Teen Books

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

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The quiet unraveling of Eve Ellaway / Melanie Hooyenga.
"All Eve Ellaway wants is to escape to college, start a life of her own, and finally sever the connection to her twin sister Gen who disappeared when they were babies. Because while the rest of the world moved on from the kidnapping, Gen’s still very much…
Whale eyes : a memoir about seeing and being seen / by James Robinson ; illustrated by Brian Rea.
"Told through an experimental mix of intimate anecdotes and interactive visuals, this book immerses readers in James’s point of view, allowing them to see the world through his disabling eye conditions. Readers will get lost as they chase words. They’ll s…
Such lovely skin / Tatiana Schlote-Bonne.
"After spending the summer wracked with guilt about causing the accident that killed her little sister, ambitious gamer and chronic liar Viv returns to Twitch streaming. She never told her parents the truth about the accident, but she hopes that maybe mak…
Witty in pink / Erica George.
"After nearly five years of avoiding him, Briggs Goswick may have appeared at my feet on horseback like a handsome white knight but, in fact, he is a certified man-child. Briggs may be many things—a society darling (annoying), attractive (so unfair), and …
Every borrowed beat / Erin Stewart
"Sydney Wells should have died. She was supposed to die. She never expected, after years of waiting, to receive a heart transplant. Now, seventeen-year-old Sydney doesn’t know what to do with her life. Her daily routine consisted of staying indoors, eatin…
The highly sensitive teen : using your hidden powers to balance emotions, set boundaries, and embrace who you are / Lea Noring, PhD.
"Does it ever feel like your emotions are more intense than others? Are you bothered by loud noises, bright lights, or strong smells, or feel overwhelmed by crowds or the prospect of interacting with strangers? Do you sometimes feel paralyzed by your fear…
They bloom at night / Trang Thanh Tran.
"Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae bloom. Noon and her mother have carved out a life in the wreckage, trawling for the mutated wildlife that lurks in the water and trading it to the corrupt harborm…
Banned together : our fight for readers' rights / edited by Ashley Hope Pérez ; illustrated by Debbie Fong.
"A multi-genre, young adult anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators"--Provided by publisher
When the bones sing / Ginny Myers Sain.
"The past three years have been tough for Lucifer’s Creek, Arkansas, a small town quietly tucked away in the Ozark mountains. More than two dozen people have disappeared on the local hiking trails; there one moment, gone the next, not a trace left behind,…
The scorpion and the night blossom / Amélie Wen Zhao.
"Nine years ago, the war between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of Rivers tore Àn’yīng’s family apart, leaving her mother barely alive and a baby sister to fend for. Now the mortal realm is falling into eternal night, and mó—beautiful, ravenous demo…
Gradchanted / Morgan Matson
"Eighteen-year-old Cass Issac doesn't believe in sticking around. She's had to move a lot due to her dads' house-flipping business--always a different school, always a new friend group. She's learned there's no need for drawn-out-goodbyes with people you'…
Love points to you / Alice Lin.
"Sixteen-year-old Lynda Fan has the skills and the drive to get into the Rhode Island School of Design—but not the money. Her parents are too busy paying off her stepsister’s violin lessons to help Lynda get into art school. So when her rich and arrogant…
While we're young / K.L. Walther.
"Grace, Isa, and Everett used to be an inseparable trio before their love lives became a tangled mess. For starters, Grace is secretly in love with Everett, who used to go out with Isa before breaking her heart in the infamous Freshman Year Fracture. And,…
Say a little prayer / Jenna Voris.
"Riley quietly left church a year ago when she realized there was no place for a bi girl in her congregation. But it wasn’t until the pastor shunned her older sister for getting an abortion that she really wanted to burn it all down. It’s just her luck, …
The encanto's curse / Melissa de la Cruz.
"A curse has befallen Biringan. Stalking the night sky and sinking sharp teeth in its prey, a vampire-like creature—a manananggal—is terrorizing the kingdom. Now MJ Robertson-Rodriguez must fulfill her duties as the newly crowned queen and restore peace. …
Solving for the unknown / Loan Le.
"To his friends back home, Viet Ho is calm and collected and a lovable oddball who nurses an obsession with forensic science. He’s relieved to head off to UC Davis and escape from being in the middle of his bickering immigrant parents. Yet, on campus and …
Truth, lies, and the questions in between / L.M. Elliott.
"Patty Appleton is making history. As one of the Senate’s first female Congressional Pages, she’s not only paving the way for other politically minded girls, she has a front-row seat to debates dividing the nation, especially around women’s rights and rol…
The big fat geometry workbook.
"This workbook takes the...approach of easy-to-understand explanations of key concepts, stepped-out examples, helpful doodles, captions, and hundreds of exercises to provide additional practice of the Geometry concepts students learn in class." --publishe…
The house where death lives : an anthology / edited by Alex Brown.
"A dance to the death. A girl who's just as monstrous as H.H. Holmes. A hallway that's constantly changing--and hungry. All of these stories exist in the same place--within the frame of a particular house that isn't bound by the laws of time and space....…
Truth cursed / Angie Dickinson.
"Cressida Hoth is alone in the world. Orphaned and unwanted, she is inflicted with a peculiar curse by her mischievous aunts and banished to a finishing school in the secluded kingdom of Dernmont. Students train in every accomplishment suitable for young …
Oathbound / Tracy Deonn.
"Severed from the Legendborn. Oathbound to a monster. Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t understand the impossible cost of her powers. This is th…
Lover birds / Leanne Egan.
"Darci catches Elle's eye the minute she arrives as the new girl in school. But Elle keeps her curiosity in check, and even seems dismissive (which Darci overhears). Then Darci is equally dismissive (which Elle overhears)... and immediately a rivalry is b…
The unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine / Lindsay A. Franklin.
"Emlyn DuLaine just wants to know what happened to her sister, Camille, seven years ago on the fateful day she vanished—literally. Emlyn witnessed Camille unravel and disappear, but no one believes her. Since they think she’s crazy, the least the cops cou…
Divining the leaves / Shveta Thakrar.
"Plant-loving Ridhi Kapadia and popular Nilesh Batra were friends once. Now, seventeen and alone, Ridhi blends natural perfumes, wears flower crowns, and wanders her local woods, listening for the leafy whispers of her beloved trees. Pleading for the yaks…
Friends indeed / David Weber, Jane Lindskold.
"Stephanie Harrington didn’t discover treecats—they were indigenous to the planet Sphinx, a colony of the tiny Star Kingdom of Manticore. But at age ten she was the first human to bond with one. Now, almost 17, she is the species’ greatest champion. To t…
Fable for the end of the world / Ava Reid.
"By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society. Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa, thei…
Creative crafts for teens : 25 empowering projects / Jennifer Perkins.
"Get ready to express yourself through art with crafting projects created especially for teenagers. Inside, you'll explore 25 hands-on projects that are super-fun to make, but can also help boost your confidence, encourage self-care, and celebrate your fa…
Voicing dissent : the power and pitfalls of student protests / Carla Mooney.
"Student protests have a long history in the United States. For decades, students have used protest as a powerful tool to voice dissent, spotlight issues, and bring about meaningful change. Yet, protest activity can sometimes infringe on the rights of oth…
A touch of blood : a Venom novel / Sajni Patel.
Read the Persephone myth like never before in this companion to A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel, where Greek mythology meets Indian lore. Gods are made, not born. Before Manisha, the youngest of three sisters, was sent to hide on the floating mountain, her…
Dragon ball super. 9, Battle's end and aftermath / story by Akira Toriyama ; art by Toyotarou ; translation, Caleb Cook ; touch-up art and lettering, James Gaubatz.
"Goku's adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself! Ever since Goku became Earth's greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth ha…
Wrong answers only / Tobias Madden.
"Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he's been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a 'blip' everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.…
Spell of the sinister / Danielle Paige.
"Two magical sisters. One more chance at revenge. . . . Ever since Cinderella disappeared with Prince Mather the queendoms have been in disarray. Now with her magical power completely unchecked, Galatea intends to exact revenge on humans for using the En…
One step forward / Marcie Flinchum Atkins.
"Raised in a politically divided family, Matilda wondered if she could be as courageous as her older sister who fought for suffrage. Joining the radical protest movement came with plenty of risk. Women were routinely scorned, harassed, arrested—and worse.…
Repeat after me / Jessica Warman.
"In retrospect, I probably should have passed on the ceviche. It was already a weird Friday. My class is stuck on an eerily remote island for our senior trip, I'm pretty sure Mr. D ('call me Max') is hiding something from us, my ex-best friend turned neme…
Skyshade / Alex Aster.
"Love kills kingdoms… Back in Grim’s castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and the devastating truths it exposed. Her future—and the fate of the world—now hinge on a heart split in two. Past Isla, who fell in love with the…
Dear Manny / Nic Stone.
"Jared Peter Christensen is running for president (of the Junior Class Council at his university, but still). His platform is solid—built on increased equity and inclusion in all sectors of campus life—and he’s got a good chance of beating the deeply cons…
Drown me with dreams / Gabi Burton.
"Wanted. Hunted. Banished. Wanted: Now that everyone knows she's both a siren and an assassin, Saoirse is the most wanted fugitive in Keirdre. Hunted: Framed for the old king's death, every powerful fae in the kingdom is calling for her execution. Bani…
Unlock the dark / Sasa Hawk.
"Elia Tallis’s key conjuring abilities, when used with her father’s magic, allow her to open a path to any location. But Papa is dying, and Elia has been forced to painfully tether him to life so she can siphon his magic to provide for her siblings. The g…
Eve : adapted for young adults : how the female body shaped human evolution / Cat Bohannon ; adapted by Rebecca Vitkus.
"Why do women live longer than men? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? Is the female brain 'wired differently?' These questions and common debates around scientific claims are t…
The love interest / Helen Comerford.
"Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray has just been saved by the world's newest superhero, Blaze. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing: Jenna has been cast as the Love Interest. Jenna has no interest in being a helpless love interest, kidnapped by…
Recommended reading / Paul Coccia.
"Curvaceous, clever, and an avid reader, seventeen-year-old Bobby Ashton never misses a main character moment. So when it comes to asking out his crush, he plans a romantic gesture grand enough to go down in local history. Unfortunately, though, his exten…
Knucklehead : poems / Tony Keith Jr.
"While society often assigns the label 'knucklehead' to kids with attitude problems, this...poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. subverts that narrow way of thinking and empathizes with young people who are misundersto…
No place left to hide / Megan Lally.
"To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life—especially after 'the incident' that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much closer to a fresh start. How can she say…
Under the light of fireflies / a novel by Lee Sanders.
"What do a tiger, a Russian, a dead dad, a model airplane, and a bewildered twelve-year-old boy have in common? They are each important elements in Lee’s debut novel. Twelve-year-old Noah has more grief than he can bear in this unique coming-of-age stor…
The otherwhere post / Emily J. Taylor.
"Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost everything: her world, her father, even her name. Desperate to escape the stain of her father’s crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to put down roots. Then she receives a myster…
At the end of the River Styx / Michelle Kulwicki.
"Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman—and if he fails he dies. In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crum…
The shadows rule all / Abigail Owen.
"King Eidolon has taken everything. My throne, my Shadowraith, and even my kingdom. I am a queen with no one to rule, and a tattered army that's not even mine. And hope is fading fast. Now the shadows who once tormented Reven live within me, hissing and w…
Unhallowed halls / Lili Wilkinson.
"Page Whittaker has always been an outcast. And after the deadly incident that destroyed her single friendship at her old school, she needs a fresh start. Which is why when she receives a scholarship offer from Agathion College, an elite boarding school f…
Lucha of the forgotten spring / Tehlor Kay Mejia.
"Killing a god was only the beginning of Lucha Moya’s story. . . Her mission is simple—eradicate olvida, the forgetting drug, once and for all. But something sinister is lurking in the Night Forest, eager to claim its prize… Will Lucha’s training allow he…
I am the cage / Allison Sweet Grant.
"Fish Creek, Wisconsin—Beautiful. Quiet. Isolated. Anonymous. It’s all that nineteen-year-old Elisabeth needs, and everything she wants. Cloistered in her tiny cabin, Elisabeth is determined to be alone, hiding from her memories and making sure that no on…
Gaia & the mystery of Kukulkan / Aniko Brang & Nancy Saros
"Gaia Coiler has never ventured far from her snake den in Moon Meadow. But all that changes the day her teenage curiosity takes her to a place beyond he wildest imaginings: the forbidden rock tower of Kukulkan. As she embarks on the adventure of her life,…
I know what I saw / K.T. Carlisle.
"A young girl attacked. An unbreakable pact. There’s more in the woods than meets the eye. When 13-year-old Eliza Loft learns that high school senior, Renée Pope, was brutally attacked and killed, she’s horrified—and she just might be the only one who kn…
Thirst / Jill Williamson.
"A waterborne disease has sprung up in every corner of the globe, decimating the human race. Seventeen-year-old Eli McShane and his friends flee the chaos and violence in Phoenix and journey north toward the rumored location of a safe water source. They a…