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Teen & Tween Scene August/September 2025 |
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Girls : Life Isn't a Fairy Tale
by Annet Schaap
A collection of dark, funny retellings of 7 classic and familiar fairy tales, giving young adult readers a new perspective for navigating everyday challenges.
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The floating world
by Axie Oh
"An amnesiac sword-for-hire and a village girl with a strange magical power become entangled in worlds-altering events, and each other's destinies"
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Lucha of the night forest
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
"One girl caught between the freedom she always wanted and a sister she can't bear to leave behind. Under the cover of the Night Forest, will Lucha be able to step into her own power...or will she be consumed by it? This gorgeous and fast-paced fantasy novel from acclaimed author Tehlor Kay Mejia is brimming with adventure, peril, romance, and family bonds--and asks what it means for a teen girl to become fully herself"
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The only way out
by Sarah Daniels
Six months after the Arcadia set sail, the wrecked ship is abandoned, its inhabitants are in exile and Esther and Nik are on the run, not wanting to face their feelings for each other, and dealing with a new villain. Original. Simultaneous eBook.
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The whispering dark
by Kelly Andrew
After being assigned to her university's prestigious and controversial neo-anthropological studies program, eighteen-year-old deaf student Delaney Meyers-Petrov must learn to channel her ability to slip between worlds--and, along with her capricious TA Colton Price, who seems determined to despise her, must uncover buried institutional secrets
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Where you see yourself
by Claire Forrest
Having her heart set on a college in NYC with a major in Mass Media & Society, disabled high school senior Effie learns that sometimes growing up means being open to a world of possibilities you never even dreamed of. Simultaneous eBook.
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In case you read this
by Edward Underhill
Arden isn't excited about moving. Los Angeles was an easy place to fit in and find a supportive queer community. But Winifred, Michigan? That sounds like a much more difficult place to exist. When Arden and Gabe randomly meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska, it feels like fate. Both are trans, but more importantly, both are huge fans of the band Damaged Pixie Dream Boi. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell them something. Right? But after an incredible evening of hanging out, the pair part ways only knowing the other's first name. And as both boys struggle to adjust to their new homes, their thoughts keep being drawn back to their time together.
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When we go missing
by April Henry
After discovering a camera memory card with hundreds of photos of teenage girls, seventeen-year-olds Willow and Dare set out fine some of them who have gone missing
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The invisible wild
by Nikki Van De Car
When sixteen-year-old Emma finds a mysterious boy in the woods, she unlocks memories of magical Hawaiian spirits and works with the legendary menehune to break his curse and protect the sacred forest on the Big Island
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Asking for a friend
by Kara H. L. Chen
Pairing up with her nonconformist and infuriating frenemy Garrett Tsai to start a dating-advice column, strong-willed, ambitious Juliana Zhao, determined to win the Asian Americans in Business competition, faces failure for the first time and must reckon with the sacrifices she's made to be a perfect daughter. Simultaneous eBook.
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Six crimson cranes
by Elizabeth Lim
After unleashing forbidden magic, being banished by her stepmother and unable to speak or her brothers will die, Shiori'anma must find a way to save them with the help of a paper bird, a mercurial dragon and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Through the woods
by Emily Carroll
"A collection of five spine-tingling short stories"
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The thirteenth fairy
by Melissa De la Cruz
The best-selling author of the Disney’s Descendants adventures presents a debut entry in a fairy tale-inspired series that finds a bullied teen summoned by a character from her favorite books into a magical world that is being threatened by an evil queen. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Tiger Lily
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protections from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most dangerous enemy--Peter Pan--and falls in love with him
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A study in drowning
by Ava Reid
When Effy Sayre enters a contest to redesign the estate of the late author of her favorite book, she meets a scholar determined to prove the author is a fraud, while dark forces conspire against them. 150,000 first printing.
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Want to request any of these titles? Place a hold through the online catalog, or call the library 831-768-3404 for assistance. |
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Watsonville Public Library
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