Teen Reads

The best new reads for teens.
Updated August 27, 2025
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Heavenly tyrant
Zhao, Xiran Jay
Paper Book
THE WAIT IS OVER. ZETIAN IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. 'Pulse-pounding, thought-provoking, ambitious and outrageous, this huge YA sci-fi tale amply delivers on the promise of the first volume.' Guardian, best new children's and teens books She is hated by both men and...
Where the Library Hides: the achingly romantic, lush sequel to What the River Knows
Ibanez, Isabel.
Paper Book
AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE. AN ENCHANGED LEGACY. A DANGEROUS DISCOVERY.The stunning conclusion to Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no...
Twenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Regular Love Story
Reynolds, Jason.
Paper Book
A brand-new novel from Carnegie winning, global sensation, Jason Reynolds - over 9 million books sold worldwide!
When the world tips over
Nelson, Jandy
Paper Book
Don't Let The Forest In
Drews, C. G.
Paper Book
The deliciously dark and dangerously addictive New York Times bestseller, from the author of the sensational The Boy Who Steals Houses. Wilder Girls meets A Deadly Education in this queer dark academia YA horror, filled with...
They bloom at night
Tran, Trang Thanh
Paper Book
The author of the New York Times bestselling horror phenomenon She Is a Haunting is back with a novel about the monsters that swim beneath us . . . and live within us. Since the hurricane, the town of Mercy, Louisiana has been overtaken by a strange red algae...
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...
Nothing like the movies
Painter, Lynn.
Paper Book
An instant no. 1 YA bestseller, discover a romantic, heartfelt sequel to the tiktok sensation Better than the Movies that will sweep you off of your feet!  'If the teen in your life isn't familiar with this series, this could be the best...
The whispering night
Dennard, Susan
Paper Book
The rebel witch
Ciccarelli, Kristen
Paper Book
The heart-rending conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology that began when a heartless hunter met a rebel witch... 'Enchanting and deeply romantic' REBECCA ROSS A witch. A witch hunter. A love so deadly it could set the world on fire... ...
Breath of the Dragon
Lee, Fonda.
Paper Book
'Fantastic cinematic mayhem' WESLEY CHU 'A tale in equal turns powerful and gripping' AMÉLIE WEN ZHAO 'Lee and Lee have succeeded in every measure' ELIZABETH LIM A young warrior dreams of proving his worth in the elite Guardian Tournament, fighting...
After Life
Forman, Gayle.
Paper Book
The extraordinary new young adult novel from bestselling author of If I Stay, Gayle Forman.
The Floating World
Oh, Axie.
Paper Book
Immortal dark
Girma, Tigest
Paper Book
A lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister in this dangerously romantic dark academia debut.Orphan Kidan Adane is the heiress to a fallen House of humans bound to vampiric creatures known as draniacs. As a...
Celestial Monsters
Thomas, Aiden.
Paper Book
New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of The Sunbearer Trials in Celestial Monsters, a heart-stopping duology finale, in which three young semidioses travel through a dark monster-infested world, facing down chaotic Obsidian gods, in a quest to save their...
Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga, 3)
Aster, Alex.
Paper Book
The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation, Alex Aster Love kills kingdoms... Back in Grim's castle on Nightshade, Isla is reeling in the wake of a brutal battle and...
Zodiac rising
Zhao, Katie
Paper Book
Magic meets dark academia at a New York boarding school that's hidden from mortal eyes. When a student is killed over priceless treasure, the Descendants of the Zodiac assemble a crew to avenge their classmate's murder and heist back what's rightfully theirs. Perfect for fans of A Deadly...
The Brightness Between Us
Schrefer, Eliot.
Paper Book
In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer delivers another ambitious, genre-bending novel and epic love story that spans thousands of years and the far reaches of the galaxy. Seventeen years have gone...
Fearless: The epic conclusion to the series taking the world by storm!
Roberts, Lauren.
Paper Book
OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE. THE SIZZLING FINALE TO THE NO 1 BESTSELLING ROMANTASY TRILOGY PHENOMENON! ​ Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya... ​ ​ And Paedyn has a life-altering choice...
The Rose Bargain
Smith, Sasha Peyton.
Paper Book
The Cruel Prince meets Bridgerton in this captivating fantasy brimming with heart-pounding romance, vicious competition and beautiful, cruel fae, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Haven, Sasha Peyton Smith. "A deliciously dark and romantic fantasy. I...
Everything Is Poison
McCullough, Joy.
Paper Book
This historical novel in prose and verse tells the story of a deadly secret hiding in plain sight and of the women who risk everything to provide care for those with nowhere else to turn, perfect for fans of Blood Water Paint and The Lost Apothecary. Early...
Needy little things
Desamours, Channelle
Paper Book
A brilliantly page-turning thriller with an unusual psychological twist, which fans of One of Us is Lying, Ace of Spades and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will love. 'Memorable, fascinating and full of emotional complexity, this is an original, layered...
Watch Me
Mafi, Tahereh.
Paper Book
OVER 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD. THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING SERIES AND TIKTOK SENSATION IS BACK! "Addictive, intense, and oozing with romance" Lauren Kate, Fallen "Dangerous, sexy, romantic, intense! Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures "My favourite series of all time" Goodreads review...
Carving Shadows into Gold
Kemmerer, Brigid.
Paper Book
_______________ Rediscover the worlds of Emberfall and Syhl Shallow in this irresistible return to Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreakers series. _______________ The King's Courier Tycho has made a treacherous bargain. Now beholden...
The Summer I Ate The Rich
Moulite, Maika.
Paper Book
A gripping, genre-blending YA horror about 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. Brielle Petitfour loves to cook. But with a chronically sick mother and bills...
A World Worth Saving
Lukoff, Kyle.
Paper Book
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 that combines wondrous...
Where shadows meet : a novel
Caldwell, Patrice
Paper Book
The bestselling dark and thrilling Black sapphic vampire romantasy that questions what it truly means to sacrifice for love. "This is a lush, intoxicating read, packing tender romance alongside vicious twists. My new obsession!" - Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times...
Give Up the Night
Cast, P. C. Cast and Kristin.
Paper Book
New York Times bestsellers P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast return with Give Up the Night, the astonishing conclusion to their Moonstruck duology set in a dark and magickal world filled with incredible danger and irresistible romance. Since becoming Moonstruck on her...
Divine mortals
Helander, Amanda M.
Paper Book
Mona can name anyone's soulmate-but she'll do anything to avoid being matched with her own. Especially when she learns he's the king. This debut romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros delivers sizzling romance, cutthroat competition, a lush fantasy world, and...
The Girl with No Reflection
Chow, Keshe.
Paper Book
Ying Yue believes in love. So when the royal matchmaker selects her to wed the crown prince, Ying hopes that love is exactly what awaits her. No matter that the royal family is notoriously reclusive, rarely leaving their walled palace-and no matter the rumors about the previous royal brides, who...
Biology lessons
Kantor, Melissa
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." --...
The Wilde Trials
Reed, Mackenzie.
Paper Book
From the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists, second chances, and deadly deceit, where allies--and enemies--are the people you'd least expect. Chloe Gatti will do whatever it...
Pick the Lock
King, A. S.
Paper Book
From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family. Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in...
Where Shadows Bloom: From the Bestselling Author of Flowerheart
Bakewell, Catherine.
Paper Book
Fans of Allison Saft and Margaret Rogerson will be swept away into this lush and beguiling sapphic romantasy from the bestselling author of Flowerheart, Catherine Bakewell. Ofelia has lived her life dreaming of entering Le Château Enchanté--the mysterious court of the gods...
The Meadowbrook murders
Goodman, Jessica
Paper Book
Secrets don't die. It's the first week of senior year at Meadowbrook Academy. For Amy and her best friend Sarah, that means late-night parties at the boathouse, bike rides through their sleepy Connecticut town, and the crisp beginning of a New England fall. ...
Capitana
James, Cassandra
Paper Book
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...
Unhallowed Halls
Wilkinson, Lili.
Paper Book
DARK ACADEMIA...WITH DEMONS. After a deadly incident at her old school, Page enrols in Agathion College, an exclusive boarding school, only to find that it's built over centuries of secrets - including an ancient society potentially linked to demonic magic. Perfect for fans of Lynette Noni and Leigh...
The Beasts We Bury
Taylor, D. L.
Paper Book
Daughter and heir to the throne, Mancella Cliff yearns for a life without bloodshed. But as a child, she emerged from the Broken Citadel with the power to summon animals-only after killing them first. Her magic is a constant reminder of the horrors her father, the ruler of the realm, has forced upon...
Oathbound (Legendborn Cycle, 3)
Deonn, Tracy.
Paper Book
The phenomenal third book in the TikTok sensation Legendborn Cycle by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Tracy Deonn. Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi, Sabaa Tahir, Cassandra Clare and Leigh Bardugo! Severed from the Legendborn. Oathbound...
I must betray you
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
Trapped by an evil dictatorship, will Cristian be forced to betray his family or will he risk everything he loves to resist? A powerful, heart-breaking thriller based on real events. *Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers' Choice Medal for Writing 2023*
Some like it cold
McNicoll, Elle
Paper Book
A big-hearted small-town romance from bestselling, award-winning author Elle McNicoll, Some Like it Cold is perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Rainbow Rowell and Gilmore Girls. After a long absence, 18-year-old Jasper is finally heading home for the holidays - and she's...
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom
Zhao, Amelie Wen.
Paper Book
The war between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of Rivers tore the mortal realm apart. Now it is an increasingly dangerous place, falling into eternal night where ravenous demons roam and every day is a fight for survival... The Immortality Trials offer a second chance...
The night in question
Glasgow, Kathleen
Paper Book
How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master - Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Agathas, by powerhouse authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson. Alice...
Fake dates and mooncakes
Lee, Sher
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
Cotugno, Katie
Paper Book
WE WERE LIARS meets GOSSIP GIRL - this YA thriller with a splash of dark academia is full of secrets, lies, privileged teens and beach parties. The perfect summer read. A body in the pool. A friend who might be an enemy. A vacation they'll never forget . . . Linden...
The brothers Hawthorne
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Paper Book
2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! IMPOSSIBLE PUZZLES. SHOCKING TWISTS. IRRESISTIBLE ROMANCE. Welcome to the explosive new Inheritance Games mystery that will keep you hooked until the very last page . . . A...
Last canto of the dead
Older, Daniel José
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...

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