New Teen Books April 2025

Updated March 28, 2025
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I Am the Swarm
Chewins, Hayley
Paper Book
A propulsive YA novel in verse that blends the contemporary magic of Jandy Nelson with the simmering feminist rage of Laurie Halse Anderson's Shout As far back as anyone can remember, the women of the Strand family have been magical. Their gifts manifest when...
Resist : a story of D-Day
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz comes a gripping, 80-page bonus story about D-Day that can be read alongside the novel Allies, or on its own! Samira Zidane lives in Nazi-occupied France during World War II...and she has a secret. She and her mother are...
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...
One wrong step
Nielsen, Jennifer A.
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a brand-new, spine-tingling adventure about two kids and their fight for survival on the unforgiving trails of Mount Everest. Jennifer Nielsen's storytelling climbs to new heights in this epic about loss, letting go, and...
Octopus moon
Pyron, Bobbie
Paper Book
A deeply moving middle grade novel in verse about a girl struggling with depression when she starts fifth grade amidst a sea of changes. Pearl loves watching the majestic loggerhead turtles and octopuses glide through the water at the aquarium. Pearl finds it especially easy to...
When the Bones Sing
Sain, Ginny Myers
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies comes a new southern gothic supernatural thriller about a teen girl in a small Ozark town who can hear the bones of the dead. For fans of House of Hollow and She Is a Haunting.
Meet Me at Blue Hour
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Past Lives in this gripping, emotional story of two childhood friends navigating the fallout of one erasing their memory of the other, from acclaimed author Sarah Suk. Seventeen-year-old Yena Bae is spending the...
A catalog of burnt objects
Youngdahl, Shana
Paper Book
The powerful story of a girl struggling to figure out her estranged brother, a new love, and her own life just as wildfires beset her small California town-perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Kathleen Glasgow Seventeen-year-old Caprice wants to piece her family back together now...

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