Wheaton Public Library
225 N. Cross St.
Wheaton, IL 60187
United States
A Monster Calls (2011) is a 13-year-old’s journey to come to grips with his mother’s terminal illness and the emotions that come with it. A monstrous yew tree appears outside his window, night after night, and tells Conor stories – fairy tales with complicated moral twists. As Conor deals with the bullying, anger and guilt overwhelming his life, the monster forces him to confront the feelings he’s avoiding.
Nick Cutter’s latest novel delivers some truly unsettling body horror. Set over a single, tension-filled day, the story follows Margaret, a teenage girl uncovering harrowing truths about her missing friend Charity. Her day leads to devastating revelations with far-reaching consequences and connections to millionaire tech pioneer, Rudyard Crate, whose childhood flashbacks are wild and horrifying.
Evan is an Insta-influencer with a good eye for romance—particularly, with setting up couples. When shy Natalia transfers to his high school and joins the Gay Straight Alliance that he runs, Evan can tell that she needs a bit of help in the love department. With Natalia under his wing, Evan attempts to set her up with multiple people, despite his best friend, Davi, warning against it. And while Evan focuses on Natalia’s love life, he might be missing out on a romance of his own and pushing his own feelings to the side...
Tananarive Due’s The Reformatory (2023) is a hauntingly beautiful masterpiece of historical fiction that lingers in your soul long after the final page. Set against the backdrop of a racially segregated South in 1930s Florida, the novel is both a riveting exploration of systemic injustice and a hallucinatory journey into the supernatural.
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The Favorites (2025) by Layne Fargo is a loose reimagining of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, set in the world of competitive ice dancing.
Upon a Starlit Tide (2025) is a mesmerizing historical fantasy/dark fairy tale. In 1700s coastal France the protagonist, Luce, rescues a handsome sailor from certain death in the fickle sea. Confusingly she feels drawn to both him and to her loyal friend Samuel, an English smuggler.
Tiwa and Said have despised each other for years - since Said went off to his fancy boarding school and became too good for their town and her, and least that's how Tiwa tells it. But before that, they were best friends and with their families both being part of the tight knit Muslim community in their town they had spent countless events and holidays together. This year Said is back early from boarding school because his (and Tiwa's) favorite librarian, Ms. Barnes, has passed away. This gets him in town early enough to celebrate Eid, which Tiwa's family is hosting this year.
The Mars House (2024), by Natasha Pulley, begins on a future Earth devastated by climate change. After flooding leaves London uninhabitable, ballet dancer January is forced to relocate to the only place that’s still accepting refugees—Tharsis, a colony on Mars which has developed a genderless society.
Ten years ago, best friends Beatrice, Elowen, and Clare saved the realm of Mythria from the forces of evil, and it absolutely ruined their lives. Their heroic quest gave them fame, but at the cost of losing their quest leader and friend, Galwell the Great—and now the three of them don’t even speak.