*New & Notable Teen Books - March/April Highlights*

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Updated March 12, 2026
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One Word, Six Letters.
Khorram, Adib.
Paper Book
Two teen boys grapple with identity and accountability and set off a ripple effect within their community after a school assembly is disrupted by a shouted slur. ★"[A] searing, deeply felt dual-POV novel," --Publishers Weekly, starred review ...
Her Hidden Fire
O'Sullivan, Cliodhna
An instant USA TODAY bestseller! **A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick** In the first book of a heart-pounding, Irish-inspired debut romantasy series set in a world of dragons and magic, one girl must make an impossible decision: watch the boy she loves get exiled...
The Oks Are Not Ok
Shim, Grace K
A contemporary young adult novel by Grace K. Shim that mixes the humor of Schitt's Creek with the heritage and heart of Minari. Seventeen-year-old Elena Ok (pronounced "Oak") has mastered the art of being both a Los Angeles party girl and financially savvy...
Bad Kid My Life as a "Troubled Teen".
Szamosi, Sofia.
Paper Book
A searing personal account of the so-called troubled teen industry, this graphic memoir exposes and humanizes the harrowing experience of so many young people in behavioral correction facilities. When she was just thirteen years old, Sofia was taken--by two people...

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