2026 CBCA Book of the Year - Notables

Updated March 10, 2026
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City of Belmont Ruth Faulkner Library
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Never Thought I'd End Up Here
Liang, Ann
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of the instant New York Times bestseller I Hope This Doesn't Find You comes another hilarious and romantic romcom, this time following a former model determined to get revenge on the boy who ruined her...
Tenderly, I am devoured
Clipstone, Lyndall
Paper Book
An Indie Next Selection! * "Using lyrical prose that hums with tension and chemistry, Clipstone crafts an immersive and captivating queer gothic romance." --Publishers Weekly, starred review Perfect for fans of Saltburn, A Study in...
The Worst Perfect Moment
Plozza, Shivaun
Paper Book
Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this inventive queer romance asks what it means to be truly happy. Tegan Masters is dead.    She's sixteen and she's dead and she's standing in the parking lot of the Marybelle Motor Lodge, the single most...
Chickenpox
Lai, Remy
Paper Book
This hilarious and heartwarming contemporary middle-grade graphic novel is about eldest sister Abby, who is sick of being trapped at home with her FOUR younger siblings as they all suffer from the chickenpox--for fans of Guts and Allergic. All big sister...

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