Teen Books - November
 
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Cover of The Same Backward as Forward
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Same Backward as Forward
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

These back-to-back stories tell the tragic tale of Tobias Hawthorne and Hannah Rooney.
The Inheritance Games, Book 6
 
11/04/2025
Cover of A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody
A Fate So Cold
by Amanda Foody

In Alderland, where Summer magicians defend the nation against Winter's brutal reign, Domenic and Ellery become the unprecedented Chosen Two, bonded with the most powerful Summer and first-ever Winter wands, and face a looming cataclysm and the devastating truth that saving their homeland may require one to slay the other.
A Fate So Cold, Book 1
 
11/04/2025
Cover of Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma
Eternal Ruin
by Tigest Girma

Trapped with a violently unstable vampire, and reeling from her sister's return, Kidan vows to master her house and protect the sacred artifact hidden inside, even if it means forging an alliance with the depraved leader of the Nefrasi, Samson Sagad.
Immortal Dark, Book 2
 
11/04/2025
Cover of Coldwire by Chloe Gong
Coldwire
by Chloe Gong

In the midst of rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives “upcountry” in glistening virtual reality, while those who can’t afford the subscription are forced to remain in crumbling “downcountry.” Two young soldiers, one a conscript from downcountry, the other a high achiever from upcountry, find themselves caught in the same conspiracy while traversing parallel planes of reality.
The Strangeloom Trilogy, Book 1
 
11/04/2025
Cover of We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart
We Fell Apart 
by E. Lockhart

Invited by a father she's never met to spend the summer with him at his seaside home in Hidden Beach, 18-year-old Matilda expects to find answers to her questions about her identity. Instead, she finds a long-lost brother, an unusual household, and devastating secrets.
We Were Liars, Book 2
 
11/04/2025
Cover of Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
Under a Fire-Red Sky
by Geraldine McCaughrean

With World War II on their doorstep, four teens evade evacuation and remain in London, attempting to aid the Fire Service and keep each other safe during the Blitz.
 
11/04/2025
Cover of The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
The House Saphir
by Marissa Meyer

While attempting to banish the spirit of an infamous murderer from his ancestral home, Mallory, a witch with the ability to see ghosts, finds herself at the center of an investigation for a new murder.
 
11/04/2025
Cover of The Wildest Dreams Bookshop by Gracie Page
The Wildest Dreams Bookshop
by Gracie Page

After 18-year-old Anna Bishop's plan for a summer law firm internship falls through and her boyfriend dumps her, she accepts an invitation to help run her "hippie" aunt Josie's business, Wildest Dreams Bookshop.
 
11/04/2025
Cover of Fade Into You by Amber Smith
Fade Into You
by Amber Smith

Two high school seniors, Jessa and Bird, become unlikely allies and join forces to break up their best friends' toxic relationship, but in the process, they begin to fall for each other and discover new aspects of themselves.
 
11/04/2025
Cover of Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland
Break Wide the Sea
by Sara Holland

A young woman cursed with a fatal heartbreak-induced sickness must race against time to find a cure and protect her family legacy from the ancient finfolk that would destroy it, the fiancé that would kill her for it, and the boy who would love her if she forsook it.
 
11/11/2025
Cover of Leave It on the Track by Margot Fisher
Leave It on the Track
by Margot Fisher

After barely surviving the fire that killed her fathers, Moose Shaker is forced to move to Portland, OR, where she finds an outlet for her emotions and a surprising group of friends in roller derby.
 
11/18/2025
Cover of Mindworks : An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction
by Neal Shusterman
Mindworks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction
by Neal Shusterman

Through this collection of classic and brand-new stories, explore a world where bats block out the sun, where soup is a trap for your soul, or where the life-force of a glacier can bring back the dead, and revisit the Arc of the Scythe universe for two all-new tales of gleaning.
 
11/18/2025
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