From romance to thrillers to stories you can get lost in, these high school setting novels are sure to keep you invested this spring! If you’re looking for the hottest YA releases of Spring 2025, we’ve got you (and your TBR) covered!
The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose (2/18)
A week after telling her twin sister, Luna, that she is not returning to the elite boarding school, Kingswood Academy, Solina disappears. Twelve hours later, Solina is dead. Although the police say that Solina’s death is an accident, Luna knows otherwise. In order to get to the bottom of what’s going on, Luna attends Kingswood Academy as Solina in a desperate attempt to discover what caused her sister’s death.
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The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (2/25)
Maeve Abenthy lost everything seven years ago including her father and her name. Living under a fake name now to escape her father’s crimes, Maeve receives a letter stating her father was innocent and in order to find out the truth, she must pose as an apprentice for the Otherwhere Post, where she will be trained in magic that allows couriers to enchant letters and deliver them to other worlds. As the clock ticks, her handsome mentor realizes she’s lying about her identity and she begins to receive threatening letters telling her to drop her investigation.
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Dear Manny by Nic Stone (3/4)
Jared Peter Christensen is running for president of his Junior Class Council at his university in hopes to increase equity and inclusion in all sectors of campus life to beat the conservative business major he’s running against. Things seem to be going to plan until a transfer student enters the race and accuses Jared of being all talk and no action. As the campaign continues, feelings develop and secrets are exposed which cause Jared to write letters to his deceased friend, Manny, in hopes of finding out what exactly is going on.
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When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain (3/4)
For the last three years, over two dozen people have vanished in Lucifer’s Creek, Arkansas. Here one moment and gone the next, their bodies discovered buried with no evidence. Seventeen-year-old Dovie doesn’t believe in magic even though her female ancestors can hear the bones of the dead sing. For the last few years, the bones have been singing for Dovie to dig them up. The older generation in Lucifer’s Creek believe the Ozarks howler is the one responsible for the bodies, although Dovie doesn’t believe in the howler. Her best friend, Lo, claims he is being haunted by dark shadows and soon discovers that the shadows are those of those murdered and they want Lo and Dovie to be the ones to uncover the truth.
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Say a Little Prayer by Jenna Voris (3/4)
Riley left the church last year when she found that it was not the space for a bisexual girl. When the church shunned her older sister for getting an abortion, Riley immediately wanted the ultimate revenge. After slapping a girl who was talking bad about her sister, Riley is sent to the principal’s office and immediately punished by having the spend her spring break at church camp to avoid suspension. Although she will be with her best friend, Julia, who also happens to be the pastor’s daughter, Riley decides the best way to get back at the church is to commit the seven deadly sins at the camp and hopes this could start a revolution. The only thing she didn’t plan was falling for the pastor’s daughter.
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They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran (3/4)
Red algae has been blooming in Mercy, Louisiana since the hurricane. Noon and her mother have been catching the algae for trade in order to survive. With survival as her main priority, Noon doesn’t have to face what happened to her at the Cove or deal with the monster that itches at her skin. When people begin to disappear and rumors swirl of underwater shadows and warnings to not respond to knocks at night, the harbormaster who Noon provides the algae to demands that she capture the mysterious creature. As another storm approaches, Noon teams up with the harbormaster’s daughter, Covey, in order to search for the monster taking lives in Mercy.
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Camila Núñez’s Year of Disasters by Miriam Zoila Perez (3/18)
Camila Núñez is a Cuban American teen who has always feared what’s coming next. Working hard to keep her anxiety under control, she has a lot to worry about as she deals with her first queer love, a dog-walking job, her mother’s judgment about her body, and her father being too busy to notice anything other than his job. When Camila’s friend gives her a tarot reading for her sixteenth birthday, the cards seem to know what’s happening in her life and cause her to question if her relationship is doomed to fail, if her father is truly having an affair, and if her best friends love life will cause their friendship to fall apart. Now, she must confront the future head on to find peace.
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I Am the Swarm by Hayley Chewins (3/25)
The women of the Strand family have been magical for as long as anyone can remember. At the age of fifteen, they receive their magical gift, but Nell Strand is nervous for hers. Her mother’s age changes every single day and her sister bleeds music causing Nell to see how their magical gifts can wreak havoc on their family. When Nell’s gift appears as ladybugs across her piano keys, she feels her magical manifestation will be a positive one. Then, beetles join, followed by moths, and wasps when she’s angry appear. Now, Nell must decide how much of her emotions she can hide and what consequences will come from her decision.
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The Family I’m In by Sharon G. Flake (4/1)
In the sequel to The Life I’m In, this novel features John-John and Caleb, friends since childhood who are forced to deal with the struggles into becoming young men. Living in a world where Black boys deal with generational expectations, fear the future, and want to be seen for who they truly are, John-John and Caleb must confront family illnesses, divorced parents, pressure from teachers, and girls who think they have all the answers.
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Pride or Die by CL Montblanc (4/15)
Seventeen-year-old Eleanora Finkel’s main goal? Graduate high school and escape Texas. When her LGBTQ+ club meeting accidentally coincides with an attack on the head cheerleader, she and her friends are immediate suspects. To prove their innocence and ensure the club survives for future queer teens, the only thing left is to find the guilty party. If they don’t find out who is responsible, the club could very well be the culprits next target.
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If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal (4/22)
Rochelle “the Shell” Coleman is focused on three things: become valedictorian, get into Wharton, and take down her academic nemesis, Amira Rodriguez. The only thing Rochelle’s college application is missing is a job, so she applies to the Horizon Cinemas, a Black owned movie theater. The only problem? Amira is her co-worker and boss. As the two are forced to work together, Rochelle begins to see Amira in a different light. When mysterious things begin to happen at Horizon that threaten to close it down, Rochelle and Amira need to uncover the mystery all while they head toward falling in love.
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Bad Influence by Claire Ahn (4/29)
Charlotte Goh is a seventeen-year-old who feels like she’s living a double-life as a Korean daughter and a NYC fashion influencer. While she hopes her posts will help her family who is struggling financially, Charlotte is not prepared for what comes next after a posting about a racist experience at an influencer event. Overnight, she goes viral and finally gets the fame she’s been craving including new friends, attention from a Hollywood hottie, and companies wanting to endorse her. As Charlotte finds herself in the middle of the influencer world, she realizes she may have to sacrifice even more to succeed, including the feelings she’s developed for her best friend, Stephen.
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