RAWR 2026: Recommendations for Teens and Tweens

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Updated June 25, 2026
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The neon sky
Villaire, Alyssa
Paper Book
The hotly-anticipated sequel to the unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy The Glittering Edge. Return to a world where magic is real, witches make irresistible boyfriends, and keeping secrets is dangerous--but not as dangerous as the truth. With the feuding families of Romeo and...
Bad Queer
Kamalakanthan, Gayathiri.
Paper Book
A luminous and romantic debut verse-novel navigating first love as a non-binary teenager. I feel invincible. Like I could run and run and never stop for breath. I feel a power in me I didn't know I had. ...
To all the boys I've loved before : the graphic novel
Perez Marquez, Barbara
Paper Book
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is now a major motion picture on Netflix and the inspiration for the spin-off series XO, Kitty--now streaming on Netflix! In this sparkling graphic novel adaptation of the Time Best YA Book of All Time selection and...
The Secret World of Briar Rose
Pham, Cindy.
Paper Book
The island of the edge of night
Strange, Lucy
Paper Book
A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Lucy Strange.  Abandoned at a boarding school on a bleak and remote Scottish island, Faye discovers that she and the other pupils have been sent there for doing something wicked. But what...
Girls Like Us
Dugan, Jennifer.
Paper Book
In this sequel to the Tiktok sensation Some Girls Do, two girls struggle when long distance complicates their relationship. Ruby and Morgan fell for each other during their senior year of high school, and now, almost a year later, they are determined to keep their spark...
Be Yourself and Other Bad Advice: A Teen Girl's Guide to Unlearning the Rules
Walker, Meredith
Paper Book
Being a teen girl can be confusing and frustrating--luckily Meredith Walker created this guide to show how to dig deep, find what's important to you, and use that authenticity to make the world a better place. Featuring a foreword from Amy Poehler! Teen girls...

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