New Releases » September 22
Here’s a selection of new YA novels hitting shelves this week! For lists of weekly releases and all things YA lit, visit our website, follow us here and on Twitter, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter!
Beastly Bones (Jackaby #2) by William Ritter
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release date: September 22nd
In 1892, New Fiddleham, New England, things are never quite what they seem, especially when Abigail Rook and R. F. Jackaby are called upon to investigate the supernatural.
Bits & Pieces (Rot & Ruin #5) Â by Jonathan Maberry
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release date: September 22nd
A collection from the Rot & Ruin universe. Eleven all-new short stories from Nix’s journal and eleven previously published stories, along with the first-ever script for the Rot & Ruin comic books.
Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Release date: September 22nd
When Ash Larkin follows her mother to the spiritual commune she escaped long ago something sinister and ancient waits among the rustling cornstalks of this village lost to time.
Dreamland by Robert L. Anderson
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release date: September 22nd
Odea has been able to travel through dreams since she was six years old. Her mother taught her the rules of walking: Never interfere. But Odea breaks the rules when she meets Connor.
Half a Creature from the Sea by David Almond
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release date: September 22nd
Set in the northern English Tyneside country, these eight short stories by the incomparable David Almond evoke gritty realities and ineffable longings, experiences both ordinary and magical.
I Crawl Through It by A.S. King
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release date: September 22nd
Four talented teenagers are coping with grief, surviving trauma, facing the anxiety of standardized tests and the neglect of self-absorbed adults—and they’ll do anything to escape the pressure.
Juniors by Kaui Hart Hemmings
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Release date: September 22nd
Lea Lane has lived in between all her life. Part Hawaiian, part Mainlander. Perpetual new girl at school. But it isn’t until her junior year that she learns how to do it on her own terms.
Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine #3) by Ransom Riggs
Publisher: Quirk Books
Release date: September 22nd
With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions.
The Murdstone Trilogy by Mal Peet
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Release date: September 22nd
Award-winning YA author Philip Murdstone is in trouble. In a dark hour, a dwarfish stranger comes to his rescue. But the deal he makes with Pocket Wellfair turns out to have Faustian consequences.
A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (Star Wars Illustrated Novels #1) by Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press
Release date: September 22nd
A captivating retelling of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope like you’ve never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style.
Nightfall by Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
Release date: September 22nd
On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every twenty-four hours—it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold.
The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace #1) by Erin Bow
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Release date: September 22nd
The Children of Peace - sons and daughters of kings and presidents and generals - are raised together and are taught to accept what may well be their fate: to die if their countries declare war.
Silver Eve (Guardians of Tarnec #2) by Sandra Waugh
Publisher: Random House
Release date: September 22nd
A Healer without home or purpose, seventeen-year-old Evie Carew has found the perfect place to disappear: Rood Marsh. But Evie is not alone. A seer, a Rider, and Breeders of Chaos all hunt her.
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release date: September 22nd
On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess. This queen will decide her own future – and the princess who needs rescuing is not what she seems.
Sound (Salvage #2) by Alexandra Duncan
Publisher: Greenwillow
Release date: September 22nd
Miyole is finally living her dream as a research assistant on her very first space voyage. But when her ship saves a rover that has been attacked by looters, Miyole embarks on a rescue mission.
The Summer Marked (The Winter People #2) by Rebekah L. Purdy
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Release date: September 22nd
Salome left humankind behind to be with her boyfriend, Gareth. But now forces of darkness are rising. Her happily-ever-after is coming apart, and the Kingdom is on the brink of war.
The Tattooed Heart (Message of Fear #2) by Michael Grant
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release date: September 22nd
Mara has learned to punish the wicked but as Mara delves deeper into her harsh reality, she will discover that in spite of all the terror she inflicts, caring in this world is the hardest part of all.
This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release date: September 22nd
In 1818 Geneva, men built with clockwork parts live hidden from society, cared for only by illegal mechanics called Shadow Boys. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair Finch’s life shattered to bits.
Ungodly (Goddess War #3) by Kendare Blake
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release date: September 22nd
As ancient immortals are left reeling, a modern Athena and Hermes search the world for answers. Just because things haven’t gone exactly according to plan, it doesn’t mean they’ve lost.
The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett
Publisher: Greenwillow
Release date: September 22nd
For most of her life, Lirael has been training to kill—and replace—a duplicate version of herself on a parallel Earth. She is the perfect soldier but she’s beginning to suspect she’s not a good person.
Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer #1) by Rae Carson
Publisher: Greenwillow
Release date: September 22nd
Lee Westfall can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. When everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her Lee disguises herself as a boy and travels to California during the Gold Rush.
What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release date: September 22nd
Kate Weston can piece together most of the bash at John Doone’s house, but when a picture of Stacey passed out appears online the next morning, Kate suspects she doesn’t have all the details.
Wild Crush (Wild Cards #2) by Simone Elkeles
Publisher: NLA Digital LLC
Release date: September 22nd 2015
Bad boy Vic Salazar breaks all the rules except one: Don’t make a move on your best friend’s girl. It’s a Guy Code that Vic lives by. It doesn’t matter that he’s had a crush on her for years.
Zom-B Fugitive (Zom-B #11) by Darren Shan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release date: September 22nd
After learning the secrets hidden in Mr. Dowling’s twisted mind, B weaves her way through London’s Underground, only to find that Mr. Dowling has laid siege to the Angels’ base in County Hall.
Zeroes (Zeroes #1) by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release date: September 23rd
When Ethan opens his mouth, whatever he wants you to hear comes out. But Ethan isn’t just a smooth talker. He has a unique ability to say things he doesn’t consciously even know.
Diego’s Crossing by Robert Hough
Publisher: Annick Press
Release date: September 22nd
Seventeen-year-old Diego dreams of a brighter future. But when Diego’s brother gets into trouble with a brutal gang, Diego does what he swore he would never do–deliver drugs across the border.
Monster by C.J. Skuse
Publisher: MIRA Ink
Release date: September 24th
Nash thought that the fight to become Head Girl would be the biggest battle she’d face. Until her brother’s disappearance leads to Nash trapped at the school over Christmas with assorted misfits.
Zeroes (Zeroes #1) by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release date: September 24th
When Ethan opens his mouth, whatever he wants you to hear comes out. But Ethan isn’t just a smooth talker. He has a unique ability to say things he doesn’t consciously even know.
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