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The Bold Type meets The Social Network when three girls participate in a startup incubator competition and uncover the truth about what it means to succeed in the male-dominated world of tech.
This summer Silicon Valley is a girls' club.
This stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.
Aminah Mae Safi's Tell Me How You Really Feel is an ode to romantic comedies, following two girls on opposite sides of the social scale as they work together to make a movie and try very hard not to fall in love.
Enter a world of gargoyle protectors, rising demons and one girl with an explosive secret.
The Language of Fire is a lyrical, dark, and moving look at the life of Joan of Arc, who as a teen girl in the fifteenth century commanded an army and helped crown a king of France.
This extraordinary verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill dares to imagine how an ordinary girl became a great leader, and ultimately saved a nation.
From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award longlist title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.
* "Printz Honor winner Donnelly offers up a stunningly focused story that rips
into the heart of familiar fairy tale. Isabelle [is] a shattered but not unreedemable girl with a warrior's heart." -- Booklist, starred review
An instant New York Times bestseller!
Don't just fracture the fairy tale. Shatter it.
$19.99ISBN: 9780062933621Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Balzer + Bray - June 4th, 2019From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted, sweeping novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl—and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.
$14.39ISBN: 9780062473448Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: HarperTeen - June 4th, 2019For fans of Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, and Sandhya Menon, critically acclaimed author Misa Sugiura delivers a richly crafted contemporary YA novel about family, community, and the importance of writing your own history.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062571915Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: HarperTeen - June 4th, 2019From Printz Honor winner and Morris Award finalist Jessie Ann Foley comes a comitragic YA novel that will appeal to fans of Jandy Nelson and Jeff Zentner.
$18.99ISBN: 9781492656654Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Sourcebooks Fire - May 21st, 2019The Instant New York Times Bestseller
The anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Furyborn
Two queens, separated by thousands of years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength--and their hearts.
$18.99ISBN: 9781534430655Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Simon Pulse - May 7th, 2019“Poignant and important.” —Refinery29
Judy Blume meets RuPaul’s Drag Race in this funny, feel-good debut novel about a queer teen who navigates questions of identity and self-acceptance while discovering the magical world of drag.
Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with h$17.99ISBN: 9781481497619Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Margaret K. McElderry Books - June 4th, 2019“If you are looking for magic you will find it inside this book. Sorcery of Thorns is a bewitching gem, full of slow burning romance, loyal friendships, and extraordinary world building.
$17.99ISBN: 9781338306125Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Push - May 14th, 2019Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, Mason Deaver's stunning debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process.$17.99ISBN: 9780062447814Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: HarperTeen - June 4th, 2019Perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski and Jenny Han, this heartfelt and humorous contemporary take on Sense and Sensibility follows two sisters—complete opposites—who discover the secrets they’ve been keeping make them more alike than they’d realized.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062839367Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Balzer + Bray - June 4th, 2019“A love letter to queerness, self-expression, and individuality (also Madonna) that never shies away from the ever-present fear within the queer community of late '80s New York, Like a Love Story made me feel so full—of hope, love, courage, pride, and awe for the many people who fought for love and self-expression in the face of discrimination, cruelty, and death.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062840325Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Katherine Tegen Books - May 21st, 2019In this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday’s Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive.
$18.99ISBN: 9780062842732Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Balzer + Bray - May 7th, 2019The first in a sweeping and epic own voices debut fantasy trilogy—set in a stunning Latinx-inspired world—about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must team up to defeat a powerful evil they accidentally unleashed. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Leigh Bardugo, and V. E.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062845429Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: HarperTeen - June 4th, 2019“Sparkles with beauty, intrigue, and romance.”—Kiera Cass, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series
Selah has waited her whole life for a happily ever after. As the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062447838Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: HarperTeen - June 4th, 2019Perfect for fans of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and To All the Boys I've Loved Before, this compelling contemporary novel is from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly.
Four girls. One unforgettable July.
$17.99ISBN: 9780316417792Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: jimmy patterson - June 4th, 2019Survival. It's a concept these high school students never had to consider--until their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive. With many of them falling prey to threats from both the jungle and man, they soon realize that danger comes in many sinister forms.
$17.99ISBN: 9780374310578Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - May 7th, 2019A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019
A BuzzFeed Pick for "YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring"Sparks fly between a K-pop starlet and a tabloid reporter in Somewhere Only We Know, a heartwarming rom-com from Maurene Goo.
$17.99ISBN: 9781250317728Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Tor Teen - May 7th, 2019High seas adventure, blackmail, and meddling gods meet in Dark Shores, a thrilling first novel in a fast-paced new YA fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen.
In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But they have one mandate: East must never meet West.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062699022Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Balzer + Bray - May 28th, 2019Rebecca Podos, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of Like Water, returns with a lush, dark, and unforgettable story of the power of the past to shape our futures—and the courage it takes to change them.
$19.99ISBN: 9781250157669Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Flatiron Books - May 7th, 2019Welcome, welcome to Finale, the third and final book in Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series!
A love worth fighting for. A dream worth dying for. An ending worth waiting for.$18.99ISBN: 9781524766771Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Delacorte Press - May 7th, 2019The New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things and What to Say Next delivers a poignant and hopeful novel about resilience and reinvention, first love and lifelong friendship, the legacies of loss, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
$18.99ISBN: 9781534436664Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - June 4th, 2019Modern love plus online anonymity is a recipe for romantic disaster in this lighthearted new romance from the author of The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love.
How bad can one little virtual lie be?
NYU freshman Mariam Vakilian hasn’t dated anyone in five months, not since her high school sweetheart Caleb broke up with her.$17.99ISBN: 9781984848789Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Knopf Books for Young Readers - May 14th, 2019This brilliantly written thriller explores the lives--and deaths--of two girls, and what they will do to win justice. Sure to be one of the most talked-about books of the year!
Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died.$17.99ISBN: 9781984895950Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Random House Books for Young Readers - June 4th, 2019Don't miss this gripping, emotional prequel to the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things! The never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff.
$18.99ISBN: 9781534442726Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You - April 30th, 2019From William C. Morris Award Finalist S.K. Ali comes an unforgettable romance that is part The Sun Is Also a Star mixed with Anna and the French Kiss, following two Muslim teens who meet during a spring break trip.
A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen.$17.99ISBN: 9781536200966Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Candlewick - May 14th, 2019The spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets of the ancient California redwoods.
$18.99ISBN: 9781547600021Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Bloomsbury YA - June 4th, 2019Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past.
$16.76ISBN: 9781609455071Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Europa Editions - May 7th, 2019Book Two in the Internationally Bestselling Mirror Visitor Quartet
$18.99ISBN: 9781534431515Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Simon Pulse - May 21st, 2019Critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants—described as having “hints of Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five” (School Library Journal)—opens up about what led to an attempted suicide in his teens, and his path back from the experience.
“I wasn’t depressed because I was gay.$18.99ISBN: 9781534405905Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 14th, 2019In this captivating story about loss, love, and changing your ways, National Book Award–winning author Pete Hautman imbues the classic road trip novel with clever wit and heartfelt musings about life and death.
Steven Gerald Gabel—a.k.a. Stiggy—needs to get out of Minnesota.$17.99ISBN: 9781368039703Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Disney-Hyperion - May 14th, 2019For fans of GILMORE GIRLS and TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, this effervescent love story from debut author Nina Moreno will sweep you away.Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea-at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat.$18.99ISBN: 9781250293855Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - May 28th, 2019A half-android, half-human girl is accused of murder in Jess Rothenberg's tautly-paced YA thriller, The Kingdom, perfect for fans of Westworld and The Lunar Chronicles.
$18.99ISBN: 9781250299253Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Wednesday Books - May 7th, 2019**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
From one of the most followed booktubers today, comes Again, but Better, a story about second chances, discovering yourself, and being brave enough to try again.$17.99ISBN: 9781250308016Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Swoon Reads - May 28th, 2019Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can’t stand to be in the same room together.
$17.99ISBN: 9780525554295Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Dial Books - May 7th, 2019A deeply hopeful YA novel about living with mental illness that's perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces
"Profoundly moving . . . Will take your breath away." --Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces$18.99ISBN: 9780544973640Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Clarion Books - June 4th, 2019The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs.
Dramatically narrated case histories from Justice Ginsburg's stellar career are interwoven with an account of RBG’s life$18.99ISBN: 9781338306040Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Scholastic Press - May 14th, 2019Azad's debut YA fantasy is set in a city along the Silk Road that is a refuge for those of all faiths, where a young woman is threatened by the war between two clans of powerful djinn.$18.99ISBN: 9780374311544Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - May 14th, 2019A BuzzFeed Pick for "YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring"
A Bustle's Most Anticipated 2019 YA Release
Paste Magazine's Top 10 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2019
"Lyrical and spellbinding" —Marieke Njikamp, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author$17.99ISBN: 9780316524650Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 14th, 2019Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets I'll Give You the Sun in an exhilarating and emotional novel about the growing relationship between two teens boys, told through the letters they write to one another.
$17.99ISBN: 9780316529037Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 14th, 2019A brave first-hand account of online personality Alex Bertie's life, struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, as well as a groundbreaking guide for transitioning teens.
$17.99ISBN: 9780374304867Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - May 21st, 2019Michael Barakiva's Hold My Hand is a funny, smart, relatable take on the joy and challenges of teenage love, the boundaries of forgiveness, and what it really means to be honest.
$17.99ISBN: 9780425289907Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Viking Books for Young Readers - May 21st, 2019Perfect for fans of Warcross and Black Mirror, Girl Gone Viral is the inventive and timely story of a seventeen-year-old coder's catapult to stardom.
For seventeen-year-old Opal Hopper, code is magic. She builds entire worlds from scratch: Mars craters, shimmering lakes, any virtual experience her heart desires.$17.99ISBN: 9780451480323Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Razorbill - May 28th, 2019"Infused with page-turning suspense, bittersweet romance, shocking twists, and tragic turns, Sterling has written a standout debut." --Dana Mele, author of People Like Us
$17.99ISBN: 9780525515579Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - June 4th, 2019Edgar Award nominee stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.
$17.99ISBN: 9780062652690Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Balzer + Bray - June 4th, 2019From acclaimed author Mindee Arnett comes the thrilling conclusion of the stunningly epic, action-packed fantasy adventure that’s been called “a page-turning blend of monsters, magic, and romance” by Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of Truthwitch.
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