*New & Notable Teen Books - April Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated April 14, 2025
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Messy perfect
Boteju, Tanya
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Mason Deaver and Becky Albertalli, this tender, raucous novel follows a rule-following, perfectionist teen who starts an underground GSA club at her conservative Catholic high school, from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens. Cassie...
Chaos King
Callender, Kacen
Paper Book
WHEN THE WORLD BURNS, ASH WILL RISE. The explosive sequel to instant New York Times bestselling YA debut Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender. The hardcover edition features a beautiful jacket with silver foil, a case stamp, an in-world...
Wish Upon a K-Star.
Cho, Kat. 
Paper Book
A spin-off to the New York Times best-selling Once Upon a K-Prom, a K-pop idol and an up-and-coming K-drama star must fake date in this fresh and funny romcom that Korean pop culture fans will absolutely swoon over! Moon Minseok-or Moonster as this WDB fans know him...
Somadina
Emezi, Akwaeke
Paper Book
From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers. Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are...
Huda F wants to know?
Fahmy, Huda
Paper Book
In the hilarious and poignant graphic novel follow-up to National Book Award finalist Huda F Cares?, Huda's life and worldview is turned upside down when her parents announce they're divorcing. Huda Fahmy is ready for junior year. She's got a plan to join all the clubs,...
The Family I'm in
Flake, Sharon G.
Paper Book
The bestselling and award-winning author of The Skin I'm In and The Life I'm In returns with a novel that explores the complex relationships between Black boys and their fathers, and what it truly means to be a man. Sharon G. Flake's groundbreaking novel The Skin I...
Boys with sharp teeth
Howell, Jenni
Paper Book
We Were Liars meets The Raven Boys in this mind-bending YA debut about dark revenge, twisted desire, and the sinister secrets lurking behind the walls of an elite boarding school. "A darkly delicious spiral where each page makes you crave...
Murder Between Friends
Lawson, Liz.
Paper Book
Two years ago, the murder of a neighbor tore three best friends apart--now the killer is going to walk free and the ex-friends are going to have to face the past--and each other--in another twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Agathas.
Watch Me
Mafi, Tahereh
Paper Book
A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick! Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe--the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment. James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. All that matters...
Rebis: Born and Reborn
Marchesini, Irene
Paper Book
For fans of Nimona and Snapdragon comes an exquisitely drawn medieval story about the friendship between a runaway child and a mysterious witch. Born with paper-white skin, Martino is an outcast. To the villagers, albinism is more than a curiosity--it's a curse....
Pride or die : a novel
Montblanc, C. L.
Paper Book
When the members of an LGBTQ+ club find themselves accidentally framed for attempted murder, it's up to them to clear their names before it's too late in "this dark and comedic mystery [which] deftly explores the gray areas between right and wrong, successfully addressing the complexity of...
The summer I ate the rich
Moulite, Maika
Paper Book
Just add garlic, lemon, and a dash of the one percent. This smart, biting novel explores what happens when a Haitian American girl uses her previously hidden zombie abilities to exact revenge on the wealthy elites who've caused her family pain. ...
Renegade girls
Neus, Nora.
Paper Book
Seventeen-year-old Helena "Nell" Cusack came to New York this summer looking for a story-a real story. She dreams of one day writing hard-hitting articles for the New York Chronicle, but so far she's only managed to land a job as a lowly society reporter. That is, until Alice Austen...
The Floating World
Oh, Axie
Paper Book
From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this lighthearted romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens. Sunho lives in the Under World, a...
Under Fire
Prendergast, Gabrielle
Paper Book
Sixteen-year-old Poppy doesn't mind responsibility. So when Poppy's widowed dad leaves her and her brother while he helps fight a distant wildfire, she's confident she can manage. Her brother Jed has a disability and sometimes needs support, but there's plenty to keep them both busy around...
Fearless
Roberts, Lauren
Paper Book
Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen. Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya... And...
Meet Me at Blue Hour
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Past Lives in this gripping, emotional story of two childhood friends navigating the fallout of one erasing their memory of the other, from acclaimed author Sarah Suk. Seventeen-year-old Yena Bae is spending the...

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