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Saints of the Household

by Ari Tison

Hardcover: Mar 2023 | Paperback: Nov 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town - beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer - that will take your breath away.

The Corruption of Hollis Brown

by K. Ancrum

Hardcover: Apr 2025

Critics' Consensus:

From acclaimed author K. Ancrum comes a queer romantic thriller in which the lives of Hollis, a boy in search of meaning, and Walt, a spirit with unfinished business, collide when Walt takes possession of Hollis's body...and maybe his heart. For fans...

Those Pink Mountain Nights

by Jen Ferguson

Hardcover: Sep 2023 | Paperback: Oct 2024

Critics' Consensus:

In her remarkable second novel following her Governor General's Award-winning debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, Jen Ferguson writes about the hurt of a life stuck in past tense, the hum of connections that cannot be severed, and one week in a ...

Like Home

by Louisa Onome

Hardcover: Feb 2021 | Paperback: Jul 2024

Critics' Consensus:

Fans of Netflix's On My Block and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Thomas will love this debut novel about a girl whose life is turned upside down after one local act of vandalism throws both her relationships and neighborhood into turmoil.

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

by Lorraine Avila

Hardcover: Apr 2023 | Paperback: Jul 2024

Critics' Consensus:

Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "uppercut to the senses." You've never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire.

We Deserve Monuments

by Jas Hammonds

Hardcover: Nov 2022 | Paperback: Feb 2024

Critics' Consensus:

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a YA debut from Jas Hammonds that explores how racial violence can ripple down through generations.

The Atlas of Us

by Kristin Dwyer

Hardcover: Jan 2024

Critics' Consensus:

"A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page." —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna

The Silence that Binds Us

by Joanna Ho

Hardcover: Jun 2022 | Paperback: Dec 2023

Critics' Consensus:

Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.

My Heart Underwater

by Laurel Fantauzzo

Hardcover: Oct 2020 | Paperback: Nov 2023

Critics' Consensus:

Fans of Adib Khorram and Randy Ribay will love this coming-of-age debut about a Filipina American teen drowning under pressure and learning to trust her heart.

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

by Isaac Blum

Hardcover: Sep 2022 | Paperback: Oct 2023

Critics' Consensus:

The Chosen meets Adam Silvera in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friendship, betrayal, and hatred.

Four for the Road

by K J. Reilly

Hardcover: Aug 2022 | Paperback: Aug 2023

Critics' Consensus:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief who embark on a road trip to Graceland.

Tonight We Rule the World

by Zack Smedley

Hardcover: Oct 2021 | Paperback: May 2023

Critics' Consensus:

From the critically acclaimed author of Deposing Nathan comes an explosive examination of identity, voice, and the indelible ways our stories are rewritten by others.

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