New Teen Books October 26, 2020

Posted: October 26, 2020

Fiction

The Boundless by Anna Bright. High adventure, political intrigue, and swoon-worthy romance in this sequel to The Beholder.

The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor. Though she’s generally fonder of math than people, high school senior Emma, copresident of her school’s coding club, thinks she has a winning idea for this year’s New Jersey state competition: creating a matchmaking app for her schoolmates.

The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi. In this follow-up to The Gilded Wolves (2019), haunted by the death of his brother, Severin determinedly searches for the artifact he is certain will absolve him of both his sins and his humanity.

Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke. Small-town politics, weird creatures, and LGBTQ first love elevate this fast-paced piece of speculative horror.

Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron. A Black teen learns more about her family’s magical abilities in the Jim Crow South.

Blood Moon by Lucy Cuthew. Online shaming takes on a horrifying life of its own in this novel in verse.

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott. A modern-day fairy tale about two teenagers suffering from loss who find healing in one another.

The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich. When the closeted son of a mob boss meets the boy of his dreams in Florida, he’s forced to juggle familial loyalty with the growing suspicion that his crush is part of a rival crime organization.

Hush by Dylan Farrow. An intriguing female-driven dystopian fantasy.

Finding Balance by Kati Gardner. Two high schoolers are simultaneously united and divided by their cancer diagnoses, threatening their tentative romance.

The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed. Unfolding in the six days following the 1992 acquittal of the police officers who beat Rodney King, this story depicts the coming-to-consciousness of sheltered Ashley Bennett, one of the few Black students at a wealthy, largely white Los Angeles high school.

Not Your #Lovestory by Sonia Hartl. Macy Evans dreams of becoming a social media star with her feminist ’80s and ’90s movie reviews—until she finds herself in the wrong spotlight.

Horrid by Katrina Leno. Something isn’t quite right at North Manor –this tale is for those readers who binge-watched Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House.

Skyhunter by Marie Lu. The nation of Mara is fighting a losing war against the Karensa Federation and its superior technology harnessed from the Early Ones—a fallen civilization readers will recognize as our own.

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer. “The story of Bella and Edward from “Twilight” told from Edward’s point of view.

Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore. Can a small town embrace the wholeness of four teens: a self-proclaimed tomboy, a transgender athlete, a brilliant artist, and a girl born from stardust?

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe. A charismatic 17-year-old boy used to hustling his way through life meets his match. Henri Haltiwanger.

Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds. Estranged friends are given a chance to patch up their differences before one of them dies—again.

Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards. Getting home for the holidays turns into a nightmare for five strangers.

Maximillian Fly by Angie Sage. Maximillian, a gentle creature who looks like a giant cockroach wants to prove his goodness, so he opens his door to two SilverSeed children searching for a place to hide.

A Neon Darkness by Lauren Shippen. This books ask, “What if the X-Men, instead of becoming superheroes, decided to spend some time in therapy?”

Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar. When half-star/half-human Sheetal Mistry from Edison, NJ, accidently injures her father, she needs to ascend to Svargalok, the abode of the stars, to find him a cure.

Far from Normal by Becky Wallace. An embarrassing run-in with a soccer star starts off Maddie’s summer on the wrong foot: a satisfying romance that will please Sarah Dessen fans.

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: voices from the Donner party by Allan Wolf. The chilling survival tale of the Donner party during the 1846-1847 winter from the perspectives of its leaders, a scholarly wife, two Miwok guides, the Reed children, and other historical figures.

The Tower of Nero (the Trials of Apollo Book 5) by Rick Riordan.

Graphic Novel:

The Graveyard book vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman.

Nonfiction Books:

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021

Channel Kindness: stories of kindness and community from Born this Way Foundation Reporters with Lady Gaga.

Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith

Apple Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth. Native American identity issues are explored in this ambitiously structured memoir in verse. The term “Apple” is a slur in Native communities across the country. It’s for someone supposedly “red on the outside, white on the inside.”

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