Teen Reads

The best new reads for teens.
Updated November 25, 2025
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Teen Reads

The best new reads for teens.
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Oathbound
Tracy Deonn
Paper Book
Tracy Deonn's #1 New York Times bestselling Legendborn Cycle continues in the sensational third book about a dazzling contemporary fantasy world that blends Southern Black Girl Magic with secret societies and the legend of King Arthur! Severed from the Legendborn....
Heavenly Tyrant
Xiran Jay Zhao
Audiobook
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller CBC bestseller USA Today bestseller Zetian must balance dangerous politics with a new quest for vengeance in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow. Pacific Rim meets...
Where the Library Hides
Isabel Ibañez
Audiobook
The Rose Bargain
Sasha Peyton Smith
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators   Featured title at school & library conferences and preview events  Featured title on HarperStacks, the school & library digital marketing hub  Romantasy roundup...
Rebel Witch
Kristen Ciccarelli
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CONCLUSION TO THE EPIC AND ROMANTIC CRIMSON MOTH DUOLOGY! "A searing and breathtaking tale full of heartache and yearning, thanks to Rune and Gideon's sizzling chemistry as they try to survive a world where magic and their lives are...
Fearless
Lauren Roberts
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...
After Life
Gayle Forman
A World Worth Saving
Kyle Lukoff
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A groundbreaking, action-packed, and ultimately uplifting adventure that intertwines elements of Jewish mythology with an unflinching examination of the impacts of transphobia, from Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff. "Rare and beautiful--a novel...
Watch Me Deluxe Limited Edition: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick (The Shatter Me Series: The New Republic, 1)
Tahereh Mafi
Paper Book
Advertising in key school & library media, such as School Library Journal, The Horn Book and Booklist Launch and lead promotion at school & library conferences and preview events Featured title on HarperStacks, the school & library digital marketing hub  ...
Carving Shadows into Gold
Brigid Kemmerer
I Must Betray You
Ruta Sepetys
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to...
Biology Lessons
Melissa Kantor
Paper Book
Biology Lessons is a heartfelt and profound contemporary young adult novel about the strength and importance of female friendship in a time when bodily autonomy is outlawed, from acclaimed author Melissa Kantor. "This is a book that Judy Blume would approve of." --...
Capitana
Cassandra James
Ebook
Prepare to set sail with this riveting romantasy--the first in a duology--that's filled with complex characters, sizzling chemistry, and evocative action. A must-read for fans of Daughter of the Pirate King and Fable! Ximena Reale has spent most of her life training at La Academia to join...
Fake Dates and Mooncakes
Sher Lee
Paper Book
Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer. Dylan Tang wants to win a...
Liar's Beach
Katie Cotugno
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller! A new take on Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles, with iconic detective Hercule Poirot recast as a brilliant, brash teen girl named Holiday, and narrated by her childhood friend Linden, an athlete...
The Brothers Hawthorne
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Paper Book
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher....
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom
Amélie Wen Zhao
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The stunning first edition of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom will feature a beautiful flower design stenciled on the ombre sprayed edges, exclusive printed endpapers, and a foil-stamped case! In a world at war with demons, one girl will...
Last Canto of the Dead
Daniel José Older
Paper Book
Healer. Destroyer. Creator. Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo are not just two teenagers in love - they're powerful gods in human form. Powerful enough to have saved their Brooklyn diaspora community from the wrath of an ancient enemy and to have raised their once-sunken native island of San Madrigal...
Forever Is Now
Mariama J. Lockington
Paper Book
SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD WINNER ● A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us. I'm safe here. ...
How to Survive a Slasher
Justine Pucella Winans
Paper Book
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight meets Scream in this YA slasher that turns classic horror tropes on their heads from Stonewall Honor-winning author Justine Pucella Winans. Few people can say they faced the infamous Satterville Wolf Man and lived. But CJ...
I Have Something to Tell You for Young Adults: A Memoir
Chasten Buttigieg
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! "A perfect juxtaposition of ordinary and extraordinary, told with humor, compassion, and unshakeable hope." --Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda The...
This Woven Kingdom
Tahereh Mafi
Paper Book
Stand-alone Big Mouth galley mailing to 150 librarians, teachers, and other national tastemakers Announcement Advertising in school and library media, such as School Library Journal and Booklist Teens' Top 10 galley mailing to 15 influential teen reading groups across the...
Time Out
Sean Hayes
Paper Book
Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights in this "seamless, engrossing" (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age story about a teen hometown hero who must find out who he is outside of basketball when his coming out as gay costs him his popularity and place on the team.
Borrow My Heart
Kasie West
Paper Book
When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friends for being catfished, she jumps in to save the day--and pretends to be his online crush. A young adult romance from the critically acclaimed author of Places We've Never Been. Wren is used to being called...
Nine Liars
Maureen Johnson
Paper Book
Stevie Bell solved the case of Truly Devious, and now she's taking her detecting skills abroad when she becomes embroiled in a mystery from 1990s England. Another pulse-pounding and laugh-out-loud stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. ...
I Am Made of Death
Kelly Andrew
Paper Book
From bestselling author Kelly Andrew comes the most electrifying dark romance of the decade... Following the death of his father, Thomas Walsh had to grow up quickly, taking on odd-jobs to keep food on the table and help pay his gravely ill mother's medical bills. When he's offered a...
Something More
Jackie Khalilieh
Paper Book
Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner obsessed with the nineties, is diagnosed as autistic just weeks before starting high school. Determined to make a fresh start and keep her diagnosis a secret, Jessie creates a list of goals that range from acquiring two distinct eyebrows to getting a magical...
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