Have you stopped in our Teen Library to see some of the newest books on the shelves? This month we’ve added Sunny by Jason Reynolds, Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima, Baseball Genius: Double Play by Tim Green and Derek Jeter, and many more. You can also click the “Read More” link to see even more new releases.
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family’s past.
Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
Vagabond seafarer Evan Strangward can move wind, waves, and weather, but his magical abilities can’t protect him forever from the brutal Empress Celestine. As Celestine’s relentless bloodsworn armies grow, Evan travels to the Fells to warn the queendom that an invasion is imminent.
If he can’t convince the Gray Wolf queen to take a stand, he knows that the Seven Realms will fall, and his last sanctuary will be destroyed. Among the dead will be the one person Evan can’t stand to lose.
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. Hearts are power, and with the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. When a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own, the Sea Queen transforms Lira a human as punishment. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. Hunting sirens is Prince Elian’s calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good– but can he trust her?
Sam & Ilsa’s Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn
When twins Sam and Ilsa throw one last party before they graduate from high school, they add a twist, each sibling gets to invite three guests and the other won’t know until they show up.
Lights, Camera, Disaster by Erin Dionne
Eighth-grader Hester Greene suffers from Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, plus anxiety, which is why she loves making movies where she is behind the camera and in complete control of the action–but if she cannot improve her language arts grade she will not be allowed to enter her video in The Hoot (a showcase of student work) and write a satisfactory ending to her middle school career.
Picture Us In the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Danny Cheng, a Chinese-American teen, grapples with a dangerous revelation about his parents’ past, his plans for the future, and his feelings for his best friend, Harry Wong.
Baseball Genius: Double Play by Tim Green and Derek Jeter
When New York Yankee James “JY” Yager tries to show that he can still hit in the majors without the help of twelve-year-old Jalen’s baseball genius, Jalen focuses on his own baseball career as he tries to carve out a spot with the Rockton Rockets.
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
Kean explores the elements of the periodic table. He shares their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, evil, love, the arts, and the lives of the colorful scientists who discovered them.
War of the Realms by Kate O’Hearn
With the rainbow bridge closed, Freya and the Valkyries must find another way to try to stop the war that threatens not just Asgard, but the human world, as well.
Middle School: From Hero to Zero by James Patterson
Rafe Khatchadorian takes his troublemaking ways across the pond and gets lost in London!
Wizard For Hire by Obert Skye
After fourteen-year-old Ozzy’s scientist parents are kidnapped, Ozzy’s only help may be a classified ad that says “Wizards For Hire.”
The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding
Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people’s lives. While her friends and sister have plunged headfirst into the world of dating and romances, Abby’s been happy to focus on her plus-size style blog and her dreams of taking the fashion industry by storm. When she lands a great internship at her favorite boutique, she’s thrilled to take the first step toward her dream career. Then she falls for her fellow intern, Jordi Perez. Hard. And now she’s competing against the girl she’s kissing to win the coveted paid job at the end of the internship.
The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
Middle schooler Natalie’s year-long assignment to answer a question using the scientific method leads to truths about her mother’s depression and her own cultural identity.
Every Shiny Thing by Cordelia Jensen
Seventh-grader Lauren begins stealing to help children who, like her brother, are on the autism spectrum, and Sierra, in foster care in Lauren’s neighborhood, fears she will enable Lauren’s lawbreaking. Told half in prose, half in verse.
Sunny by Jason Reynolds
Sunny, the Defenders’ best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother’s death, but with his coach’s help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
Published on April 23, 2018.
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