Teen Scene
September 2025
Recent Releases
Fateless
by Julie Kagawa

Forced to steal an ancient artifact, skilled thief Sparrow accidentally releases a mythical Deathless King bent on destruction. Though she and assassin Raithe make an unlikely team, they may be able to challenge their fates and stop the devastation. 
Songs for ghosts
by Clara Kumagai

Caught between cultures, relationships, and family, seventeen-year-old Japanese-American Adam finds new purpose after discovering a hundred-year-old journal written by a young woman in Nagasaki, leading him to a homestay in Japan, where he unravels the mystery of her identity and his own.
City of echoes
by Judy I. Lin

Sixteen-year-old Jin, a refugee in Ba Sing Se, navigates a dangerous underworld to save her best friend Susu from a brainwashing conspiracy run by the Earth King's enforcers.
Once a villain
by Vanessa Len

Joan has failed to stop Eleanor. Now Eleanor rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them. Nick-once a hero to humans, and Joan's first love-is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron-the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family-now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining. 
A Mastery of Monsters
by Liselle Sambury

August’s brother disappears, leaving her a note claiming monsters are real and leading her to the Learners’ Society. This secretive group will train August to prevent a shapeshifter from becoming permanently monstrous. Fans of dark academia and flawed characters will enjoy this intricately plotted fantasy.
You and I Are Polar Opposites 7
by Kocha Agasawa

Suzuki's birthday is here, and so it's Tani's turn to use everything he's learned since they started going out to provide a wonderfully romantic birthday date! Meanwhile, Yamada and Nishi take a further step toward officially becoming a couple, while Taira and Azuma are forced to confront the complicated feelings that keep getting in their way.
Coffeeshop in an alternate universe
by C. B. Lee

Two teen girls from colliding parallel universes meet in a coffeeshop and fall in love.
Retro Reads
Check out these awesome books from the not-so-distant past.
 
The Atlas of Us
by Kristin Dwyer

Atlas, a high school dropout grieving the loss of her father, joins a program to repair trails in the Western Sierras. The new friendships she forges -- one of which may be turning romantic -- help her find her footing again. This authentic and banter-filled story portrays Atlas learning to live with loss.
My Salty Mary
by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

When famed pirate Blackbeard dies, the newest crew member of his ship -- a mermaid recently pulled from the ocean -- vows to become the pirate queen. Fans of the co-authors’ My Lady Jane or its television adaption will enjoy this action-packed seafaring tale.
 
Under the Surface
by Diana Urban

On the first day of their school trip to Paris, Ruby and her friends head to an exclusive party in the Catacombs. There, they quickly realize someone is lurking, and he’s much scarier than the millions of bones underground. 
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
Orangeville Public Library
1 Mill St
Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2M2
519-941-0610

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