On January 14th of 2025, Central High School’s library got 37 new books from Mackin, an educational resource, to broaden the library’s selection of books.
“I look at book reviews and the publishing date.” Said by Mrs. Pickell, Central’s librarian. “I also choose based on popularity, topics, and representation.”
A Song to Drown Rivers, Ann Liang
An epic historical fantasy about sacrifice, love against all odds, womanhood, and war, as two kingdoms’ fates are hanging on a delicate balance.
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection, Junji Ito
Look through 10 short stories with grotesque images of surreal urban legends.
Banned, Michael R. Richard
Banned is Richardson’s chance to open up about his life, showing how you should keep trying, even if you knocked yourself down and that you are always important.
Blood Like Magic, Liselle Sambury
Voya Thomas is forced to try and kill her first love to discover her true powers as a witch, and to save her family’s magic.
Chlorine Sky, Mahogany F. Browne
A novel-in-verse about a young girl stepping out of her former best friend’s shadow.
Diet Soda Club, Chaz Hayden
17 year-old Reed takes care of his younger sister with a life threatening condition after their mom leaves. He resorts to selling fake IDs in order to provide for his family.
Fate Breaker, Victoria Aveyard
Fate Breaker is the third book in the Realm Breaker series, where we can find out how Corayne will find her companions once more and save the realm on the edge of collapsing.
Fledgling, S. K. Ali
Fledgling is the first book in the duology from S. K. Ali, showing a fractured world between war or enlightenment.
For She is Wrath, Emily Varga
After escaping from prison for revenge on the people who framed her, Diana risks her humanity using djinn magic and her heart to the boy who betrayed her.
Frog Day, Marty Crump
Frog Day is an hourly guide in which you follow 24 frogs living their lives.
Gather Me, Glory Edim
Gather Me is a memoir from the founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club, showing her journey into finding her identity.
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, Jamison Shea
After making a deal with the river of blood to be center stage, Black dancer Laure gets all she’s ever wanted until she realizes that she isn’t the only monster around.
Icon and Inferno, Marie Lu
Sidney and Winter go to Singapore to rescue a rogue agent only for their job to turn out deadlier than it seemed before. (A sequel to Stars and Smoke)
If You’re Not the One, Farah N. Rishi
Anisha has the perfect life being a law student and destined to marry the richest boy in the community. But once her parents divorce she finds her life where she never expected to be.
Influencer, Adam Cesare
A story told with alteration voices following teenage Crystal meeting the new boy, Aaron, who has a dark secret.
Klan War, Fergus M. Bordwich
Klan War takes place during President Grant’s war on the KKK, leading back to problems in the current day and not just in the past.
Life Skills Book for Teens, Maureen Stiles
A book of straightforward advice to dealing with adulthood including how to handle money, relationship advice, and other important information.
Most Ardently, Gabe C. Novoa
A trans boy looks for a future where he can live and love as himself openly.
Royal Scandal, Aimee Carter
Royal Scandal is the second book in the Royal Blood series where an American girl threatens the royal family with exposing their scandals.
Serpent Sea, Maiya Ibrahim
Immani is tasked with saving her people after the enchantment that had protected them was broken.
The Bad Ones, Mellisa Albert
The Bad Ones follows Nora and three others searching for her best friend until they run into a legendary goddess who might’ve had past connections with them.
The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee, Ellen Oh
When a Korean American girl gets put inside her webcomic she has to try and get out, finding help in a cute boy while facing a villainous corporation.
The Davenports: More Than This, Krystal Marquis
In the early 1900’s 4 empowered, passionate, and young black women try to find their own path in a rapidly changing society.
The Debutantes, Olivia Worley
A disappearance of a debutante causes three unlikely allies to learn dark truths behind the glamorous facade that the Les Masques Ball provides.
The Glass Girl, Kathleen Glasgow
15 year old Bella ends up with an alcohol addiction trying to cope with the pressures of life. Touching on topics of young women restoring to self-harm and addiction.
The Last Dragon on Mars, Scott Reintgen
A boy on Mars becomes a dragon rider trying to end the curse placed on the planet after the last dragon living there was killed to make it habitable.
The Maid and the Crocodile, Jordan Ifueko
Sade has accidentally bound herself to a being known only as the Crocodile, who is equipped with the ability to change people’s fates by cleaning their houses, and she tries to find her place in Oluwan City.
The Teen Breakup Survival Guide, Lenora M. Ziegler
A mental health booklet that will help you deal with all the struggles a breakup brings.
The Why is Everything, Michael Silver
Read an inside story from an award winning journalist about how hypercompetitive coaches remade America’s most popular sport.
Tilly in Technicolor, Magey Eddings
Once Tilly turns 18 she goes to London to become an intern at her sister’s company and finds out more about her ADHD while connecting with another neurodivergent intern, Oliver.
True Love and Other Impossible Odds, Christina Li
Grace Tang is confident in her ability to predict other people’s “perfect matches,” and while she’s trying to find her own she grows closer with her co-worker, Julia, and questions who she’s really attracted to.
Where the Library Hides, Isabel Ibanez
An Egyptian historical fantasy filled with adventure, rivals-to-lovers, and an end to the previous book, What the River Knows.
Zodiac Rising, Katie Zhao
When a student is murdered for a priceless treasure at the magical New York boarding school, the Zodiac gather a group to avenge their classmate and heist back what is rightfully theirs.