Teen & Tween Scene
December 2025/January 2025 
New Books This Month 
Candace, the Universe, and Everything by Sherri L. Smith
Candace, the Universe, and Everything
by Sherri L. Smith

Thirteen-year-old Candace discovers a portal in her locker that connects her across time and space with two other women who also had the same locker as girls, and the three go on to investigate the origins of the portal--
Joy to the Girls: A She Gets the Girl Novella by Rachael Lippincott
Joy to the Girls: A She Gets the Girl Novella
by Rachael Lippincott

During a festive holiday trip, Molly and Alex try to play matchmaker for their friend Cora while grappling with post-college fears and secrets they have been keeping from each other.
Coldwire by Chloe Gong
Coldwire
by Chloe Gong

A dystopian story following a young soldier who is framed for a political assassination and must team up with her country's most wanted terrorist to clear her name--Provided by publisher.
Hollow by Taylor Grothe
Hollow
by Taylor Grothe

While navigating a recent Autism diagnosis, teenage Cassie gets separated from her friends on a camping trip and meets a mysterious wood carver who brings her to his artists' compound where she feels an eerie sense of belonging.
If Looks Could Kill by Julie Berry
If Looks Could Kill
by Julie Berry

While conducting volunteer work in Manhattan in 1888, eighteen-year-old Tabitha and Pearl's fates intertwine with Jack the Ripper as he is hunted by the Gorgon Medusa.
Rewind to Us by Molly Morris
Rewind to Us
by Molly Morris

Dixie Mulligan plans to confess her love to her best friend Sawyer during their annual California vacation, but after discovering that he has moved on, she uses a magical Rewind to fix their past--only to face unexpected family secrets that may complicate everything.
Rosa by Any Other Name by Hailey Alcaraz
Rosa by Any Other Name
by Hailey Alcaraz

In this Romeo and Juliet-inspired retelling set during the civil rights era, a Mexican American girl is driven to join a movement for justice after her white classmate and best friend from the barrio are tragically murdered--Provided by publisher.
Hekate (Deluxe Limited Edition): The Witch by Nikita Gill
Hekate (Deluxe Limited Edition): The Witch
by Nikita Gill

Orphaned by the war between the Titans and Olympians, Hekate is raised in the Underworld by Styx and Hades, and after discovering her powers and ascending to Goddess status, she becomes the key to ending an immortal war that threatens both the Underworld and Mount Olympus.--
Good Luck and Other Lies by Catriona McKeown
Good Luck and Other Lies
by Catriona McKeown

In anextraordinary stroke of luck, six high school students - Luke, Alex, Harriet, Meg, Kye, and outcast Cassie - find themselves thrust into unimaginable wealthafter winning a staggering 50 million-dollar Megaball prize. Overnight, theirordinary lives transform into a world where anything is attainable, andshopping becomes difficult - not because you can't afford anything, but becauseyou can afford everything. As the group beginto discover the truth behind their extraordinary good fortune, they unwittinglyunravel a complex web of lies concealing not only their improbable win but alsoother so-called luck happening around them. In thisheart-pounding tale of wealth, deceit, and moral reckoning, the millionairesclub find themselves entangled in a treacherous game where the price of fortuneis higher than they ever imagined. As they attempt to shield their newfoundriches and each other from the relentless pursuit of the truth, they begin torealize that luck can be far from good, and lies, once buried, have a way ofclawing their way back to the surface.
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C. B. Lee
Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
by C. B. Lee

Two teen girls from colliding parallel universes meet in a coffeeshop and fall in love--
And the River Drags Her Down by Jihyun Yun
And the River Drags Her Down
by Jihyun Yun

A girl must deal with the consequences of resurrecting her sister--
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