Teen Scene
November 2025

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Make Me a Monster
by Kalynn Bayron

Meka is more comfortable around death than most people, considering she grew up in her family’s funeral home. But a sudden tragedy, and the mysterious occurrences afterward, have her questioning everything about her family and their business. This chilling tale is a contemporary riff on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
 
King of the neuro verse by Idris Goodwin
King of the neuro verse
by Idris Goodwin

Stuck in summer school, seventeen-year-old Pernell navigates life and the challenges of ADHD while battling to become the Cypher King, leader of the lunchroom's impromptu rap circles.
The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson

Jordyn’s fresh start at Frazier University was going great until her roommate’s brother moved in. Fresh from prison, Devonte wields conspiracy theories and charisma to develop a cultlike campus following that Jordyn isn’t falling for. 
 
Sugar Crash by Melinda Di Lorenzo
Sugar Crash
by Melinda Di Lorenzo

Zoe Harmon doesn't remember what life was like before she had type one diabetes. Yeah, it's annoying sometimes, but living with her insulin pump sure beats being dead. When she accepts a ride to a school camp from her former best friend, a crash sends them flying off a remote mountain road. Stranded without her phone or insulin, Zoe's life in on the line.
Reasons to hate me by Susan Metallo
Reasons to hate me
by Susan Metallo

There are countless good reasons to hate seventeen-year-old Jess Lanza, Stone Bridge High's premier autistic theater nerd and Champion of Questionable Life Choices. Unfortunately, the cyberbullies that hounded her all summer are stuck on last year's life-ruining mistake, the one that earned Jess the title 'Boyfriend Stealing Slutbag.' To relieve the bullies of their stale content, Jess vows to dazzle them with online posts.
You've goth my heart by Lev AC Rosen
You've goth my heart
by Lev AC Rosen

When 16-year-old Gray starts receiving anonymous messages from what seems like the perfect goth, he dares to hope it could lead to something real, but between his closeted ex coming back into the picture and a possible serial killer targeting local gay teens, falling in love might just get him killed.
Fake Skating
by Lynn Painter

A lot has changed since Dani and Alec fell out of touch in middle school. Finally reunited in hockey-obsessed Southview, Minnesota, they hatch a fake dating scheme that forces them to confront their complicated past. 
 
Love Stories by Elizabeth Eulberg
Love Stories
by Elizabeth Eulberg

Not all friendships are forever and always ... Teffy, Tay, Taylor, and TS have been best friends since middle school. As they enter their high school freshmen era, relationships bring on the drama. Teffy is crushing on the boy next door who belongs to someone else. Tay finds herself down bad for a tortured poet. Things get treacherous as an older boy starts flirting with Taylor. And TS is definitely focused only on soccer and doesn't fancy her new teammate, a cute London girl ... right? 
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
by Sonora Reyes

Feeling optimistic, Cesar is out to his family, his bipolar disorder is under control, and he hopes to reconnect with his ex. When intrusive thoughts threaten his progress, his loved ones refuse to let him go through it alone. This cathartic novel is a standalone companion to author Sonora Reyes’ The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School.
 
Flip
by Ngozi Ukazu

When rich, popular Flip rejected shy scholarship student Chi-Chi’s prom invitation in front of the whole class, they suddenly switched bodies. Now the unlikely pair must come together to find their way back to themselves. 
Sea change by Susan Fletcher
Sea change
by Susan Fletcher

Born with a genetically modified set of lungs and gills, fifteen-year-old Turtle faces a difficult choice between her life with the Mer community and life on land with a Normal named Kai.
Joy to the girls by Alyson Derrick
Joy to the girls
by Alyson Derrick

During a festive holiday trip, Molly and Alex try to play matchmaker for their friend Cora while grappling with post-college fears and secrets they have been keeping from each other.
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Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2M2
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