Yalda hears that her twin brother, Yusuf, will be performing with his band at a local venue, she lets her friends convince her to sneak out to see his show. But the night has something else in store: After the opening band makes some ugly jokes abou…
Shift happens : the history of labor in the United States / J. Albert Mann.
You need to work to live. That's the truth for most people, and plenty of people in power have been abusing that truth for centuries. Long before the first labor unions were formed, workers still knew what exploitation looked like. It looked like the ensl…
All roads lead to Rome / Sabrina Fedel.
When the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi's knives come out. Introverted, slightly anxious Astoria “Story” Herriot knows ever…
Moonstorm / Yoon Ha Lee.
"Hwa Young was just ten years old when imperial forces destroyed her rebel moon home. Now, six years later, she is a citizen of the very empire that made her an orphan. Desperate to shake her rebel past, Hwa Young dreams of one day becoming a lancer pilot…
London on my mind / Clara Alves ; translated by Nina Perrotta.
"Sixteen-year-old Dayana has always dreamed of visiting London -- to walk along the Thames, take pictures outside Buckingham Palace, and maybe even get a glimpse of Arthur, Prince of Wales, whose marriage has been all over tabloids. But the trip of her dr…
Grapefruit moon / Shirley-Anne McMillan.
"Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students whose power to manipulate school culture is feared by pupils and…
Four Eids and a funeral / Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar.
"These days, Said Hossain spends most of his time away at boarding school. But when his favorite hometown librarian, Ms. Barnes, dies, he must return to New Crosshaven for her funeral and for the summer. Too bad being home makes it a lot harder to avoid f…
Past present future / Rachel Lynn Solomon.
"When longtime rivals Rowan Roth and Neil McNair confessed their feelings on the last day of senior year, they knew they'd only have a couple months together before they left for college. Now summer is over, and they're determined to make their relationsh…
Lockjaw / Matteo L. Cerilli.
"Chuck Warren died tragically at the old abandoned mill, but Paz Espino knows it was no accident—there's a monster under the town, and she's determined to kill it before anyone else gets hurt. She'll need the help of her crew—inseparable friends, bound by…
If you can't take the heat / Michael Ruhlman.
"When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he's forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for a jock on…
Stepping off / Jordan Sonnenblick.
Jesse Dienstag's favorite sweatshirt says, "The real world isn't real." That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as…
The quince project : a novel / Jessica Parra.
"Castillo Torres, Student Body Association event chair and serial planner, could use a fairy godmother. After a disastrous mishap at her sister’s quinceañera and her mother's unexpected passing, all of Cas’s plans are crumbling. So when a local lifestyle-…
The big book of adulting life skills for teens : a complete guide to all the crucial life skills they don't teach you in school for teenagers / Emily Carter.
"Inside these pages, discover more than just life lessons – unveil powerful, life-changing strategies crafted specifically for teens. Equip your teenager with the insider tips and essential skills that transcend the ordinary, preparing them not just to su…
A young innovator's guide to planning for success : developing an authentic personal narrative for students, educators, and parents / Gitanjali Rao.
"How do you know where to start when facing the competitive atmosphere of high school? Additionally, how do you find a balance of academics and continue to contribute to society? High school students preparing for college can find themselves feeling lost.…
Don't be a drag / Skye Quinlan.
Two rival drag kings competing for a crown might just win each other's hearts. When eighteen-year-old Briar Vincent's mental health takes a turn for the worst, her parents send her to spend the summer in New York City with her older brother, Beau, also kn…
Now, conjurers / Freddie Kölsch.
"November 1999. North Dana, Massachusetts. Nesbit Nuñez discovers the partially devoured body of Bastion Attia: star quarterback, secret witch, and Nesbit’s even-more-secret boyfriend. No one knew why brilliant, gentle Bastion lived his life by a seemingl…
Lady of steel and straw / Erica Ivy Rodgers.
"After ten years of exile, following regicide in the House of Tristain, an alarming royal edict is delivered to the immortal scarecrow Guardians who once defended the crown: surrender themselves to the church of the Silent Gods, or stand accused of furthe…
I'll be waiting for you / Mariko Turk.
Natalie and Imogen are inseparable, and wildly different—Imogen is infuriatingly humble and incredibly intelligent, while Natalie is brave, jumping into danger and new adventures. Still, one thing ties them together: their love of the supernatural. Every …