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Back to School Reads!

YA titles for the new school year 📚✨

Back to school means new beginnings, new adventures, and new stories to discover. Whether you’re heading back to the classroom or looking for your next favorite read, these YA books are the perfect addition to your fall TBR!

Start Reading Where Lost Girls Go

Start Reading Heartstopper Vol 6

Start Reading Goldenborn

Start Reading Best of All Worlds

Start reading The Family I’m In

Start Reading One Last Chance To Live

Start reading The Light in Hidden Places

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End of Summer Romance 💘

It’s not too late for one last fling!  ✨

Summer isn’t over yet! Keep the season going with these swoon-worthy YA romances filled with unforgettable characters, new crushes, and plenty of heart. 💖

Start reading My Roman Summer

Start reading Like We Were in Paris

It’s not too late for one last fling

It’s not too late for one last flingStart reading Float Vol 2

Start reading Cruel Summer (The Taylors Version)

Start reading Burn the Water

Start reading The Gravewood

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Pre-Order A DROP OF COLOR

Sharp, timely, and unforgettable ― A Drop of Color is a coming-of-age story about belonging, betrayal, and Black girlhood.

For as long as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Gabrielle’s existence has been a balancing act. Between begrudgingly accepting her role as her predominantly white school’s Token Black Girl, and performing the role of the dutiful Nigerian daughter at home, she’s not left with much time to simply exist as Gabby. But as far as she’s concerned, survival is her main priority – even if it means perpetually walking on eggshells in both spaces.

With her senior year in full swing, Gabrielle can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. But when a racist incident erupts within her social circle, Gabrielle can no longer justify letting it slide and breaks the Oakmont Academy’s unspoken code: no snitching. Suddenly, social butterfly Gabrielle is transformed into a social pariah.

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Pre-Order WORDS SPOKEN TRUE

Award-winning author Anne Broyles weaves the lyrical story of fourteen-year-old Jane Bushyhead and her family's forced removal, upon threat of death, from their home in the ancestral Cherokee Nation. Based on a true story, this evocative, compelling account of the pain and hardships endured, as well as the love and courage summoned by the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears, is equal measures heartbreaking and hopeful.

Jane Bushyhead dreams of one day becoming a teacher. But everything changes when she and her family are forced from their ancestral Cherokee homeland by US soldiers at gunpoint. After months of imprisonment and uncertainty, Jane and her people are then ordered to march eight hundred miles to "Indian Territory" (modern-day Oklahoma) during one of the worst winters of the 19th century.

It's a grueling journey--many of the Cherokee people are barefoot and unprepared for the freezing weather--and all go hungry as supplies dwindle and sickness abounds. Yet, Jane finds romance with a young man who has been adopted by the Cherokees and comfort within the loving embrace of her family.

As the dangerous journey unfolds, and Jane finds purpose in teaching and recording the stories of her people, she will be forced to bear witness as they perish from starvation, disease, and deadly hazards of the trail. Soon, Jane will have to face an impossible choice between love and her own family.

Award-winning author and enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, Anne Broyles brings the Trail of Tears to desperate, vivid life in this beautiful story about courage, community, memory, and love.

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Pre-Order TYLOR WHITLOCK JUST WON’T DIE - On Sale 1/5/27!

A thrilling, swoony, and darkly comedic rom-com that delivers high-stakes suspense alongside an irresistible best-friends-to-lovers romance. 

Tylor Whitlock has a reputation in Valentine, North Carolina: messy, outspoken, and heartbreak-prone, with a wildly popular blog and a long list of exes to prove it. So when she plans to drop a Valentine’s Day exposé about every boy who’s ever wronged her, she expects backlash, not murder.

But by the end of the night, Tylor is dead.

Only she wakes up the next morning alive and trapped reliving the same Valentine’s Day again. Same town. Same day. Same masked killer stalking her every move.

Her only ally is Nate, her longtime best friend and the one person she’s never allowed herself to want more from. Together, Tylor and Nate race to uncover the secrets buried in their town before the killer closes in for good.

But as the line between friendship and love blurs, Tylor must decide whether opening her heart is worth the risk -- because falling for Nate might give her a reason to fight… or a new way to lose everything.

Perfect for readers who want their horror sharp, their humor biting, and their love stories unforgettable.

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Coming-of-Age Reads for Recent Grads! 🎓

Congratulations, class of 2026! 🥳

Graduating is exciting, but can also be uncertain and overwhelming, so here are some YA reads for anyone still figuring out their next chapter. These coming-of-age stories lean into the uncertainty, growth, and messiness of figuring out who you are. Never Thought I'd End Up Here, A Guide to Falling Off the Map, The Family I'm In, and Your Final Moments offer stories shaped by transition, identity, and the awkward stretch between who you were and who you’re becoming—perfect for anyone still discovering where you're meant to land post grad. 

Start reading Never Thought I’d End Up Here

Start reading A Guide to Falling off the Map

Start reading The Family I’m In

Start Reading Your Final Moments

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Pre-Order THE UNPOETIC LIFE OF AUGUST GREY

Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, Max Fischer delivers a raw, lyrical, and heart-shattering novel-in-verse, The Unpoetic Life of August Grey, about grief, first love, and the joy of becoming who you are.

You can only hold your breath underwater for three minutes before you go unconscious. For seventeen-year-old August Grey, life in his small Nebraska town has felt like that endless third minute ever since his best friend Waylon died.

When August earns a coveted spot at a prestigious summer writing program in New York, he believes it’s his one chance to heal – and to keep the promise made to Waylon to pursue his dream. But New York brings its own challenges: a strained reunion with an estranged father, the weight of trying to write without Waylon there, and the unexpected arrival of Levi, August's old crush who knows nothing of his failed coming out.

As August wrestles with grief, secrets, and the tentative spark of new love, he must decide if he can finally surface – embracing his queer identity and the joy of being himself before the past threatens to drown his future.

In the tradition of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver, and Me (Moth) by Amber McBride, Pushcart Prize-nominated poet Max Fischer delivers a searing, unforgettable debut about loss, queer joy, and the strength it takes to breathe again.

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Pre-Order LIGHT UP MY LIFE

This season, sparks will fly...

Romeo & Juliet meets cozy Christmas rom-com in this delectable new novel from beloved author Kasie West. What happens when the son and daughter of two rival families--both competing for the best decorated house this holiday--fall in love? Perfect for fans of Fake Skating and Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice!

For as long as Jasmine Costa can remember, her family has had a sworn enemy: the snobby Moreno family, who live next door. Jasmine especially can't stand the teenage son, Ryan, who acts like he's so much better than her.

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Pre-Order UP FROM THE ASHES

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron returns with a stunning story about the fight to survive - and find love - in the face of the ugliest of nightmares, based on the true story of two heroes and their resistance in the Sobibor death camp during the Holocaust.

Selma Wijnberg is a criminal, a prisoner. Because she is Jewish. For this crime, in the depths of Hitler's occupation of Holland, Selma is deported to the Sobibor death camp, sentenced to sort the clothes of the dead while a smoke made of thousands blackens the sky. And in the light of this enormous funeral pyre, at the end of a Nazi pistol, Selma is ordered to dance. The hand that offers to dance with her is strong. Steady. It belongs to Chaim Engel. Chaim is a Polish Jew and also a prisoner. Chaim and Selma don't speak the same language. But sometimes, love doesn't need a language.

Who falls in love in the middle of hell? Chaim and Selma do. And who knew that love could kindle so much hope.

But when the prisoners of Sobibor hatch a daring plan of escape, it is time to kill or be killed. The gate or the fire. Chaim and Selma will go out on their feet, or out with the smoke. In an hour of terror and panic, of bullets and bloodshed, Chaim and Selma discover that hope--and two hands twined tightly together--can be the key to keeping two people alive.

Based on the remarkable true story of Selma Wijnberg and Chaim Engel, and the infamous revolt and escape of the Sobibor death camp prisoners, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places, Sharon Cameron crafts an extraordinary and evocative thriller that celebrates how hope and love can conquer even the most impossible of odds.

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Pre-Order RADIO FREE TEXAS

From beloved bestselling author Libba Bray, a story of love, rock n' roll, and sex (in that order) in 1980s Texas.

Bowie (pronounced "boo-eee") is a little bit lost in his small Texas town. As he starts his senior year, the only thing he's pretty sure of is that he has a crush on Comet Jensen, a girl who's such a firecracker that she actually sets a firecracker off on the first day of school.

Since Comet's one wrong move away from getting expelled, Bowie steps in and takes the blame for the firecracker stunt. His punishment? Community service at a local radio station run by an anti-social, anti-establishment anti-hero named Marlon. Suddenly Bowie finds he not only has something to do, but he also has something to say. And, possibly, a future with Comet.

In the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Eleanor & Park, Dazed & Confused, and The Last Picture Show, this is a funny, touching story about how coming-of-age, like love, is never a solo project.

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Pre-Order IT’S ONLY DANCING

New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory makes her highly anticipated young adult debut with a Dirty Dancing-inspired contemporary romcom!

It's the summer before her senior year of high school and Kat (Kitty to her family) planned to spend it reading good books, working on her college applications, and enjoying her independence. Instead, she's stuck for an entire month with her family at a camp in the desert in Southern California.

When she stumbles across a staff party on the first night, she's jealous of their joyful, uninhibited dancing. She hasn't danced like that since two years ago, when she was forced to quit ballet, which she once loved more than anything. She's determined to leave dance where it belongs -- the past.

But Jordan, the handsome and magnetic hip-hop dance instructor, keeps dragging it into her present. As Kat begins sneaking around and lying to her parents to spend time with Jordan, she'll have to ask herself -- what is she willing to risk to finally feel free? And is it possible her feelings for Jordan could reignite her love for dance?

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Pre-Order FROSTBITE

A suspenseful YA graphic novel thriller where the winter chill isn't the only thing that bites!

In the dead of winter, blood runs cold!

Teen influencers Jen and Dante post wild videos of themselves doing extreme sports. But when they jump out of a helicopter to ski down a mountain, the stunt goes way wrong. Dante's ankle gets slashed, and the helicopter crew -- who were supposed to be waiting at the bottom of the mountain -- are nowhere to be found. As the confused teens seek answers from some locals, they all find themselves flesh-to-fang, trapped in an isolated cabin surrounded by frost vampires!

Their only hope for survival is to make it to sunrise...

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THE NAMES WE BURIED: Read an Excerpt

A thrilling, twisty homage to The Face on the Milk Carton about a trans boy who discovers that he was kidnapped as a child, and that his birth parents are still out there searching... for their daughter.

Jaden's seventeenth birthday was meant to be monumental. As a surprise, his dad and Jaden’s boyfriend, Andy, arranged to take him to the courthouse to get his name changed to reflect his gender. But, horrifyingly, the clerk accuses Jaden's dad of forging Jaden's original birth certificate, and due to his criminal past, he's arrested.

Heartbroken but also suspicious, Jaden secretly takes a DNA test and makes an even more shocking discovery: he's not biologically related to his dad. Jaden can't imagine his mother cheating, but the truth might be worse -- further DNA testing also identifies Jaden as a perfect genetic match for a couple who have spent the last seventeen years searching for their kidnapped child.

Their kidnapped daughter.

After years of struggling to come to terms with his gender identity as well as his parents' complicated pasts, Jaden is forced to re-evaluate everything. Who is he really? And where does he belong? With the dad who raised and loved him, and supported his transition without question? Or with the parents Jaden's never met, who might never be able to accept Jaden as their son?

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Acclaimed Historical Fiction from Sharon Cameron

Powerful stories of bravery and hope that shine through history’s darkest moments.

The extraordinary story of Stefania Podgorska, a Polish teenager who chose bravery and humanity by hiding thirteen Jews in her attic during WWII, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon Cameron.

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Start reading The Light in Hidden Places now!

#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places, Sharon Cameron, presents an immersively dramatic, breathtaking novel of loyalty and betrayal, set in post-World War II New York City.

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Start reading Bluebird now!

A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of World War II, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places.

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Start reading Artifice now!

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Happy Pride! 🌈

This June, we’re celebrating Pride month with some of our favorite books that center LGBTQIA+ characters, voices, and stories. From romance to thrillers to graphic novels, these are reads we’re excited to share with you this pride month. We hope you find something you’ll love — and keep reading with pride all year long!

PRIDEful Graphic Novels 🌈

 Start reading Rainbow! Vol 1 Now!

Start reading The Deep Dark now!

Start reading The Girl from the Sea now!

Start reading Stars in Their Eyes now!

Start reading Heartstopper Vol. 5 now!

Celebrate Queer Romance! 💖

Start reading Run Away with Me now!

Start reading Like We Were in Paris now!

Start reading Lover Birds now!

Start reading Okay, Cupid now!

Must-Read Queer Thrillers 😱

Start reading The Dead of Summer now!

Start reading A Darker Mischief now!

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LIKE WE WERE IN PARIS: Read an Excerpt

Heartstopper meets Before Sunrise in this irresistible, swoony YA rom-com about two boys unexpectedly falling in love over the course of one night in Paris.

Ben Lim is so excited for his French Club's trip to the most romantic city in the world: Paris. Ben's even made a to-do list of all the things he wants to accomplish, like see the Mona Lisa IRL and read a book in a sophisticated cafe. Also, Ben's parents honeymooned in Paris, and being there will help Ben connect more to the memory of his late dad.

But things go wrong the first night when Ben misses curfew and finds himself locked out of the youth hostel...until morning.

Also locked out? Tyler Travers, the most popular and handsome boy in school. Who, oh yeah, happens to be Ben's former friend and current nemesis.

Ben cannot deal with Tyler's entitled-jock attitude. But now that they're thrown together, the two of them end up roaming around Paris and stumbling upon some cool sights--like the glittering Eiffel Tower, a drag show in the Marais, and even a chance to "borrow" a moped.

As their misadventures take them all across the city, Ben fights his growing attraction to Tyler, which was NEVER part of the plan. The two of them couldn't be more different. Besides, Tyler doesn't even remember that they were once friends. Right?

Acclaimed author Stephan Lee (K-Pop Confidential) brings the City of Light to dazzling life in this enchanting, funny, and adorable rom-com about croissants, crushes, and kisses that's perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Jenny Han.

Like Were in Paris Excerpt by I Read YA

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