Teen Scene
September 2025
Recent Releases
If he had been with me
by Laura Nowlin

A love story spanning the history of two teenagers' lives and all the moments when if one little thing had been different, their futures would have been together instead of apart
The grove
by Brooks Whitney

Set in a struggling 1960s Florida town, two sisters, fifteen-year-old Pip and seventeen-year-old Sissy, share a close bond, but after the annual carnival leaves, Sissy grows distant and reveals a shocking secret, thrusting the sisters and their friend Silas into a life-changing, desperate situation
The survivor wants to die at the end
by Adam Silvera

"Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn't have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he's done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he's not dying, he'll just have to prove them wrong...Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but he doesn't feel in control of his own existence thanks to his father...Fate brings Paz and Alano together, but it's now up to the boys to survive the tragic trials ahead so no one dies at the end"
Cats with jobs. 1
by Pandania

"Ever wondered what it would be like if your cat had to get a job? The cats in this book do every kind of occupation you can imagine, and they do it just the way they like. Feline chefs, dentists, wrestlers, detectives, opera singers and much more await in this hilarious full-color collection! Volume 1 also includes a set of stickers featuring some of the working cats!"
Difficult girls
by Veronica Bane

Sixteen-year-old Greta attempts to reinvent herself at her amusement park summer job, but things take a deadly turn when a co-worker disappears
Fateless
by Julie Kagawa

"A thief is forced to team up with an alluring assassin to steal an ancient artifact from a forgotten city"
The Nightblood Prince
by Molly X. Chang

Lifeng Fei, engaged to Crown Prince Siwang and destined to unite her divided land, strikes out on her own. After meeting Lan Yexue, prince of her rival kingdom, Fei considers challenging her fate... if she can figure out who to trust. Read-alikes: Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes; Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer.
This book might be about Zinnia
by Brittney Morris

"Spanning two timelines, one teen searches for her biological mother and the other copes with giving up her baby for adoption"
Sky on fire
by E. K. Johnston

Non-magical, science prodigy Morgan Enni gains attention from a group of rebels for her research, and together they embark on a space expedition, each concealing their true objectives from the other
A treachery of swans
by A. B. Poranek

"Two hundred years ago, a slighted deity stole the magic from AurĂ¢eal and vanished without a trace. But seventeen-year-old Odile has a plan. All her life, her father, a vengeful sorcerer, has raised her for one singular task: infiltrate the royal palace and steal the king's crown....But when the king is brutally murdered...her plans are thrown into chaos. Desperate to free her brother, Odile is forced to team up with none other than elegant, infuriating Marie, the girl she has cursed...and the girl she can't seem to stop thinking about...Torn between loyalty to her father and her growing feelings for Marie, Odile becomes tangled in a web of treachery and deceit"
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Auburn, Maine 04210
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