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Teen Reads: And A Hero Was Born |
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Viper
by Bex Hogan
Marianne has been training to be the Viper for her entire life - to serve and protect the King and the citizens of The Twelve Isles - but to become the Viper and protect the islands she loves she must find the strength to defeat her father. A new fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas.
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Eagle drums
by Nasuêgraq Rainey Hopson
This magical origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Native Alaskan tradition, follows a young, skilled hunter who, confronted by a terrifying eagle god, is led on a harrowing journey during which he learns unexpected lessons about the natural world. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Black Canary : breaking silence
by Alexandra Monir
A high-adventure DC origin story follows the early life of Dinah Lance, who uses her increasingly powerful singing voice to protect a near-future Gotham under the control of a dictatorship that has outlawed basic rights for women. Simultaneous eBook.
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Faith : taking flight
by Julie Murphy
When her investigation into missing people and pets puts those she loves in danger, high school senior Faith Herbert is forced to confront her hidden past and use her newfound abilities, risking everything to save her friends and town
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The temperature of me and you
by Brian Zepka
"Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen, until he finds himself in love with a boy who's literally too hot to handle"
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Quincredible : the hero within
by Rodney Barnes
"When meteors fell to Earth, Quinton West was gifted with the power of invulnerability. Seeing others take up hero identities, Quinton decided to help his city of New Orleans....becoming Quincredible, hero of New Orleans...Quinton's newest assignment is to learn the history of New Orleans and voodoo. An assignment that leads him to the mysterious Madame Adelaide...Is Madame Adelaide a spirit? An enhanced human? And what is the evil that threatens New Orleans that Quinton must stop?"
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Shadow of the Batgirl
by Sarah Kuhn
Cassandra Cain is the daughter of super-villains and a living weapon trained to be the ultimate assassin, but when her father threatens the world she has grown to love, she will have to overcome that voice inside her head telling her she can never be a hero
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Poison Ivy : thorns
by Kody Keplinger
Even though Pamela Isley spends most of her time caring for a few small plants and does not trust other people, when cute goth girl Alice Oh comes into her life she starts to open up, but the dark secrets from home could destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom called her, Ivy
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Whistle : a new Gotham City hero
by E. Lockhart
While hosting E. Nigma’s glamorous private poker nights with Gotham City’s elites to afford medical treatments for her mother, Willow is attacked by one of Gotham’s most horrific villains and wakes up with powers she never dreamed of. Original. Illustrations.
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Nubia : real one
by L. L. McKinney
Nubia has always stood out because of her Amazonian strength, but even though she uses her ability for good she is seen as a threat, so when her best friend Quisha is threatened by a boy who thinks he owns the town, Nubia risks everything to become the hero society tells her she is not
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Unearthed : a Jessica Cruz story
by Lilliam Rivera
Jessica is a dedicated student and part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but as xenophobia in Coast City increases and her father is detained by I.C.E. Jessica must fight her fears and become a voice for her community
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You brought me the ocean
by Alex Sanchez
Jake Hyde yearns for the ocean and is determined to leave his hometown in New Mexico for a college on the coast, and while his family and friends encourage him to stay, he must deal with his secrets of being gay and some strange new blue markings on his skin giving him a glow when he touches water.
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Ms. Marvel 1 : No Normal
by G. Willow Wilson
Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm!
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