Unearth a Story: 2026 Summer Reading Young Adult Book List

Great new summer reads for teens ages 13 and above.

Updated April 17, 2026
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Call me Iggy
Aguirre, Jorge Augusto
Paper Book
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the YearWinner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics Iggy is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen who's got a pretty easygoing life . . . for now....
Dreamover
Diaz, Dani
Paper Book
In this captivating debut YA graphic novel, two best friends becoming more than friends feels like a dream come true. But when one sleepover literally turns into a dream, will they ever want to wake up again? Amber's a headstrong goofball with a temper. Nico's a shy, self...
It's not summer without you
Han, Jenny.
Paper Book
Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad? Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved...
The summer I turned pretty
Han, Jenny.
Paper Book
Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad? Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before...
What the river knows : a novel
Iban?ez, Isabel, (Novelist)
Paper Book
The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in What the River Knows, Isabel IbaƱez's lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt and filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race. Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera...
The American dream? : a journey on Route 66 discovering dinosaur statues, muffler men, and the perfect breakfast burrito
Khor, Shing Yin
Paper Book
As a child growing up in Malaysia, Shing Yin Khor had two very different ideas of what "America" meant. The first looked a lot like Hollywood, full of beautiful people, sunlight, and freeways. The second looked more like The Grapes of Wrath--a nightmare landscape filled with impoverished...
The Roommate Arrangement
Markum, Samantha
Paper Book
When Blair accidentally becomes college roommates with her brother's best friend, sparks fly in this hilarious rom-com from bestselling author Samantha Markum, perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Emma Lord. Blair might be a little type-A, but she never thought of herself as...
Meet Me Under the Lights
Miller, Cassie
Paper Book
A Romeo & Juliet-inspired small-town baseball romance where the son and daughter of two rival families must decide if their love is worth the risk. High school junior Eliza Crowley is known as the Princess of Fairfield, a farm town in North Carolina that loves two things-...
The stripe and the star
Myers, Makenna J.
Ebook
Between her parents' divorce and being dragged to rural Arizona to help clean her grandpa's house, fifteen-year-old Stella Shaw knows she's in for a miserable summer break. But when her grandpa takes her to watch a roller derby bout, she can't help but be amazed by the hard-hitting sport. And when...
If We Never End: Deluxe Limited Edition
Namey, Laura Taylor
Paper Book
Deluxe limited edition will include stenciled edges, patterned endpapers, and a designed case cover! You've Reached Sam meets If I Stay in this epic romance spanning life and death, from New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey....
One piece. Volumes 13, 14, 15
Oda, Eiichiro
Paper Book
Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, the One Piece. As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him...
Every hidden thing
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
The hunt for a dinosaur skeleton buried in the Badlands, bitter rivalries, and a forbidden romance come together in this beautifully written new novel that's Romeo and Juliet meets Indiana Jones. Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand,...

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