Teen Scene
October 2025
Recent Releases
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. 
Falling like leaves by Misty Wilson
Falling like leaves
by Misty Wilson

Ellis' plans to apply to Columbia's journalism program are upended when she moves from New York City to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, where she runs into her one-time best friend and first kiss, falls for the quaint town and confronts her future. 
The girl who fell beneath the sea by Axie Oh
The girl who fell beneath the sea
by Axie Oh

In a land ravaged by deadly storms, Mina sacrifices herself to the Sea God to save her brother and, after being swept away to the Spirit Realm, finds him caught in an enchanted sleep and must awaken him to save her people. 
The Thrashers by Julie Soto
The Thrashers
by Julie Soto

Seventeen-year-old Jodi Dillon, the outsider in an exclusive high school group, is caught between loyalty and self-preservation after the mysterious death of a former friend, as strange events and unsettling truths begin to unravel about the group's darksecrets.
Murder between friends by Liz Lawson
Murder between friends
by Liz Lawson

Told in three voices, Grace questions her eyewitness testimony that convicted Henry's brother in a murder trial, leaving former childhood friends Henry and Ally no choice but to join forces with her to prove Jake's innocence.
Horror Round-Up
The Bad Ones
by Melissa Albert

Before Becca disappeared, she left clues only her former best friend Nora could decode. Now Nora must figure out how Becca’s disappearance ties to a childhood game of theirs. Fans of urban legends will enjoy this creepy supernatural horror laced with mystery.
 
Aisle Nine
by Ian X. Cho

Two years ago, demon-spewing portals to hell opened all over the world, which are now managed by the Vanguard Corporation. When a portal opens in the discount store where Jasper works, he decides to take action and save the world himself. 
Immortal Dark
by Tigest Girma

Hoping to locate her kidnapped sister, Kidan enrolls in Uxlay Academy, where she can get close to the suspect, a vampire named Susenyos. She’s supposed to hate Susenyos, but she finds herself fascinated with him instead. 
The Dark We Know
by Wen-Yi Lee

Home for her abusive father’s funeral, art student Isadora Chang reunites with an estranged friend. Together they investigate their mutual friends' deaths. Is there a connection with the gruesome sketches Isadora doesn’t remember drawing? This enthralling Gothic novel spins horrors from childhood trauma and small-town secrets.
Flawless Girls
by Anna-Marie McLemore

Unsettled by the elite finishing school Alarie House, Isla left immediately. When her sister Renata graduates and returns home raging and unrecognizable, Isla must return to Alarie House to find out what happens there. This lyrical book highlights the horror of how women are pressured to achieve perfection.
 
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