Young adult fiction

  • The poisons we drink

    Creator

    Baptiste, Bethany

    Abstract

    An Indie Bestseller. In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family. Love potions is a dangerous business. Brewing has painful, debilitating side effects, and getting caught means death or a prison sentence. But what Venus is most afraid of is the dark, sentient magic within her. Then an enemy's iron bullet kills her mother, Venus's life implodes. Keeping her reckless little sister Janus safe is now her responsibility.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Naperville

    Sourcebooks Fire

    Naperville, Illinois

    Sourcebooks Fire

    Not specified
  • Our wicked histories

    Creator

    Goldsmith, Amy.

    Abstract

    A teen girl's attempt to make amends with her former friend group takes a sinister turn during a weekend getaway at an ancestral Irish estate in this atmospheric, literary horror from the author of Those We Drown. There's something in the lake at Wren Hall. At least, that's what the locals say. Not that Meg cares much about the rumors.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Delacorte Press

    New York

    Delacorte Press

    Not specified
  • I was told there would be romance

    Creator

    Arnold, Marie

    Abstract

    For fans of Never Have I Ever and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a young Haitian girl navigating high school, friendship, and crushes. Fifteen-year-old Fancy Augustine is a Haitian American girl with three simple desires. She'd like to trade in her floppy, oversize boobs for cute, perky ones. She'd love a boyfriend. And she is desperate for an invite to the biggest event of the school year: Imani Park's birthday party.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    New York

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    Not specified
  • Bad graces

    Creator

    McCauley, Kyrie

    Abstract

    Yellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley's gripping and magical YA thriller following a group of young women as they face the stress of harsh elements, a mysterious monster, and an unraveling of secrets after their yacht is wrecked off the coast of North America. Liv Whitlock knows she doesn't belong there. But after years of stumbling between foster homes, often due to her own self-destructive tendencies, Liv desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life . . . so she steals her perfect sister's identity.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Katherine Tegen Books

    [United States]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The great cool ranch Dorito in the sky

    Creator

    Galarza, Josh

    Abstract

    National Book Award finalist. Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one boy's attempts to keep everything under control while life has other plans. Ever since cancer invaded his adoptive mother's life, Brett feels like he's losing everything, most of all control. To cope, Brett fuels all of his anxieties into epic fantasies, including his intergalactic Kid Condor comic book series, which features food constellations and characters not unlike those in his own life.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

    New York

    Henry Holt and Co.

    Not specified
  • 49 miles alone

    Creator

    Richards, Natalie D.

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers and Seven Dirty Secrets, a tense new thriller. Four days alone in the desert. Except they're not as alone as they think. A year ago, Katie and her cousin Aster survived a night that left their world and easy friendship fractured. Desperate to heal and leave the past behind them, they tackle four days of hiking in the Utah backcountry. But the desert they've loved for years has tricks up its sleeve. An illness, an injury, and a freak storm leave them short on confidence and supplies.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Naperville

    Sourcebooks Fire

    Naperville, Illinois

    Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks

    Not specified
  • Looking for smoke

    Creator

    Cobell, K. A.

    Abstract

    A Reese's Book Club Pick. In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus. When local girl Loren includes Mara in a traditional Blackfeet Giveaway to honor Loren's missing sister, Mara thinks she'll finally make some friends on the Blackfeet reservation. Instead, a girl from the Giveaway, Samantha White Tail, is found murdered.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Heartdrum

    New York, NY

    Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

    Not specified
  • Gentlest of wild things

    Creator

    Underwood, Sarah

    Abstract

    "A tapestry of mysteries, myths, and machinations, all held together by a shimmering thread of love between women." – Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. This stunning Greek mythology-inspired sapphic fantasy blends the story of Eros and Psyche with legends of the enthralling, vampiric empousa—from the New York Times bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea. Desire binds them. Hunger compels them. Love will set them free...

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperTeen

    New York

    Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

    Not specified
  • Playing for keeps

    Creator

    Dugan, Jennifer

    Abstract

    From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance – starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another. "Sapphic sports romance perfection. Swoony and romantic, but unafraid to tackle grief, family expectations, and fighting for your dreams, this is a home run of a book." – Rachael Lippincott, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Not specified
  • Lies on the serpent's tongue : Bittersweet in the Hollow, book 2

    Creator

    Pearsall, Kate

    Abstract

    In this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow – A girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town. Everybody lies. And in knowing their lies, I become the keeper of their secrets. As Caball Hollow slowly recovers from a tumultuous summer, the James family must also come to terms with their own newly revealed secrets. 18-year-old Rowan James has spent her whole life harboring unpleasant truths – that's what happens when you can smell lies on the teller's breath – and building walls around herself to block them out.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

    New York

    G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Not specified