2026 White Pine Nominees (Teen Fiction)Like this list

10 items

• Beast

  Van Camp, Richard

  Add Beast to your for later shelf

  In Richard Van Camp’s Beast, Lawson Sauron’s quiet northern town hides a deadly secret -- an ancient treaty meant to stop a brutal war. But when Silver Crane returns from jail and unleashes a vengeful spirit, Lawson and his friends -- a Cree dancer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Drop in the Ocean

  a Novel

  Taranto, Léa

  Add A Drop in the Ocean to your for later shelf

  Sixteen-year-old Mira Durand is stuck in a psych ward battling OCD, anorexia, and brutal religious compulsions she thinks keep her mom safe. But at Ward 2, she finds friendship, first love, and hope. A Drop in the Ocean is a raw, powerful story…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• For She Is Wrath

  Varga, Emily

  Add For She Is Wrath to your for later shelf

  Falsely imprisoned and hungry for revenge, Dania escapes with the help of a mysterious cellmate and a Jinn’s deadly treasure. With new powers and a new identity, she hunts down those who ruined her life -- until the man who betrayed her stands in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The History of Everything

  Evans, Victoria

  Add The History of Everything to your for later shelf

  Best friends Daisy and Agnes are inseparable -- until one of them has to move away. Determined to make their last summer unforgettable, they tackle an epic bucket list from an old scrapbook. But when crushes and growing pains get in the way, they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Messy Perfect

  Boteju, Tanya

  Add Messy Perfect to your for later shelf

  Perfect student Cassie Perera is haunted by guilt over not standing up for her friend Ben during a bullying incident. When he returns, she starts a secret Gender and Sexuality Alliance to make things right -- and maybe come out herself. As her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Recommended Reading

  Coccia, Paul

  Add Recommended Reading to your for later shelf

  Seventeen-year-old Bobby Ashton is a hopeless romantic who turns his big crush confession into a viral disaster. Stuck working at his uncle’s bookstore, he meets Luke -- a cute, no-nonsense lifeguard who hates romance. As sparks fly, Bobby must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Songs for Ghosts

  Kumagai, Clara

  Add Songs for Ghosts to your for later shelf

  After a messy breakup, seventeen-year-old Adam finds an old diary in his attic—written by a young woman in 1911 Nagasaki. As he’s drawn into her tragic love story, her ghost begins to appear. Songs for Ghosts is a haunting blend of romance, history,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Titan of the Stars

  Johnston, E. K.

  Add Titan of the Stars to your for later shelf

  On the Titan’s first voyage from Earth to Mars, engineer-in-training Celeste is chasing a fresh start, while rich kid Dominic feels trapped by his father’s expectations. But when ancient aliens escape their display cases, the two must team up to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unfinished

  Isaacs, Cheryl

  Add The Unfinished to your for later shelf

  When small-town athlete Avery’s morning run leads her to a strange pond in the middle of the forest, she awakens a horror the townspeople of Crook’s Falls have long forgotten.

• The Unweaving

  a Novel

  Parisien, Cheryl

  Add The Unweaving to your for later shelf

  In 1869, the people of Red River in Rupert’s Land meet the arrival of surveyors from the new Dominion of Canada with trepidation. As the Métis Nation begins negotiating terms for joining Confederation, each member of the Rougeau family adapts in…Read moreRead more of this annotation