Book Lists

New Young Adult Books

Summer 2026

Fantasy, romance, horror, and moreno matter what genre the teen readers in your life prefer, we’ve got you covered.

Agatha Harkness: Fall of the Coven

Agatha Harkness: Fall of the Coven

Sara Shepard

When Agatha Harkness finds herself yanked out of her mysterious past and plopped in a modern-day high school, the race is on to find the key to saving her coven while discovering first love and battling an ancient foe.

Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic

Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic

Patricia Park

A Korean American former child actress decides to branch out and stand out in order to pursue her newfound love — stand-up comedy. Here’s another hilarious novel from the author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and What’s Eating Jackie Oh?

Ancient History Between Us

Ancient History Between Us

Kaitlyn Hill

Three years since they last saw each other. Two months to untangle their complicated past. One unforgettable Italian summer.

Buried Feelings

Buried Feelings

Kit Rosewater

When a San Francisco treasure hunt ropes two ex-besties back together, they’ll end up digging into their own complicated, buried feelings in this queer YA rom com!

Fire to the Stars

Fire to the Stars

Morgan J. Watchorn

In a kingdom cursed to turn people into dragons, two teens from opposite worlds, each with nothing left to lose, form an uneasy alliance. Told in dual perspectives, this sweeping debut follows their search for redemption and the slow-burning bond that could save them both.

Go the Distance

Go the Distance

Jen Calonita

What if Meg had to become a Greek god? Now in a deluxe paperback edition featuring gorgeous printed edges! Embark on a madcap odyssey in this tale inspired by Hercules, from the New York Times bestselling series that reimagines beloved Disney films.

Heavensent & Hellbent

Heavensent & Hellbent

Sara Jafari

In this riveting contemporary fantasy, a teen uncovers a life-altering family secret while discovering that the boy haunting her nightmares is not only an angel but her fated mate.

How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House

How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House

Jenny L. Howe

In this spooky, small-town YA romance, an amateur ghost hunter and a supernatural skeptic team up for a haunted home renovation project. But is their relationship the real fixer upper?

I Am Not a Vampire (Anymore)

I Am Not a Vampire (Anymore)

Darcy Miller

Being a teenager bites—literally. When a classmate develops a thirst for blood, one girl must confront her secret supernatural past before things turn deadly. Sink their teeth into this dark and hilarious YA debut from an award-winning author.

Her past is back for blood.

I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 4

I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 4

Umi Takase

Being in love with your best friend is hard enough but turns out, being a good friend can be even harder. Akira is ready to make up with Hime, and although Hime feels the same, she knows they need to talk about something more. She’s kept her love secret for too long. It’s time to tell the truth.

Jin Young, In Between

Jin Young, In Between

Ellen Oh

In this follow-up to The Colliding Worlds Of Mine Lee, a boy discovers he can travel into parallel worlds to be with his girlfriend. But each time their paths collide, the fabric of their universes frays a little more. Is their love worth the unraveling of reality?

Live From the Afterlife

Live From the Afterlife

Sarah Lariviere

Set in an alternate America that feels dangerously close to our own, a ghost, the boy she loves, and their friends pick up the pieces of a shattered rebellion–turning from violence to art. Fierce, fast-moving, and full of heart, it’s Feed meets Severance meets Fahrenheit 451.

Meet Me at Midnight

Meet Me at Midnight

Brianna Bourne

If I Stay meets Taylor Swift’s Midnights album in this breathtaking love story about a girl who sees the same boy every night in her dreams.

Metamorphosis: A Grove Hollow Novel

Metamorphosis: A Grove Hollow Novel

Shelby Nicole

Stranger Things meets Twilight in this stunning gothic paranormal romance! A teen girl is swept into an opulent world of love, lies, and ghosts after she moves in with the wealthy, mysterious family she never knew she had. Book One in the Grove Hollow series, this is an 80s dark academia-tinged tale full of fated love, a cursed amulet, and twisted family secrets.

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror

Jen Calonita

What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince? Now in a deluxe paperback edition featuring gorgeous printed edges! Follow the fairest of all in this tale inspired by Snow White, from the New York Times bestselling series that reimagines beloved Disney films.

Mystery Guest

Mystery Guest

Maren Stoffels

From the author of Escape Room comes a thrilling whodunnit. Three people all confess to murdering the same person, they all have motives, but only one is the true killer.

Guess who?

Paint Me Like Your Dead Girls

Paint Me Like Your Dead Girls

Cynthia Murphy

An addictive killer-thriller following an aspiring crime journalist’s investigation into a case that blurs the line between art and life—perfect for fans of Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.

Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Clare Edge

Three girls bond in unsettling ways when a grizzly starts picking off known abusers in their secluded mountain town in this darkly funny, deeply feminist novel for fans of books like The Honeys and Wilder Girls.

When it comes to boys and bears, always choose the bear.

Nest of Tongues

Nest of Tongues

Randy Ribay

A lyrical, evocative horror about vampires from the Philippines . . . and a hunter on their tail. A brother and sister fight to protect their secrets, their community, and most of all, each other, in this evocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Patron Saints of Nothing.

Our Wicked Gifts

Our Wicked Gifts

Kathryn Foxfield

The daughter of a sinister magical family who made a deal with the devil must stop the man killing them off, one by one, in this deliciously dark fantasy thriller that’s House of Hollow meets Succession, laced with a kiss-or-kill romance.

Rainsong

Rainsong

Lila Riesen

In a small town haunted by unsolved disappearances, a teen with a secret ability must unravel a deadly mystery — before she becomes the next victim.

Rebel Heiress

Rebel Heiress

Amalie Howard

A young heiress must disguise herself to attend a prestigious, all-male university, where she unexpectedly falls for her handsome tutor, in this swoony historical romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Queen Bee.

Rolls and Rivalry

Rolls and Rivalry

Kristy Boyce

Roll the dice, strike up the band, and get ready for a swoon-worthy summer! A charming gaming romance that blends the magic of D&D with the camaraderie of band camp—from the bestselling author of Dating and Dragons!

Questing for love . . .

Rootbound: A Tangled Novel

Rootbound: A Tangled Novel

Margaret Owen

Revisit Rapunzel and Eugene from Disney’s Tangled as they race to protect a neighboring kingdom in this thrilling fantasy adventure penned by the New York Times bestselling author of Little Thieves.

A cunning king. A devious princess. Best. Week. Ever.

Royal Vengeance

Royal Vengeance

Aimée Carter

The media believes they have uncovered all the royal scandals about the “killer princess,” but there is one game-changing secret remaining that will take the crown in the final book of the Royal Blood series, which Jennifer Lynn Barnes calls “a darker Princess Diaries.”

Ruinous Ends

Ruinous Ends

I. V. Marie

The future of Blackwood Academy—and the entire afterlife—is at stake in the must-read sequel to the viral dark fantasy sensation Immortal Consequences.

The Saw Mouth

The Saw Mouth

Cale Plett

For fans of The Last Bookstore on Earth and Compound Fracture, a heart-pounding rural horror following a genderqueer teen who survives a near-apocalypse, only to be hunted by a mysterious monster whose very existence is entwined with their own.

School Bus Graveyard, Volume 1

School Bus Graveyard, Volume 1

Red

High school was hard enough before Ashlyn got cursed on a field trip. Now, she must lead a rag-tag group of classmates to survive murderous phantoms.

Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen

Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen

Megan Shepherd

Follow Sally to a dark realm called Shadow Town—where a powerful foe awaits her—in the #1 New York Times bestselling series inspired by Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas!

Can Sally save Jack from the shadows?

Shadow Reaper

Shadow Reaper

Lynette Noni

A young reaper hunter must conspire with her enemy to uproot the ancient evil that threatens her world in this heart-pounding romantic fantasy from the bestselling author of The Prison Healer.

Smash or Pass

Smash or Pass

Birdie Schae

For 16-year-old Ellie, beach volleyball camp is a disaster until she’s paired with Sierra, an athletic prodigy who teaches her that volleyball…and love are about taking the right shot in this sporty sapphic romance.

The Society for Soulless Girls

The Society for Soulless Girls

Laura Steven

Welcome to Carvell Academy. . . darkness awaits. This twisty thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates follows two roommates who must solve an infamous cold case on their campus after a new victim is claimed.

So This is Love

So This is Love

Elizabeth Lim

What if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper? Now in a deluxe paperback edition featuring gorgeous printed edges! Fall in love with this tale inspired by Cinderella, from the New York Times bestselling series that reimagines beloved Disney films.

Star Wars: Eyes Like Stars

Star Wars: Eyes Like Stars

Ashley Poston

A charming young adult romance featuring all-new characters (plus cameos!), a magnetic attraction, a mysterious artifact, and the fearsome First Order from New York Times bestseller, Ashley Poston.

Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights

Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights

Celeste Dador

A swoony, patriotic romance with Gilmore Girls charm—follow First Daughter Abby as she dives into a summer of surprises, small-town magic, and sparks with the boy who shakes up her world.

What if the person who turns your world upside down is exactly who you’re meant to find?

That Which Feeds Us

That Which Feeds Us

Keala Kendall

A native Hawaiian teen travels to a luxury island resort in search of her missing twin and uncovers the dark side of paradise, in this riveting supernatural thriller.

There Are Ghosts Here

There Are Ghosts Here

Adrienne Tooley

Willa has no memory of anything before arriving at Dorsey House, and when she meets two sinister girls who seem to already know her, she slowly begins to lose her grip on what is real . . . and what is a lie. A haunting contemporary speculative thriller for fans of Kill Creatures and We Were Liars.

Thornbird

Thornbird

E. Kennedy

The highly anticipated young adult thriller about a serial killer’s daughter and her race to solve the crimes of her family’s twisted past before it’s too late—from E. Kennedy, aka New York Times bestselling romance author Elle Kennedy!

The world is hunting for answers—but what if the truth leads straight to you?

To Dance the Moon and Stars (A Graphic Novel)

To Dance the Moon and Stars (A Graphic Novel)

Tasia M S, Barbara Perez Marquez

In a kingdom where dance is forbidden, a future high priestess must bend the rules to stop an ancient evil from destroying everything and everyone she loves, including the crown prince, in this sweeping romantasy graphic novel.

Our Aimless Nights, Volume 1

Our Aimless Nights, Volume 1

Koumori

Who says love can’t bloom in the dark? Two teen opposites fall for each other during quiet nights at a convenience store in this popular digital manga — now in print for the first time in English. A sweet romance perfect for fans of Skip and Loafer.

What Lies Beneath the Flowers

What Lies Beneath the Flowers

Natasha Díaz

Two best friends set out to find a missing socialite in the hopes of claiming a hefty reward–but what happens when their investigation forces them to question both their morals and their friendship in this twisty mystery?

When You Wish Upon a Star

When You Wish Upon a Star

Elizabeth Lim

What if the Blue Fairy wasn’t supposed to help Pinocchio? This New York Times best-selling series twists another Disney classic into a harrowing story in which the Blue Fairy defies fairy law, setting off a dramatic chain of events.

Wings of Reverie

Wings of Reverie

Anna Bright

Centuries after the events of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wings of Starlight, two fairies must battle a dangerous magic—and their growing feelings for each other—in order to save their home in the Winter Woods of Pixie Hollow.

You, Me, and Infinity

You, Me, and Infinity

Deb Caletti

What happens when a girl who keeps her heart underground meets a boy with his head in the stars? In this swoony and heart-rending romance, the award-winning author of A Heart in a Body in the World and Honey, Baby, Sweetheart beautifully captures the kind of love—and loss—that changes you forever.

Young World

Young World

Soman Chainani

From the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series comes a renegade thriller, about a teenager elected President of the United States, sparking a global revolution of young leaders—until one of them is murdered and he’s the prime suspect.

Watch the RHCB Summer 2026 Preview

Watch a prerecorded conversation with the incredible author Chrystal D. Giles and her editor, Shana Corey, as they dive into Chrystal’s two upcoming books—We Are Joy, a heartwarming picture book, and Listen to the Girls, a timely middle grade novel. Chrystal effortlessly tackles important topics for young readers, making these books stand out.

After the chat, stick around for a sneak peek at all the fresh, fantastic titles coming in Summer 2026, brought to you by the RHCB School & Library team. 

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Picture Books

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Early Readers, Chapter Books, & Middle Grade

Elementary and middle school students won’t be able to put down these engaging new early readers, chapter books, and middle grade titles. 

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New Paperbacks

Perfect for backpacks and beach bags alike, these new paperbacks with keep young readers engrossed and engaged all summer long.

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