*New & Notable Teen Books - Summer Highlights*

Published July & August and new to the collection

Updated July 23, 2025
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LEAVING THE STATION
Arlow, Jake Maia
Paper Book
Nina LaCour meets Alyson Derrick in this cross-country journey of identity, love, and friendships as Zoe tries to figure out her life, one train stop at a time. Zoe's life has gone off the rails. When she left Seattle to go to college in New York, she was determined to start fresh,...
Call your boyfriend
Cole, Olivia A.
Paper Book
She Gets the Girl meets Bottoms in this fun and flirty young adult sapphic rom-com about two teens who want revenge on the flaky popular girl they're both crushing on. Cynical but sensitive Beau Carl is on a mission. She needs to know if ultra-popular Maia Moon--the...
Soulmatch
Danzenbaker, Rebecca
Paper Book
In a world where past lives determine your future, a sharp-witted girl confronts a major twist of destiny, embroiling her in a high-stakes game of danger, corruption, and heartbreak in this young adult speculative romance perfect for fans of Scythe and Matched. Two...
Love at full tilt
Howe, Jenny L.
Paper Book
In this joyful celebration of fandoms, whirlwind romance, and plus-size girls, love is the ultimate roller coaster ride. Lia Baker has spent the last few months wishing time would stand still. Soon her friends will head off to college while she's left behind, buried under her mom...
YuliYuli
Jae-Jones, S.
Paper Book
Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong. Magic flickers. Love flames. Chaos reigns.
Fateless
Kagawa, Julie
Paper Book
Deep in the forgotten city of the Deathless Kings, an ancient relic of untold power waits--for one bold enough to steal it.  When seventeen-year-old Sparrow joined the Thieves Guild she made a vow of binding loyalty to their cause. So when a mission comes along from The Circle, a...
Very dangerous things
Mun?oz, Lauren
A murder mystery game turns deadly in this young adult whodunit by the author of Suddenly a Murder. "Dark academia meets classic detective fiction in this clever, twisty page-turner." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying...
A Theory of Dreaming: Sequel to a Study in Drowning
Reid, Ava
Paper Book
Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and...
Between these broken hearts
Ryan, Lexi
Paper Book
Forbidden romance, mysterious prophecies, and the battle to save the fae realm come to a captivating conclusion in the #1 New York Times bestselling saga begun with Abriella in the These Hollow Vows duology and continued with Jas and Felicity in Beneath These Cursed Stars. Princess...
A Mastery of Monsters
Sambury, Liselle
Paper Book
Two starred reviews! Ninth House meets Legendborn in this "bold and bloody" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who's willing to do anything to find her brother--even infiltrate a secret...
The Rebel Girls of Rome
Taylor, Jordyn
Part historical mystery, part sweeping romance, The Rebel Girls of Rome brings the stories of two young women to brilliant life: Lilah, a college student looking to understand her grandfather's mysterious past, and Bruna, a queer Jewish woman who joins the resistance during World War II. ...
Hit me with your best charm
Vale, Lillie
Paper Book
"Enchanting, flirty, and crafted from pure practical magic!"--Julian Winters, award-winning author of Right Where I Left You The occasionally magic, always superstitious town of Prior's End is famous for three things: whimsical charm at the annual Fall...
Steel & spellfire
Weymouth, Laura E.
Paper Book
Divine Rivals meets The Witch Haven in this romantic young adult fantasy in which a powerful mage posing as a debutante during the court social season must work with a member of the royal guard to catch a killer with powers much like her own. In the city of...
Bones at the crossroads
Williams, LaDarrion
Paper Book
In the sequel to the "unforgettable" (People), New York Times bestselling fantasy debut Blood at the Root, a Black teenager with magical powers returns to Caiman University only to find new dangers and new secrets. It's Homecoming season at Caiman University,...

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