Teen Scene: March 2026
New Young Adult Materials
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Fiction
Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
Beth Is Dead
by Katie Bernet
 
When Beth March is found dead in the woods on New Year’s Day, her sisters vow to uncover her murderer. Suspects abound. There’s the neighbor who has feelings for not one but two of the girls. Meg’s manipulative best friend. Amy’s flirtatious mentor. And Beth’s lionhearted first love. But it doesn’t take the surviving sisters much digging to uncover motives each one of the March girls had for doing the unthinkable. Jo, an aspiring author with a huge following on social media, would do anything to hook readers. Would she kill her sister for the story? Amy dreams of studying art in Europe, but she’ll need money from her aunt, money that’s always been earmarked for Beth. And Meg wouldn’t dream of hurting her sister but her boyfriend might have, and she’ll protect him at all costs. Despite the growing suspicion within the family, it’s hard to know for sure if the crime was committed by someone close to home. After all, the March sisters were dragged into the spotlight months ago when their father published a controversial bestseller about his own daughters. Beth could have been killed by anyone. Beth’s perspective told in flashback unfolds next to Meg, Jo, and Amy’s increasingly fraught investigation as the tragedy threatens to rip the Marches apart.
Call of the Dragon by Natasha Bowen
Call of the Dragon
by Natasha Bowen

Moremi must use her connection to the dragon gods to stop a great evil from taking over the kingdom.
Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown
Better the Devil
by Erik J. Brown
 
When a runaway teen is arrested for shoplifting, he's desperate not to be sent back to the hyper-religious parents he knows will never accept him. While at the police station, he notices a resemblance to the aged-up photos of Nate Beaumont, a child who went missing ten years ago and, in a moment of desperation, he takes Nate’s identity in hopes that it will help him make a quick getaway. Before he can run again, Nate’s family arrives and welcomes him home to a life he never had. As "Nate" watches and waits for his chance to escape, he finds that the Beaumonts are nurturing and loving, very different from his own parents. But soon unsettling things start to happen vandalism, alarms going off in the middle of the night and it becomes clear that someone knows "Nate" isn't who he says he is...and that the real Nate wasn't kidnapped, but murdered. As he starts to unravel the mystery, he gets ever closer to the devil he may knowand learns he might be their next victim.
The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin
The Sun and the Starmaker
by Rachel Griffin
 
In a village beyond the Sun's reach, Aurora discovers her magic and studies under the mysterious Starmaker, leading to a growing attraction while a deadly frost threatens their world.
Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
Under a Fire-Red Sky
by Geraldine McCaughrean

With World War II on their doorstep, four teens evade evacuation and remain in London, attempting to aid the Fire Service and keep each other safe during the Blitz.
A Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora
A Wild Radiance
by Maria Ingrande Mora

When a girl with the ability to conduct electricity discovers that the powerful House of Industry is not the benevolent organization they present to be, she teams up with two boys-former lovers-who are standing against the harm the House has caused in the name of progress.
Graphic Novels
Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian
Fustuk: A Graphic Novel
by Robert Mgrdich Apelian
 
A seventeen-year-old and his siblings strike a magical deal with a powerful div to save their mother's life by creating a dish that rivals their late father's legendary cooking.
Tripping Over You Book 1: A Graphic Novel by Suzana Harcum
Tripping Over You Book 1: A Graphic Novel
by Suzana Harcum

The infamous theater kid Milo and wallflower Liam are unlikely friends connected by a mutual feeling of being misfits in their boarding school. As their friendship and bond develops, unspoken romantic feelings start to bubble up and complicate everything--misunderstandings and bruised eyes aplenty. But with their graduation soon approaching, Milo gathers the strength to finally confess. They begin dating in secret (for fear of Liam's strict father finding out), but their relationship becomes more difficult to hide over time and they must decide if they are ready for what the future has in store for them.
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