We continue our series of posts featuring some of the best books in the CA Library collection — today’s featured titles are all thrillers. Follow the links for each book to learn more from the CA Library catalog!

If an eBook and/or audiobook is available, links are also provided (Sora login is required).

Artifice by Sharon Cameron — To help her best friend Truus, who is smuggling Jewish babies out of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, master forger Isa de Smit sells fake paintings to the Nazis, but soon discovers fake can be difficult to spot both in art and in people. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“A genuinely immersive, teen-centric answer to the historical thrillers that fill adult shelves and will satisfy plenty of readers. Gripping” (Kirkus Reviews). 

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Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans — Grappling with an ever-growing list of fears, nonbinary teen Bianca Torre, an avid birder, finds herself investigating the murder of her neighbor with the help of their best friend, their crush, and a fellow birding aficionado. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“A suspenseful and satisfying thriller with plenty of heart and humor” (School Library Journal Xpress).

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The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson — When the murder of his classmate at an elite boarding school seems to be forgotten overnight, seventeen-year-old Douglas must confront centuries of secrets in the school’s past and a vengeful creature in the forest surrounding the campus.

“The pulse-pounding twists, riveting premise, and the enticing character dynamics formed amid intriguing magical troubles ensure that readers will want to follow along to the end” (Publishers Weekly).

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A Guide To The Dark by Meriam Metoui — Stranded at the Wildwood Motel while on their spring break road trip, Mira and Layla discover eight people died in their room and set out to find the connection between the deaths and the unexplainable things that keep happening inside Room 9. Get the Audiobook

“A delightfully haunting and insightful debut for horror and thriller fans” (Booklist).

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I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu — When her best friend — and true love — disappears, overachieving Chase Ohara finds her life turning into a series of grim snapshots leading to a shocking truth that will change everything about the way she sees Lia — and herself. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Well-paced nonlinear chapters feature flashbacks to Chase and Lia’s tender courtship and its eventual unraveling, offering ardent depictions of mental illness, grief, and the frequent crushing pressure to succeed” (Publishers Weekly).

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Into The Light by Mark Oshiro — Two outcasts, Eli and Manny, find their lives intersecting in unimaginable ways when the reported discovery of an unidentified body draws them into facing their biggest fears and confronting their own identity — and who they are allowed to be. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“A thoughtful, beautiful, riveting thriller that fans of dynamic character building, gritty mystery, and searing social commentary will devour in a heartbeat” (Booklist).

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The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore — Enrolling in the third most haunted school in the country in the hope of finding her dead father, Este Logano instead finds Mateo, an annoying real ghost, and soon discovers that following her father’s footsteps might be more dangerous than she ever anticipated.

“Recommended for lovers of gothic tales, this unique novel blends different genres in a magical way, and readers will happily lose themselves in its twisting passages” (Booklist).

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Make Me A Liar by Melissa Landers — When someone uses Tia Dante’s body to commit murder on live TV, she unearths multiple scandals, massive corruption and more than a few stray bullets as she races against time to find the real killer. Get the Audiobook

“Thriller elements involving international mobs and secret supernatural organizations, as well as weighty themes surrounding criminal injustice, propel this jam-packed roller coaster to a climactic finish” (Publishers Weekly).

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A Place For Vanishing by Ann Fraistat — Looking for a fresh start, sixteen-year-old Libby and her family return to her mother’s childhood home only to discover that the house’s strange beauty may disguise a sinister past. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“A compelling, darkly creative, and intensely haunting examination of the masks we wear” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Stateless by Elizabeth Wein — Stella North is one of twelve young pilots competing in a 1937 air race meant to promote peace in Europe, but when one of her competitors is sabotaged, Stella races to determine who is capable of murder, and who might be the next victim. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Dramatic chase scenes in the skies above the Alps and on the streets of Nazi-controlled Hamburg, Germany, climax in a terrifying airborne confrontation over Paris” (Booklist).

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Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington — Blacklisted from her top choice Ivy League college, prestigious Edgewater Academy scholarship student Adina Walker participates in the Finish, a high-stakes competition whose prize of wealth and power can open any door, only to find that she’s playing for her life. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Anyone desperate for a Hunger Games–esque adventure will devour this debut” (Booklist).

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Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill — When Black teenager Amir is accused of murdering Chloe Danvers, a rich White girl, he and his half-brother Marcel set out to prove his innocence and discover that in a city as old as New Orleans, the right family connections can bury even the ugliest truths. Get the Audiobook

“At once riveting and disturbing, this is an edgy, fast-paced thriller exploring important issues” (Kirkus Reviews).

Find even more great thrillers in these previous posts!

• Thrillers (April 2023)
• Thrillers (April 2022)
• Thrillers (May 2021)

Take a look at the CA Library collection in your Sora account — you’ll find thousands of eBooks and audiobooks across many different genres, including:

• Best Fiction For Teens
• New York Times Bestsellers
• Most Popular
• Suspenseful Thrillers
• Mysteries
• Fantasy
• Historical Fiction
• Humorous Stories
• Romance
• Science Fiction
• Sports
• Biography and Autobiography
• Nonfiction

…and more! Here are some of the latest eBooks and/or audiobooks available in Sora right now!

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt — An essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health — and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“An urgent and provocative read on why so many kids are not okay — and how to course correct. Haidt makes a powerful case that the shift from play-based to phone-based childhoods is wreaking havoc on mental health and social development” (Adam Grant, host of the TED podcast Re:Thinking).

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Breathing Underwater by Abbey Lee Nash — Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and works to get back in the pool despite her doctor’s advice or her distracting feelings for the new guy.  Get the eBook

“Tess’s story is compelling. Her medical visits, uncertainty, and eventual epilepsy diagnosis offer a realistic look at this hidden condition that is both enigmatic and common” (School Library Journal).

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Cancelled by Farrah Penn — High school senior Brynn Whittaker faces a school-wide scandal when a viral video wrongly implicates her, prompting her and her friends to confront the school’s misogynistic culture, while Brynn grapples with the decision to expose the true culprit. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Girl power tackles sexism, stigma, and peer pressure in the age of social media” (Kirkus Reviews).

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H Is For Hope: Climate Change From A to Z by Elizabeth Kolbert — In twenty-six essays — one for each letter of the alphabet — the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction takes us on a hauntingly illustrated journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future. Get the eBook

“An intelligently provocative and well-presented look at the world’s most pressing issue” (Kirkus Reviews).

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How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone: A Memoir by Cameron Russell — In her fierce and innovative memoir, Russell, who was scouted by a modeling agency when she was 16, chronicles how she learned to navigate the dizzying space between physical appearance and interiority and making money in an often-exploitative system. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Readers will find much to discuss, as Russell’s adolescence — as a lived experience and a sexualized product to be sold — defines her career, worldview, and political organizing” (Booklist).

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How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety: An Empowering Guide for Young People by Anouchka Grose — A timely book that explores the relationship between mental health and the climate crisis . . . and supplies tools to help! Drawing on years of experience as a psychoanalyst, Grose shares cutting-edge insights on how to manage your eco-anxiety. Get the Audiobook

“An empowering guide to living with the stress of the climate change crisis” (Kirkus Reviews).

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The Lightning Circle by Vikki VanSickle — After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls’ camp in the mountains of West Virginia where she meets girls and women from all walks of life with their own heartaches and triumphs. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“VanSickle paints a portrait of a classic mid-aughts summer camp in this slice-of-life verse novel” (Publishers Weekly).

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These Bodies Between Us by Sarah Van Name — In their familiar North Carolina beach town, Callie and her friends, Talia and Cleo, are joined by the enigmatic Polly, who introduces the idea of learning how to make themselves invisible, a plan that initially seems impossible but eventually works, leading to a recklessness that makes it increasingly difficult for the girls to return to their former selves. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Ominous, strategic foreshadowing creates anticipation, building eventually to a shocking, well-earned climax. A suspenseful story of friendship and magic” (Kirkus Reviews).

Take a look at the CA Library collection in your Sora account — you’ll find thousands of eBooks and audiobooks across many different genres, including:

• Best Fiction For Teens
• New York Times Bestsellers
• Most Popular
• Suspenseful Thrillers
• Mysteries
• Fantasy
• Historical Fiction
• Humorous Stories
• Romance
• Science Fiction
• Sports
• Biography and Autobiography
• Nonfiction

…and more! You can also browse the latest audiobooks in Sora, including these new titles:

American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race For Equality in the Sky by Sherri L. Smith –A nonfiction account of a group of determined Black Americans who created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago’s South Side in the period between World Wars I and II.

“An enlightening account of notable Black American aviators and the issues that they confronted during their careers” (Booklist).

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Ariel Crashes A Train by Olivia A. Cole — Ariel grapples with her fear of her own mind and violent fantasies, driven by her desire to meet her parents’ expectations and societal norms, until a summer job at a carnival leads her to new friends who help her discover her struggle with OCD and find acceptance and support for her true self.

“A revelatory, razor-sharp, and powerfully honest depiction of the reality of living with OCD” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore –While at a private beach lodge with her popular classmates, an anonymous letter leads to murder. Eva places her trust in Colton and together they uncover secrets that upend everything they thought they knew about their fellow spring breakers.

“Lepore effectively layers several mysteries on top of one another in this keen, intriguing read for Karen McManus fans” (Booklist).

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Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson — Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland, tender odes to the Black women in her life, and urgent calls for Black girls to step into their power.

“A compelling ode to self-resurrection and Black sisterhood that finds much-needed light in the world’s darkness” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Borrow My Heart by Kasie West — When Wren overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friends for being catfished, she jumps in to save the day — and pretends to be his online crush.

“A solid teen romance with strong characterization and nuanced relationships” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw — On the remote isle of Rosevear, Mira is a wrecker, one of the seven on the rope who swim out to shipwrecks to plunder them. Mira’s job is to rescue survivors, if there are any. But the people of Rosevear never admit the truth: that they set the beacons themselves to lure ships into the rocks.

“A swashbuckler that metes out romance and vengeance in equal measure and with equal weight, this series starter is poised to make a significant splash” (Booklist).

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Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton — From the authors of Horror Hotel comes another addictive YA horror about a group of teen ghost hunters who are invited to travel onboard a haunted historic cruise ship.

“A fast-paced and fun paranormal page-turner” (Kirkus Reviews).

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The Diablo’s Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa — From the bestselling author of The Wicked Bargain comes a high-stakes race to defeat a curse designed to kill — about a teen demon who wants to be human, a boy cursed to die young, and the murderous island destined to bury them both.

“An energetic, dynamic, and satisfying adventure” (School Library Journal).

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Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari — Two best friends, bonded by their shared love of poetry, uncover all the different meanings if “I love you” once they begin dating their senior year of high school.

“This is laugh-out-loud funny, poignant, realistic, and heartbreaking in the best way, and perfect for readers with literary aspirations who want to read about big feelings” (Booklist).

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Louder Than Hunger by John Schu — A fictionalized account of the author’s experiences and emotions living in residential treatment facilities as a young teen with an eating disorder.

“A sensitive, true-to-life narrative that is respectfully and indelibly portrayed” (Kirkus Reviews).

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Promchanted by Morgan Matson — When Stella and Reece find themselves in the middle of the world of “Sleeping Beauty” on a pre-prom visit to Disneyland, they will have to put aside their differences, make sure Aurora and Phillip fall in love, and make sure the story gets back on track — or they might never get home.

“This heartwarming rom-com sparkles with sweet, innocent moments and lessons about relationships” (Booklist).