December & January Teen Book Releases

'Tis the season to be reading! Here are some new and upcoming releases in December and January to put on hold now:

Acting the Part / ZR Ellor: Playing a lesbian warrior on a hit TV show, queer actor Lily Ashton orchestrates a fake-dating scheme to save their on-screen love interest from being killed off while coming to terms with their own gender identity.

A Million to One / Adiba Jaigirdar: An acrobat, an actress, an artist, and a thief, four girls who seemingly have nothing in common, work together and plot a heist to steal the Rubaiyat off the Titanic.

As You walk On By / Julian Winters: After a disastrous promposal at a party, seventeen-year-old Theo has an existential crisis in an empty bedroom, but as the night progresses, various classmates also seek refuge from the party, and Theo finds he is not as alone as he thinks he is.

A Thousand Heartbeats / Kiera Cass: Soon to be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain, Princess Annika of Kadier finds unexpected love against all odds in the arms of the enemy--a Dahrainian soldier determined to reclaim the throne for his people.

Begin Again / Emma Lord: College freshman Andie is used to fixing other people's problems, but when her seemingly perfect plan for her future starts to crumble, Andie struggles to fix them and learns that the best-laid plans are not necessarily the right one.

Brighter than the Moon / David Valdes Greenwood: When online friends Jonas and Shani meet for the first time, they along with Shani's best Ash, find they are all keeping secrets, and coming clean will require them to figure out who they really are, which is not easy when one's identity goes beyond labels.

The Buried and the Bound / Rochelle Hassan: Seventeen-year-old Aziza El-Amin, the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts, teams up with a cursed boy looking for answers and a young necromancer in order to eradicate a new threat in the woods and take back her hometown.

Going Dark / Melissa De la Cruz: When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, he immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance, but as college sophomore and hacker Harper attempts to clear his name, she unearths secrets from both Josh andAmelia's past.

Heartbreak Boys / Simon James Green: Taking to Instagram to prove to their exes they’re just fine, Jack and Nate take a road trip with Nate’s midlife crisis-bound parents and end up in one hilarious situation after another, leading to an unexpected realization for the pair. 

Lumara / Melissa Landers: Accompanying her Mystic boyfriend to a his cousin’s wedding, boarding school student Talia Morris enters a fantastical world filled with magic and peace until an accusation sends her on a journey to find the truth in a world where reality is not all it seems.

Nine Liars / Maureen Johnson: While studying abroad, intrepid sleuth Stevie Bell is introduced to an unsolved double-murder cold case involving nine friends from Cambridge University and soon discovers the killer hasn’t finished what was started back in 1995.

The Poison Season / Mara Rutherford: Betraying her family, her best friend, and her whole community by saving a young outsider from drowning in the poisonous lake that protects her island home, Leelo nurses Jaren back to health, understanding that discovery could lead to unthinkable consequences for both of them.

Whiteout: a novel / edited by Dhonielle Clayton: In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything.

6 Times We Almost Kissed (and one time we did) / Tess Sharpe: Penny and Tate have often clashed, despite their mothers' epic friendship; but now that they are living in the same house, beset by medical crises and Penny's problems dealing with the trauma of her father's death, they have to come to terms with their true feelings for each other.

16 & Pregnant / Lala Thomas: Best friends Erykah and Kelly have their junior year planned out, but everything changes when Erykah finds out she is pregnant, and as Kelly tries to support her throughout the pregnancy the two girls learn some harsh realities about the world and are forced to make some huge decisions.