Teen Books - September 2025
 
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Cover of Sisters in the Wind
by Angeline Boulley
Sisters in the Wind
by Angeline Boulley

Potawatomi former FBI attorney Jamie approaches 18-year-old Lucy during her diner shift and offers to connect her with her indigenous heritage, which had been hidden from her. Years in the foster system have made her wary, and she rejects his offer of help, until events from her past catch up to her and endanger her life.
 
9/2/2025
Cover of Fearful by Lauren Roberts
Fearful 
by Lauren Roberts

Set during the time of Fearless, a mysterious figure arrives in the kingdom of Ilya to witness the fight for the throne and the price it costs those sworn to defend the land. 
 
9/2/2025
Cover of The Infinite Glade
by James Dashner
The Infinite Glade
by James Dashner

In the gripping finale of The Maze Cutter series, decoded secrets from Newt’s journal force Frypan and the descendants to choose between exposing the dark truths of the maze trials or protecting themselves by leaving the past — and The Glade’s haunting legacy — buried forever.
Maze Cutter, Book 3
 
9/9/2025
Cover of The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White
The House of Quiet
by Kiersten White

To save her sister, 16-year-old Birdie becomes a maid at the House of Quiet, a refuge for children whose Procedure triggered powers too terrible to live with. There she encounters aristocratic teens wielding strange abilities and uncovers terrifying threats and devastating truths.
 
9/9/2025
Cover of The Story of My Anger
by Jasminne Mendez
The Story of My Anger
by Jasminne Mendez

Yulieta Lopez, a Dominican Texas teen tired of racism and censorship, starts a guerrilla theatre club with her friends where she finds her voice and the courage to stand up for what she believes in.
 
9/16/2025
Cover of The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
by Sonora Reyes

17-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in a last-ditch effort to stay in the closet, he’s come out to Mami, his sister, Yami, and their friends, taken his meds faithfully, and gotten his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal. Everything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts — the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalizations stay buried where he wants them.
 
9/16/2025
Cover of Firebird by Elizabeth Wein
Firebird
by Elizabeth Wein

Nastia is no traitor. She is a fearless pilot, the daughter of revolutionaries, and now, as the Second World War descends on Russia, she must fight alongside her male peers to defend the glorious Motherland. But all is not as it seems. As Hitler's army moves forward and the battles begin, secrets are revealed and everything that Nastia once knew is challenged.
 
9/16/2025
Cover of A Steeping of Blood
by Hafsah Faizal
A Steeping of Blood
by Hafsah Faizal

Arthie Casimir must rally her fractured crew and confront the ghosts of her past as White Roaring descends into chaos, vengeance looms, and love threatens to complicate everything.
Blood and Tea, Book 2
 
9/23/2025
Cover of Showstopper
by Lily Anderson
Showstopper
by Lily Anderson

Faye and her friends find themselves thrust into a real-life horror show when a series of murderous attacks plague their theater camp's cast and crew.
 
9/30/2025
Cover of Every Spiral of Fate
by Tahereh Mafi
Every Spiral of Fate
by Tahereh Mafi

At long last, the wedding day has arrived. The Jinn queen and the enigmatic ruler of Tulan are to be married in a magical, enchanted ceremony, but Cyrus, tethered by a blood oath to his bride-to-be, can find nothing to celebrate in this union. He’s falling ever more deeply in love with the one person oathbound to kill him.
This Woven Kingdom, Book 4
 
9/30/2025
Cover of Fake Skating by Lynn Painter
Fake Skating
by Lynn Painter

In this heartfelt rom-com, childhood best friends Dani and Alec reunite in their hockey-obsessed hometown, and as they fake a relationship for convenience, old wounds, family secrets and lingering feelings surface, threatening to turn their pretend romance into something real.
 
9/30/2025
Cover of You've Found Oliver
by Dustin Thao
You've Found Oliver
by Dustin Thao

Even though Oliver knows he won’t get a response, he can’t stop texting his best friend Sam’s number, especially as the anniversary of his death approaches. Then one day he accidentally hits the call button, and someone picks up. Sam’s number was reassigned and a stranger has been receiving Oliver’s private and vulnerable messages for months. But Ben, a college student in Seattle, won’t remain a stranger for long.  
You've Reached Sam, Book 2
 
9/30/2025
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