Uptown Teens Top 20: 2025Like this list

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• One Piece. Vol. 3, Don't Get Fooled Again

  Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-

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  We could blame the One Piece Netflix show for the fact that this volume of the manga was the most popular of the year...and we will. But we'll also say it's a great series that readers continue to discover and rediscover. We hope you enjoyed!

• Promise Boys

  Brooks, Nick, 1989-

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  KPL librarians love this novel, where three teens have to find their principal's murderer and clear their names, and so do Uptown readers!

• Delicious in Dungeon. Volume 9

  Kui, Ryoko,

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  Delicious in Dungeon is hilarious, beautifully drawn, and had a great anime adaptation come out this year. No wonder Uptown patrons read the whole series!

• Kakegurui

  Compulsive Gambler. 1

  Kawamoto, Homura,

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  A teen gambler's adventures - risking money, freedom, health, and more - were compulsive reads for our patrons.

• Women in the Military

  From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

  Goldsmith, Connie, 1945-

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  Patrons learned more about the US military and the ways women serve throughout the branches with this book.

• The Hate U Give

  Thomas, Angie

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  Angie Thomas' first novel crushed it with Uptown patrons. We totally get it.

• Naruto. Vol. 2, The Worst Client

  Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-

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  Naruto's up there with One Piece as one of the great action manga. Uptown readers picked it up this year for good reason.

• Un reino entretejido

  Mafi, Tahereh,

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  The fist book of the Woven Kingdom series caught the attention of Uptown readers looking for a Spanish-language romantasy with great cover art. We can also recommend it in English!

• Breaking Dawn

  Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-

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  Were Uptown readers revisiting the end of Twilight or experiencing the series for the first time? We're not sure, but we hope you had a great time.

• Dragon Ball Super. 16, The Universe's Greatest Warrior

  Toriyama, Akira, 1955-2024

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  You might be getting the sense that shounen manga - stories aimed towards teenage boys, often with a heavy focus on action and adventure - are popular at Uptown. You would be correct.

• Viva Lola Espinoza

  Cerón, Ella

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  Lola's summer goes awry when she learns that her family's cursed to suffer if they fall in love! That doesn't stop her, and it didn't stop readers, either.

• What She Missed

  Tamani, Liara

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  Ebony's move to a small town in rural Texas is a struggle, especially when she starts to make reckless choices. Her story got Uptown patrons interested.

• Love in Winter Wonderland

  Bello, Abiola,

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  Trey and Ariel can't stand each other, but neither of them want to see Trey's family's bookshop close. This swoony romance featuring British teens warmed Uptown hearts.

• Blood at the Root

  Williams, LaDarrion

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  Uptown readers were intrigued by the story of a magic school that might be the key to understanding a young man's past.

• It Waits in the Forest

  Dass, Sarah

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  Selina DaSilva's search for the truth behind a series of murders on her Caribbean island home is a dark fantasy that got checkouts at Uptown.

• Clutch Time

  a Shot Clock Novel

  Butler, Caron, 1980-

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  Is the appeal of Clutch Time its exciting basketball storyline or the fact that it's written by real-life Miami Heat coach Caron Butler? We think both!

• Six Truths and a Lie

  Shukairy, Ream

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  Mysteries were big all over KPL, but this one - about six teens who have to prove their innocence when they're accused of terrorism - was especially well-received at Uptown.

• Flamboyants

  the Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known

  Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-

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  Uptown patrons picked up some incredible Black history in 2025, thanks to this fantastic collection by George M. Johnson. If you haven't read it, you've got to give it a try.

• Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair : a Love Letter to Black Women / Ella McLeod

  McLeod, Ella

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  By day, she's a Black teenager living in the modern-day UK. When she falls asleep, though, she's a revolutionary in a fantasy world called Persea. Who wouldn't be tempted to pick this book up?

• Loving, Ohio

  a Graphic Novel

  Erman, Matthew,

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  This horror graphic novel, where friends investigate a local suicide and discover terrible secrets, made the grade at Uptown in 2025.