Teen Books for Fans of K-Pop Demon Hunters

Can't get enough of K-Pop Demon Hunters? Check out these books from the LPL Teen collections about K-Pop, Korean mythology and culture, demonology, and demon hunters.

Updated August 28, 2025
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Idol gossip
Young, Alexandra Leigh
Paper Book
Delicious gossip squares off with genuine heart in this inside look at a K-pop academy. Every Friday after school, seventeen-year-old Alice Choy and her little sister, Olivia, head to Myeongdong to sing karaoke. Back in San Francisco, when she still had friends and earthly...
Once upon a K-prom
Cho, Kat
Paper Book
Elena Soo is certain she has no interest in prom, so when K-pop superstar Robbie Choi shows up at her house and asks her to it, she doesn't see it coming. Because the one person who always accepted Elena as she is? Her childhood best friend, Robbie Choi, who made a promise with her when they were...

A spin-off book, Wish Upon a K-Star, is also available at LPL

Shine
Jung, Jessica
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl by way of Jenny Han in this knock-out debut about a Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former...

Book one of the Shine series; book two is Bright

Somewhere only we know
Goo, Maurene
Paper Book
Sparks fly between a K-pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in Somewhere Only We Know, a heartwarming rom-com from Maurene Goo. For fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty! 10:00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she's just performed...
XOXO
Oh, Axie
Paper Book
Jenny's never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romance wrapped in the glamorous and...

Companion novel, which was published later, is titled ASAP

Almost American girl : an illustrated memoir
Ha, Robin
Paper Book
Harvey Award Nominee, Best Children or Young Adult Book  A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo.  For as long as she can remember...
The floating world
Oh, Axie
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this lighthearted romantic fantasy reimagining of a Korean legend.

Book one in a new series; book two, The Demon and the Light, is expected in 2025

The fox maidens
Ha, Robin
Paper Book
From the bestselling, award-winning creator of Almost American Girl comes an epic new graphic novel fantasy--a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology. Perfect for fans of Nimona, Squire, and The Prince and the Dressmaker. Kai Song dreams of being a...
The girl who fell beneath the sea
Oh, Axie
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller! Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is an enthralling retelling of a classic Korean folktale, perfect for fans of Wintersong, Uprooted, and Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Deadly storms have...
The scorpion and the night blossom
Zhao, Amélie Wen
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The first book of a dark and opulent fantasy duology set in a world at war with demons. Don't miss The Dragon and the Sun Lotus, coming in March 2026! The stunning first edition of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom features a...

Book one in The Three Realms duology; book two, The Dragon and the Sun Lotus, is expected in March 2026

Demon slayer = Kimetsu no yaiba. 1, Cruelty
Gotoge, Koyoharu
Paper Book
Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family! In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is...

This is book one of the hit manga series. LPL also owns several Demon Slayer light novels, shelved in the Teen Fiction collection at the call number TF YAJ.

Practical demonology
Rees, Clare
Paper Book
Clare Rees's Practical Demonology is a chilling YA novel set in a world overrun by plague and demons--and a group of teens doing anything they can to survive. There have always been castles in the valley, and the people have always been under...
Where the dark stands still
Poranek, A. B.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller A girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this "dark, devastating, and gothic" (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens...

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