Teen Scene
October 2025
Recent Releases
This Place Kills Me
by Mariko Tamaki

Elizabeth, beloved member of the Wilberton Academy’s exclusive Theatrical Society, is found dead after her premier performance as Juliet. New girl Abby, perhaps the last to see Elizabeth alive, doubts the authorities, who rule the death a suicide. 
Split the sky by Marie Arnold
Split the Sky
by Marie Arnold
 
Lala resists joining the Black Alliance at her music academy--she doesn't want anything to distract her from practice. But when she has a vision that a Black teen will be murdered, she has a decision to make that could change the trajectory of her racist town--and maybe even the nation.
A steeping of blood by Hafsah Faizal
A Steeping of Blood
by Hafsah Faizal

Arthie Casimir is reassembling her scrambled crew as she navigates new emotions and new allies, and they prepare to fight one last time after the deadly night that left the city in shambles. 
The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min
The L.O.V.E. Club
by Lio Min
 
After their friend Elle disappears, the L.O.V.E. Club's three remaining members uncover a new botanical video game created by their missing friend. Suddenly the girls are thrown into a fantasy where they'll have to confront hard truths and dangerous revelations about Elle.
If looks could kill by Julie Berry
If Looks Could Kill
by Julie Berry

While doing volunteer work in Manhattan in 1888, 18-year-old Tabitha and Pearl's fates intertwine with Jack the Ripper as he is hunted by the Gorgon Medusa.
Dream by the shadows by Logan Karlie
Dream by the Shadows
by Logan Karlie

The Kingdom of Noctis is plagued by a curse that spreads through dreaming, and Esmer Havenfall must venture into the deadly dream world to save her family while falling in love with the prince of darkness. 
The story of my anger by Jasminne Mâendez
The Story of my Anger
by Jasminne Mâendez

Yulieta Lopez, a Dominican Texas teen tired of racism and censorship, starts a guerrilla theatre club with her friends, as she finds her voice and the courage to stand up for what she believes in.
Horror Round-Up
The Bad Ones
by Melissa Albert

Before Becca disappeared, she left clues only her former best friend Nora could decode. Now Nora must figure out how Becca’s disappearance ties to a childhood game of theirs, in this creepy, supernatural horror laced with mystery.
 
Immortal Dark
by Tigest Girma

Hoping to locate her kidnapped sister, Kidan enrolls in Uxlay Academy where she can get close to the suspect, a vampire named Susenyos. Although she’s supposed to hate Susenyos, she finds herself fascinated by him instead. 
The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin
The Dark Becomes Her
by Judy I. Lin

Ruby simply ignores the spirits she sees, until one attacks her sister Tina. Teamed up with other teens who share her gift, Ruby must fight an ancient malevolent force to save the entire community, including Tina. 
The haunting by Natasha Preston
The Haunting
by Natasha Preston

After a serial killer brutalized Penny's hometown one year earlier, a copycat killer chooses Halloween to begin stalking the townspeople again, who are still reeling from last year's vicious murders.
The blonde dies first by Joelle Wellington
The Blonde Dies First
by Joelle Wellington

Seventeen-year-old Devon, her twin sister, and her friends face a demonic force who seemingly follows horror movie tropes, propelling the group to flip the script and use their horror movie knowledge in order to survive.
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