*New & Notable Teen Books - September Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated September 18, 2025
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Into the Deep Blue
Archer, Jennifer E.
Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon's The Sun is Also a Star and John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, Into the Deep Blue is Fiona and Nick's achingly moving, wry, and hopeful tale about falling apart and coming together, told from two unforgettable points of view. Nick and Fiona were meant to...
Thorn Season
Azar, Kiera
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Shadow and Bone meets The Selection in this first book in Kiera Azar's sharp, sexy, and twisty debut YA romantasy trilogy! "Dark, sexy, and completely addictive, romantasy lovers will devour Azar's Thorn Season. With epic betrayals, shocking...
Sisters in the Wind
Boulley, Angeline
Paper Book
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms. Ever since Lucy Smith...
Bad in the Blood
Cerilli, Matteo L.
In the city of Puck's Port, where motorized vehicles fill the streets and new technological marvels abound, something rotten is lurking under the surface. A violent murder at the docks seems to point to a fey killer, igniting a powder keg of distrust between the city's humans and its fey inhabitants...
By Invitation Only
Chang, Alexandra Brown
An instant New York Times bestseller A hard-working teen hoping to land a college scholarship and a nepo baby looking to prove herself collide at the world's most high-profile debutante ball in Paris in this young adult romance perfect for fans of American Royals...
Fierce voice
Currie, Susan
Words bawling...Melody howling...Fierce Voice rising Iz has everything she's ever wanted: she's found the foster home of her dreams and is attending the prestigious music school she moved heaven and earth to get into. But secrets from her past keep threatening to spill...
On starlit shores
Glendining, Bex.
In this YA urban fantasy graphic novel, Alex must return to the town where she was born to unravel the magical mysteries her late grandmother left behind Alex Wilson hasn't been back to Indigo Harbor, the seaside village where she grew up, in years. In fact, she can barely...
Pizza Witch
Graley, Sarah
Paper Book
Join Roxy, a Pizza Witch in training, on a journey filled with magic, pizza, and her loyal cat familiar, as she seeks out the secret ingredient to unlocking her greatest...
Try Your Worst
Greenfield, Chatham
I Kissed Shara Wheeler meets The Agathas in this cozy mystery about rivals who must find out who has been framing them for crimes they didn't commit, from Stonewall Honor-winning author Chatham Greenfield. Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman have been rivals since birth....
My Mother, the Mermaid Chaser
Hoang, Jamie Jo
Told in dual POV, this gripping companion piece to My Father, the Panda Killer, follows a teenage son who defies his sister's wishes by searching for more information about their absent mother. Meanwhile, his mother's poignant backstory reveals her struggle with grief and longing,...
The dead of summer
La Sala, Ryan
Stephen King meets Holly Jackson by way of We Were Liars in this action-packed story of queer horror from the acclaimed author of The Honeys! Two Days Before Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor's Mercy after a year away...
I Killed the King
Mix, Rebecca
One of Us Is Lying meets Knives Out--with beasts, murder, and magic--in this first book in a thrilling locked-room whodunnit YA fantasy duology by Andrea Hannah and New York Times bestseller Rebecca Mix. After a decade of war, the kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia have finally agreed to...
Everything She Does Is Magic
Morrissey, Bridget
A brooding witch and a bubbly mortal must team up during their town's fall festival in this cozy sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Wicked! "Swoony, witchy, and sweet."--Jennifer Dugan, author of Some Girls Do In the...
Cry out loud
O'Connor, Tara
In this spine-chilling YA horror graphic novel, a rebellious Irish teen visits distant relatives, only to discover that she's to be sacrificed as part of a generational blood ritual. Now, she must confront her ancestors and break the violent cycle to save herself. Nobody...
To the Stars and Back, Vol. 1
Peglo.
Paper Book
Opposites attract in this sweet neighbors-to-lovers romance based on a WEBTOON favorite--now with an exclusive new bonus story! Perfect for fans of Heartstopper looking for their next sweet slow-burn queer romance. Introverted university student Kang Dae...
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
Reyes, Sonora
Paper Book
"This is Sonora Reyes at their absolute best." -- Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys From bestselling author Sonora Reyes comes a poignant and searingly honest companion novel to the multi-award-winning The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic...
You've goth my heart
Rosen, Lev AC
A blood-curdlingly spooky and darkly funny romance about how falling in love is scary AF, perfect for fans of Wednesday and Heartstopper.   When Gray gets a text from a wrong number, he's pretty...
Love and Video Games
Sergi, Zachary
Ready Player One meets Heartstopper in this "fun, fast, and fabulous read" (M. K. England) as a myth-loving video game player competing in a tournament with his gamer friends and handsome crush discovers there isn't a cheat code to life--or love. 
Falling Like Leaves
Wilson, Misty
Gilmore Girls meets Jenny Han in this "delightfully autumnal small-town romance" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a city girl stuck in a quaint small town who must confront her future and her old flame while the town prepares for an annual fall festival.

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