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"Make a difference at your library! Email Annalise to sign up for the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) at anakoneczny@sawyerfreelibrary.org"

New in the Teen Collection

Ban This! : How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too) by Ellis, Christina
Border Film Project : Photos by Migrants & Minutemen On the U. S. -Mexico Border by Adler, Rudy
Azadi Means Freedom : Fighting for Gender Equity Through the World's Most Popular Game by Shojaei, Maryam
Defying China: A Memoir by Dolma, Tsultrim
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Diaspora-Ish : Notes On Identities, Unbelonging, & Solidarities by Sethi, Gayatri
Queer : A Graphic History by Barker, Meg John
How America Works : Understanding Your Government and How You Can Get Involved by
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't : A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter by Conrad, Jessamyn
Detained : A Boy's Journal of Survival and Resilience by Esperanza, D
Personal Finance for Teens for Dummies by Lent, Athena Valentine
Enough Is Enough : How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety by McCann, Michelle Roehm
The Reality of Recycling by Kallen, Stewart A
Exposing Hate : Prejudice, Hatred, and VIolence In Action by Miller, Michael
Taylor Swift Style : Fashion Through the Eras by Chapelle, Sarah
On Juneteenth by Gordon-Reed, Annette
The Real Rosalind : the Truth About Rosalind Franklin's Dna Discovery and How It Was Erased by Dunn, Debbie Loren
The Doomsday Detectives : How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction by Jenson-Elliott, Cynthia L
How to Survive the End of the World : A Graphic Exploration of How to (maybe) Avoid Extinction by Doughty, Katy
Buildings That Breathe : Greening the World's Cities by Castaldo, Nancy F
A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook : Celebrating the Holiday With Family, Community, and Traditions by Harris, Jessica B
The Total Fishing Manual : Catch Giant Fish With These 317 Essential Skills by Cermele, Joe
Swifterature : A Love Story : English Literature and Taylor Swift by McCausland, Elly
The Light Looks Like Me : Words On Love From Queer Youth by
Merriam-Webster's Student Atlas. by
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Angelou, Maya
Hick : the Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt's Heart by Miller, Sarah
Lovely One : A Memoir Adapted for Young Adults by Jackson, Ketanji Brown
Road Home by Ogle, Rex
Pushing Hope : An Illustrated Memoir of Survival by Santana, Raymond
Bad Kid. My Life As A
The Diary of A Young Girl : the Definitive Edition by Frank, Anne
Can Posters Kill? : Antisemitic Propaganda and World War II by Faivish, Jerry
Hmong : A Graphic History by Lyfoung, VIcky
An African History of Africa : From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Badawi, Zeinab
She Drinks the Light by Angoe, Yasmin
Fustuk by Apelian, Robert Mgrdich
Thorn Season by Azar, Kiera
So I'm A Spider, So What? 12 by Baba, Okina
May the Dead Keep You by Baguchinsky, Jill
I'll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by Baker, Kylie Lee
Glorious Rivals by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Killer Instinct by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
The Final Gambit : An Inheritance Games Novel by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
The Naturals by Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
I Was A Teenage Death God by Beasi, M J
Beth Is Dead by Bernet, Katie
Right As Rain by Bhuiyan, Tashie
Sisters In the Wind by Boulley, Angeline
Better the Devil by Brown, Erik J
Torchfire by Buffini, Moira
To Steal A Throne by Burton, Gabi
Liar's Kingdom by Calella, Christine
Winter White: A Modern Retelling of Shakespeare's the Winter's Tale by Cardi, Annie
Castoff. Volume 1 by Prichard, Star
The Celestial Seas by Chan, T. A
Silver Wolves : A Novel by Charyn, Jerome
Beautiful Brutal Bodies by Cheng, Linda
Gods & Comics by Cho, Kat
Prodigal Tiger by Chong, Samantha
This Dream Will Devour Us by Clancey, Emma
Better In Black : Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance by Clare, Cassandra
The Bloody and the Damned by Coffindaffer, Becca
Catching Fire by Collins, Suzanne
The Hero Complex by Comerford, Helen
Forgive-Me-Not by Costa, Mari
Goodbye and Everything After by Coyiuto, Mae
Wake Now In the Fire : A Story of Censorship, Action, Love, and Hope. by Dapier, Jarrett
It Lurks In the Night by Dass, Sarah
Gaslit by Davidhizar, Megan
Dc Power. Rise of the Power Company by
Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Dow, Alechia
Hazelthorn by Drews, C. G
Skating Wilder by Dumais, Brandon
The Faraway Inn by Durst, Sarah Beth
These Bodies Ain't Broken by
The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy by Edwards, Erin
When the Rain Came by Eicheldinger, Matthew
Trail Rides & Starry Eyes by Emmel, Katrina
The Lightyears Between Us by English, Shannon K
A Steeping of Blood by Faizal, Hafsah
Last Kiss of Summer by Felleman, Jessica M
Leave It On the Track by Fisher, Margot
Three Sisters by Gill, David Macinnis
Coldwire by Gong, Chloe
Nobody In Particular by Gonzales, Sophie
Demon Slayer = Kimetsu No Yaiba. Cruelty Volume 1, by Gotoge, Koyoharu
The Twelve by Graceffa, Joey
Downfall by Gregson, Marc J
The Sun and the Starmaker by Griffin, Rachel
P. S. I Still Love You by Han, Jenny
Sasaki and Miyano. Volume 1 by Harusono, Shou
Where No Shadow Stays by Hashem, Sara
Morbid Curiosities by Hati, S
Heartstopper. Volume 2 by Oseman, Alice
Nettle by Hogan, Bex
The Others by Isaacs, Cheryl
Beastars. Volume 8 by Itagaki, Paru
If We Were A Movie by Jamal, Zakiya N
Love Me Tomorrow by Jean, Emiko
If You Were Here by Johnson, Abigail
There's Always Next Year by Johnson, George M
Justice League. Endless Vol. 4, by Hitch, Bryan
Justice League. Legacy Volume 5, by Hitch, Bryan
Blue Lock. 23 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 15 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 16 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 21 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 22 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 24 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 25 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 26 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 27 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 28 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Blue Lock. 29 by Kaneshiro, Muneyuki
Biology Lessons by Kantor, Melissa
Red Star Rebels by Kaufman, Amie
Limelight by Keenan-Bolger, Andrew
One Word, Six Letters by Khorram, Adib
Krypto the Last Dog of Krypton by North, Ryan
A Time Traveler's History of Tomorrow by Kulper, Kendall
No Place Left to Hide by Lally, Megan
What We Did to Survive by Lally, Megan
Someone to Daydream About by Langford, Sydney
Heiress of Nowhere by Lee, Stacey
Persephone's Curse by Leno, Katrina
The Danger of Small Things by Lewis, Caryl
I Could Give You the Moon by Liang, Ann
We Fell Apart by Lockhart, E
The Moss by Lueddecke, Lisa
Emil by Matthews, Patrick
Under A Fire-Red Sky by McCaughrean, Geraldine
The House Saphir by Meyer, Marissa
The Escape Game by Meyer, Marissa
They Want Us Dead by Montblanc, Cl
A Wild Radiance by Ingrande Mora, Maria
Mr. Terrific: Year One by Letson, Al
Heir of Storms by Murray, Lauryn Hamilton
When It's Your Turn for Midnight by Musariri, Blessing
Piper At the Gates of Dusk by Ness, Patrick
In Love's Key, Reprised by Nojiro, Guri
Skipshock by O'Donoghue, Caroline
Onward: 16 Climate Fiction Short Stories to Inspire Hope by Carpenter, Nora Shalaway
Best of All Worlds by Oppel, Kenneth
Nineteen Eighty-Four : and Selected Essays by Orwell, George
Eragon by Paolini, Christopher
Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic by Park, Patricia
Same But Different : Teen Life On the Autism Express by Peete, Holly Robinson
Estela, Undrowning by Pena-Govea, Rene
Until We Meet Again: A Graphic Novel by Kim Qian, Lily
Quincredible. A Better World by Barnes, Rodney
Her Name In the Sky by Quindlen, Kelly
According to Plan by Randall, Christen
The Raven Boys : the Graphic Novel by Stiefvater, Maggie
An Archive of Romance by Reid, Ava
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Reyes, Sonido
Coach by Reynolds, Jason
Soundtrack : A Novel by Reynolds, Jason
The Court of the Dead by Riordan, Rick
Girl Reflect In Knife by Rissi, Anica Mrose
Lord of Blade and Bone by Rodgers, Erica IVy
Wild Reverence : A Novel by Ross, Rebecca
16 Forever by Rubin, Lance
The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake (original) by Rutherford, Mara
Slow Burn by Rutter, Bethany
Ramin Abbas Has Major Questions by Saber, Ahmad
Echo Star Is Always Listening by Salisbury, Melinda
These Shattered Spires by Salter, Cassidy Ellis
Truth Is by Sawyerr, Hannah V
Someday Perfect: (a Graphic Novel) by Schneider, Kat
Light Enough to Float by Seal, Lauren
Beast Becomes Her by Seitz, Crystal
Frankenstein : the 1818 Text by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
The Oks Are Not Ok by Shim, Grace K
Mindworks : An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction by Shusterman, Neal
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton
The Dandelion Riots by Smejkal, Kim
The Thorn Queen by Smith, Sasha Peyton
The Thrashers by Soto, Julie
A Stage Set for VIllains by Spann, Shannon J
Here for A Good Time by Spencer, Kim
The Scorpio Races by Stiefvater, Maggie
Worst-Case Scenario by Stoeve, Ray
Stranger Things : Library Edition, Volume 1 by Houser, Jody
Sundown Girls by Stratton, L. S
Choosing Sides by Andelfinger, Nicole
I Wanna Be Your Girl. 1 by Takase, Umi
Armaveni by Takvorian, Nadine
This Ain't Our First Rodeo by Tamani, Liara
Deathly Fates by Tsai, Tesia Tzu-Yun
Sunflowers and Lavender: A Graphic Novel by Valais, Maisy
Fireblooms by VIllasante, Alexandra
Self Portrait by Volbeda, Ludwig
Julia and Romano by Walters, Eric
Girls Who Play Dead by Wellington, Joelle
Room to Breathe by West, Kasie
Luna Express by Whyte, Campbell
The Sleepless by Williams, Jen (fiction Writer)
A War of Wyverns by Williamson, S. F
Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted by Witherspoon, Sujin
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Volume 14 by Yamada, Kanehito
And the River Drags Her Down by Yun, Jihyun

New in the Tween Collection

Mysterious Creatures: the Truth Behind the Legends by Alderton, David
True Or False? : the Science of Perception, Misinformation, and Disinformation by Toner, Jacqueline B
Skills for Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria : A Workbook for Tweens & Teens by Martin, Casey O'Brien
A World Without Summer : A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Day, Nicholas
Angry Girls Will Get Us Through by Traister, Rebecca
Green Cities : How Green Infrastructure Helps Urban Centers Thrive by Boudreau, Sheila
Gun Laws In America by Rebman, Nick
Mass Incarceration by Head, Tom
Massachusetts McAs English : McAs Test Prep: Grade 7 English Language Arts Literacy (ela) Practice and Full-Length Online Assessments. by
Massachusetts McAs English : McAs Test Prep: Grade 8 English Language Arts Literacy (ela) Practice and Full-Length Online Assessments. by
The Birth of Genetics by Hakim, Joy
How to Draw Nature : In Simple Steps by Jones, Kevin
Level Up 2026 : 100% Unofficial : by Gamers for Gamers by Robson, Eddie
Jewish Changemakers : Stories of Courage, Creativity, and Impact by Brygger, Karin
Made In Asian America : A History for Young People by Lee, Erika
Fighting to Belong! Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History In the Twentieth Century Vol. II, by Chu, Amy
Kid X by Baptiste, Tracey
Last Kids On Earth and the Skeleton Road by Brallier, Max
Westfallen by Brashares, Ann
Castle Swimmer. Vol. Two by Martin, Wendy (comics Creator)
Fathom Fall by Cerilli, Matteo L
Love In Ruins by Desombre, Auriane
Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria by Jreije, George
Skyshattered by Kagawa, Julie
The Whale Boys by Kato, J. C
When Tomorrow Burns by Keller, Tae
Krypto : the Last Dog of Krypton by North, Ryan
Berserkers by Larson, M. A
King of Nothing by Lessore, Nathanael
Lightfall. A Place Between Book Four, by Probert, Tim
Lightfall. the Girl & the Galdurian Book One, by Probert, Tim
Lightfall. the Dark Times Book Three, by Probert, Tim
Lightfall. Shadow of the Bird Book Two, by Probert, Tim
Exile by Messenger, Shannon
Neverseen by Messenger, Shannon
Everblaze by Messenger, Shannon
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Messenger, Shannon
Magnitude by Nielsen, Jennifer A
One Wrong Step by Nielsen, Jennifer A
Uprising by Nielsen, Jennifer A
Nordlys. 2 by Falch, Malin
A Song for You and I by O'Neill, Kay
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Rowling, J. K
Stream : A Novel In Two Voices by Salazar, Aida
Styx and Stones by Schmidt, Gary D
On A Wing and A Tear by Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Sorceline by Douye, Sylvia
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Springer, Nancy
Teacher's Pet by Andelfinger, Nicole
Verse. the Song Book Three, by Beck, Sam (freelance Artist)
Stars In Their Eyes : A Graphic Novel by Walton, Jessica

2025 Mass Teen Choice Book Award Nominees

The Bletchley Riddle by Sepetys, Ruta
America Redux : VIsual Stories From Our Dynamic History by Aberg-Riger, Ariel
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah
Call Me Iggy by Aguirre, Jorge Augusto
Red by Cardi, Annie
Looking for Smoke by Cobell, K. A
Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Croucher, Lex
I Kick and I Fly by Gupta, Ruchira
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Jackson, Holly
I Will Never Leave You by Kennedy, Kara A
The No-Girlfriend Rule by Randall, Christen
Twenty-Four Seconds From Now. . . : A Love Story by Reynolds, Jason
Happyhead by Silver, Josh

Contact a Librarian

Annalise Kraines: Young Adult Librarian
978-325-5564
akraines@sawyerfreelibrary.org