04 Sep 2025
Young Adult Books That Capture the Magic of Growing Up
Growing up is messy, complicated, and unforgettable—and these stories capture it all. They explore identity, first love, and finding your place in the world. Each one reflects the thrill and heartbreak of adolescence. Ideal for readers chasing that bittersweet feeling of becoming who you are.
Money Skills For Teens (Teen Life Skills Mastery Series Book 1)
by A.K. He
Release Date: August 17, 2025
Money mistakes are expensive—confidence is free. Money Skills for Teens is a clear, engaging guide to help ages 12–19 earn, budget, save, and invest wisely. With real stories, quizzes, and tools, it builds money smarts and confidence so teens can avoid debt, spend smarter, and take control of their future.
I Be Brave (Grit and Grace in the Heartland Book 2)
by Gretchen A. Carlson
Release Date: September 3, 2025
In the summer of 1940, as Hitler’s armies destroy Europe, guilt ravages thirteen-year-old Sissy’s heart after her younger brother dies—on her watch. Nothing she does can mend the rift between her and her mother. When an abused and abandoned boy follows Sissy to her farm in rural Kansas, she knows he can’t stay permanently with her broken family, and yet she tries to help him.
Death in the Dark
by Bryce Moore
Release Date: August 5, 2025
When multiple women are found murdered in their London homes during World War II, seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill vows to uncover the identity of the Blackout Ripper, even if it puts her own life at risk. From the author of The Perfect Place to Die, Don’t Go to Sleep, and A Family of Killers comes another chilling historical mystery
The Wind of Change (Blossoms and Blades Book 5)
by Daniel John Roddy
Release Date: September 1, 2025
Kyoto, 1867. The samurai age is ending, and one restless dreamer dares to carry Japan into a new dawn. Sakamoto Ryōma has always lived on the edge—mocked in youth, hunted as a ronin, yet determined to bridge old and new. With his wife Oryō at his side, he forges alliances between bitter rivals, envisions fleets to guard Japan’s shores, and dares to imagine a parliament long before its time.
A Beautiful and Terrible Murder
by Claire Andrews
Release Date: August 5, 2025
Perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper, this historical murder mystery follows the cunning Irene Adler as she teams up with the mysterious Sherlock Holmes to discover who is murdering Oxford’s elite students in the All Souls class.
The Rebel King: Shivaji Maharaj (The Jewel of the Ages Book 4)
by Daniel John Roddy
Release Date: August 23, 2025
From Teenage Rebel to Emperor: The Extraordinary True Story That Changed History
India, 1646. Sixteen-year-old Shivaji Bhonsle stands on a mountain peak, staring at the fortress that will make him either a king or a corpse. In a world ruled by the mighty Mughal Empire, where submission seems the only path to survival, one teenager dares to dream the impossible: a free kingdom ruled by its own people.
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