Teen Scene
August 2025

Middle School
Warriors Super Edition : Stormclan's Folly
by Erin Hunter

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Gloam
by Jack Mackay

After moving into their late grandmother's eerie house on a small island, thirteen-year-old Gwen must protect her family from their monstrous babysitter, Esme, which forces her to confront her deepest fears as she fights back against terrifying creatures
High School
A Beautiful and Terrible Murder
by Claire M. Andrews

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The executioners three
by Susan Dennard

A group of small-town teens try to solve a supernatural murder mystery involving an old forgotten poem, legends from the past, and a blood curse
Girls of dark divine
by E. V. Woods

"In the legendary ballet theatre of New Kora, the girls onstage enchant the audience each night with their grace and divine beauty. Before Emberlyn was the star of the show, it was her dream to become one of them . . . until she learned the price of their living nightmare. A magical curse binds the girls to the show's mastermind, Malcolm, whose invisible strings wield their limbs as if they are marionettes . . . and the commands don't stop when the curtain comes down. Each dancer is destined to turn to dust once the curse consumes her. When the troupe is invited to perform in the glitzy city of Parlizia, Emberlyn knows this could be her best chance to save them all. She meets an elusive boy made of shadows who has a magical connection to the girls. Together, they work to unravel the haunting truth about their creation and fight for their survival. But the cost of freedom might be too high, and as Emberlyn dances closer to the edge of darkness, she realizes she might break the curse . . . or break her ownheart forever"
The good vampire's guide to blood & boyfriends
by J. L. D'Amato

Nineteen-year-old Brennan, a college freshman who becomes a vampire after a suicide attempt, navigates his new life in an underground vampire society, keeps his secret from Cole, the cute campus librarian, and deals with rising dangers while balancing his humanity and growing feelings for Cole
Legendary Frybread Drive-In : Intertribal Stories
by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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My Perfect Family
by Khadijah Vanbrakle

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A spell to wake the dead
by Nicole Lesperance

"Two teen girls must uncover the dark, occult secrets lurking in their Cape Cod town to solve a series of murders-and save themselves from the same fate"
Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire
by Don Martin

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Teen Graphic Novel
Hollow : the woman in white
by Shannon Watters

"Return to Sleepy Hollow, the quiet but eerie little upstate New York village that's home to Izzy, Vicky, Croc... and of course, the Headless Horseman himself. In the months following their first adventure, Izzy and Vicky are officially a couple now, andso are Croc and Marjorie, leaving Croc's bestie Leon feeling left out and abandoned. But that might not be their biggest problem when a centuries-old supernatural power reawakens! The ghost made famous in Washington Irving's story, The Woman in White, who has haunted Raven Rock since the night she froze to death there, may have found a way to break through to our side... It's up to the crew to team up once again to save one of their own in a race against time!"
The nefarious nights of Willowweep Manor
by Shaenon K. Garrity

"Haley is summoned back to the Willowweep pocket universe to deal with a huge crisis: another pocket universe is collapsing, and the survivors are seeking refuge in Willowweep. Haley and her friends discover that the newcomers are from a mystery-themed universe complete with a blustery colonel, a sweet old spinster, and a butler. But shortly after their arrival, strange things start happening to Willowweep... the once-Gothic pocket universe is transforming into a whodunit! As the tropes of a detective story start to multiply, a murder rocks Willowweep. And when she searches for the culprit, Haley begins to suspect that one of the newcomers is trying to eradicate Willowweep. One by one, all her friends disappear, and it's up to Haley to get to the bottom of this mind-boggling mystery. Can she grow past her Gothic romance roots to become a new kind of heroine?"
This Place Kills Me
by Mariko Tamaki

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Bacon Memorial District Library
45 Vinewood, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192
734-246-8357

https://www.baconlibrary.org/