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A tender hate-to-love YA romance about two teens who connect through their high school poetry club, where the power of the written word tears down the walls they've built around their hearts. No one in Delray knows Jae Afenyo's story--that she's a teen mom who placed her baby for...

From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Andrew comes the first in a darkly romantic duology that explores disability, obsession, and the twisted limits of loyalty. Shea Parker has lived her entire life in the shadow of the Gravewood, an impassable forest that's cut off...

Mullory Prudence was supposed to die. Not only that, she was never supposed to inherit Xavier Stoutmire's moody magic. But nothing about the Mystery Royale went according to plan. Now Mullory's left with more questions than answers, the most pressing one being how to use her...

The Maze Runner meets Fortnite in this action-packed young YA about a boy who finds out the monsters from his favorite video game are real. They came for our water, but they'll settle for your blood. On Fathom Fall's leaderboard, player Wyatt...

A teen girl decides to spend her summer helping her eccentric great aunt manage her quaint Vermont inn--only to discover that the fixer-upper is hiding a magical secret--in this cozy and irresistible new young adult fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The...

Two teen boys grapple with identity and accountability and set off a ripple effect within their community after a school assembly is disrupted by a shouted slur. ★"[A] searing, deeply felt dual-POV novel," --Publishers Weekly, starred review ...

**A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick** In the first book of a heart-pounding, Irish-inspired debut romantasy series set in a world of dragons and magic, one girl must make an impossible decision: watch the boy she loves get exiled for lack of magic, or pass her formidable...

In her raw and resonant debut novel, René Peña-Govea seamlessly interweaves prose and poetry to uplift the power of language, the courage to fight injustice, and the complex beauty of finding your people--perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and Carolina Ixta's Shut...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down comes a powerful print adaptation of the acclaimed, award-winning audiobook Soundtrack--a stirring story of music, friendship, and finding your voice in 2000s New York City. ★ "[A] stunning...

"An ode to the courage it takes to live with authenticity." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) An intensely brave, beautifully honest, and wryly funny story about a gay Muslim teen who has to choose between being true to himself or his faith--and his...

A contemporary young adult novel by Grace K. Shim that mixes the humor of Schitt's Creek with the heritage and heart of Minari. Seventeen-year-old Elena Ok (pronounced "Oak") has mastered the art of being both a Los Angeles party girl and financially savvy...

A poignant coming-of-age YA featuring an Indigenous teen girl grappling with the effects of intergenerational trauma while navigating school, family and young love, by the bestselling author of Weird Rules to Follow. It is 1990. Morgan has lived all her life in the small...

In the breathtaking sequel to The Scorpion and the Night Blossom, the battle has just begun. With Àn'yīng's kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction, and amidst a budding forbidden romance, she must now risk everything to protect her world. The first edition...