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Teen Scene September 2026* |
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Monster, Monarch, Maiden by Rae CarsonBria Angarsold isn't supposed to be a hero. She's just a mountain girl with a near useless Gift, living an idyllic life with her sister and her parents, running the family's thriving inn. But then raiders come, and Bria's family is destroyed.One of the last survivors of the raid, Bria doubts she'll live to see where the captors are taking her. Until the caravan crosses paths with a mysterious traveler and Bria's luck changes again.Titus--a moody, secretive young man--has been chosen to complete a perilous quest. One that will make Bria question everything she's ever believed, from the magic that weaves through their world to the very gods themselves. As the journey unfolds, Bria realizes she has something--someone--new to believe in. She'd follow Titus to the Edge of the World, sworn oath or not, even if neither of them stands a chance at returning from it.But Bria Angarsold is a survivor. She isn't useless, and neither is her Gift. And this is her story.
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| Flickerstate by F.A. DavidsonPeople who access the flickerstate can manipulate probability, but there are vicious flickerbeasts in the realm of the future. Needing a cure for flickerbeast bites, Noah teams up with classmates to compete for access to her academy’s archives. Read-alikes: Ava Reid’s A Study in Drowning; Petra Lord’s Queen of Faces. |
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| Such Great Heights by Rajani LaroccaSiya was 10 years old when her attorney mother died in a car accident. Now a high school senior on the mock trial team, Siya encounters a case mirroring her mother’s story, prompting her to uncover family secrets. This sweeping novel is a retelling of Hindu epic the Ramayana.
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| Nest of Tongues by Randy RibaySiblings Lily and Caleb are Bay Area teens with a big secret: they’re vampires. When a monster hunter targets Caleb, the two seek to uncover the hunter’s identity before it’s too late. This page-turning horror novel is rooted in Filipino vampire mythology.
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Heavensent & Hellbent by Sara JafariIn this riveting contemporary fantasy, a teen uncovers a life-altering family secret while discovering that the boy haunting her nightmares is not only an angel but her fated mate. Roxana wants to relax for the rest of summer. Moving from England to Colorado was exhausting. Especially when she's been avoiding her dad, grieving her mom, and failing to conquer sleep paralysis. Life couldn't possibly get any more complicated. Then Roxy bumps into a beautiful and familiar boy. Zain. In her nightmares, they're being burned together at the stake. And in the real world, she watches him kill a man, altering life as she knows it. She quickly learns that not only do jinn--demons--exist, but angels too. Roxy can't ignore the undeniable attraction she feels toward Zain, even as he triggers new nightmares for her. Ones that come with a warning: Their relationship could lead to their ruin. But isn't love worth fighting both heaven and hell for?
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| Split the Sky by Marie ArnoldWomen in Lala’s family see visions of the future. One such vision puts Lala in a moral quandary: save a member of the Black Student Alliance from death, or do nothing and allow a powerful social movement to rise from the tragedy? Read-alikes: Brittney Morris’ The Cost of Knowing; Lorraine Avila’s The Making of Yolanda la Bruja. |
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One Dark Window
by Rachel Gillig
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home--she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King's own nephew, Captain of the Destriers ... and guilty of high treason. He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards--the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him--
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| The Executioners Three by Susan DennardThe morning after Freddie calls the cops on teens partying in the woods -- she heard screaming, okay? -- a dead body is discovered. As Freddie investigates the tragedy, a supernatural legend emerges from the past. This gory mystery infuses a coming-of-age story with 1990s atmosphere. |
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Better Than the Movies
by Lynn Painter
Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he's back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar--and maybe snag him as a prom date--even befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz's butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz's in. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she's shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love--and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.--
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| A Touch of Blood by Sajni PatelDuring the Fire Wars, naga Eshani bargained her own life away to ensure her people’s survival. Now the Underworld’s gatekeeper needs Eshani’s help healing the plague-stricken realm before the Shadow King claims her. This riveting novel infuses the myth of Hades and Persephone with Indian lore. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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