New Arrivals for Teens! | March 2025
(S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi | From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut—a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore—about the power of inherited magic and the price we must pay to live the life we yearn for. (Fantasy)
The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor | In order to investigate her father's past crimes, eighteen-year-old Maeve poses as a scriptomancy apprentice allowing her to send letters between worlds. (Fantasy)
Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft | Brimming with magic and romance, a young fairy queen must form an unlikely alliance or risk an unspeakable danger destroying all she holds dear in this standalone YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft. Discover the origin of the sweeping, star-crossed romance between the queen of Pixie Hollow and the lord of the Winter Woods. (Fantasy)
At the End of the River Styx by 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 crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money. But in sleep, death’s mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan’s office. It shouldn’t be a problem to log his soul and forget he ever existed. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die. (Fantasy)
Better Than Revenge by Kasie West | When seventeen-year-old Finley discovers her boyfriend Jensen used her pitch for their school's podcast team, she plots revenge while unexpectedly discovering her talent for football and a deeper connection with Jensen's rival, Theo. (Romance)
Solving for the Unknown by Loan Le | In this sweet, incredibly heartfelt companion to A Pho Love Story, Vietnamese Americans Viet and Evie juggle family expectations with their desire to forge their own path in between college classes and falling in love. (Romance)
Love on Paper by Danielle Parker | Seventeen-year-old Macy, daughter of renowned authors, seeks to establish her own voice at a prestigious writing retreat, only to be paired with Caleb Bernard, the son of her family's longtime rival, and the two navigate a blossoming romance and untangle their complicated family legacies. (Romance)
Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart | After receiving a successful heart transplant, seventeen-year-old Sydney starts to fall for her organ donor's best friend whom she met under false pretenses and feels guilty as her own best friend's health worsens. (Fiction)
Dear Manny by Nic Stone | While running for junior class president at his university, Jared falls for his opponent who has a similar platform based on equity and inclusion, and processes his feelings by writing letters to his deceased friend Manny. (Fiction)
One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins | One Step Forward is a compelling debut YA historical fiction novel in verse about Matilda Young—the youngest American suffragist imprisoned for picketing the White House to demand women’s right to vote. (Historical Fiction)
Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan | It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of it all, Nell must do everything she can to keep her family together and everyone she loves alive. Even if it means giving up her every want, dream and desire. (Historical Fiction)
Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid | The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in this standalone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything. (Science Fiction)
Wicked Darlings by Jordyn Taylor | When an aspiring journalist decides to investigate her sisters mysterious death, she finds herself embroiled in the underbelly of Manhattan's elite. (Thriller)
The Underwood Tapes by Amanda DeWitt | Eighteen-year-old Grace spends her summer transcribing cassette tapes for the historical society in an attempt to escape her grief, but when she realizes she can communicate with Jake Underwood, the boy who recorded them in 1992, through the tapes, she becomes drawn into a mystery involving a hurricane and a tragic death. (Mystery)
When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain | Seventeen-year-old Dovie, who can hear the bones of the dead, and her best friend Lo, who believes he is haunted by the ghosts of murdered hikers, must uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances in their Ozark mountain town before anyone else is killed. (Thriller)
The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman | Told in alternating voices, seventeen-year-old Amy becomes the prime suspect in the murder of two students, including her best friend, and reluctantly teams up with school newspaper editor Liz to find the truth. (Mystery)
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn (The Legendborn Cycle #3) | Severed from the Legendborn Order and her ancestral ties, African American Bree binds herself to the Shadow King to hone her abilities and protect her friends while the fractured Round Table battles against the demons. (Fantasy)
The Encanto’s Curse by Melissa de la Cruz (The Encanto’s Daughter #2) | After the mysterious death of her father, MJ Rodriguez, a half-encanto princess, navigates political intrigue, a possible curse on her realm's throne, and a mysterious knight, Sir Lucas, as she decides whether to open her heart to love amidst the turmoil of Biringan. (Fantasy)
Drown Me with Dreams by Gabi Burton (Sing Me to Sleep #2) | Saoirse, tasked with bringing down the barrier around Keirdre and creating a more just society, uncovers a plot that threatens the entire kingdom. (Fantasy)
A Touch of Blood by Sajni Patel (Venom #2) | Read the Persephone myth like never before in this companion to A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel, where Greek mythology meets Indian lore. Eshani, a nagin, is whisked to the Nightmare Realm, where she faces terrifying monsters, a treacherous court, and a mysterious boy. (Fantasy)
Cursed Princess Club, Vol. 4 by LambCat | In this fourth book of the series, Gwen plans a dinner party with Frederick’s help; Frederick spends an afternoon with the Cursed Princesses (without realizing it); and we learn about Prince Whitney . . . all the while Nell’s premonition hangs over their heads. The question remains. . . if Nell really is clairvoyant, then who will end up dead? (Graphic Novel)
The History of Everything by Victoria Evans | Daisy and Agnes have always had each other. And that’s all they’ve ever needed—or wanted, at least. So when Agnes’s mom drops the bombshell that she and Agnes are moving at the end of the summer, the girls are crushed. All seems lost until the pair unearth "The History of Everything," an old friendship scrapbook with the ultimate bucket list to make their last summer together unforgettable. But when Daisy starts dating a charming drummer, her social calendar suddenly has less room for her best friend. Insecurities bubble to the surface, and Daisy and Agnes begin to question if their friendship is meant to last the summer, much less forever. (Graphic Novel)
Kirby’s Lessons for Falling (in Love) by Laura Gao | Once dubbed the Queen of Balance as her school's top rock climber, Kirby Tan suffers an injury that sidelines her for the rest of the season. Now she's forced to join the newspaper club for some desperately needed extra credit. Worse, she's recruited by crystal-wearing, tarot-reading Bex Santos for her astrology-based love advice column. As Kirby reluctantly agrees to orchestrate “matches made in heaven” with Bex, she begins to wonder if their own stars could be aligned. But loving who she wants isn’t so easy when her family and church community are on the line. Can Kirby pull off her greatest balancing act yet? (Graphic Novel)
Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries | In this stunning graphic novel by two-time Ignatz award–winning graphic novelist Ariel Slamet Ries, Oberon must choose between fantasy and reality when he develops the ability to conjure his dreams in real life—including the facsimile of the boy who got away. (Graphic Novel)
Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, art by Julien Choy, story adaptation by Crystal S. Chan (Manga Classics) | It is 1887 and a man has been murdered in an abandoned house. On his face is an expression of utter horror; in his pocket is a woman's wedding ring. On the wall above him is the word RACHE, written in blood. But whose blood is it? Thus begins the story of one of the world's most famous partnerships. Join Manga Classics now as we return to the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, in which he and his newfound partner Dr. John Watson unravel the mystery behind a murder that spans the globe! (Manga)
Spy x Family, Vol. 8 story and art by Tatsuya Endo, translated by Casey Loe | Yor is assigned to be a bodyguard for a mafia family on a cruise ship by the secret organization Garden. But with Lloyd and Anya also on board thanks to a giveaway they won, Yor is starting to have doubts about her secret life as an assassin. (Manga)
Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook | Packed with endless character options, striking illustrations, and a streamlined design, every part of this 384-page book is a joy to experience. Play however you want with optimized rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more. A world of new possibilities awaits! (Nonfiction)
The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History (Adapted for Young Adults) by Karen Valby | A full accounting of five incredibly talented Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, founding members among them, that illuminates their hard-fought, historic, and overlooked contributions to the world of classical dance at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies. (Nonfiction)