Young Adult New Releases October 20th 2026
Happy New Book Tuesday! We love wishing all the new books a happy #BookBirthday but especially today’s YA releases, most are highlighted below! If you are thinking about adding some to your personal library, please check out our independent affiliates: Libro.fm for all your audiobooks and Bookshop.org for all your digital or physical editions!
An Auction of Souls (An Auction of Souls, #1)
by Amber ChenPublished by: Viking Books for Young Readers
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
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A start to a new duology from Of Jade and Dragons author Amber Chen, perfect for fans of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom and A Forgery of Fate!
Meng Lingxi and her grandmother run a legendary auction house, Meng Wu—the House of Dreams. But when a mysterious traveler arrives bearing a fragment of a soul, all that Lingxi knows changes in an instant. Her grandmother mysteriously vanishes, and restless spirits descend upon Meng Wu.
Then two unlikely allies—Yan Jun and Yan Shan, guardians of hell itself—come to Lingxi's aid, revealing a shocking secret about the only home she's ever known: Meng Wu sits upon the gateway to hell, and her grandmother serves the god of the underworld himself.
Soon, Lingxi joins her two companions on a perilous journey to find her grandmother and unravel the mystery behind the dangerous fragment of soul. Along the way, the trio must outsmart humans, gods, and demons alike who try to stand in their way—before hell is let loose on earth.
Light Up My Life
by Kasie WestPublished by: Scholastic Press
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult
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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!
This edition features gorgeous stenciled edges!
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.
This Christmas, the rivalry heats up when their small town holds a contest for best-decorated house. Jasmine has to take home the trophy. But then she and Ryan unexpectedly get thrown together during a holiday party...and discover that they have undeniable (and inconvenient) chemistry. Uh-oh.
As a secret romance blossoms amid the snow and the tinsel, Jasmine will have to make a choice. Can she stay loyal to her loved ones while falling for the one boy who's off-limits?
Beloved author Kasie West delivers a cozy Christmas rom-com that's the perfect read for anyone who's ever had a crush.
Off Balance (The Heights, #2)
by Paula ChasePublished by: Wednesday Books
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
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Gossip is juicier, secrets are bigger, and tensions are higher than ever in this riveting sequel to Balancing Act.
Hot Lipz, everyone’s favorite–or least favorite–Chatter account is back at it, stirring up gossip among the rival schools in Da Icy City. Selena knows that it’s only a matter of time before she finds herself on the other end of the rumors—and she has a secret.
While Selena sets out to uncover Hot Lipz’s true identity, Leesh is still reeling from the account’s last big reveal: she has a sister, and it’s none other than her biggest gymnastics rival, Chyna. Now somebody from Leesh’s past is calling in a favor, and if anyone finds out, it could ruin everything she’s worked for.
The pressure is on as the Power Panthers Gymnastics team prepares to compete in the Diamond Cup, and with a new student arriving at the Heights, loyalties will be tested like never before.
Devil's Advocate: The Anti-Divine Comedy
by Amanda DeWittPublished by: Peachtree Teen
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Fantasy, Humor, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
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Lucifer meets Succession, in a rich blending of dark comedy and supernatural elements from the acclaimed author of Aces Wild and Wren Martin Ruins it All.
Faith is no longer built in the church or the temple or the sacrificial altar. It’s built on the six o’clock news.
The Devil went down to Georgia—and started a media conglomerate. Ada Faust’s dad isn’t just kind of an asshole, he’s the Devil himself, and he’s been bringing about the end of days for millennia. But even the Devil must adapt to thrive, and nothing will look better for the bottom line than if oil-executive-turned-politician Nelson Campbell wins the US Presidency. In fact, the world will get so apocalyptically bad that the Devil can retire and appoint one of his heirs to take over as Antichrist.
Ada doesn’t want the end of days, but there can only be one Antichrist, and she wants one of her half-siblings to have the job even less. While they clamor to insert themselves in Campbell’s presidential campaign, Ada gets an internship with Senator Perry Harlow, his competition, to sabotage him from within. It’s genius. Foolproof, even.
Except for Hasan Attar—goody two-shoes half-angel, perpetual thorn in Ada’s side, and also one of Harlow’s interns. Hasan knows that Ada is up to something, so Ada does what the devil’s daughter does best: she lies and convinces him they’re on the same side. But the more Ada works with Hasan, and the closer they get, the more she realizes it feels good to do the right thing, even for the wrong reasons. With the campaigns heating up, Ada has to make a decision: you can be a good daughter or a good person, but with a dad like hers, you can’t be both.
The Unpoetic Life of August Grey
by Max FischerPublished by: Scholastic Press
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, Young Adult
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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.
Knight of the God King
by Lauren BlackwoodPublished by: Wednesday Books
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
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A powerful knight and her handsome squire must stop the deadly schemes of a savior king in this romantic fantasy of dark deeds and court intrigue.
Calliope’s wish has always been to become a knight, an elite healer and protector who uses music to summon magic. Yet despite her exceptional skill, she’s stuck lifting up her talentless cousin, whose family begrudgingly took Cali in as a child. But when an opportunity to become the royal knight of the immortal God King arrives, Cali finally gets a chance at a fairytale life - until her cousin blackmails her.
Forced to bring her cousin to court so she won’t share Cali’s shameful past, Cali immediately snubs Beric, the alluring, handsome squire tending to her. Now she must contend with his ire, even while feeling helplessly drawn to him. If that wasn’t enough, her duty means accompanying the king into The Dark, a demonic entity that only the king’s magic is powerful enough to battle - a battle he has been waging for centuries. She must also keep the king’s secret under pain of death: that he’s not a god at all, and every royal knight’s magic that came before her was the only thing keeping him alive. It seems serving the God King isn't a fairytale at all, and when people start dying around her, she and Beric realize that they have no choice but to take their fate - and that of an entire kingdom - into their own hands.
In Lauren Blackwood's thrilling fantasy, Knight of the God King, a knight's power and her squire's love are the only things that can help her defeat a man playing at being a god.
Twisted Vows
by I.V. MariePublished by: Delacorte Press
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
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Step into the mysterious, gothic world of Blackwood Academy eighteen years prior to the events of the New York Times bestselling Immortal Consequences in this darkly enchanting prequel novella that traces the origins of fan-favorite couple August and Wren’s heated rivalry and eventual romance.
She’d hate him for the rest of eternity. She’d hate him until the very end.
When Wren Loughty finds herself dropped outside the gates of Blackwood Academy, the infamous magical boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife, she quickly realizes that she's dead. Worse, she's stuck between life and death, eternally tasked with learning the magical skills required to guide lost souls to the Other Side.
And her first assignment? A class project with the boy known as the notorious "Demon of Blackwood," Augustine Hughes.
August doesn't do friends. He has his own reasons for wanting to get close to the new girl...reasons that are quickly becoming more complicated the more time he spends with her.
As Wren and August navigate the darkly enchanting Blackwood campus and their cutthroat fellow students, an undeniable connection grows between them. But some connections can be twisted.
And some betrayals can’t be undone.
Everything's Not Lost
by Frederick JosephPublished by: Viking Books for Young Readers
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
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A heart-wrenching yet vividly hopeful novel about a Black girl's struggle to find the quiet beauty in life and friendship amid the chaos of grief and mental illness by New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestselling author Frederick Joseph.
"Frederick is such a grounded and beautiful voice of not just this moment but all the moments. Everything's Not Lost cements him firmly as a much needed and stunning voice inside the world of YA literature." —Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award
As a sixteen-year-old Black girl with bipolar disorder, Ella Washington has plenty stacked against her. But following her beloved sister’s unexpected death and its turbulent aftermath, Ella is desperate to find any sense of normalcy. Worse still, someone at her school is determined to drive her deeper into despair.
It feels nearly impossible to find her way out of the fog of grief and loneliness, but through her love of art, some unlikely new friends, and the memory of her sister, Ella slowly learns that the pursuit of happiness and forgiveness is an endeavor that is more than worthwhile.
Told in Frederick Joseph’s perceptive and lyrical voice, Everything’s Not Lost is an achingly relatable story about finding points of light even in the darkest of times.
Cowboy, Take Me Away (Willow Creek, 2)
by Juliana SmithPublished by: Bloom Books
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Young Adult
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Brimming with Southern charm and irresistible cowboys, Juliana Smith is back with another YA feel-good romcom in the Willow Creek series.
"I just want you, Felicity. Heartbroken or perfectly happy, however I can get you, I want you just as you are."
Felicity "Flick" Hart knows exactly how romance is supposed to happen. After years of devouring love stories, she's ready for her own: the butterflies, the first kiss, the happily-ever-after. So senior year becomes Operation: Break the Firsts. First date. First love. First heartbreak, if necessary. The biggest thing holding her back is her close relationship with her lifelong best friend, Knox Turner.
Unfortunately, Knox has spent most of his life in love with Flick.
When Flick asks for help navigating the dating world, Knox agrees to be her "relationship coach," which somehow involves fake dates at fall festivals, getting lost in a corn maze together, and way too many moments that feel dangerously real. But while Flick is busy searching for the perfect romance, the lines between practice and reality start to blur.
As Flick struggles with her absent mother's supposed return, and Knox wrestles with expectations from his close-knit farm family, both are forced to confront what they truly want--and whether they're brave enough to risk the friendship they've always relied on.
Between pumpkins, haunted houses, and years of unspoken feelings, Flick may finally discover that the love she's been searching for has been beside her all along.
The Age of Fury
by John StephensPublished by: Knopf Books for Young Readers
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult
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In Gilded Age New York, a fierce teenage Irish girl joins forces with a notorious gangster to hunt down her sister's killer—from a New York Times bestselling author who’s worked on Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., and Gotham.
“Reads more like a hurricane than a novel, gaining momentum, page after page. I loved it—even when I was holding my breath.”—Markus Zusak, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book Thief
Caitlin is seventeen when she comes to New York to solve her twin sister’s murder. William is hungry for a chance at redemption. Told from both perspectives, their search for justice pulls them from the city’s darkest corners to glittering ballrooms, where a secret can mean death, and love comes at a perilous price.
Caitlin
Mary, my darling twin. I came on the instant of getting your letter. Leaving home in Ireland, crossing the ocean and still arriving too late. Because you're gone. Murdered and left in a dark alley! But I will avenge you, my love. I swear it. Even if I must make a deal with the devil. Or, in this case, the most blood-soaked gangster in New York.William
There is blood on my hands I cannot wash away. But if finding this girl's killer proves that I am more than the dark thing inside me, more than a monster, then I will. Only I did not forsee Caitlin. Now I have to make a choice. About who I am, who I will be, and who I love.In this riveting novel of suspense, two unlikely allies must venture into dangerous places—perhaps into each other’s arms—to solve a brutal crime.
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver Of Christmas Town
by Torunn Grønbekk, Edu MennaPublished by: Dynamite Entertainment
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Graphic Novel, Media Tie-In, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before The Shiver of Christmas Town returns to the enchanted lands of Halloween Town and Christmas Town for an all-new tale of adventure that will have readers in stitches!
BOYS AND GIRLS OF EVERY AGE — TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW AND STRANGEDynamite’s first original story set in the world of the beloved film Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Written by acclaimed author TORUNN GRØNBEKK (Red Sonja, Catwoman, Thor) and illustrated by the supernaturally talented EDU MENNA, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before The Shiver of Christmas Town returns to the enchanted lands of Halloween Town and Christmas Town for an all-new tale of adventure that will have readers in stitches!
It all begins with the unveiling of Dr. Finkelstein’s newest creation, specially designed to be the scariest creature ever to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve. But something has gone awry in the process, and the final result is more cute and cuddly than fearsome and menacing. The disappointed scientist hands the newcomer over to Sally for safekeeping, who dubs it Shiver for its freezing breath.
Meanwhile, the Mayor has tasked Lock, Shock, and Barrel with teaching the residents of Christmas Town how to trick-or-treat, as the two realms have embarked on a new campaign to share their holiday traditions. With Christmas Town celebrating Halloween for the first time ever, the trio are taking their assignment seriously — perhaps a bit too seriously! In an effort to make their pranks extra lifelike and terrifying, they decide to “borrow” some ingredients from Dr. Finkelstein’s lab — and end up with much more than they bargained for in the form of the deceptively adorable Shiver!
A Knight Before Christmas
by Cara StoutPublished by: Avon
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult
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Just like Romeo, he’s falling for Juliet.
Juliet Ripley doesn’t believe in love. She’s witnessed more than her fair share of tragic endings and has sworn off the cursed thing for good. But when Beeloved, the dating app her overbearing mum runs, needs a PR boost, she agrees to help create a reality dating show.
Garrick Walton keeps love at arm’s length but when asked to take part in the dating series as the shows Knight in Shining Armour he can’t say no. Flirting is his forte and the theme park his family runs could use some good press after the charity fraud fiasco.
Except it’s not the contestants that have caught his eyes, it’s the brutally honest producer, Juliet, he’s really drawn to.
The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to deny their feelings.
Will they risk it all for their own happily-ever-after??
A Knight Before Christmas is a fluffy, cosy, happily-ever-after YA rom-com novel set at Fairytale Gardens a small-town theme park.
Last Night I Dreamed of Home
by Sophie LiPublished by: Norton Young Readers
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Graphic Novel, New Adult, Young Adult
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This romantic debut graphic novel follows two college freshmen grappling with coursework, new friends, first love, and their Chinese heritage.
After botching the only exam that matters in China, Alice arrives at college eager to party like the North Americans on TV―not to hang out with a studious boy who reminds her why she left home.
All Haoran wants is a business degree. His father has spent all his money sending Haoran overseas, and in return, he must graduate and find a stable job. If only he could get rid of the nagging itch to draw a comic book.
From burnt cooking, a stuck elevator, and late-night bubble tea, Alice and Haoran’s unlikely friendship promises into something more―unless their differences drive them apart. When a creative opportunity arrives, Haoran must choose between his passion and his family, and Alice must discover her own identity or lose touch with her roots altogether.
Last Night I Dreamed of Home is a richly nuanced and sweetly satisfying rom-com from a brilliant new graphic novel creator.
A Lake with No Bottom
by H.D. Hunteron October 20, 2026
Genres: Paranormal, Thriller, Young Adult
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When Sidney Cromwell moves to rural Forsyth County, Georgia from the big city of Atlanta, all he wants is to fit in at his new high school. But when Sidney nearly drowns in Lake Lanier, an allegedly haunted lake that is the site of numerous inexplicable freak accidents and deaths, he becomes a social pariah as he starts to suffer terrifying visions from the past and hauntings by apparitions calling him to Lanier.
Sidney returns to the lake for answers, and he finds in its murky depths the spirits of former residents from Oscarville, the Black town that lies beneath the man-made lake. They enlist Sidney to remind Forsyth of its devastating history and push its citizens to make amends so that the souls in Oscarville can finally rest.
But Sidney soon learns that people will go to great lengths to avoid facing truths they’d rather not hear. The people of Forsyth County refuse to acknowledge the past, and as Oscarville’s populace starts to lose their patience, their rage and thirst for vengeance rise like a tidal wave.
Poignant, timely, and utterly terrifying, this gripping supernatural thriller is perfect for fans of Internment, She Is a Haunting, and You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight.
Soot & Sacrifice
by QurratulaynPublished by: Page Street YA
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Historical Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Paranormal, Thriller, Young Adult
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“We both know how this ends.”
“One of use dies, the hunter becomes the game.”Evan Wilde has her revenge. Born into the persecuted Magi class and made the victim of a botched ritual sacrifice, Evan used the last of her blood and breath to call down the devil Jack to kill as many of the Necro ruling class as she can before Jack claims her life once he’s fulfilled her deal. Yet unbeknownst to her, these killings have freed many devils from their Necro masters and weakened the veil separating the devils’ world from humanity.
Now Evan must figure out how to save what she’s nearly destroyed. But she’s not the only one trying to keep the devils at bay. Rhys has spent the last three centuries preserving the veil to keep humanity safe. Knowing his old flame, Jack, is trying to break the veil so devils can rule over humanity once more, he betrays his love to help Evan.
With the help of their allies, Evan and Rhys must find a way to restore the veil between their worlds, end the system of sacrifices forever, and stop before he Jack before he can destroy them all.
Book 2 of the Blood & Breath Duology
On Your Way
by Emily Chouon October 20, 2026
Genres: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult
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Set in Vancouver between and across the two time periods, On Your Way is a story about imperfect love, breaking patterns, and the music that carries us through it all.
Wallflower Alison Wong has three constants in her life: school, studying, and clandestine guitar lessons from a ghost named Keefer. After her mom sets her up with a peer tutor to fix her unacceptable chemistry grades, Alison finds herself thrust into the thriving indie music scene of the late 90s. Finally, Allison feels like she belongs somewhere, but she has to decide if she'd rather give up on her newfound friendships in order to keep her mom happy, or if she's brave enough to fight for the person she's becoming.
Meanwhile, back in 1971, studious Katherine Chen lives in the shadow of her charismatic older brother, Keefer. She works tirelessly towards her dream of becoming a doctor, yet no one, least of all her father, takes her or her goals seriously. When she helps a mysterious shopkeeper, she is granted a single wish as thanks. Katherine can finally have everything she ever wanted, but at what cost?
The Queen's Command
by Sarah Raughleyon October 20, 2026
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The Inheritance Games meets Bridgerton in the riveting companion novel to The Queen's Spade, where our heroine must play a deadly game and risk everything to get to the truth that’s poisoning Victorian England’s royal court.
Favored by Queen Victoria, Vicky Davies has survived royal courts, financial ruin, and the loss of her mother, Sarah Forbes Bonetta — the famous African princess turned royal goddaughter — but Cheltenham Ladies’ College is about to test her in new and wicked ways.
Every Thursday evening, the senior girls of Miss Hugo's homeroom play a secret game and Vicky just became their latest pawn. Truths must be confessed, commands obeyed, and whoever claims the coveted title of winner will have her wish granted, no matter how outrageous and seemingly impossible it may be.
But when the game yields frightening and fatal results, Vicky vows to put an end to this ghoulish tradition that twists minds and makes enemies out of friends. With dangerous foes closing in and truths that could shatter her world clawing to the surface, Vicky must uncover the secrets buried not only in Cheltenham but by her own mother. In a school where survival is a gamble, will she emerge victorious — or fall victim to its deadly game?
Huda F Would Love You?: A Graphic Novel
by Huda FahmyPublished by: Dial Books for Young Readers
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary, Graphic Novel, Young Adult
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In this funny and tender finale to the Huda F series, Huda has a plan to find love—but she might need to find herself first!
It’s the summer after Huda’s high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or it’s about to be, anyway. Because Huda has the ingredients for a perfect love story: a butt-kicking girl power squad of new friends, and a plan to woo all the aunties into setting her up with their eligible sons. But when she finds herself caught between her friends and her heart, gender roles and ambitions, and her fears and dreams, Huda begins to realize that finding her own “happily ever after” might require changing herself—or her expectations.
Legally Yours, Violet Lopez
by Elba LuzPublished by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Young Adult
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A serious and studious teen reluctantly agrees to defend her elite private school’s lazy golden boy in this young adult rom-com with courtroom intrigue, an opposites attract romance, and witty banter.
Violet Lopez has planned exactly how her life will go: She’ll graduate valedictorian, attend Harvard, and become a big shot lawyer, all so that her injury-prone single dad can finally take a break.
As a member of her elite private school’s law society, Violet is proud to hold a near-perfect record of defending students against the disciplinary board. But when the popular and infuriatingly charming Theo Hudson is accused of a prank he swears he didn’t commit, Violet recuses herself from his case on the grounds of despising the school’s privileged golden boy, and not even a couple classmates’ offer of a four-figure payout to purposely tank his trial can change her mind.
Then Theo uncovers a secret Violet wants to keep under wraps and blackmails her into representing him. Sick of being pushed around by rich kids, Violet decides she can get sweet revenge on the arrogant jock and some much-needed cash at the same time. She’ll twist his alibi, lose key evidence, mislead witnesses—all while playing the perfect lawyer on the surface. Theo goes down, and Violet gets paid.
But the closer Violet gets to Theo, the more she sees beneath his devil-may-care attitude to someone caring and surprisingly sensitive…who she’s been planning to sabotage. Is it too late to change her mind? And even if she does, would Theo ever forgive her?
Violet can object to falling in love all she wants, but her heart overrules every time.
Accelerant
by T.L. SimpsonPublished by: Flux Books
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Thriller, Young Adult
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From the Printz Honor-winning author of Cope Field
After his best friends are attacked at a Pride demonstration, anime nerd Briar Stokes grabs a length of pipe, dons a Japanese demon mask, and hops on his street bike with one goal: to enact violent revenge against the white supremacists infesting his rural Missouri community.
What he doesn't know is how deep the roots of hate grow, nor how much they've entangled his own family. But when his quest for vengeance pits him against his own stepbrother, who faces radicalization by that same hate group, Briar soon learns the hard way that violence doesn't stop violence . . . It accelerates it.
False Face
by Josh GalarzaPublished by: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR)
on October 20, 2026
Genres: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQIA+, Young Adult
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"A tour de force." —SLJ, starred review
From National Book Award Finalist Josh Galarza comes a moving new young adult novel full of self-discovery, forgiveness, and acceptance.
Rusty is positive Todd with two D's is a figment of his troubled mind. That’s the only explanation for why he breaks into musical numbers and lurks in the school bleachers to stare unabashedly at Burt, the cutest guy in school. But when Todd's antics go a little too far, Rusty quickly finds himself in a dangerous situation. Little does Rusty know, the boy he's head over heels for just might be the one to save his life.
By day, Burt Espinoza is the only out kid in school who’s ever maintained his social status. But by night, he is a real hero: a secret agent rescuing vulnerable queer kids in danger. His handlers (also his adoptive moms) are concerned he’s pushing himself too hard to be the man he thinks he needs to be. Now Burt has to prove that he's ready for his biggest mission yet: saving the only boy he's ever hurt.
Raw, surreal, and timely, this novel is perfect for fans of Rex Ogle and Randy Ribay.
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