Teen Staff Picks (January 2025)Like this list

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• After Life

  Forman, Gayle,

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  In this compelling drama, Amber Crane bikes home one day to discover that her house looks a bit different than before, and her family is shocked to see her. As it turns out, Amber died seven years earlier. From here, the novel spirals outward…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bingsu for Two

  Witherspoon, Sujin,

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  After River abruptly quits his job at his parents’ cafe, he starts working at Bingsu for Two, a Korean cafe that is struggling to stay in business. The owners’ cranky daughter, Sarang Cho, refuses to make his shifts easy. When a video of the two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breath of the Dragon

  Lee, Shannon, 1969-

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  Inspired by the life of Bruce Lee, the martial arts legend and father of one of the book’s authors, this fantasy tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jun, who enters the Guardian’s Tournament in the hopes that he can gain the position of Guardian of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• More Than This

  Marquis, Krystal,

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  Welcome back to Chicago in 1910, where the Davenports reign as one of the city’s most elite and successful families. This sequel continues the story of the Davenport siblings, with Helen figuring out how to modernize their business with horseless…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Is Poison

  McCullough, Joy,

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  Carmela Tofana, 16, has finally secured her spot as an apprentice in her mother’s apothecary in seventeenth-century Rome. She’s a quick study in making potions to help women deal with their problems, but things take a dark turn when her mother gets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heavenly Tyrant

  Zhao, Xiran Jay,

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  In this sequel to Iron Widow, Zetian has saved Emperor Zheng and gained power in Huaxia. As she navigates political corruption, she plots to gain the throne and works through her complex love triangle with Yizhi and Shimin. This sci fi series…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Language of Dragons

  Williamson, S. F.,

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  In London in 1923, Vivien only wants a job studying dragon languages to secure her family’s future, but soon a civil war breaks out. She must translate the peace treaty between humans and dragons if she wants to save her parents and sister.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mystery Royale

  Cavalancia, Kaitlyn,

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  Mullory’s mom warned her to steer clear of “the strange” but she can’t resist an invitation to compete for the inheritance of Xavier Stoutmire, a reclusive billionaire without any heirs. She must find Xavier’s murderer before the other competing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Second Chance on Earth

  Vidal, Juan, 1981-

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  After his father dies in a motorcycle accident, sixteen-year-old Marcos travels from Miami to Papi’s hometown of Cartagena, Columbia, to bury his ashes with his mom and sister. When he arrives, he bonds his taxi driver, eighteen-year-old high school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sweetness Between Us

  Searle, Sarah Winifred,

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  After Perley gets diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, he struggles to catch up in school and his family struggles to afford testing supplies. He meets Amandine, who has just been turned into a vampire after a bad car accident that almost killed her. Not…Read moreRead more of this annotation