Young Teen Love

Lily Singer - wizard and library archivist - has a problem. After finally learning the truth about her family's past, she finds she doesn't like it one bit. Now she must reconcile old grudges, make questionable allies, and bend the law to fix a problem that's not even her fault. Add to that having inconvenient feelings for her troublemaking witch friend while trying to date an overeager FBI agent, and Lily isn't sure she's strong enough to face the future, much less overcome it.

When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her cousin-sister-friend Imani’s birthday, she finds herself falling in instant love with Tye Brown, the MC. He’s perfect, except...Tye is an activist and is spending the summer putting on events for the community when Nala would rather watch movies and try out the new seasonal flavors at the local creamery. In order to impress Tye, Nala tells a few tiny lies to have enough in common with him. As they spend more time together, sharing more of themselves, some of those lies get harder to keep up.

I thought I was strong enough to go along with the plan. Fake dating heart throb Cayden Rivers seemed simple enough. Apparently not. I am just trying to survive. Spending the summer with my loosey-goosey Dad in Hollywood, CA is just enough to send my OCD tendencies into hyperdrive. But Mom thinks it's good for me. And my best friend Michelle has agreed to come along.

This modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships where differences are front and center. When people ask me what this anthology is about, I'm often tempted to give them the complicated answer: It's about race and about how being different from the person you love can matter but how it can also not matter, and it's about Chinese pirate ghosts, black girl vigilantes, colonial India, a flower festival, a garden of poisons, and so, so much else.

Before Amy Gumm lands in Oz in Dorothy Must Die, Dorothy Gale rules a twisted land where the Good have become truly Wicked - and it's up to the Wicked to stop her reign. Follow your favorite witches from Dorothy Must Die as they form an elusive, secretive group known as the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked and begin training their own army to defeat Dorothy.

Stargirl has moved and left everything behind: Arizona, Mica High, enchanted desert places, and Leo. He's all she can think about, and her life begins to feel like a parade of unhappy anniversaries. Then Stargirl meets her wonderfully bizarre new neighbors: Dootsie, the curly-headed five-year-old "human bean"; Betty Lou, who hasn't stepped outside her house for nine years; Charlie, who sits among the tombstones; hot-tempered Alvina, with that one glittery nail....

It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to the dead - to people like Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, Amelia Earhart, and Amy Winehouse - though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating the choppy waters of new friendships, learning to live with her splintering family, falling in love for the first time, and, most important, trying to grieve for May.

Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom - all because of a reckless bargain her father struck. And since birth, she has been training to kill him. Betrayed by her family yet bound to obey, Nyx rails against her fate. Still, on her 17th birthday, she abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, disarm him, and break the 900-year-old curse he put on her people. But Ignifex is not what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle - a shifting maze of magical rooms - enthralls her.

Es-tu prêt à t'embarquer dans un voyage de découverte de soi et de guérison en tant qu'adolescent ou jeune adulte ? Si tu cherches à vraiment comprendre et embrasser ton identité, Le travail de l'ombre pour les adolescents est fait pour toi. Écrit par Callie Parker, qui a relevé ces mêmes défis, ce livre vous offre un guide étape par étape pour vous comprendre profondément sans vous conformer aux normes sociétales.

Rae and Claire may have thwarted the assassination attempt on the pope, but life in the Nur Empire was never going to be easy. Intrigue abounds, from a brewing power struggle between the empress and her daughter, to the ever-present threat of Nur's demon neighbors, to the growing fires of another revolution. Worse, yet another danger lurks just out of sight, one that threatens not only nations, but the entire world...

I live by three rules. One: I never get lower than an A in any class. Two: I never lose a cross-country race. And three: I never talk to Cade Kelley. Well, number three came crashing down the moment Principal Connell asks me to guide Cade back onto the right path. Something about helping him turn his life around. If only Principal Connell knew our history, he’d understand just what he’s asking.

In this unique YA anthology, 13 acclaimed, best-selling authors team up with 13 influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points of view. These fractured, unconventional spins on classics like Medusa, Sherlock Holmes, and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' provide a behind-the-curtain look at villains' acts of vengeance, defiance, and rage - and the pain, heartbreak, and sorrow that spurned them on. No fairy tale will ever seem quite the same again!

Following a trail of blood into the woods isn't the smartest thing I’ve ever done, but when I find an injured wolf, I can’t bring myself to leave him behind. That decision might end up being my last, because when a pack of wolves tries to attack us, it looks like we won’t make it out alive. The next day when I wake up in my bed, it all feels like a dream…except for the bite mark on my arm and the fever. When a mysterious guy with searing blue eyes comes into my bar, hovering around me all night, I’m more than a little creeped out. It turns out I'm a newly turned werewolf....

You might ask the obvious question: What do I, a 17-year-old Haitian American from Miami with way too little life experience, have to say about anything? Actually, a lot. Thanks to "the incident" (don’t ask), I’m spending the next two months doing what my school is calling a "spring volunteer immersion project." It’s definitely no vacation. I’m toiling away under the ever-watchful eyes of Tati Estelle at her new nonprofit. And my lean-in queen of a mother is even here to make sure I do things right.

Mein Zauber hat den Magierrat nach Baile Beag an Ghrá gelockt und meine Freunde sind in Gefahr. Doch der Rat ist nicht nur auf der Suche nach einem alten magischen Wesen, er hat noch viel Schlimmeres vor. Gemeinsam muss es uns gelingen, die Pläne des Rates zu durchkreuzen. Denn sonst ist meine neue Heimat für immer verloren. Im dreizehnten Buch geht es auf Rettungsmission Dr. Otis Drake ist der einzige in der Stadt, der über das Wissen verfügt, das Faerwyn retten kann. Aber er ist ein Vampir und der magische Rat wird ihn nicht anhören.

Seventeen-year-old Jenna Ray lives in the quiet coastal town of Nine Trees. Unfortunately, Nine Trees is one of the towns named in The Diviner's famous prophecies. Supposedly, a new Hero will emerge there this year – an event that in most towns is accompanied by a catastrophic disaster. When disaster strikes, a new superhero does emerge—the handsome, charming Blaze. Unfortunately, Jenna has the misfortune of being the first person he saves. And, in the eyes of the public, that means one thing: Jenna Ray has already been cast as The Love Interest.

After high school graduation, Mia Peters faces a summer full of painful goodbyes. Songwriting is her only solace. Everyone she knows is moving on, including Britt, her biggest supporter … and kind-of-sort-of girlfriend. Britt keeps pushing Mia to go bigger and do better than their small town, but Mia can’t imagine a life beyond Sunset Cove. Besides, she refuses to follow in the footsteps of her late mother—country music star Tori Rose—who abandoned her family to pursue her dream, leaving Mia and her two grandmothers alone.

Annalise Sherwood has worked herself to the bone to get a place on a prestigious internship program and nothing is going to stop her now. Work hard, play later, that's her motto. She figures one night letting her guard down won't hurt, though—especially when it ends with the best kiss of her life. But to Anna's horror, she discovers that the mystery guy she kissed that night is none other than Lloyd, the company CEO's son. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he's everyone's favorite guy and a total charmer. And from the moment they meet again, he rubs Anna up the wrong way.

Follow Dorothy's iconic companions from the beloved classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as all of their gifts become keys to the downfall of Oz. After Dorothy Gale wished her way home, and long before Amy Gumm found herself in Oz, Dorothy's friends left the Road of Yellow Brick to go their separate ways. But in a place like Oz, where magic and temptation lurk, the gifts from the Wizard begin to take on a life of their own.

Mackenzie is used to being different from other kids - and to being bullied for not fitting into the rigid social expectations of her Catholic high school. Luckily, Mack's best friend Lila has her back so school isn't the total hell it could be. But it's pretty damn close. Until something very mysterious happens - Mack becomes a cheerleader magnet. Even she has a hard time believing it. And Lila is not too happy about her friend's sudden popularity with the cool kids. Is Mack being set up for an epic fail? Or is she finally headed for acceptance - and maybe even romance?