Teen Reads

The best new reads for teens.
Updated May 19, 2026
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The House Saphir
Meyer, Marissa.
Paper Book
The "Queen of Fairytale Retellings" is back! #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer weaves the tale of Bluebeard as it's never been told before. This is a thrilling romantasy and murder mystery, perfect for fans Meyer's Cinder and Heartless. ...
The swan's daughter : a possibly doomed love story
Chokshi, Roshani.
Paper Book
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! In this lush and enchanting novel from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi, a prince is only as good as his beating heart and a maiden is only as good as her honest word. But when love and the truth become...
Queen of faces
Lord, Petra
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! This limited deluxe edition is printed with one-of-a-kind etched, gold foil edges, stunning foil on the case, and a striking printed endpaper map! "Absolutely soars and proves Petra to be a new...
Fake skating
Painter, Lynn.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies Lynn Painter comes a heartfelt and banter-filled "feel-good rom-com" (School Library Journal) about...
Hazelthorn
Drews, C. G.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! CG Drews, instant New York Times-bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful tale of murder and botanical body horror, perfect for fans of Andrew...
Thorn season
Azar, Kiera
Paper Book
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...
Coldwire
Gong, Chloe
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! "Super-charged with electrifying action, mind-blowing twists, and timely commentary." --Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow From #1 New York...
Legendary frybread drive-in : intertribal stories
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Paper Book
Michael L. Printz Award Winner American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter...
Immortal consequences
Marie, I. V.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick! SIX RIVALS. ONE VICTOR. ETERNITY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. "A twisty and thrilling dark academia fantasy that will have you enthralled from the very first page." --Ava Reid, #1 New York...
Sibylline
De la Cruz, Melissa
Paper Book
**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Three teens infiltrate the magical ivy league in the first book of a heart-stopping dark academia romantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. ...
Fearful
Roberts, Lauren
Paper Book
Set during the time of Fearless, a mysterious figure arrives in the kingdom of Ilya to witness the fight for the throne and the price it costs those sworn to defend the land in this beautiful and heart-wrenching story in the #1 New York Times bestselling Powerless trilogy. ...
A theory of dreaming
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...
A stage set for villains
Spann, Shannon J.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NYT BESTSELLER STARRED Publishers Weekly Review STARRED Kirkus Reviews STARRED School Library Journal Review OPTIONED FOR FILM by Amazon MGM Studios The gods are dead. All that's left are the Players...<...
Hekate : the witch
Gill, Nikita
Paper Book
This #1 New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse from world-renowned poet Nikita Gill is a richly imagined retelling of the Greek myth of Hekate, a goddess of the underworld. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Alexandra Bracken. This is an ancient story...
The escape game
Meyer, Marissa
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An unforgettable young adult murder mystery set in an escape-room themed game show filled with sabotage, betrayal, and puzzles to die for. "An absolute winner--sharp, suspenseful, and so much fun." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times...
The dead of summer
La Sala, Ryan.
Paper Book
A heart-pounding thriller told in a mix of narrative voices and found documents from the bestselling author of The Honeys, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, E. Lockhart, Karen McManus, and Rory Powers! Two Days Before Ollie Veltman is finally coming home...
A curious kind of magic
Rutherford, Mara.
Paper Book
"If anyone's looking for me, I live in this book now." - Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer and Daughter of Smoke & Bone Howl's Moving Castle meets Little Thieves in this cozy fantasy about the teenage...
A steeping of blood
Faizal, Hafsah
Paper Book
"Brewed to perfection." --Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals After the jaw-dropping ending of #1 New York Times-bestseller A Tempest of Tea, Hafsah Faizal crafts a deliciously twisty and seductive sequel that will...
And the river drags her down
Yun, Jihyun.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * She has always known the rules: Never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand. But that was before her sister died. . . . The stunning hardcover of And the River Drags Her Down features gorgeous stenciled edges and a matching case stamp...
The executioners three
Dennard, Susan
Paper Book
An instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller! From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes The Executioners Three, a mystery filled with rivalry, romance, best friends, and a gruesome curse that dates back centuries.<...
What we did to survive
Lally, Megan.
Paper Book
A vacation in paradise turns deadly when four teens' sailing charter hits stormy seas in this propulsive new thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Megan Lally! Hannah can't wait to spend spring break with her best friend, Emmy, and her family...
Never, ever after
Tan, Sue Lynn.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Not all fairy tales end happily ever after in this dark and fierce reimagining of Cinderella by the bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess--for fans of Holly Black, Tahereh Mafi, and Stephanie Garber. ...
The golden boy's guide to bipolar
Reyes, Sonora.
Paper Book
2026 Schneider Family Book Awards Honor MPIBA's Reading the West YA Longlist "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...
Break wide the sea
Holland, Sara
Paper Book
In New York Times bestselling author Sara Holland's new novel, Break Wide the Sea, a young woman cursed with a fatal heartbreak-induced sickness must race against time to find a cure and protect her family legacy from the ancient finfolk that would destroy it, the fiancé that...
The sun and the starmaker
Griffin, Rachel
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!  There once was a village so far north that most considered it the top of the world... and in that village, the Sun fell in love with her Starmaker. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches comes a whimsical and...
A world worth saving
Lukoff, Kyle.
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A groundbreaking, action-packed, and ultimately uplifting adventure that intertwines elements of Jewish mythology with an unflinching examination of the impacts of transphobia, from Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff. "Rare and beautiful--a novel...
I'll find you where the timeline ends
Baker, Kylie Lee.
Paper Book
A teen descendant of a Japanese dragon god must find out the truth of what happened to her missing sister while trying not to fall for a handsome rogue agent in acclaimed author Kylie Lee Baker's magical new YA romance, I'll Find You Where the Timeline Ends. "Here's...
A spell to wake the dead
Lesperance, Nicole
Paper Book
Two teen girls must uncover the dark, occult secrets lurking in their Cape Cod town to solve a series of murders--and save themselves from the same fate--in this twisty, witchy thriller. "Steeped in uniquely New England coastal magic, A Spell to Wake the Dead kept me on the...
The scammer
Jackson, Tiffany D.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another stunning, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller, following a freshman girl whose college life is turned upside down when her roommate's ex-convict brother moves into their dorm and starts controlling their every...
Few blue skies
Ixta, Carolina.
Paper Book
In her latest novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Carolina Ixta weaves a tender story about love and hope, following a teen as she works to protect her family and community from a major corporation taking over her town. Paloma Vistamontes is heartbroken. A year ago, her ex...
I Must Betray You
Ruta Sepetys
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about a young man in communist Romania who dared to resist the spy network that devastated a nation, from the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray. *...

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