New Arrivals for Teens! | September 2024

The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs | After years of grief-fueled visions of creatures from his favorite television show, seventeen-year-old Leopold Berry discovers that magic is real, and he might be the chosen one after all. (Fantasy)

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig | Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king, grapples with a pantheon of gods with questionable agendas as she fights for agency and true love in her own life as the goddaughter of none other than Death himself. (Fantasy)

Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham | From the New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a sapphic fantasy adventure about a teen witch who must complete her magical training by breaking a powerful family’s curse. But her own affliction—to never find true love—gets in the way when she falls for the girl she’s trying to save. (Fantasy)

Night Owls by A.R. Vishny | In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever. (Fantasy)

Sync by Ellen Hopkins | From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse about twins separated in the foster care system and the different paths their lives take. (Fiction)

A Second Chance on Earth by Juan Vidal | When sixteen-year-old Marcos travels to Cartagena, Colombia to scatter his late father's ashes, he strikes up a friendship with Camilo, a boy his age who works as a local taxi driver and shares Marcos' love for the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. (Fiction)

The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow | When fifteen-year-old Bella's latest blackout lands her in the hospital, she enters rehab to confront her addiction to alcohol. (Fiction)

Songlight by Moira Buffini | Star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendship, and a brutally unforgiving world make this first in a trilogy utterly unforgettable. (Dystopian)

Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan | A sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of skilled misfits in a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy. (Historical Fiction)

To the Bone by Alena Bruzas | This moving and tragic love story is also a starkly honest look at Colonial America, set during the “Starving Time” in Jamestown. (Historical Fiction)

If Anything Happens to Me by Luanne Rice | Eight months after the murder of her sister, Oli joins forces with another girl in a desperate and dangerous quest to unravel the case in their seemingly idyllic hometown. (Thriller)

The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s by Hanna Alkaf | Two teenagers investigate the strange occurrences of mass hysteria plaguing their all-girls school. (Thriller)

Ruin Road by Lamar Giles | High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning--"When the strangeness begins, come back"-- and suddenly people seem to have lost their fear of everything. (Horror)

The Haunting by Natasha Preston | On Halloween, a copycat killer may be stalking a town still reeling from murders that took place one year earlier. (Horror)

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White | Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller, that pulls no punches, for teens who see the failures in our world and are pushing for radical change. A gut-wrenching story following a trans autistic teen who survives an attempted murder, only to be drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them. (Horror)

The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs | In this debut YA horror novel by Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk), small-town athlete Avery is haunted by the black water and Unfinished beings of Kanyen’kehá:ka stories and must turn to the culture she hasn’t felt connected to in order to save her town. (Horror)

Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt (Orbiting Jupiter #2) | When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter... (Fiction)

Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter (Better Than the Movies #2) | In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student. (Romance)

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas (The Sunbearer Duology #2) | Transgender demigod Teo and his friends must battle the Obsidian gods and steal back the sun stone in order to free their fellow semidioses and return Sol to the sky. (Fantasy)

The Traitor by Richard Paul Evans (Michael Vey #9) | With Tara still in the clutches of the Elite Elgen Guard Unit the Chasqui and their malevolent leader, the Sovereign Amash, Michael Vey and the Electroclan have no choice but to continue the fierce battle that has been waging since their arrival in Peru. (Science Fiction)

Luminous Beings written by David Arnold, illustrated by José Pimienta, color by C.A.P. Ward | Childhood friends Ty and Burger plan to make a documentary and attend film school together, but Ty's hidden secret challenges their friendship as they navigate the aftermath of a global squirrel apocalypse. (Graphic Novel)

This Land Is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story by Julio Anta | As high school student Jaime Reyes has begun to realize he and his border community in El Paso, Texas, are being used as pawns in the immigration debate, he finds an odd bug-like artifact and begins feeling different, even having surreal dreams showing the real danger are actual aliens known as the Reach. (Graphic Novel)

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 23 by Gege Akutami | Sukuna reveals that he is the Disgraced One whom the Angel wants to kill. While Itadori grapples with that realization, Kenjaku sets in motion plans involving various nations, throwing the culling game into further confusion! To make matters worse, Kenjaku then shows up at the Tombs of the Star Corridor where Master Tengen exists in seclusion! (Manga)

Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga—Anthology, Vol. 1 | Short stories set in the world of Twisted Wonderland, based on the hit mobile game from Disney! The first installment in a collection of small but mighty adventures, featuring the characters and world of Twisted Wonderland. Each tale is written and drawn by a different manga creator! (Manga)

The Salt Thief: Gandhi’s Heroic March to Freedom by Neal Bascomb | The dramatic story of Gandhi and India's long march to freedom by award-winning author Neal Bascomb. (Nonfiction)

An Illustrated History of Urban Legends by Adam Allsuch Boardman | From the campfire to the digital rumor mill, urban legends have flourished wherever we tell stories. Whether once true, sprouted from half remembered facts or entirely fictional, we have scrutinized these legends for centuries. This book will ferry you across a river of uncanny tales, from classic folklore to contemporary urban legend. So, check the closet, make sure the skies are clear and delve in if you are ready to imagine the strange. (Nonfiction)

Civic Minded: What Everyone Should Know about the US Government by Jeff Fleischer | How do student loans work? What do sanctions do? Where does federal spending go, and who decides on the budget? Author and established journalist Jeff Fleischer digs into these and other relevant civics topics to explain the history behind different processes and programs, what they look like today, and why it’s important to understand them. (Nonfiction)

Queer Cheer: Activities, Advice, and Affirmations for LGBTQ+ Teens by Eric Rosswood & Jodie Anders | Queer Cheer provides advice and words of wisdom encouraging teens to find—and keep—their inner rainbow. Covering topics relevant to lgbt+ teens today, this instructional book includes everything ranging from bullies and discrimination to acceptance and advocating change. (Nonfiction)