Teen Scene
November 2025

Recent Releases
Hekate : the witch by Nikita Gill
Hekate : the witch
by Nikita Gill

Orphaned by the war between the Titans and Olympians, Hekate is raised in the Underworld by Styx and Hades, and after discovering her powers and ascending to Goddess status, she becomes the key to ending an immortal war that threatens both the Underworldand Mount Olympus
Thorn season by Kiera Azar
Thorn season
by Kiera Azar

Teen heiress Alissa Paine possesses an illegal magic, and when she is summoned to her kingdom's harsh and glittering royal court, she finds herself caught between two dangerous men in a web of hidden intentions. 90,000 first printing.
The leaving room by Amber McBride
The leaving room
by Amber McBride

Gospel, the Keeper of the Leaving Room, where young people pass through when they die, meets a Keeper named Melody, and after their souls become entangled, they try to claw their way back to their bodies. 100,000 first printing.
Kamudo 1 by Akira Himekawa
Kamudo 1
by Akira Himekawa

 
Legendary frybread drive-in : intertribal stories by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Legendary frybread drive-in : intertribal stories
by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"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, love, Native pride, and the world's best frybread"
Tokyo fears rhapsody. 1 by Akira Sugito
Tokyo fears rhapsody. 1
by Akira Sugito

"Hachiro is the mightiest monster around, created to strike terror into humanity! But a chance encounter with ice cream makes him an instant fan of human culture, earning him the ire of his fellow Fears. Between rebelling against his overbearing creator and slaughtering ghoulish foes, Hachiro's got a lot more than just ice cream on his plate! Hachiro keeps his true identity as a Fear a secret while working odd jobs--until he sees the Unbelievables, a newly established mecha-suited unit of the Metro PD. Now he wants to be just as cool as they are! But are there limits to what a monster can do?"
By invitation only by Alexandra Brown Chang
By invitation only
by Alexandra Brown Chang

Piper Woo Collins, a hard-working teen hoping to land a college scholarship, collides with Chapin Buckingham, a nepo baby looking to prove herself, at the world's most high-profile debutante ball in Paris, in a young adult romance.
King of the neuro verse by Idris Goodwin
King of the neuro verse
by Idris Goodwin

Stuck in summer school, seventeen-year-old Pernell navigates life and the challenges of ADHD while battling to become the Cypher King, leader of the lunchroom's impromptu rap circles
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Auburn, Maine 04210
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