Staff Picks
New Teen Books for December 2021
- Jennifer N.
- Thursday, December 02, 2021
Collection
Hot off the presses, these titles are the very latest in YA publishing. Read new works from Karen McManus, Renee Ahdieh, and Kiersten White, plus a debut work from Femi Fadugba that’s already set to become a Netflix film.
The Righteous
Published in 2021
"After Celine disappears, Pippa's resolve to find her takes her into the dangerous world of the fey"-- Provided by publisher.
No Beauties or Monsters
Published in 2021
Even though she is suffering from memory loss and hallucinations, Rylie must unravel her family's secrets in order to save herself and find her missing friend.
If This Gets out
Published in 2021
Best friends and members of a popular British boy band find their once-easy rapport straining under the pressures of fame and their management's decision for gay singer Reuben to stay in the closet.
The Midnight Girls
Published in 2021
In a snow-cloaked kingdom, two rival servants--one who desperately wants to win the approval of the Red Jaga and the other who hopes to escape the Black Jaga--compete for the pure heart of a prince, only to discover they might be falling for each other instead. Includes author's note.
You'll Be the Death of Me
Published in 2021
Estranged friends Ivy, Mateo, and Cal witness a murder while skipping school, and the only way they can solve it is by revealing what they have been hiding from one another--and themselves.
Loveless
Published in 2021
Georgia has parents who are still in love, two sets of grandparents that are still together, and a brother who married his girlfriend, but at eighteen she has never even kissed someone (not even her lesbian best friend, Felipa) or particularly even wantedto; at the prom afterparty she is surrounded by couples making out, and she really does not know what is wrong--but in college she comes to understand herself as asexual/aromantic, and to capture the part of her identity that has always eluded her.
The Coldest Touch
Published in 2021
Elise, a mortal girl who feels the death of anyone she touches, and Claire, the vampire assigned to recruit her to the Veil, must work together to stop a paranormal killer even as they realize they might be falling in love.
Spin Me Right Round
Published in 2021
"Luis just wants to go to prom with his boyfriend, but when a hit on the head knocks him back to 1985, he meets his parents' closeted classmate"-- Provided by publisher.