Nature for Teens

Fiction and Nonfiction books for teens.

Updated April 6, 2026
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Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire
Davis Anderson, Ferin
Paper Book
Discover the history of large-scale fire and what its future may look like in Wildfire. Wildfire is a natural process that takes place worldwide. In dry conditions, a single spark can transform into a megafire that sweeps across the landscape, burning everything in its path. Despite fire's...
The story of more :
Jahren, Hope,
Paper Book
This young adult adaptation of acclaimed geochemist and geobiologist Hope Jahren's highly respected nonfiction work is the perfect book for those interested in learning about climate change and how they can contribute to creating a more sustainable future. Hope Jahren, acclaimed...
How to manage your eco-anxiety :
Grose, Anouchka,
Paper Book
How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety is a timely book for teens that explores the relationship between mental health and the climate crisis . . . and supplies tools to help! How does climate change make you feel? Sad? Afraid? Powerless? Guilty? Manage your...
The atlas of us
Dwyer, Kristin
Paper Book
"A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page." --Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna "Utterly compelling and impossible to put down." --Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your...
The sixth extinction :
Kolbert, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
In this young readers adaptation of the New York Times-bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Over the last half-billion years,...
The wild river and the great dam :
Boughton, Simon,
Paper Book
★ "In this detailed and informative work, Boughton chronicles the construction of the Hoover Dam via compellingly comprehensive text." --Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "This well-written narrative is bound to become...
Drowned city :
Brown, Don,
Paper Book
Sibert Honor Medalist · Kirkus' Best of 2015 list · School Library Journal Best of 2015 · Publishers Weekly's Best of 2015 list · Horn Book Fanfare Book · Booklist Editor's Choice On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's...
Lola at last /
Peterson, J. C.
Paper Book
Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story. Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola's summer plans, and her reputation truly...
Divining the leaves /
Thakrar, Shveta,
Paper Book
From critically acclaimed author Shveta Thakrar comes a beautifully imagined contemporary fantasy about two teens, one a believer of magic who yearns to belong, the other a skeptic searching for an escape, who find themselves embroiled in a twisty world of court intrigue when they...
Lies on the serpent's tongue
Pearsall, Kate
Paper Book
In this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow, a girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town. Everybody lies. And in knowing their lies, I become the keeper of their secrets. As Caball...
Lost in the Never Woods /
Thomas, Aiden,
Paper Book
A New York Times-Bestseller! When children start to go missing in the local woods, a teen girl must face her fears and a past she can't remember to rescue them in this New York Times-bestselling YA novel from the author of Cemetery Boys and The...
Indigenous ingenuity :
Havrelock, Deidre,
Paper Book
Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book--perfect for fans of Braiding Sweetgrass.  Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded...
The nature of witches /
Griffin, Rachel M.,
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller In a world where witches control the climate and are losing control, only one witch can save earth from destruction. But as her power grows, it hurts those closest to her, and when she falls in love with her training partner she's...
The ones we're meant to find /
He, Joan,
Audiobook
Perfect for fans of Rick Yancey and Marie Lu, The Ones We're Meant to Find is a sci-fi fantasy with mind-blowing twists, ready to burst onto the YA scene, from the critically-acclaimed Descendant of the Crane author, Joan He. Cee awoke on an abandoned island three years ago. With no idea of how she...
Trumpets of death /
Bournel-Bosson, Simon,
Ebook
Into the bright open : a Secret garden remix
Dimaline, Cherie
Paper Book
A Governor General's Literary Award in Young People's Literature Finalist "Aching and emotionally immersive. ... A rich and verdant revival of a classic." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review A newly orphaned girl is sent to the Canadian wilderness to...
The girl in question /
Sharpe, Tess.
Paper Book
The unmissable, thrilling follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The Girls I've Been!   Four teens. Three henchmen. Two thousand acres of remote forest. One very bad man. And a whole lot of new secrets to unearth.  ...
Tall water /
Sindu, SJ,
Paper Book
THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE HONOR BOOK! From Stonewall Honor-winning writer SJ Sindu, author of Shakti, and celebrated illustrator Dion MBD comes a powerful coming-of-age teen graphic novel that follows one girl's journey to Sri Lanka to...
The lake /
Preston, Natasha,
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller!   Hot on the heels of The Twin, the undisputed queen of YA thrillers is back with a scary and suspenseful read about a summer camp filled with dark secrets. Esme and Kayla once were campers at Camp Pine...
Charles and Emma :
Heiligman, Deborah
Paper Book
Charles Darwin publishedThe Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years later, the theory of evolution continues to create tension between the scientific and religious communities. Challenges about teaching the...
A secret princess /
Stohl, Margaret.
Paper Book
A surprising and romantic YA retelling-mashup of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz. Best friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll are best friends. And thank goodness, since their boarding...
The dividing sky /
Tew, Jill,
Paper Book
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . " A high-stakes story packed with slow-burn pining and plentiful tension."-Publishers Weekly, starred review A cunning teen memory merchant falls for the handsome rookie officer on her tail in...

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