Teen Fiction

Agyemang, Elizabeth

2024

Three feuding exes of an Internet prank star must work together to solve his murder after his deactivated account claims one of them is the culprit.

Allen, Charlene Y.

2024

"The way Clae's mom tells it, her dad took off when Clae was a baby, end of story. Ever since, it's just been the two of them, living in the coastal city of Gloucester, where Clae is one of the only few Black girls. But when Clae discovers clues about a mysterious person she calls her fairy god somebody, she's determined to know more. Her chance comes when she's accepted into a summer journalism program in New York City, where her parents lived before she was born. With a couple of leads and a steel resolve, Clae leaves home for the first time to find out about her history. New York is as full of magic as it is mystery, not to mention romance. From Brooklyn to Broadway, Clae and her new friends, Nze and Joelle, explore neighborhood haunts and hustles, discovering a family trail that someone's tried hard to bury. So who is the fairy god somebody? And can Clae use her sleuthing skills to find out the truth?"--Provided by publisher.

Adia, Jade

2024

Thanks to a scholarship to the prestigious Gotham Academy, Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl, gets to experience how some of the city's wealthiest teens live with fast cars, expensive clothes, and more. But when these advantages and luxuries are not enough, Barbara discovers that the some of them have turned to dabbling in black magic to get their kicks...setting off a series of strange events and deaths. Batgirl quickly steps in to investigate, but finding the killer proves to be more difficult than usual. The prime suspect's brother is an irresistible distraction from the case at the same her growing relationship with Robin, the Boy Wonder, is hitting an all-time low. If all that wasn't troubling enough, the hard facts aren't to be lining up. Batgirl isn't one to believe in black magic, but there seem to be forces in Gotham City's shadows growing hungrier and stronger, and if she doesn't find a way to shed some light on the case soon, the creeping darkness just might take possession of her...forever!-- Publisher's description.

Arnold, Marie

2024

Reading Level: Ages 12 & up. Little, Brown and Company.

Fifteen-year-old Haitian American Fancy navigates high school, friendship, and crushes.

Anyakwo, Diana

2024

Reading Level: 13-18. Kirkus Reviews

It's 1990, and Lily is a sixteen-year-old girl living in Manchester, England. It has been five years since her father's death, and she is soon to return to her birthplace in Nigeria to reunite with her mother and siblings for the anniversary. As cold rain thunders on the British streets, Lily flashes back to her childhood in Lagos. The biracial daughter of a Nigerian father and an Irish mother, Lily lives a dual reality as a child, with moments of joy existing alongside her father's increasingly erratic and violent behavior, which is due to a stage illness Lily doesn't understand called schizophrenia. As the streets of Lagos erupt in violence due to a coup, things with Lily's father reach a breaking point, and she is sent away to live with a family in England. As a confused and shy child thrust into a foreign country, Lily must deal with a new school and new friends, while longing for what she left behind in Nigeria. In the vein of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, My Life As A Chameleon is is a powerful story of resilience and belonging across different cultures, and about how family secrets can destroy even the deepest bonds.

Bou-Montes, Louangie

2024

When you grow up in a funeral home, death is just another part of life. But for sixteen-year-old Jaxon Santiago-Noble, it's also part of his family's legacy. Most dead bodies in the town of Jacob's Barrow wind up at Jaxon's house; his mom is the local mortician, after all. He doesn't usually pay them much mind, but when Christian Reyes is brought in after a car accident, Jaxon's world is turned upside down. There are a lot of things Jaxon wishes he could have said to his once best friend and first crush. When he accidentally resurrects Christian, Jaxon might finally have that chance. But the more he learns about his newfound necromancy, the more he grasps that Christian's running on borrowed time--and it's almost out. As he navigates dark, mysterious magics and family secrets, Jaxon realizes that stepping into an inherited power may also mean opening up old family wounds if he wants to keep the boy he may be falling for alive for good.-- Publisher's description.

Bello, Abiola

2024

Reading Level: Ages 14 and up. Soho Press, Inc.

Narrated from different viewpoints, Tia and Quincy grapple with the aftermath of their recent breakups and strike a deal: Tia agrees to accompany Quincy to the winter ball as his date in return for his help in winning back her ex, but as their plan progresses so do their feelings for each other.

Baptiste, Tracey

2024

Reading Level: Ages 10 and up. Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing.

When thirteen-year-old African American Coal discovers he can turn invisible, he searches for answers about his past with the help of his friends and his new foster family.

Browne, Mahogany L.

2025

Reading Level: Ages 12 and up Crown.

"In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic."-- Provided by publisher.

Brophy, Aislinn

2024

Reading Level: Ages 12 years & up. G.P. Putnam's Sons.

"Due to a memory spell gone wrong, seventeen-year-old Aoife, the mainstay of her family's social media empire, and eighteen-year-old Luna, the most powerful witch in Magical Boston, get stuck in a cycle of falling for each other and forgetting one another every time they break up."-- Provided by publisher.

Burton, Gabi

2024

Reading Level: Ages 14-18. Bloomsbury Children's Books.

"Saoirse, tasked with bringing down the barrier around Keirdre and creating a more just society, uncovers a plot that threatens the entire kingdom"-- Provided by publisher.

Casomar, Jordan K.

2024

Reading Level: Ages 14 and Up. MTV Books.

When sixteen-year-old Zeke expresses romantic interest in his best friend Imogen, her unexpected reaction sends their relationship into a tailspin.

Crittenden, Loni

2024

Reading Level: From 13. HarperCollins.

"Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. She never knew her family members or which one of them betrayed the isle of Nanseau. But like all Du orphaned after the war, Kellan is forbidden by law from practicing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal that was perfected by the Guild of Engineers and their maker apprentices. No one can know that Kellan has been using makecraft in secret and that, in the wake of a tragic miscarve, she's been helping her adoptive father, Edgar, run his celebrated makeshop. But Edgar's condition is worsening, and his shop is on the brink of ruin. On the eve of the Eighty-Fourth Annual Makers' Exposition in Nanseau's sparkling city of Riz, Kellan is thrust into the Guild's twisted web of political intrigue and ancient secrets when she strikes a dangerous deal with one of its members to save Edgar and his shop. Now Kellan must compete in a rigorous gauntlet against the nation's elite for a coveted spot as a maker's apprentice. But danger lurks at every turn. And as Kellan falls into a budding relationship with the illegitimate son from one of Nanseau's most revered families, she's put into the limelight when something sinister begins targeting the Gauntlet's competitors and wreaking havoc on Riz. Amid a crumbling city and a ticking clock, winning the Gauntlet won't just be a test of survival--it will mean pulling back the veil of secrets behind the Guild and uncovering the shrouded legacies of Nanseau itself." -- Provided by publisher.

Chambers, Veronica

2024

Reading Level: Ages 14 & up Little, Brown and Company.

"A historical novel about Ida B. Wells, from her teen years up through becoming an investigative journalist and civil rights crusader without peer"-- Provided by publisher.

Cole, Kamilah.

2025

"Faron Vincent was once the saint of San Irie. Now, she's done the unthinkable: betrayed her country. Alone, disgraced, and kidnapped, Faron is forced to help Iya grow his bloody empire. With her soul bonded to a ruthless killer, Faron has become an enemy to her people... and she fears they might be right. Elara Vincent -- the new Empyrean -- must undo the damage her sister has caused. San Irie has been brought back to the brink of war as Iya proclaims no nation will be safe from his brutal invasion. But how can Elara save her sister, her best friend, her country, and her world when she's already cracking under the pressure?" -- Provided by publisher.

Comerford, Helen

2024

Reading Level: Ages 12+ Bloomsbury.

When a superhero emerges in her hometown to fulfill a prophecy, seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray uses her newfound and unwanted status as his love interest to find her missing mom, and along the way discovers her town is in danger.

Cast, P. C.

2025

Reading Level: Ages 13-18. Wednesday Books.

Wren Nightingale, unexpectedly gaining elemental powers on her eighteenth birthday, faces deception and danger as she seeks to restore fractured magick while navigating conflicting factions and the complexities of her ally Lee Young's struggles within a mystical hierarchy.