*New & Notable Teen Books - January & February Highlights*

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Updated February 19, 2025
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Where Shadows Bloom.
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-blessed King Léo...
The Forest King's Daughter.
Blake, Elly. 
Paper Book
For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, The Forest King's Daughter is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Frostblood. Once upon a time, among the bloodred...
Under the same stars
Bray, Libba 
Paper Book
A Good Morning America Book Club YA Pick "Under the Same Stars will leave you shattered and wildly hopeful." --E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud "stirring and absolutely unforgettable" --Samira Ahmed, New...
Mystery royale
Cavalancia, Kaitlyn 
Paper Book
THE INHERITANCE GAMES meets HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE in this genre splicing YA fantastical mystery. The only thing sixteen-year-old Mullory Prudence has left of her mom is a warning: "Run if the strange finds you." But mysterious warnings don't pay the bills or help take care of her sick...
Rebel Witch.
Ciccarelli, Kristen. 
Paper Book
The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology A WITCH... Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone...
Recommended reading.
Coccia, Paul. 
"Recommended Reading is swoon-worthy in every possible way! Bobby's story is a sheer delight and an ode to book lovers everywhere who believe that the magic of stories reaches beyond the page." --Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author ...
This ends in embers
Cole, Kamilah 
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Raybearer and Fourth Wing, this astonishing sequel to the bestselling novel So Let Them Burn doesn't hold back. After all, there are no easy endings in war--especially when sisters are forced to fight on opposite sides.   ...
Needy little things
Desamours, Channelle 
Paper Book
In this debut speculative YA mystery, a Black teen with premonition-like powers must solve her friend's disappearance before she finds herself in the same danger, perfect for fans of Ace of Spades. Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need--tangible things, like a...
Royal heirs academy
Duga, Lindsey 
Paper Book
In this story filled with "romantic tension, royal drama, and family secrets" (Kristy Boyce), four teens living in a glamorous boarding school must compete in order to inherit a European kingdom. Perfect for fans of Elite and Maxton Hall--The World Between Us.   ...
After life
Forman, Gayle 
Paper Book
A Good Morning America Book Club YA Pick "Gayle Forman has an uncanny ability to create characters in which we see ourselves, and her latest--which looks at where love goes, after a loss--is an honest, heartbreaking elegy to how memory makes relationships eternal." ...
Carving shadows into gold
Kemmerer, Brigid 
Paper Book
Dangerous magic. Fateful choices. Broken promises. The spellbinding series by New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer continues. The King's Courier Tycho has made a treacherous bargain. Now beholden to the magical scraver who saved King Gray's life, one false...
No place left to hide
Lally, Megan 
Paper Book
Some secrets just won't stay hidden in this twisty new thriller from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Megan Lally! To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life--especially after "the incident" that threatened it all...
The afterdark
Latimer, Erin 
Paper Book
Queer horror at a boarding school with a Lovecraftian twist in this new YA novel from E. Latimer, author of the acclaimed The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray. Northcroft is an elite boarding school with a deadly secret. Each night as the bell tolls and the...
I am not Jessica Chen
Liang, Ann 
Paper Book
Jenna Chen has spent her life in the shadow of her flawless cousin. Jessica Chen is so smart she gets the top score on every test. Jessica Chen is so beautiful people stop in the hallway to stare at her. Jessica Chen is so perfect she got into Harvard. And Jenna Chen will...
Dropping beats
Lessore, Nathanael 
Paper Book
"Funny, bursting with heart, goofy, wise, and did I mention- wildly wonderfully funny." --Jon Scieszka, First National Ambassador of Young People's Literature and Founder of Guys Read A hilarious and heartfelt young YA comedy about the misadventures...
The assassin's guide to babysitting
Parker, Natalie C. 
Paper Book
This riveting, superpowered adventure unveils a shadow world of Talented bounty hunters--and plumbs the nature of identity, deadly secrets, and found family. Tru has been hiding all her life. Her parents taught her to conceal her bastion Talent: indestructible skin, muscles, and...
The queen's spade
Raughley, Sarah 
Paper Book
"You will bow before this queen." --Sara Raasch, New York Times bestselling author of Night of the Witch "Revenge and justice have never been so satisfying!" -- Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles In this riveting historical thriller inspired...
Wings of Starlight.
Saft, Allison. 
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND #1 INDIE BESTSELLER! A Kids' Indie Next Pick BookPage Most Anticipated YA Books of 2025 selection Goodreads Most Anticipated Releases of 2025 selection Brimming with magic and romance, a young...
Under the Light of Fireflies.
Sanders, Lee. 
Paper Book
A Booklist Starred Review  A big-hearted coming-of-age debut about a tiger, a Russian, a model airplane, unexplainable disaster, and a bewildered twelve-year-old boy just trying to find his place in the world. It's 1981 in Texarkana, Texas, and Noah Ellis is...
All better now
Shusterman, Neal 
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes a young adult thriller about a world where happiness is contagious but the risks of catching it may be just as dangerous as the cure. A deadly and...
Just kickin' it
Thompson, Julie 
Jesse is a sneakerhead without the sneakers. After his parents were killed in an accident three years ago, Jesse went to live with his grandfather, and it wasn't long before the insurance money ran out. That meant no money for new threads or fresh kicks. Now with summer in swing, Jesse has...
Song of a blackbird
Van Lieshout, Maria, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "This is essential, illuminating reading." --R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder Fight hate. Make art. In 1943 Amsterdam, Emma Bergsma's world changes when she witnesses Jewish families being forcibly deported to...
Bingsu for Two
Witherspoon, Sujin 
Paper Book
This outrageously charming and infuriatingly adorable enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance is perfect for fans of YA books by Jenny Han and Better Than the Movies. Meet River Langston-Lee. In the past 24 hours, he's dumped his...
(S)Kin.
Zoboi, Ibi. 
Paper Book
SEVEN STARRED REVIEWS! A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut--a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore--about the power of inherited magic and...

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