April 2023 Teen Book Releases

Jessi

Need book recommendations? Check out these twelve upcoming releases. 

1. Pieces of Me / Kate McLaughlin: Eighteen-year-old Dylan is diagnosed with Dissociate Identity Disorder and grapples with what her diagnosis means for her future and her past.

2. Promposal / Garrett Raechell: To move to the top of the waitlist at her dream school, Autumn Reeves becomes the Promposal Queen, but when she is forced to partner with her former-crush-turned-enemy, she finds her friendships, her business and her entire future on the line. 

3. A Whole Song and Dance / Sarvenaz Tash: Leading a double life, musical theater major Nasrin Mahdavi, an Iranian-American college freshman at NYU’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, whose parents think she’s majoring in business, must find a way to step into the spotlight as her full self. 

4. Never Vacation with Your Ex / Emily Wibberley: Three months after she breaks up with her now ex, Dean, seventeen-year-old Kaylee and her family go on their annual vacation with Dean's family, and so to avoid an awkward trip, Kaylee tries to set some ground rules with him but finds herself falling for him all over again.

5. Spell Bound / FT Lukens: Rival teenage apprentice sorcerers, Rook and Sun, must team up to save their teachers or risk losing their magic forever.

6. First Year Orientation / edited by Lauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith: Spanning genres and moods, from humorous to heartfelt to ghostly, this collection of 16 linked short stories about the first days of college tackles what it feels like to take those first shaky steps into adulthood. 

7. Queen Bee / Amalie Howard: Disguising herself as a mysterious heiress to infiltrate London’s elite, Lady Ela Dalvi questions whether vengeance is still her greatest desire when she reunites with the only boy she’s ever loved while seeking revenge against the friend who betrayed her. 

8. Tell Me What Really Happened / Chelsea Sedoti: When their friend vanishes during a camping trip down by Salvation Creek, four friends have a very different story to tell about what happened that night. 

9. When You Wish Upon a Star / Elizabeth Lim: To settle an old score, the Blue Fairy and her sister, the Scarlet Fairy, place a good old-fashioned bet as Pinocchio and Geppetto’s fate hangs in the balance while trying to find a way back to each other with no strings attached. 

10. Alondra / Gina Femia: Joining a group of teens as they work toward wrestling fame, Alondra struggles with increasing tension at home and with conflicting feelings for King, the leader of the group, and Lexi, the girl with a beautiful smile.

11. If I See You Again / Robbie Couch: Clark, who has relived the same Monday 309 times, finds something different about Day 310 when Beau, a boy he’s never seen before, appears, and as they spend this one day together, Clark falls hard and fast for someone with whom he’ll have no tomorrow.

12. When We Had Summer / Jennifer Castle: When their best friend Carly unexpectedly passes away, Daniella, Lainie and Penny, the remaining #SummerSisters, are brought back together by Carly’s bucket list and work to keep her memory alive while navigating grief and loss.

The booklist and flyer was made by a Librarian of Tomorrow intern for Brooklyn Public Library. 

 

This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.

 

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