Best Teen Fiction of 2025

Updated December 10, 2025
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Best Teen Fiction of 2025

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The corruption of Hollis Brown
Ancrum, K.
Paper Book
From acclaimed author K. Ancrum comes a queer romantic thriller in which the lives of Hollis, a boy in search of meaning, and Walt, a spirit with unfinished business, collide when Walt takes possession of Hollis's body...and maybe his heart. For fans of Adam Silvera and Aiden Thomas...

“Both parts a ghost story and a love story, this is a book about community and friendship, growth, and learning that you can be more than you thought you could be.”

Elysia (Library Assistant, White River Branch)

The forest king's daughter
Blake, Elly
Paper Book
For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King's Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood. Once upon a time, among the bloodred...

"A fantastic fantasy story of friendship from two worlds."

Anna (Circulation Assistant, Franklin Branch)

A Language Of Dragons
Williamson, S F.
Paper Book
The most exciting debut of 2025 - an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogy EVERY FIRE STARTS WITH A SINGLE SPARK. Welcome to Bletchley Park... with dragons. London, 1923. Dragons soar through the...

"It's a story about how language can change what we know about ourselves and others with great fantasy elements."

Anna (Circulation Assistant, Franklin Branch)

Sisters in the wind
Boulley, Angeline
Paper Book

"Five years in the foster system has taught Lucy to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his “friend-not-friend,” a tall and fierce-looking woman who say they want to look after her. They also tell Lucy the truth her father hid from her: She is Ojibwe; she has – had – a sister, and more siblings; a grandmother who’d look after her and a home where she would be loved. But Lucy is being followed. The past has destroyed any chance of normal she has had, and now the secrets she’s hiding will swallow her whole and take away the future she always dreamed of."

Katie (Reference Assistant, White River Branch)

The story of my anger
Me?ndez, Jasminne
Paper Book
The Pura Belpre Honor Award winning author of Aniana del Mar Jumps In makes her YA debut with a powerful novel-in-verse about a Texas teen who is battling racism in her theatre program and book banning efforts by her town's school board. Yulieta Lopez is angry. Angry at...

"Yulieta is accustomed to playing various roles: the diligent daughter, the honorable hija, the good girl who serves everyone else before serving herself. But as the fire of Yuli's rage spreads and lights her up, she can no longer be silent. Determined to find a way to fight back against the school board banning books and her theatre director refusing to cast Black actors as leads, Yuli and her friends start a guerilla theatre club which stirs things up and gets people talking. And finally, Yuli steps into the role she was always meant to play. This is a novel in verse, so it is a quick read, but it packs a punch."

Katie (Reference Assistant, White River Branch)

Sunrise on the Reaping
Collins, Suzanne.
Paper Book

"This highly anticipated prequel blew expectations out of the water, telling us the ins and outs of the tragic story of Haymitch Abernathy. Collins once again delivered an impactful and topical novel, all while enriching the books she has already written." 

Ollie (Circulation Assistant, Franklin Branch)

A treachery of swans
Poranek, A. B.
Paper Book
This enthralling sapphic retelling of Swan Lake is an instant Number One bestseller in the UK - perfect for fans of Allison Saft and V.E Schwab. Magic has long been outlawed in Aureal. Odile has always known she'd be the one to restore it. ...

"A story of friendship, rivalry, and family--a well crafted fantasy."

Anna (Circulation Assistant, Franklin Branch)

Under the same stars
Bray, Libba
Paper Book
'Under the Same Stars will leave you shattered and wildly hopeful' E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud 'Stirring and absolutely unforgettable' Samira Ahmed, New York Times-bestselling author of Internment and...

"Alternating between lockdown in 2020, Berlin in the 80s, and WWII Germany, this story is about a big cast of teens who each find their own ways to resist against the political movements trying to keep them down. I recommended this book to pretty much everyone I know when I finished it."

Katie (Reference Assistant, White River Branch)

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