Teen Reads
March 2023
Fiction
And Other Mistakes
by Erika Turner

After being outed while dealing with a stressful family life, tension with friends, her cross-country team and a new crush, , Aaliyah decides it's time to prove to everyone--and most of all, herself--that she's more than her mistakes.
Becoming a Queen
by Dan Clay

Reeling from a family tragedy, seventeen-year-old Mark finds his escape in a purple, sequenced, puff-sleeved princess dress, which becomes an unexcepted outlet for his grief as well as a path towards love and self-expression.
As Long As We're Together
by Brianna Peppins

Sixteen-year-old Novah feels like her life has been put on hold, taking care of her four younger siblings while her older sister Ariana gets to play volleyball and hang out--but when their parents are killed in a car crash Ariana and Novah will have to learn to cooperate.
Blood Debts
by Terry J. Benton-Walker

Sixteen-year-old twins Clement and Cristina feel lost after their father's death, but find a new sense of purpose as they work to quell the rising tensions between New Orleans's magic and non-magic communities and find out who cursed their mother.
Brighter Than the Sun
by Daniel Aleman

Leaving Tijuana, Mexico, behind to find a part-time job in San Diego to help her dad, 16-year-old Sol, with her life divided by an international border, grapples with loneliness and the part of her that may never want to return home.
Chaos & Flame
by Tessa Gratton

To save her adoptive Kraken father from House Dragon, Darling Seabreak must join forces with the enemy, the dutiful War Prince for House Dragon, to survive the fiery prophecies and ancient blood magic threatening to devastate their entire world.
A Door in the Dark
by Scott Reintgen

Snatched from the safety of Balmerick University's campus and set down in the middle of nowhere, Ren Monroe guides the remaining wizards through the punishing wilderness with limited magical resources, stumbling upon tangled secrets while being stalked by something in the dark woods.
Chloe and the Kaishao Boys
by Mae Coyiuto

When her dad sends her on a series of dates, hoping she'll find a reason for staying in Manila instead of attending college in the U.S., Chinese Filipina girl Chloe must decide if following her dreams is worth everything--and everyone--she'll be leaving behind.
City of Vicious Night
by Claire Winn

An unknown hacker with personal motives targets Asa and Riven costing them their latest job and turning everyone in Requiem against them, so the two enter a deadly trial for control of one of the city's crime sectors in order to protect their crew.
Countdown
by M. J. McIsaac

Myles has it all: he's popular, has an amazing girlfriend and won a full athletic scholarship to a top university. But on the day of his high school graduation ceremony, while he struggles to write his valedictorian speech, Myles receives a text that changes everything. Somehow, through text conversations in the next six hours, Myles has to discover the identity of the person threatening to reveal his darkest secret: his role in a rugby team hazing. And with so much to lose, Myles is willing to do whatever it takes to stop them.
Daughters of Oduma
by Moses Ose Utomi

Preparing her elite all-female fighters for the South God Bow tournament, 16-year-old Dirt, who feels old, out of shape and afraid, must enter the ring one last time to protect her found family from defeat after a powerful rival takes out their top Bower.
Dear Medusa
by Olivia A. Cole

This intense and intimate novel-in-verse follows 16-year-old Alicia, who feels isolated and alone after being sexually abused by a teacher then cast as the slut who asked for it, until she receives mysterious letters hinting at another victim, forcing her to face her trauma and fight back.
Delicious Monsters
by Liselle Sambury

While investigating what happened to a young Black girl named Daisy, who lived in the infamous 'Miracle Mansion,' for her popular Haunted web series, Brittney discovers that the most dangerous monsters of all are those that hide in plain sight.
Different for Boys
by Patrick Ness

Exploring teen sexuality, friendship and romance, this daring, illustrated short novel follows Anthony Stevenson as he navigates relationships with three boys, which leads to loneliness and intimacy, unexpected support and heart-ripping betrayal.
Divine Rivals: A Novel
by Rebecca Ross

When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
Graphic Novels
Ms. Marvel: Fists of Justice
by Jody Houser

Ms. Marvel is taking matters into her own embiggened hands--but with Krakoan tech compromised, you can bet Wolverine and the X-Men won't be far behind! The best there is at what he does joins one of the Marvel Universe's brightest heroes to kick off an action-packed adventure--but to solve this conundrum, Kamala Khan will need to rub shoulders with more dark vigilantes! When a mechanical evil brings her into Moon Knight's orbit, the gravity of what they uncover will require them to plumb the depths of life and death!
Junior High Horrors 1: Freaks & Geeks
by Rob Potchak

This all ages horror parody brings you back to junior high school and all the craziness around it, from visiting King Stephen's Petting Zoo, to The Walking Flu, all the way to beans and their effects on bellies. These kids live life and bond through not fitting in, and show that you can win while looking like a cinematic monster. Virtually every page includes a classic movie "Easter Egg" for Moms and Dads to enjoy as well!
Nonfiction
Fighting in a World on Fire: The Next Generation's Guide to Protecting the Climate and Saving Our Future
by Andreas Malm

An argument for bold action to stop climate change and a guide to successful activism, adapted for young people from climate expert Andreas Malm's best-selling book How to Blow Up a Pipeline.
The Bones of Birka: Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior
by C. M. Surrisi

When archaeologist Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson discovers that the bones contained in the most significant Viking warrior grave ever opened are, in fact, female, she and her team upend centuries of historically accepted conclusions and ignite a furious debate around the reality of female Viking warriors and the role of gender in both ancient and modern times.
Changing World: Cold Data for a Warming Planet
by David Gibson

Without sugar-coating or fear-mongering, this brightly illustrated book presents bold infographics that illuminate inconvenient truths about the realities of climate change in hard numbers, digestible data and vivid visualizations.
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