New Teen Fiction

Earth has become civilized! The only fuel these days is hydrogen. Out near the sun where we collect the hydrogen with pirates, it is a little less civilized. My name is Martin Mercer. I'm a Hydrogen Runner. To be a runner, you have to think on your feet. Act without thinking. Use your instincts. Because on a run, you are reduced to one basic instinct, to survive!

Lucy B. Parker is running for class president! Sure, Lucy could let her frister (friend + sister), teen superstar Laurel Moses, campaign for her, but Lucy wants to win as Lucy, not as Laurel Moses' less-pretty-less- talented stepsister. To make matters worse, Lucy's feeling totally ignored by her dad and his girlfriend, who are preparing for their new baby. How is Lucy going to manage her famous frister, a soon-to-exist baby, and the campaign of the year all at once?

Armed with new weapons and a newfound confidence, Nearra and her friends plan to confront the wizard Maddoc. But before they can reach Cairngorn Keep, a skeletal griffin kidnaps Nearra and delivers her directly into the wizard's hands. As Maddoc prepares the final spell to unleash the Evergence, Davyn and the others struggle to rescue Nearra. But in the confines of Maddoc's keep, appearances deceive. Friends become enemies. Dark dreams become reality. And naive Nearra may not be as innocent as she seems.

This new trilogy follows Nearra as she journeys to Icereach to break a curse plaguing her family. But new enemies lurk where she least expects them, and the journey tests her every resolve. Will Nearra find the strength to break the wizard’s curse? Wizard’s Curse continues a new series of Dragonlance fantasy adventures written specifically for readers ages 10 and up. The series features a group of young companions who band together for friendship, adventure, and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

Sindri Suncatcher is back in this thrilling conclusion to the Suncatcher Trilogy! Sindri has defeated the evil wizard Anica, but the conflict is far from over. Old foes endanger Sindri's home village in Kendermore, while old friends add confusion to an already frenzied situation. And in the midst of all the chaos, Sindri must make the hardest choice of his life. Jeff Sampson's final book in the Suncatcher Trilogy shows the power of friendship - and learning which friends you can trust.

Kaile lives in Zombay, an astonishing city where goblins walk the streets and witches work their charms and curses. Kaile wants to be a musician and is delighted when a goblin gives her a flute carved out of bone. But the flute's single, mournful song has a dangerous consequence: It separates Kaile and her shadow. Anyone without a shadow is considered dead, and despite Kaile's protests that she's alive and breathing, her family forces her to leave so she can’t haunt their home. Kaile and her shadow soon learn that the troublesome flute is tied to a terrifying ghoul made from the bones of those who drowned in the Zombay River.

Someone is trying to destroy David Eliot's school. A year ago, he'd have been happy to see the end of Groosham Grange and its ghoulish teachers. Now, he's on course to win the Unholy Grail, a cup of magical power presented to the star pupil. But a series of suspicious mishaps sees the gap between David and new boy Vincent King narrow alarmingly. Someone, it seems, is trying to stop David winning – and, worse, threatening Groosham Grange itself!

Jenny's ordinary day at school takes an extraordinary turn when her family is unexpectedly evicted, setting them on a journey to a new country. As they face perilous challenges in unfamiliar territories, their strength and unity will be put to the test in this gripping tale of resilience and hope.

What do you get when a jock, a trouble maker, and a nerd end up as the new kids on the block? The oddest group of friends you'd ever meet. But if their unforeseen circumstances can't get any weirder, add in a hypnotic induced village with a hunger for prunes. Now, the townspeople are hunting them and wanting them to join their prune cult. Will the new kids muster up their faith in God and do the right thing to save themselves? Or will they all get pruned?

This classic children's tale brings back the much-loved characters of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and H.O. Bastable as they stumble into yet more comic adventures. Teresa Gallagher read the previous two books in this highly praised series and returns to recount more japes in her colourful array of children's voices.

Chromes of different colors need to unite and overcome their differences. In the meantime, the love between Asheva and Cestia is put to the test, and the outcome is anything but certain. Life, death, friendship, freedom...they all merge into a new breathtaking journey into the territories, where a new dawn has just begun.

A century in the future, the human population on Earth is dwindling. The Trushons have taken over what is left of Earth after an epic battle. The human resistance tries to fight for equality when there is none. Rai is a headstrong teenager trying to become a Guard, the elite security force that protects one of the new founding families of Earth. Humans rarely make it to the Guard, but Rai knows she is qualified. She is paired to train with Marsen, who will one day be a ruler of the Raynol royal family.

Melissa has learned a lot since her freshman year began, but it isn't over yet! Her world is about to change again with the birth of her new sibling, and she has to figure out how she will adjust to being the eldest of five kids. She, Jess, and Jimmy are inseparable, and she is having a fantastic time although she can't help but miss Brian as she tries to learn how to deal with his relationship with Layla.

In A New Death: CJ's Story, you meet CJ, the 13-year-old nephew of the truck driver Josh from the novel A New Death. Find out what happens to Josh's family when the zombie apocalypse shambles into Savannah, Georgia! Will the young teenage CJ understand what is going on? Will he believe it? Will his family get out of the city alive, or will he fall to the zombie infection? This zombie apocalypse story is for anyone who is a fan of zombie games, movies, or graphic novels.

Ned is starting at a new school. There's just one problem: everyone else can do magic. Ned can't. The only thing he can do is play the goosehorn.

Three children get transported by witches to a ship, Racer, taking part in a race for recovering crown jewels of many countries stolen by hi-tech thieves. During this race with a prize of hundred billion dollars, the children read the clues given by an albatross, kill a Scareman, calm a white elephant, win a battle with flying pigs, tame a Trojan horse with the help of a bridge to nowhere, get the assistance of a man from Mars, recover the loot from the tallest tree using ship’s cannons and finally get the better of the robbers, the pink panther, a queen bee and the man from Mars.

Gina Filomena has been told she has an overactive imagination. With her bright clothing and artistic spirit, she’s always felt different from the other kids in her class. That is, until she meets her new neighbor, a mysterious boy named Antonio with a wide, welcoming smile. Add in a creative new teacher, Miss Lightstone, and a world of possibilities opens up for Gina, Antonio, and their classmates. With the help of Antonio and Miss Lightstone, will Gina find the answers to the questions Who am I? and Who do I want to be?

In a new city, at a new school, 12-year-old Emmy has never felt more out of tune. Things start to look up when she takes her first coding class, unexpectedly connecting with the material - and Abigail, a new friend - through a shared language: music. But when Emmy gets bad news about their computer teacher, and finds out Abigail isn't being entirely honest about their friendship, she feels like her new life is screeching to a halt. Despite these obstacles, Emmy is determined to prove that, for the first time ever, she isn't a wrong note, but a musician in the world's symphony.

Hadley Parrish is having the worst luck ever. Her boyfriend dumped her for social media fame, her stepsister got into Harvard the day Hadley failed chemistry, and now she’s been blamed for a crime she didn’t do. As punishment, she’s sent to Sterling Beach for the summer to learn some “work ethic” and “manners” from her grumpy grandfather who she barely knows. The beautiful beach is no match for Hadley’s epically bad mood, and she’s determined to spend every second of the summer locked in her room brooding.

Rebeka Uwitonze was born in Rwanda with curled and twisted feet, which meant she had to crawl or be carried to get around. At nine years old, she gets an offer that could change her life. A doctor in the US might be able to turn her feet. But it means leaving her own family behind and going to America on her own. Her Own Two Feet tells Rebeka's inspiring story through her eyes, with the help of one of her hosts. She travels from Rwanda to Austin, Texas, to join the Davis family, despite knowing almost no English.