Favourite Teen Books of 2022!
Ain't burned all the bright
Reynolds, Jason, author
2022
Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now.
Arden High. Book 1, Twelfth grade night
Booth, Molly, author
2022
New student Vi finds herself falling for Orsino, even though he wants Vi's help asking Olivia to the school dance.
As long as the lemon trees grow
Katouh, Zoulfa, author.
2022
Eighteen-year-old Salama Kassab, a pharmacy student volunteering at the hospital in Homs, is desperate to find passage on a refugee boat for herself and her pregnant best friend, but first she must learn to see the events around her for what they are - not a war, but a revolution.
Batter royale
Adams, Leisl, author, illustrator
2022
"In this . . . graphic novel, a talented young chef is selected to participate in a baking reality show and finds herself mixed up in spicy competition, bitter rivalry, and sweet romance"--Provided by publisher.
Hotel Magnifique
Taylor, Emily J., author
2022
Seventeen-year-old Jani and her little sister Zosa secure jobs at a glamorous magical hotel, but when Jani realizes that their staff contracts are unbreakable, she embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of the magic at the heart of the hotel and free Zosa--and the other staff--from the cruelty of the ruthless maître d'hôtel.
Josee, the tiger and the fish
Tanabe, Seiko, 1928-2019, author.
2022
College student Tsuneo loves the ocean and the creatures it harbors, and he dreams of studying abroad in faraway waters. All he needs is enough funds to go, so when a girl in a wheelchair suddenly barrels into his life, he readily agrees to work part-time as her caretaker. Getting close to the prickly Josee is easier said than done, but before he can give up, an impromptu trip to the beach shows them both that sometimes, they must take that first plunge to see the wonders that await.
A magic steeped in poison
Lin, Judy I., author.
2022
Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.
Not good for maidens
Bovalino, Tori.
2022
Beneath the streets of York, the goblin market calls to the Wickett women--the family of witches that tends to its victims. For generations, they have defended the old cobblestone streets with their magic. Knowing the dangers, they never entered the market--until May Wickett fell for a goblin girl, accepted her invitation, and became inextricably tied to the world her family tried to protect her from. The market learned her name, and even when she and her sister left York for Boston to escape it, the goblins remembered. Seventeen years later, Lou, May's niece, knows nothing of her magical lineage or the twisted streets, sweet fruits, and incredible jewels of the goblin market. But just like her aunt, the market calls to her, an echo of a curse that won't release its hold on her family. And when her youngest aunt, Neela, is kidnapped by goblins, Lou discovers just how real and dangerous the market is. To save her, both May and Lou will have to confront their family's past and what happened all those years ago. But everything--from the food and wares, to the goblins themselves--is a haunting temptation for any human who manages to find their way in. And if Lou isn't careful, she could end up losing herself to the market, too.
Phoenix song. Echo
Roanhorse, Rebecca, author
2021
From the pages of AVENGERS comes a hero transformed! Maya Lopez, the Deaf hero known as Echo already knows a little bit about death and rebirth -- and now she has become the new host of the cosmic Phoenix Force! With its galactic fire burning in her veins, the always adaptable Echo is learning how to use her incredible new abilities. But she's about to come into conflict with certain X-Men who know exactly how dangerous the Phoenix can be! Meanwhile, an ancient demon wants to claim Echo's newfound power -- and the fight to keep the Phoenix Force safe will push Maya to her very limits! As the threads of her life unravel, Maya will face a journey through time. But destiny, and her Adversary, await in the White Hot Room!"--Page [4] of cover.
The summer of bitter and sweet
Ferguson, Jen, author
2022
"Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with...her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago...But when she gets a letter from her biological father...Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him...While King's friendship makes Lou feel safer...when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can't ignore her father forever"-- Provided by publisher.
A thousand steps into night
Chee, Traci, author
2022
When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within.
Valiant ladies
Grey, Melissa, author
2022
In Potosí, a silver mining city in the new Spanish viceroyalty of Peru, two teen vigilantes set out to expose corruption and deliver justice after Kiki's brother is murdered and the prostitute he loved disappears. Includes author's note.
Wynd. Book Two, The secret of the wings
Tynion, James, IV, author
2022
Wynd, Oakley, Thorn, and Yorik take the next step in their dangerous quest across Esseriel, but are soon attacked by a mysterious enemy. Can Wynd rise to the moment and if so, at what cost? And when Wynd is captured and taken to the Faeries' hidden capital deep in the Weird Woods, his friends must rescue him before he's put on trial ... and Basil, Titus, and Ash unknowingly lead an even greater threat to the Faerie City--Vampyres!
Zatanna : the jewel of Gravesend
Arden, Alys, writer
2022
Zatanna lives happily in Coney Island until a mystic's quest for a powerful jewel unravels everything she thought she knew about herself, her family's legacy, and her beloved neighborhood.