New Arrivals for Teens! | February 2025
The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley | In this riveting historical thriller that’s loosely inspired by true life events, The Count of Monte Cristo meets Bridgerton as revenge, romance, and twisted secrets take center stage in Victorian England’s royal court when Sally, a kidnapped African princess and goddaughter to Queen Victoria, plots her way to take down the monarchy that stole her from her homeland. (Historical Fiction)
Ida, in Love and in Trouble by Veronica Chambers | Ahead of her time by decades, Ida B. Wells pioneered the field of investigative journalism with her powerful reporting on violence against African Americans. Her name became synonymous with courage and an unflinching demand for racial and gender equality. But there were so many facets to Ida Bell and critically acclaimed writer Veronica Chamber unspools her full and colorful life as Ida comes of age in the rapidly changing South, filled with lavish society dances and parties, swoon-worthy gentleman callers, and a world ripe for the taking. (Historical Fiction)
I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison Shea (I Feed Her to the Beast #2) | Monsters and mortals, rejoice! Acheron is back… Though Laure has tried to close the lid on her ballet shoes and the feelings she once held for dance since the Palais Garnier incident two months ago, Laure is spinning out. Between partying, drinking, and avoiding anything and, well, everyone, she has no time to be anything but a monster. But when Laure stumbles across a mysterious dead body during one of her nights out, she’s forced to notice the cracks stretching beyond herself. (Horror)
Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau | An exploration of the ongoing fight for democracy in the United States, from the American Revolution to the present day. (Nonfiction)
Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce | After starting at a new school, high school junior Quinn joins a D&D group to make friends but finds herself torn between her feelings for a charming yet annoying teammate and the drama stirred up by ex-friends from a previous campaign. (Romance)
Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer | From acclaimed author Anton Treuer comes a novel that's both taut thriller and a raw, tender coming-of-age story, about one Ojibwe boy learning to love himself through the love of his family around him. (Fiction)
After Life by Gayle Forman | One spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It's just another perfectly normal day. But when Amber's mom sees her, she screams. Because Amber died seven years ago, hit by a car while on the very same bicycle she's inexplicably riding now. (Fiction)
I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang | After getting rejected by every single Ivy League she applied to and falling short of all her Asian immigrant parents’ expectations, seventeen-year-old Jenna Chen makes a wish to become her smarter, infinitely more successful Harvard-bound cousin, Jessica Chen—only for her wish to come true. Literally. (Fiction)
The Wilde Trials by Mackenzie Reed | From the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists, second chances, and deadly deceit, where allies—and enemies—are the people you’d least expect. (Thriller)
Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia | Named in the will of a wealthy man as potential beneficiaries, a group of teenagers must solve a murder to win the magical inheritance. (Mystery)
This Is the Year by Gloria Muñoz | In a near-future Florida ravaged by climate catastrophe, seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal is recruited by a space exploration program for immigrant teens after her twin sister is killed in a car crash. (Science Fiction)
All Better Now by Neal Shusterman | Three teens seek to unravel the truth behind conflicting agendas surrounding a deadly virus that could change humanity forever. (Science Fiction)
Everything Glittered by Robin Talley | In Prohibition-era Washington, D.C., three best friends investigate their beloved headmistress's murder as dark secrets and new feelings start to arise among them. (Historical Fiction)
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher | Mariel, the granddaughter of Robin Hood, tries to prove herself to her father while suspecting a mole in the Merry Men's ranks but mistakenly kidnaps cheerful healer Clem, and together they embark on a dangerous rescue mission and grow closer along the way. (Historical Fiction)
The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith | Ivy Benton must enter into a marriage contest with a fae prince in order to free her sister from a bargain previously made with the vicious fae queen of England. (Historical Fantasy)
A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson | An epic, sweeping fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia setting, a clandestine, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and an unputdownable story, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and secret identities. (Historical Fantasy)
Lies on the Serpent’s Tongue by Kate Pearsall (Bittersweet in the Hollow #2) | As people in the small Appalachian town of Caball Hollow begin to lose their memories, eighteen-year-old Rowan James, who has the ability to smell lies, investigates the connection between the events and a rupture in the Bone Tree, a gate to the Otherworld. (Fantasy)
Wisteria by Adalyn Grace (Belladonna #3) | When headstrong Blythe Hawthorne finds herself bound to the insufferable deity Fate, she begins to uncover the truth about their connection and her own astonishing powers. (Fantasy)
A Burning in the Bones by Scott Reintgen (Waxways #3) | Ren’s quest to dismantle Kathor’s corrupt system comes to a head as political machinations and a mysterious disease take hold of the city in this edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Waxways series. (Fantasy)
Among Serpents by Marc J. Gregson (Above the Black #2) | Strap in for a high-octane mission that hurls Conrad and crew toward jaw-dropping discoveries that could trigger total obliteration, in book two of the Above the Black trilogy. (Science Fiction)
Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma written by Anne Camlin, illustrated by Isadora Zeferino, colors by Jess Lome | Seventeen-year-old Evan Horowitz learns the dangers of playing matchmaker in this modern graphic retelling of Jane Austen's Emma. (Graphic Novel)
Song of a Blackbird by Maria Van Lieshout | Fictionalized but based on true events, Song of a Blackbird has two intertwined timelines: one is a modern-day family drama, the other a thrilling tale of a WWII-era bank heist carried out by Dutch resistance fighters. (Graphic Novel)
Kagurabachi, Vol. 1 by Takeru Hokazono | Chihiro Rokuhira's father, Kunishige, is the most famous swordsmith in the land. Thanks to his six enchanted blades, the war that had been gripping the nation ended and peaceful days followed. After the war, he retrieved all six blades and hid them in the cellar of his workshop. However, sorcerers raided his home, stole the legendary swords, and left Kunishige dead in front of Chihiro. Now Chihiro wields Kunishige’s seventh and final enchanted blade on a mission to exact revenge and retrieve the swords his father forged. (Manga)
Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 24 by Gege Akutami | Military forces from foreign countries invade the culling game, seeking to harness the unlimited potential of cursed energy. However, the soldiers soon find themselves facing off against a horde of cursed spirits! While the merger with Tengen forges on, Fushiguro tries to help his sister leave the culling game and its endless cycle of killing… (Manga)
Interabled: True Stories about Love and Disability from Squirmy & Grubs and Other Interabled Couples by Shane and Hannah Burcaw | Interabled follows the lives of several couples as they navigate their love story in an ableist world. Sometimes tear-jerking, sometimes funny, but always heartwarming, this moving collection comprised of interviews and short stories - with interludes from Shane and Hannah about their own dating, marriage, and IVF journey - will have readers laughing and sobbing as they discover true stories of love and commitment. (Nonfiction)
Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change: Answers to Your Ocean and Atmosphere Questions by Ellen Prager and Dave Jones | From mythical marine creatures to wacky weather questions, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist Dave Jones have spent years responding to oft-repeated misinformation and misunderstandings about the ocean and atmosphere. In this book, the authors use humor, storytelling, and their personal experiences to showcase science misunderstandings related to topics in their fields of expertise: the ocean, marine life, weather, and climate change. (Nonfiction)
The Teen Breakup Survival Guide: Skills to Help You Deal with Intense Emotions, Cultivate Self-Love, and Come Back with Confidence by Lenora M. Ziegler, LCSW | Written just for teens, this guide will gently walk you through all stages of a breakup and offer evidence-based skills from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and neuroscience to help them weather the emotional storm and move forward with their life. (Nonfiction)
Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes by Gail Jarrow | Uncovers a little-known chapter in American history and details the ways people were (and still are) deceived by mediums and fortune-tellers. (Nonfiction)