Teen Scene
October 2025
Recent Releases
Sisters in the Wind
by Angeline Boulley

When Lucy meets someone who claims to help Native American foster kids reconnect with their communities, she’s skeptical. She’s also pretty busy trying to outwit a violent stalker. Fans of Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed will recognize familiar characters in this powerful mystery.
The Weaver bride by Lydia Gregovic
The Weaver Bride
by Lydia Gregovic

In a lush world where magic and marriage intertwine, silkwitch Lovett Tamerlane enters a deadly competition to solve a murder and secure her freedom all while resisting the dangerous Weaver heir, Eliot Lear. This romantic fantasy is filled with mystery, intrigue and betrayal.
Climate of chaos by Cassandra Newbould
Climate of Chaos
by Cassandra Newbould

In the post-apocalyptic domed city of Seattle, disabled seventeen-year-old Fox must navigate a ruthless society where healthcare is currency in search of her younger sister, Rabbit.  This stellar series opener is a must-read for dystopian fans old and new. 
The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White

Impoverished children who fail to adjust to the Procedure meant to give them supernatural powers end up at the House of Quiet. Birdie gets a job there in order to find her missing sister, but instead she finds aristocratic teens who pull her into a dangerous conspiracy. 
 
Lou With the Band by Alexandra Leigh Young
Lou with the Band
by Alexandra Leigh Young

Restless Cuban-American Lou is ready to reinvent herself, so she shaves her head, goes on tour with a celebrity musician and falls for a tattooed guitar prodigy.  Chock-full of vibrant characters and well-drawn backstage tour details, this novel highlights friendship and identity.
Horror Round-Up
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. 
Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis
Harrow Lake
by Kat Ellis

Lola is the daughter of a famed horror movie director. When her father is attacked, she is sent to live with her grandmother in the town where his most iconic film was set. Paranormal incidents and whispers of a century-old monster make her question if she'll make it out alive.
The Dark We Know
by Wen-Yi Lee

Art student Isadora returns home after two years and reunites with an estranged friend. He convinces her to investigate their former classmates' suspicious deaths. Is there a connection to the gruesome sketches Isadora doesn’t even remember drawing? 
The girls are never gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh
The Girls are Never Gone
by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Paranormal podcaster Dare Chase plans to spend her summer debunking a haunting at an historic estate with a dark past, but she soon finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against a malignant ghost.
There's someone inside your house : a novel by Stephanie Perkins
There's Someone Inside Your House
by Stephanie Perkins

One year after moving to Nebraska to live with her grandmother, Makani Young is forced to confront dark secrets from her past when a serial killer begins to target her fellow high school students. Now a Netflix movie.
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