Teen Scene
September 2026
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Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson
Flickerstate
by F.A. Davidson

People who access the flickerstate can manipulate probability, but there are vicious flickerbeasts in the realm of the future. Needing a cure for flickerbeast bites, Noah teams up with classmates to compete for access to her academy’s archives. Read-alikes: Ava Reid’s A Study in Drowning; Petra Lord’s Queen of Faces.
Immortal Game by Allison Saft
Immortal Game
by Allison Saft

When Midir of Bri Leith, the fae High King of the Otherworld, hosts a chess tournament, the prize is the granting of a single wish. Chess grandmaster Shea Fury knows this is her chance to reclaim her sister, lost to the fae realm six years ago. Read-alikes: Malindo Lo’s Huntress; Bex Hogan’s Nettle.
Absent by Rex Ogle
Absent
by Rex Ogle

From award-winning author Rex Ogle, a mixed-format middle grade novel about three boys who skip school, told in verse, prose, and comics.
The Wild Season: The Remarkable True Story of a Rabbit Rescue by Dashka Slater
The Wild Season: The Remarkable True Story of a Rabbit Rescue
by Dashka Slater

When four abandoned bunnies turn up in a city park, the community rallies to save them in award-winning, bestselling author Dashka Slater's unforgettable middle grade nonfiction debut. No one knows how a bunch of pet rabbits ended up in a San Francisco park--but one thing is clear: they don't belong. Predators are circling, and if they aren't rescued soon, the park itself will be overrun. From the moment they're spotted, the countdown begins. Join a cast of kids hiding out in forts, keen-eyed teenagers surveying the park, rabbit experts setting traps, and scores of neighbors willing to do anything to help as they rally together in pursuit of rabbits. For fans of Candace Fleming, this exceptional true story comes to life in a beautifully illustrated book, which includes a fun feature that animates a running rabbit when you flip though the pages as well as behind-the-scenes bonus material.
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Split the Sky (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) by Marie Arnold
Split the Sky
by Marie Arnold

Women in Lala’s family see visions of the future. One such vision puts Lala in a moral quandary: save a member of the Black Student Alliance from death, or do nothing and allow a powerful social movement to rise from the tragedy? Read-alikes: Brittney Morris’ The Cost of Knowing; Lorraine Avila’s The Making of Yolanda la Bruja.
Songlight by Moira Buffini
Songlight
by Moira Buffini

In dystopian Brightland, people with the telepathic ability called songlight are considered “unhuman” and subject to extermination. After Elsa’s boyfriend is imprisoned, she sends out an anguished cry through songlight, drawing her into a vast conflict. This trilogy opener is unputdownable.
A Constellation of Minor Bears by Jen Ferguson
A Constellation of Minor Bears
by Jen Ferguson

Molly doesn’t blame Tray for the climbing accident that resulted in her brother Hank’s traumatic brain injury, but she can’t forgive him either. Now Molly is fulfilling Hank’s dream of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and Tray is coming along. Read-alikes: Jessi Kirby’s The Other Side of Lost; Racquel Marie’s This Is Me Trying.
Rick Riordan Presents: A Touch of Blood by Sajni Patel
A Touch of Blood
by Sajni Patel

During the Fire Wars, naga Eshani bargained her own life away to ensure her people’s survival. Now the Underworld’s gatekeeper needs Eshani’s help healing the plague-stricken realm before the Shadow King claims her. This riveting novel infuses the myth of Hades and Persephone with Indian lore.
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