Teen Scene
September 2025
Recent Releases
Brielle and Bear; Volume 1
by Salomey Doku

First-year student Brielle, who dreams of living out her fairytale fantasies at Once Upon a Time University, begins to find her dream coming true with a budding romance, only to uncover that she and her new love interest both have secrets.  A charming graphic novel retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire
by Don Martin

The mountain town of Foxfire needs Verity’s help. She’s a witch-in-training, and a huckster named Earl has left the people of Foxfire on the brink of starvation. Fighting Earl requires Verity to confront the ancient magic of the mountains themselves. This cozy fantasy is infused with Appalachian folklore.
Very Dangerous Things
by Lauren Muñoz

Although the criminology-focused J. Everett High School always fakes crimes for its students to solve, this year’s game ends with an actual poisoning. Can top student Dulce set aside her grudge to clear her ex-best friend Sierra’s name? 
These Vengeful Gods
by Gabe Cole Novoa

Crow, a teen descended from the god of Death, must keep their true identity hidden while navigating a dangerous gladiator-style competition, fighting to win freedom for their family and challenge the gods who killed their ancestors
Out of Air
by Rachel Reiss

While scuba diving off the Australian coast, Phoebe "Phibs" Ray and her friends uncover a legendary underwater treasure, but as strange transformations begin to take hold, they must fight to protect each other from dangerous treasure hunters and a dark, growing power
Retro e-Reads
Check out these awesome e-books and e-audiobooks from the not-so-distant past.  
 
A Place for Vanishing
by Ann Fraistat

Needing a fresh start after a mental health crisis, Libby and her family move to the crumbling mansion where her mother grew up. Infested with bugs and adorned with insect-shaped masks, the house’s sinister history begs to be uncovered.
Immortal Dark
by Tigest Girma

Nineteen-year-old orphan Kidan Adane, heiress to a fallen House of humans tethered to vampiric creatures called draniacs, navigates her duty to foster human-draniac relations. When her sister is kidnapped, Kidan suspects a draniac and will do anything to find her
Pick the Lock
by A. S. King

Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion while her mother tours the country.  When she suddenly gains access to the files for a lifetime of security-camera videos—her lifetime?—she discovers nothing is normal about her toxic family. 
When the World Tips Over
by Jandy Nelson

The three Fall siblings have struggled since their father’s disappearance. A mysterious rainbow-haired girl named Cassidy enters their lives, prompting the siblings to find their father and break a generational curse. Fans of author Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun will appreciate this lyrical family saga tinged with magical realism.
Under the Surface
by Diana Urban

On the first day of their school trip to Paris, Ruby and her friends head to an exclusive party in the Catacombs. They quickly realize that someone is lurking there, and he is much scarier than the millions of bones underground.
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
Aalfs Downtown Library
529 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
712-255-2933

www.siouxcitylibrary.org