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| Infinity Alchemist by Kacen CallenderBrilliant alchemy student Ramsay caught self-taught Ash practicing alchemy illegally. The two strike a deal to find a legendarily powerful book together in exchange for exam tutoring. This romantic, fast-paced fantasy investigates what true power is and what people will do to gain it. |
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| Even If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin HahnBull-riding champion Case mourns the tragic loss of his best friend Walker by tackling Walker’s unfinished list of goals. The item “Befriend Winnie Sutton” sparks a slow-burning romance with the talented barrel racer. This richly detailed rodeo drama will draw fans of emotionally intense stories. |
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All That It Ever Meant : a Novel
by Blessing Musariri
Reeling from the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Mati's family leaves England to visit their native Zimbabwe, where Mati finds comfort in Meticais, a gender-neutral spirit or ghost who only she can see, and who helps her navigate her mercurial interpersonal relationships and feelings of grief.
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6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
by Tess Sharpe
Penny and Tate have often clashed, despite their mothers' epic friendship; but now that they are living in the same house, beset by medical crises and Penny's problems dealing with the trauma of her father's death, they have to come to terms with their true feelings for each other.
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The Buried and the Bound
by Rochelle Hassan
Seventeen-year-old Aziza El-Amin, the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts, teams up with a cursed boy looking for answers and a young necromancer in order to eradicate a new threat in the woods and take back her hometown.
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| Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise BryantDungeons and Dragons nerd Reggie and shy new girl Delilah first meet on New Year’s Eve. Further chance encounters on Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day suggest some cosmic force is pushing them toward each other. Read-alikes: Kristy’s Boyce’s Dungeons and Drama; Leah Johnson’s Rise to the Sun. |
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| Going Dark by Melissa De la CruzInfluencer Amelia Ashley never boarded the flight home from Rome with her boyfriend Josh. Now Josh is under suspicion for her disappearance, and the hashtag #WhereIsAmeliaAshley is going viral. This suspenseful mystery uses blog posts, diary entries, and video descriptions in its fast-paced storytelling. |
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| Friday I'm in Love by Camryn GarrettMahalia’s mother couldn’t afford a sweet sixteen party for her, so Mahalia is determined to throw herself a fabulous coming-out extravaganza. That is, if financial woes, schoolwork, and tense friendships don’t ruin the day first. Read-alikes: Jen Larsen’s The Big Reveal; Mariko Tamaki’s Anne of Greenville. |
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| The Minus-One Club by Kekla MagoonAfter losing his sister in a car accident, Kermit receives an invitation to join a secret club for students who’ve lost loved ones. There, he grows closer to his crush Matthew while also figuring out his own path to healing. Read-alikes: Nic Stone’s Chaos Theory; Adam Silver’s History is All You Left Me. |
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| Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley WoodfolkTwo unnamed girls meet at a coffee shop and become friends. Before long, they are everything to each other and literally partners in crime. Can a relationship this intense ever last? This lyrical novel in verse explores a messy and passionate first love. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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