Featured titles for teens

Fourteen acclaimed authors showcase the beautiful and diverse ways holidays are observed. From Lunar New Year to Solstice, Día de Los Muertos to Juneteenth, and all the incredible days in between, it's clear Americans don't just have one holiday.

After her dad abruptly abandons her family, Noor Khan is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school and plans to keep her head down until she discovers hundreds of books being removed from the library and speaks up to effect change.

In this "Romeo and Juliet"-inspired retelling set during the civil rights era, a Mexican American girl is driven to join a movement for justice after her white classmate and best friend from the barrio are tragically murdered.

An anthology of contemporary Black poets whose works explore joy, love, origin, race, resistance and praise.

Feel the free wind blow through your hair on "Ventura Highway".

After their billionaire father is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball, his five brutally trained adopted children are trapped in their mansion as suspects, forced to confront one another's secrets, traumas and betrayals.

A cynical Ratkin bookseller deals with midlife existential dread and moves to the city of Thune. After a drunken night, she stows away on a wagon with an elven bounty hunter and a chaos goblin, embarking on a transformative road trip. 

Barnett's fourth solo studio album documents a period of intense personal change following her move from Melbourne to Los Angeles and the closure of her label.

Spend some time with these hilarious historical ghosts and their living landlords.

A recipe developer and professional food stylist helps home cooks bring flair, joy and deliciousness to family gatherings and parties with tasty dishes that include Spicy Maple Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pepitas, Ultimate Chili con Queso and Maple Hazelnut Pie.

Feeling incomplete as an adopted child after placing her own baby up for adoption, teen Grace tracks down her biological siblings and finds herself struggling with the dynamics of being a middle child between an embittered older brother and an outspoken younger sister.

When Beth March is found dead in the woods on New Year's Day, her sisters vow to find her murderer. Told through multiple perspectives, Beth's story unfolds through flashbacks next to Meg, Jo and Amy's increasingly fraught investigation as the tragedy threatens to rip the Marches apart.

In the final days of Pompeii, two boys-- Felix and Loren-- must grapple with closely-guarded secrets and untangle myth, magic and memory to escape the burning city alive.

A gripping, paranormal thriller about a teenage boy who accidentally brings a well-meaning but volatile poltergeist into his home.

Lucy Smith, a foster teen on the run, is drawn into a complex mystery involving her stolen Ojibwe heritage. Lucy must uncover the truth about her past, while also trying to clear her name and protect her loved ones.

Brave, witty and empowering, this graphic memoir follows Rebecca as they navigate their asexual identity and mental health in a world obsessed with sex.

Harry Dresden has been through a lot, and so has his city. After he and his allies narrowly managed to save Chicago, everything is different.

Aw, beans! Hurry up and acquaint yourself with this modern classic full of gentle magic, catchy tunes and spooky surrealism.

This timeless tale gets the long-form PBS treatment and I, for one, am not complaining.

Profiles over 50 emerging and established contemporary Native American artists and provides samples of their work.

Big heart, big dreams, big songs. Join Lin-Manuel and co. for a joy-filled ode to the power of community.

"Juna" is perfect for early morning coffee or late evening dinner parties.

In a series of essays, written as letters to his son, Coates confronts the notion of race in America and how it has shaped American history.

When a classmate is murdered during a traditional Blackfeet giveaway, Mara, Loren, Brody and Eli, the last people to see her alive, must take matters into their own hands and clear their names-- even though one of them may be the killer.

Incredibly fun, beautifully shot vampire flick featuring not one but TWO Michael B. Jordans.

A healer, Hazel, a 13th child promised to one of the gods, discovers all gifts come with a price as she is forced to work with Death. When she meets a rakish prince marked to die, she must choose between her heart and Death itself.

Idris Elba broods while solving crimes, and broods while mourning his wife and broods while kinda falling in love with a murderer.

Holiday feasts can be contentious for vegans and their nonvegan family members. This cookbook addresses the issue head-on, uniting family and friends, vegan or not, over simply delicious, easy, healthy, seasonal food.

When a night of babysitting turns fatal, a girl burdened with survivor's guilt becomes increasingly convinced that someone is responsible for the gas leak-- and that she was the intended target all along.

A Black, autistic teen tries to figure out what happened the night his older brother was unjustly arrested.

It’s so easy to play "So Easy (To Fall In Love)" any time, all of the time.

Fifteen-year-old Nate plays soccer to meet his family's expectations, until Lucas Cawley moves in. Though an outcast, Lucas becomes Nate's basketball rival and friend, helping him discover his true passion.

Each recipe-- adapted for today's ingredients and appliances-- provides a colorful glimpse into the 19th century, featuring the fascinating history behind each treat, its ingredients and baking methods.

When Evander, a reclusive boy, inherits his guardian's estate-- which includes a sentient, carnivorous garden-- he must find out who killed his guardian before they come for him next.

From breaking ancient curses to defying death itself, these 13 horror stories cast disabled characters as heroes we can all root for.

A seventeen-year-old uses baking to cope with her chronic illness and social anxiety but when her family forces her to join a support group she meets a cute classmate with the same juvenile rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis who understands her world. 

Teenage Somadina searches for her missing twin brother, Jayaike, in the Sacred Forest, while learning to navigate her frightening new magical ability.

Cuban childhood friends Vida and Adán rediscover each other in Florida where they work together to protect endangered animals while navigating their complicated homelives.

A collection of horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters-- both human and supernatural-- face down death and survive.

When her parents announce they are divorcing, Huda Fahmy struggles to keep her plans on track for junior year.

Huda is starting high school in a new town and needs to figure out where she fits in. She tries on all kinds of identities and friends, but nothing fits quite right until she realizes she can get back to the basics.

Some say we're in a second Gilded Age, but I prefer mine with decadent gowns and soapy backstabbing.

"Empanadas" is cozy and warm, this is a perfect track to bump any time of day.    

"Twenties" mixes classic R&B melodies with modern production techniques.

Most of society lives "upcountry" in virtual reality to escape rising seas and epidemics, while those who can't afford the subscription remain in crumbling "downcountry," and two young soldiers must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.

Told in two voices, seventeen-year-old Mayte grapples with her abuela's cancer, school and her growing feelings for aspiring writer Auggie, until everything changes when her half sister Aida dies.

More than 100 recipes for fun and festive holiday cookies tested by the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen to make sure they'll all turn out perfectly in your home kitchen.

Thirteen-year-old Alondra fronts an alt-rock band she formed with her sisters under her dad's guidance, but when she secretly joins a choir group at school, she must try to bring the different parts of her life into harmony.

When the varsity basketball team members take him under their wing, Tre Brun, representing his Ojibwe reservation, steps into his late brother's shoes as star player but soon learns he can't mess up-- not on the court, not in school and not in love.