Teen Books

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

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Gods & comics / Kat Cho.
"Seventeen-year-old junior class vice president Grace Bak has her entire future all mapped out with plans to become a doctor like her parents. But the weight of Grace’s own daunting expectations leads to debilitating panic attacks that have made her a vir…
Strixhaven : omens of chaos / Seanan McGuire.
"Eula Blue was supposed to be a mage. That was before the war came—before the fight for the Multiverse devastated Eula’s home, and with it her hopes for a magical education. But the destruction of the war also brought something new: the ability to travel …
Summer official / Rebekah Weatherspoon.
"Saylor Ford and Heaven Goo-Campbell could not be more different. Saylor is bubbly, popular, athletic, and always coupled up. Meanwhile, Heaven is grumpy and artistic, prefers her skateboard to people, and is perpetually single. So obviously, sparks fly w…
Soundtrack : a novel / Jason Reynolds.
"Stuy Grey plays the drums, just like his mom, a founding member of the all-black punk band the Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. He teaches himself by watching videos of tap dancers. Now he’s left home, estranged from his mom and her abusive boyfriend. He’s campin…
Maybe tomorrow I'll know / Alex Ritany.
"Laurie wakes up in a girl’s body with no memories, driving down an unknown highway, and promptly crashes the car. Thankfully, a handsome stranger named Gideon comes to his rescue. It’s awkward for Laurie to pretend that he’s a girl, but at least this is …
To steal a throne / Gabi Burton.
"Mira Kyler runs the court of Virdei from the shadows. Ever since she helped her half-brother Luc cheat his way into the role of Virdei's leader, she's used her lie-powered magic to collect secrets from members of court, then used them as blackmail to kee…
Adventure is out there! / Liz Braswell.
"Sixteen-year-old Ellie McGill is fed up. Sure, for some, life in small town Americana is idyllic. Nothing but picket fences and USO dances and holiday parades. But Ellie has long dreamed of towering mountains, tangled jungles, and most of all…traveling t…
The girl in the love song / Emma Scott.
"Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood marked by poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom. He's putting all his hopes and dreams in the fragile frame of his guitar and the beauty he creates with i…
The last piece of his heart / Emma Scott.
"Ronan Wentz has been to hell and back, and he carries the scars to prove it. Worse, the blood of a monster runs through his veins. When his uncle gives him a roof over his head after ten years in foster care, Ronan uses this second chance to become a vig…
Wild Darling / Alexandra Moody.
"Parker Darling is ready to take center ice, but the Ransom Devils' new coach already hates him for a dumb mistake Parker made years ago—with the help of that new coach’s daughter. Kenzie Foster loves hockey. If only her hockey-coach dad hadn't forbidden…
Defying China : a memoir / Tsultrim Dolma and Rebecca Wei Hsieh.
"Tsultrim Dolma, born in a tiny village in the stunning mountains of eastern Tibet, always knew there had to be more than the life expected of her: More than no education, because her family was poor. More than being married off at a young age, because sh…
The unruly heart of Miss Darcy / Erin Edwards.
"Georgiana Darcy has only ever kissed one girl before, and the resulting blackmail almost ruined her reputation. Since then, she’s carefully calibrated her life to be as quiet as possible, focusing on books and music. She certainly isn’t planning on falli…
Something to be proud of / Anna Zoe Quirke.
"Imogen Quinn is pissed off. She’s having a sensory-overload panic attack at her first Pride parade, and her friends ditched her. Fabulous. But Imogen isn’t the kind of girl to stay knocked down, so she ditches her bad friends and decides to start an act…
Seyoon and Dean, unscripted / Sujin Witherspoon.
"Winning is Seyoon Shin’s middle name. Okay, it’s not, but she is a winner—despite what her critical dad says. Dean Parker, on the other hand, isn’t beating anyone to the finish line. His strengths are more brain, less brawn. When a wilderness game show w…
Infinite shores / Pascale Lacelle.
"Fate cannot be broken—not even by the gods who serve it. Emory refuses to lose Romie again. Her friend’s fate hangs in the balance as the monstrous Clover plans to use her as a sacrifice to steal power from the deity Atheia—and make himself into a prope…
How the other half die / P.C. Roscoe.
"The exclusive Mokani Island is Avery’s happy place. This summer, she’s invited her college roommate, Nora, to hang out in paradise and party with her superrich friends. But the vibe feels off from the start. Avery’s ex can’t get over their split. Her be…
The gravewood / Kelly Andrew.
"Shea Parker has lived her entire life in the shadow of the Gravewood, an impassable forest that's cut off her town from the rest of the world. With resources limited and supplies scarce, Shea is forced to carefully ration her hearing aid batteries. When …
What we did to survive / Megan Lally.
"Hannah is having an incredible spring break. A week at a resort in Mexico with her best friend Emmy and her family is perfect for de-stressing from senior year, even if it's awkward being around Emmy's older brother, Jackson, who she's had a crush on for…
The verdant cage / Jess Lourey
"For as long as seventeen-year-old apothecary Rose Allgood can remember, the towering stone Wall surrounding Noah's Valley has protected her people. No one leaves. No one fights. And no one questions why. But their paradise has been hiding its thorns. Whe…
Two perfect lies / Natalie Richards.
"The first lie made Lily a savior. The second framed Clara for murder. If it weren't for Lily, Clara would still be a total outcast, shunned for her role in an incident that gave her a criminal record and ruined another girl's life. She's spent the past t…
Ellen Poe : the forgotten lore / Diana Peterfreund.
"What happens when your tell-tale nightmares turn into reality and the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe won't seem to let you alone? For as long as she can remember, sixteen-year-old Ellen Poe's family has claimed to be long-lost descendants of Edgar Allan Poe. B…
War hunt / Akana Phenix.
"Coa Rangecroft, survivor of the deadly Great Hunt, has been taken into custody by the American armed forces. Now she is to be sold at auction to the highest bidder. In return, America promises to keep her family safe and free from the genocidal Allied Fo…
Erase me / Josh Silver.
"Seventeen-year-old Eli was in a near-fatal car crash. As the anniversary looms, his therapist and his family struggle to help him deal with the fallout. The accident has left him emotionally numb, with no memory of the months following the crash. Despera…
Piper at the gates of dusk / Patrick Ness.
"It’s been twenty years since the monstrous war that almost tore New World apart, and there’s a new generation on the planet. Todd and Viola’s sons Ben and Max have known only peace growing up on the family farm outside a bustling human settlement. They d…
We are never getting together / by Janette Rallison.
"Madeline and Cooper have had bad blood since junior year when she beat out his sister for the lead in the school play. Ever since, it's been one petty escalation after another—rumors, locker sabotage, and even a derogatory viral video. Their latest prank…
Girl reflected in knife / Anica Mrose Rissi.
"Destiny can’t count on anyone but herself. Her mother has struggled with addiction for all of Destiny’s life, moving them from town to town, bad boyfriend to bad boyfriend—including a particularly dark period in Texas, where Destiny ended up in a psychia…
The celestial seas / T. A. Chan.
"Ishara Ming is the sole survivor of a spacefaring whaler destroyed by the Ballena, a legendary sentient spacecraft that haunts the darkness between stars. The fatal encounter left her with a metal-plated arm, a faulty memory chip, and a burning need for …
Devious prey / Scott Reintgen.
"When an airship’s windmaster dies mid-flight, the crew and its passengers are swept out to sea by a violent storm. They crash on a desolate island, but they’re not alone. A dragoness had been stashed in the hold. After escaping a damaged cage, it begins …
The beast you let in / Dana Mele.
"There is no one Hazel trusts less than her self-centered twin, Beth. So when Beth abandons her at a party she didn't want to attend in the first place, Hazel decides not to let it ruin her night. She throws herself into flirting and telling ghost stories…
Burn the kingdom down / Addie Thorley.
"One year ago, Rowenna Harrack, the crown princess of Tashir, left her homeland in a wedding dress of chains—sent away to the enemy nation of Vanzador as a captive bride. Now, Rowenna is dead. Brought home in a coffin after an alleged fall from a cliff. …
We're a bad idea, right? / K.L. Walther.
"Audrey Barbour has had enough of following the rules. Eighteen years of being the perfect daughter—exceptional grades, enviable college acceptances, tame dating history—and still, her parents don’t trust her enough to let her study her passion, glassblow…
The Roach King of Raleigh / Shannon Stocker.
"Quill Jenkins used to have a great life: a picture-perfect family, a big house in a nice neighborhood, and a best friend he could count on. But then his friend moved away, his brother left for college, and his dad's drinking caused his parents to split. …
Where no shadow stays / Sara Hashem.
"Seventeen-year-old Mina is always focused on what comes next: exams, school dances, lakeside picnics with friends. Looking to the future keeps her from dwelling on her past and how little she knows about where she comes from. Anytime she asks her father …
How not to lose a million dollars : a young person's guide to avoiding the tricks and traps of our financial system / Sheila Bair ; illustrations by Lucie Rice.
"It can be hard to save money and get ahead in today's financial world-especially if you don't start when you're young. In this comprehensive, common sense guide to personal finance, former FDIC chair Sheila Bair gives young readers an insider's view of t…
Game plan : Level up your mindset. Own your future / Jake Humphrey + Damian Hughes, [with Oscar Miller].
"In this work, Jake Humphrey and The High Performance team build a blueprint for unlocking young excellence, by using all their experience of interviewing some of the most successful people on the planet. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur, aspiring sp…
When you come back to me / Emma Scott.
"At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys... Holden Parish survived his parents' horrific attempts to make him 'the perfect son.' After a year's stint in a Swiss…
The Free Verse Society / Delali Adjoa.
"No one in Delray knows Jae Aƒenyo’s story—that she’s a teen mom who placed her baby for adoption—and she intends to keep it that way. After moving in with her uncle, Jae is looking for a fresh start. But an accidental run-in with the school’s delinquent,…
Charmed and dangerous / Shelly Page.
"Magic lingers in the cozy town of Fair Glen, Illinois, and it’s up to the agents at the Bureau of Mystical Affairs to keep it in check. Monroe Bennett, a junior recruit at the Bureau, is ready to ace her first assignment: tracking down the source of a ro…
As long as you loathe me / Swati Hegde.
"Bring down the cheerleader. Just don’t fall in love with her. Meera Rao-George is done being the dorky high school senior crushing on her neighbor Sushant, who only has eyes for cheerleader Lucy Hughson—Meera’s ex-best friend. After countless attempts t…
Silver Wolves : a novel / Jerome Charyn.
"Jonah Salt is incarcerated in a juvenile detention center in the Bronx, after getting busted for burglary and gang activity. His probation officer gets him out and at the behest of his public school teacher, he auditions for and gains admittance to the H…
The escape game / Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss.
"Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set. Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show’s trickiest escape rooms…
Most likely to murder / by Lish McBride.
"Surviving high school is harder than it seems. The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most …
Red flags and butterflies / Sheryl Azzam.
"Straight A student, swim team star, talented painter...tenth-grader Lexie has worked hard to become the perfect applicant for Sunridge High's prestigious fine art program. She's even got a shot at a swimming scholarship. Everyone she loves is supportive …
The student's guide to financial freedom : a real-world money guide to help young people build wealth, avoid traps, and plan for freedom / Paris Woods.
"What if you could graduate from high school or college without crushing debt, start building wealth right away, and set yourself up to retire decades early--if you choose? ...The Student's Guide to Financial Freedom is adapted from [Paris Woods's] acclai…
A deadly inheritance / Kelley Armstrong.
"In the wake of her mother’s death, Liliana Chamberlain’s estranged (and very wealthy) grandparents swoop in. Or their lawyer does. Her grandparents aren’t ready to meet her, but they want her to have the life her mother walked away from, starting with We…
Downfall / Marc J Gregson.
"Mayhem has erupted in the Skylands. Uncle’s iron-fisted grip has eroded peaceful governance, and the Meritocracy hovers on the brink of civil war. Disowned once again, teenage hero Conrad is sent to invade the Below’s colonies—a perilous mission with alm…
To deal with kings / M.K. Lobb.
"Zaria Mendoza doesn’t think she’ll ever see Kane Durante again. In fact, she thinks he’s dead, burned up in the flames that destroyed the pawn shop where she lived with her best friend Jules. All Zaria has left is the necklace they stole from the Crystal…
Someone to daydream about / Sydney Langford.
"Every teenager in America knows eighteen-year-old Felix Song, the lead singer of the most popular boy band since One Direction. Unfortunately, Natalie Nielsen is no exception. Though she thinks of him more as an annoying rich kid from her hometown than a…
Heiress of nowhere / Stacey Lee.
"1918. Orcas Island, Washington. Lucy Nowhere has spent her eighteen years working on the vast estate of the eccentric shipbuilder who took her in after she washed ashore in a green canoe as a baby. But she has long wished for a life off the island, and i…
Time-tripping over you / Brennon Lane.
"College freshman Silas Turner is a scientific anomaly. Thrown back in time uncontrollably, he’s forced into his pre-transition body for hours to days at a time, reliving random events in his past. Why? Every cell in his astrophysics major brain is strain…
Right as rain / Tashie Bhuiyan.
"Recent high-school graduate Megh Rashid has plans to escape to the other side of the country for college and leave behind the stormy household she’s been trapped in for years. But things are complicated when she gets struck by lightning right before the …
Exploring careers in health care / by Denise T. Heldorfer.
"The health care industry offers many rewarding career opportunities for those with varied skills, talents, and educational backgrounds. Exploring Careers in Health Care profiles six careers: nurse practitioner, dental hygienist, optometrist, chiropractor…
The Faraway Inn / Sarah Beth Durst.
"When sixteen-year-old Calisa arrives at her great-aunt’s B&B in rural Vermont for the summer, she’s shocked to find a rundown inn rather than the cozy bed-and-breakfast she was expecting. Grumpy and eccentric, Auntie Zee is determined to keep anyone from…
Nature poems to see by : a comic artist interprets more great poetry / Julian Peters.
"This stunning anthology of favorite poems about our relationship with the natural world, visually interpreted by acclaimed comic artist Julian Peters, breathes new life into some of the greatest poems of all time. These are poems that can change the way …
The danger of small things / Caryl Lewis.
"The whole world rested on a single bee’s wings…until that last honeybee died, and the balance of the universe tipped. Now, famine and war rage across the land. People are no longer allowed to read or create art. They are forbidden to believe in the exist…
How to be normal / Ange Crawford.
"Astrid is about to start her last year at high school. And her first. When her dad loses his job, Astrid’s homeschooling comes to an end. Until now, she has lived within the confines of a tightly controlled, contracted world where there's no room for any…
Prodigal tiger / Samantha Chong.
"For five years, Caroline Chua has lived in exile from her home and family in Malaysia at a magical academy in New York City–far enough away that she can’t hurt the people she loves. That is until she is abruptly summoned home in an emergency—her beloved …
Here for a good time / Kim Spencer.
"A poignant coming-of-age YA debut featuring an Indigenous teen girl grappling with the effects of intergenerational trauma while navigating school, family and young love, by multi-award-winning author Kim Spencer. It is 1990. Morgan has lived all her lif…