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King's cage
by Victoria Aveyard
Mare embarks on a psychological game of cat and mouse against her captor, King Maven, who is slowly losing his grip on reality and forcing Maven to make an impossible choice between her life and the fate of the growing revolution. Simultaneous eBook. 600,000 first printing.
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| Bruja Born by Zoraida CórdovaWhat it's about: Beautiful Lula Mortiz is a healer from a long line of brujas, but after her boyfriend Maks is in a terrible accident, healing isn't enough, and Lulu's desperate magic disrupts the balance between life and death.
Series alert: This eerie, intensifying follow-up to Labyrinth Lost (starring Lula's sister, Alex) will leave you longing for the next book in the Brooklyn Brujas series. |
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Chemistry lessons
by Meredith Goldstein
High school senior Maya, soon to be an MIT student, continues her deceased mother's work on pheromones and attraction, using a stranger, a platonic friend, and her ex-boyfriend as subjects
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A court of frost and starlight
by Sarah J Maas
"As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court"
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Follow me
by Sara Shepard
When twenty-one-year-old social media star Chelsea Dawson disappears, Seneca, Maddox, Aerin, and Madison, noticing that she looks exactly like Aerin's murdered sister, Helena, investigate, determined to find the connection
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| The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick BurdStarring: Dade, a high school grad who's stuck in a stifling Midwestern suburb. Weary of his bickering parents, pathetic job, and hook-ups with his closeted friend Pablo, Dade can't wait to get out.
What happens: Mere months before his escape to college, Dade falls hard for handsome, enigmatic Alex Kincaid.
For fans of: A.S. King's Ask the Passengers, Peter Cameron's Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, and other novels with messy, true-to-life characters.
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| The Loose Ends List by Carrie FirestoneWhat happens: Maddie's post-graduation plans take a sharp detour after her Gram announces that she has terminal cancer and is taking the whole family on a "death with dignity" cruise.
Featuring: irreverent dialogue, international locales, and a memorably quirky cast of characters.
Why you might like it: Hefty doses of humor and romance help to balance this thought-provoking look at life and loss. |
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| That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba KarimWhat it’s about: It’s the summer after senior year, and Shabnam is in love for the first time. She’s dying to tell her outspoken best friend Farah, but first she’ll need to repair the rift that’s been growing between them since Farah starting wearing the hijab.
It is for you? If you like Jenny Han's books and want further relatable, realistic stories about the complications of friendship and romance, be sure to pick up That Thing We Call a Heart. |
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| Radio Silence by Alice OsemanWhat it's about: While studying for college qualification exams, stressed-out British teens Frances and Aled bond over Aled's notoriously secretive podcast, forming an intense friendship that leads them to question both their shared past and the futures they're supposed to want.
You might also like: Natalie Standiford's How to Say Goodbye in Robot (for another thoughtful look at unconventional friendship) or Kathryn Ormsbee's Tash Hearts Tolstoy (for another take on internet fame featuring an asexual character). |
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| Like Water by Rebecca PodosFeaturing: Vanni Espinoza, whose college swimming dreams are shattered after her dad is diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (a condition she might inherit); and Leigh, the captivating newcomer who shakes up Vanni’s ideas about who she is and what she wants.
Read it for: an inclusive group of characters, believably complex relationships, and a vivid small-town New Mexico setting.
You might also like: Julie Murphy’s Ramona Blue, another book about family obligations and a life-changing relationship. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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