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| I Loved You in Another Life by David Arnold
Reeling from family tragedies, teens Evan and Shosh meet and form an immediate bond. Have their souls connected in the past? Their story, interspersed with others from 1832 Paris, 1953 Tokyo, and 2109 Oslo, is a poignant romance threaded with magic. |
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Running Past Dark
by Han Nolan
With half the town against her, senior Scottie O'Doul searches for the truth behind the deadly car crash that killed her twin sister and the high school football coach, running mile after mile to push through her grief and trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together.
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| Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin HicksAlix’s angry outbursts are jeopardizing her hockey career. She turns to Ezra, the perpetually calm theater kid, to teach her how to handle tense situations, and their unlikely friendship gradually blossoms into something more. Read-alikes: Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series; Ngozi Ukazu’s Check, Please! series. |
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When Ghosts Call Us Home
by Katya De Becerra
Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there. When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla’s amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coast. Layla disappeared and now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore House’s haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won’t reveal its secrets without a fight.
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| Curious Tides by Pascale LacelleEmory and her best friend Baz unravel the secrets behind the strange ritual at Aldryn College for Lunar Magics that left seven students dead -- including Baz’s sister -- and imbued Emory with powerful magic. This fast-paced dark academia mystery opens a duology. Read-alikes: Kayla Cottingham’s My Dearest Darkest; Kate Alice Marshall’s The Narrow. |
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| Scout's Honor by Lily AndersonPrudence Penny reluctantly agrees to train new Ladybird Scouts as punishment for breaking curfew. This darkly humorous fantasy follows these proper and community-oriented young women who secretly hunt interdimensional monsters invisible to most people. Read-alikes: Kelly deVos’ Eat Your Heart Out; Kate Williams’ The Babysitters Coven. |
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| The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden ThomasTeo, the trans son of the goddess Quetzal, faces off against other young heroes in a competition where the victor gains fame and glory, but the loser is sacrificed to the sun god. This suspenseful duology opener draws on Mexican folklore. Read-alikes: Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s All of Us Villains; Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore’s Venom & Vow. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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Byron Public Library District
100 S. Washington St.
Byron, Illinois 61010
(815) 234-5107byronlibrary.org |
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