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1/n The Proving Ground
no. 8 of 8 in The Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly

SECONDS TO SPARE by Rachel Reiss THE SAW MOUTH by Cale Plett QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE by Hazel Newlevant UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY by Brianna Jett BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS by June Hur STOPS ALONG THE WAY by Anna Sortino QUEERLEADERS by Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk SHAPES OF LOVE by L.V. Peñalba THE LUSTROUS DARK by Loretta Chefchaouni SONG OF THE SALTINGS by Rachael King FORCE OF NATURE by Melissa Clark I'M GONNA GET YOU BACK by Eva Des Lauriers THE NEON SKY by Alyssa Villaire AN EXPANSE OF BLUE by Kauakanilehua M?hoe Adams REBEL HEIRESS by Amalie Howard BOY FRIENDS by Kai Spellmeier BUUZA: GOOD MORNING, SALWA by Shazleen Khan IN THE COUNTRY I LOVE by Alaa Al-Barkawi THE LAST BEST QUEST EVER by F.T. Lukens WE COULD BE ANYONE by Anna-Marie McLemore MEET ME AT THE PICKET LINE by Jasper Sanchez TO THE STARS AND BACK VOL 2 by Peglo BEHIND FIVE WILLOWS by June Hur THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by Kelly Quindlen THAT WHICH FEEDS US by Keala Kendall

JIN YOUNG IN BETWEN by Ellen Oh WICKED ENDEAVORS by Kamilah Cole ENCORE! by Miles Toriko Burks WHERE YOU'LL FIND US by Jen St. Jude THE NAMES WE BURIED by Mia Siegert THE HEIRS by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé TIDES OF FORTUNE by Lauryn Hamilton Murray GINGERBREAD BONES by Lindsay Lovise THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE by Cindy Pham THE HYACINTH LABYRINTH by Jamie Pacton THEIR WILL UNDONE by R.J. Valldeperas A SMILE LIKE YOURS by Emily Thomas MONARCHS IN THE WILD by Israel Moya THE LEAGUE OF DANGEROUS YOUNG LADIES by J.A. Morgenstein HER SHARP EMBRACE by Kate Koenig THE LAST DEATH POET by Stephen Daly WHEN WE ALMOST CAME UNDONE by Erika Turner THE UNMAGICAL LIFE OF BRIAR JONES by Lex Croucher THE BOY WITH THE HEART OF SEA GLASS by Laura Livingstone SHORELINES by Ruth Ennis LOVE, GODS & SINNERS by Camille Chong A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES by Katie Abdou TOGETHER WE SEE by Ari Tison FINISH LINES by Sarah Broyles & Hanna Schroy ASAD'S SECRET by Najlaa Attaalah

KINGDOM OF WAVES by Melissa de la Cruz A MASTERPIECE IN BLOOD by Megan Scott ALL WE HUNGER FOR by Anna Mercier DOE by Rebecca Barrow THE VACATION SHIFT by Lily Chu ARCANA: THE CURSED FATE by Sam Prentice-Jones GOOD LUCK, BABE! by Erin Baldwin YOU JUMP FIRST by Myah Ariel WHEN DEALING WITH DRAGONS by Dana Swift THE RIVER SHE BECAME by Emily Varga WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE GIRLS by Carlyn Greenwald MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT by Brianna Bourne LIES BETWEEN US by Jessica Goodman THORNBIRD by E. Kennedy

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 4 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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EVERYTHING AMPLIFIED by Sarah Lippett & Ziggy Hanaor MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW by Alex Ritany THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer THE GRAVEWOOD by Kelly Andrew TO STEAL A THRONE by Gabi Burton THE UNRULY HEART OF MISS DARCY by Erin Edwards RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss BURN THE KINGDOM DOWN by Addie Thorley INFINITE SHORES by Pascale Lacelle MAIMED by Avery Timmons GIRL REFLECTED IN KNIFE by Anica Mrose Rissi A LIE FOR A LIE by Jennifer Donaldson SUNFLOWERS AND LAVENDER by Maisy Valais ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE! by Liz Braswell LIGHTFALL: A PLACE BETWEEN by Tim Probert SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF by Anna Zoe Quirke GLOW by Nancy Stone HOW TO BE NORMAL by Ange Crawford MORGANA AND OZ VOL 4 by Miyuli PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK by Patrick Ness LAST DAYS IN MOAV by Sharon Reiss Baker I COULD GIVE YOU THE MOON by Ann Liang THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE by Mara Rutherford DEATHLY FATES by Tesia Tsai

SUMMER OFFICIAL by Rebekah Weatherspoon THE THORN QUEEN by Sasha Peyton Smith FORGIVE ME NOT by Mari Costa A SONG IN THE DARK by Brooke Archer FLIRTING WITH MURDER by Amanda Sellet GODS & COMICS by Kat Cho MORBID CURIOSITIES by S. Hati SOMEDAY PERFECT by Kat Schneider THE LABYRINTH OF WAKING DREAMS by Michelle Kulwicki UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN by Lily Kim Qian THE FIGHT OF OUR LIVES by David Levithan & Gabriel Duckels THE BLIND DATE AGREEMENT by Jessica Cunsolo SURVIVAL SHOW by Juno Dawson A SONG I WROTE FOR CHARLOTTE by Caitlin Devlin THE NIGHT KING'S COURT by Elisa A. Bonnin THE SPELL FOR UNRAVELING by Rochelle Hassan IF YOU WERE HERE by Abigail Johnson SWEET CLARITY by Rhiannon Richardson A HOUSE OF VIPERS by Emma Jackson LAST KISS OF SUMMER by Jessica M. Felleman THEY WANT US DEAD by C.L. Montblanc THE REDWOOD BARGAIN by Markelle Grabo AMBROSIA LEE DROPS THE MIC by Patricia Park TEARING MYSELF TOGETHER by Anna Whateley SHADOWS OF FIRE: SANCTIFY by Sherrilyn Kenyon

COLOSSAL VOLUME 1 by Rutile & Diane Truc BODY COUNT by Codie Crowley CHANGE OF PLANS by Sarah Dessen YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER by Gwenyth Reitz ROLLS AND RIVALRY by Kristy Royce YOU PIERCE MY SOUL by Jessica Mary Best DROP DEAD FAMOUS by Jennifer Pearson UNTIL NEXT SUMMER by Allison Ashley TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Jenny Han, Barbara Perez Marquez, Akimaro & Li Lu YOUNG WORLD by Soman Chainani VACATIONSHIP: OH MY AFFOGATO! by Daphne Ang & Donna Ghorbanpoor AS I DREAM OF YOU by Jennifer Lee & LeUyen Pham LIKE WE WERE IN PARIS by Stephan Lee BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW by Laura Genn SHARDS OF SILENCE by Brian Lee Young HEAR YE MORTALS by Yamile Saied Méndez GOLDENBORN by Ama Ofosua Lieb SHE KNOWS ALL THE NAMES by Michelle Jabès Corpora TRUE BEAUTY 8 by Yaongyi IN BETWEEN DAYS by Camryn Garrett SMASH OR PASS by Birdie Schae THE HANGING BONES by Elle Tesch GIRLS LIKE US by Jennifer Dugan IN THE BLOOD by April Henry STARS, STRIPES & SUMMER NIGHTS by Celeste Dador

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 3 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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COMING HOME by Brittney Griner & Michelle Burford ONWARD: CLIMATE FICTION TO INSPIRE HOPE ed. by Nora Shalaway Carpenter JUST BETWEEN US by Adeline Kon LOVE IN RUINS by Auriane Desombre PARADISE COAST by Suzanne Young THE FALL OF IRIS hENLEY by Jennifer Graham WITHIN THESE COUNTY LINES by Brian Zepka BEFORE WE WAKE by Sophia Glock DAUGHTER OF THE CURSED KINGDOM by Jasmine Skye THE BOYFRIEND LAUNCHER by Raechell Garrett THE TWELVE by Joey Graceffa EVERY LAST LIAR by Kate Francis TRIPPING OVER YOU VOL 2 by Suzana Marcum & Owena White LIMELIGHT by Andrew Keenan-Bolger GONE BEFORE YOU KNEW ME by Renate Wildermun DAYBREAK VOL 2 by Moosopp IF WE NEVER END by Laura Taylor Namey HUNTING THE STRANGE by Kaitlyn Cavalancia THE RUINS BENEATH US by Sasha E. Sloan MIDNIGHT ON THE CELESTIAL by Julia Alexandra MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS by Cassie Miller THE DRAGON AND THE SUN LOTUS by Amélie Wen Zhao THE OKS ARE NOT OK by Grace K. Shim SHE DRINKS THE LIGHT by Yasmin Angoe BEAST BECOMES HER by Crystal Seitz

HER HIDDEN FIRE by Clíodhna O'Sullivan I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD by M.J. Beasi THE BEASTS WE RAISE by D.L. Taylor BENDY AND THE SILVER SCREAMS by Dave Scheidt & Alex Arizmendi ESTELA, UNDROWNING by René Peña-Govea WHEN I WAS DEATH by Alexis Henderson SPEAK OF THE DEVIL by Sweeney Boo IN TIME WITH YOU by Kristin Dwyer BURN THE WATER by Billy Ray AZADI MEANS FREEDOM by Maryam Shojaei RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS by Ahmad Saber DEATH OF A POP STAR VOL 2 by Violet Karim THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by Cassidy Ellis Salter BAD KID by Sofia Szamosi THE FREE VERSE SOCIETY by Delali Adjoa RIGHT AS RAIN by Tashie Bhuiyan HOW NOT TO CONJURE A BOYFRIEND by Jordon Greene HEART OF MISCHIEF by Emma Noyes SIX MUST DIE by Victoria Wlosok BRIGHTER THAN NINE by June C.L. Tan TIME-TRIPPING OVER YOU by Brennon Lane CHILD OF THE DRAGON by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley HERE FOR A GOOD TIME by Kim Spencer QUESO, JUST IN TIME by Ernesto Cisneros CRYING WOLF by James Butler

WE'RE A BAD IDEA, RIGHT? by K.L. Walther WILD DARLING by Alexandra Moody HEIRESS OF NOWHERE by Stacey Lee PRODIGAL TIGER by Samantha Chong ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram THE STAR-BLESSED by Angie Dickinson HONOR by Natalia Mariichyn, Leon Buchwald & Susan McClelland SIDEQUESTED BOOK 1 by K.B. Spangler & Alexandra Presser ABOVE THE BLACK 3: DOWNFALL by Marc C. Gregson THE PERFECT MATCH by Adiba Jaigirdar SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT by Sydney Langford CHARMED AND DANGEROUS by Shelly Page MOST LIKELY TO MURDER by Lish McBride THE DANGER OF SMALL THINGS by Caryl Lewis A DEADLY INHERITANCE by Kelley Armstrong TO DEAL WITH KINGS by M.K. Lobb SILVER WOLVES by Jerome Charyn AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME by Swati Hegde WHERE NO SHADOW STAYS by Sara Hashem WHAT WE DID TO SURVIVE by Megan Lally DEVIOUS PREY by Scott Reintgen THE CELESTIAL SEAS by T.A. Chan THE FARAWAY INN by Sarah Beth Durst MAKING TROUBLE by Brooke Blurton & Melanie Saward THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aska

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 2 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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THE LAST KING OF FAERIE by Cassandra Clare THE LAST WAYFINDER by Ellen McGinty THE SWANS'S DAUGHTER by Roshani Chokshi BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet ROYAL LIARS by Lindsey Duga A WAR OF WYVERNS by S.F. Williamson THE TAYLORS VERSION: CRUEL SUMMER by Elizabeth Eulberg 16 FOREVER by Lance Rubin LOVE GOES VIRAL by Camille Stochitch, Alexander Berman & Estelle Laure P.S. I LIKE YOU by Kasie West ROOM TO BREATHE by Kasie West CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: WHEN MONSTERS WAKE by Victoria Setian & Savanna Ganucheau A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY by Caroline Bonin OXFORD BLOOD by Rachael Davis Featherstone WE'VE HIT TURBULENCE by Jessica L. Cozzi GASLIT by Megan Davidhizar I, IN THE SHADOWS by Tori Bovalino SAY NO TO THE DRESS by Keren David LOVE ME TO DEATH VOLUME 1 by Toonimated PIG WIFE by Abbey Luck BREWED WITH LOVE by Shelly Page DEAD FAKE by Vincent Ralph FUSTUK by Robert Mgrdich Apelian A WILD RADIANCE by Maria Ingrande Mora NIGHT TERROR by Vincent Ralph

I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill WORST-CASE SCENARIO by Ray Stoeve SOUL OF A GENTLEMAN WITCH by David Ferraro IF ALL THE STARS GO DARK by S.G. Prince CRUX by Gabriel Tallent BETTER THE DEVIL by Erik J. Brown LOST GIRLS OF HOLLOW LAKE by Rebekah Faubion BETTER CATCH UP, KRISHNA KUMAR by Anahita Karthik FREDDIE AND STELLA GOT HOT by Maggie Horne LOVE MAKES MOCHI by Stefany Valentine THE ROOMMATE ARRANGEMENT by Samantha Markum HER NAME IN THE SKY by Kelly Quindlen THE GREAT DISILLUSIONMENT OF NICK AND JAY by Ryan Douglass SUNDOWN GIRLS by L.S. Stratton TO RIDE A RISING STORM by Moniquill Blackgoose SPARKING FIRE OUT OF FATE by Brifid Kemmerer A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DATING A DEMON by Hannah Reynolds CARNIVAL FANTÁSTICO by Angela Montoya HEART'S GAMBIT by J.D. Myall ACCORDING TO PLAN by Christen Randall LOVELY RECIPE by Myra Rose Nino UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT by Alechia Dow QUEEN OF FACES by Petra Lord BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS by Amanda McCrina THIS AIN'T OUR FIRST RODEO by Liara Tamani

STOLEN MIDNIGHTS by Katherine Quinn LOVE ME TOMORROW by Emiko Jean LIGHTS OUT by Jenni Fletcher STEAM by Shaenon K. Garrity & Emily Holden THE DARKNESS GREETED HER by Christina Ferko SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal FEW BLUE SKIES by Carolina Ixta SIBYLLINE by Melissa de la Cruz RED STAR REBELS by Amie Kaufman THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff FEAST AND FAMINE: THE UNBREAKABLE CROWN by Carina Finn ALL WE ONCE HAD by Katy Upperman THE KISS BET by Farrah Penn THE KISS BET VOL 3 by Ingrid Ochoa FOOTEPRINT by Lindsay H. Metcalf THE RESTITCHING OF CAMILLE DULAINE by Lindsay A. Franklin TO THE DEATH by Andrea Tang THE CURSED QUEEN'S DAUGHTER by Elly Blake CALL OF THE DRAGON by Natasha Bowen THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by Rachel Griffin THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY by Elle Grenier LOVE ON ICE by Sara Ney THE CALL HER REGRET by Channelle Desamours UNGODLY CHAOS by Selma Soren POSTSCRIPT by Cory McCarthy

It's nearly 2026 and there are a TON of young adult books coming out in the first half of the year! Here is part 1 of 4. Book lists in comments.

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DAWN ON THE COAST (THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB) by Arley Nopra THE GENIE GAME by Jordan Ifueko DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL (CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE) by Jendia Gammon CHASING ERUPTIONS: HOW VOLCANOLOGISTS MAURICE AND KATIA KRAFFT HELPED SAVE 60,000 LIVES - BUT LOST THEIR OWN by Curtis Manley & Katherine Roy JOURNEY THROUGH THE WATERFALL (MAGIC GEMS) by Payal Doshi ACROSS THE DODDLEVERSE by Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett & Jay Cooper THE ENDLESS GAME by J.D. Amato & Sophie Morse SPY SCHOOL SECRET SERVICE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Stuart Gibbs & Anjan Sarkar SHIM JUNG TAKES THE DIVE by Julia Riew DOUBLE CROSSED: THE WWII SPIES WHO SAVED D-DAY by Rebecca E.F. Barone UNICORN BOY AND THE SLUMBER PARTY OF DOOM by Dave Roman GRIFFIN SPEAKER by Jan M. Flynn WHERE THERE BE SPIES by Alby C. Williams KAREN'S SURPRISE (BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER) by Shauna J. Grant DRAGON GIRL AND THE GRAVEYARD OF DOOM by Jenny Moore FIRST CRUSH (THE NEW GIRL) by Cassandra Calin

FIRST PLACE (SWEET VALLEY TWINS GRAPHIC NOVEL) by Nicole Andelfinger & Knack Whittle OPTING OUT by Maia Kobabe & Swati "Lucky" Srikumar LISTEN TO THE GIRLS by Chrystal D. Giles FIRESNAKE by Donna Barba Higuera THE SWEET SPOT by Elaine Vickers THE EDGE OF FOREVER by Meghan P. Browne OUR FAIR SHARE by Sarah Marie Jette BUNKMATES FOR NEVER (CAMP FRENEMIES) by Liz Montague THE LAST DRAGON HOUSE by Liv Mae Morris THE HERO TWINS IN THE REALM OF FRIGHT (TALES OF THE FEATHERED SERPENT) by David Bowles & Charlene Bowles BE YOURSELF AND OTHER BAD ADVICE: A TEEN GIRL'S GUIDE TO UNLEARNING THE RULES by Meredith Walker A WISH WITH WINGS by Sarah Guillory THE CASE OF THE PILFERED PEARLS (THE SHREW DETECTIVE) by Margi Preus & Junyi Wu BOTH SIDES NOW: A STORY ABOUT YOUNG JONI MITCHELL by Lydia Corry BERSERKERS by M.A. Larson THE BOOKS OF CLASH VOL. 7 by Gene Luen Yang, Kendall Goode & Alison Acton

MY NAME IS HARRIET MANSOOR (NOT HAIRY MAN SUIT!) by Dr. Haleh Massey STRAYS by Gia Gordon INVESTIGATORS: WEATHER OR NOT by John Patrick Green MIDSUMMER SISTERS by Niki Smith FALSE STARTS by Carl Brundtland & Claudia Davila THE BOOK OF JUPITER by Robin Stevenson JOURNEY TO TOMIOKA by Laurent Galandon & Michael Crouzat SOL GOES FOR GOAL! (HILLSIDE VALLEY GRAPHIC NOVEL) by Julio Anta & Gabi Mendez BOSS OF THE UNDERWORLD by Tor Freeman HAVEN AND THE FALLEN GIANTS by Jen Xu & Kate Rhodes SAWYER LEE AND THE QUEST TO JUST STAY HOME by Zach Weinersmith JUST ASK ELSIE by Ari Koontz THE REEL LIFE OF ZARA KEGG by Brad Barkley CURSED PRINCESS CLUB: MIRROR MIRROR by Michelle Knudsen VILLAIN CON (KATIE THE CATSITTER) by Colleen A.F. Venable & Stephanie Yue CAST VS. CREW: TECH WEEK by Lindsay Champion

2026 is going to be a huge year for middle grade! Here is the second of a two part series of MG books being published from January through June. *Book titles in ALT text 2/2
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THE QUEEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER by Diane Zahler APE ESCAPE by Stuart Gibbs THE BLUE DRESS by Rebecca Morrison GRANDPERE'S GHOST SWAMP by Rachel M. Marsh RELIC OF THIEVES (THE UNDERWILD) by Shana Targosz INBETWEENS by Faith Erin Hicks ALL THAT CHANDNI KNOWS by Khushboo Patel CHASING SHADOWS (CHANGING SKIES: WARRIORS) by Erin Hunter TESTED by Anna Monders WORST IN SHOW by P.J. Gardner PET PLACEMENT SOCIETY by Primo Gallanosa WONDERS OF SHADOW KEY by J.J. Fleming GHOST-SPIDER: BROKEN CHORDS (SPIDER-VERSE) by Roseanne A. Brown, Diobelle Cerna & Nabi H. Ali LIGHTFALL: A PLACE BETWEEN by Tim Probert THE PRINCESS DIARIES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Meg Cabot & Bethany Crandall WHEN YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH by Rebecca Bendheim

A SECRET ESCAPE (THE LIARS SOCIETY) by Alyson Gerber CROW'S REVENGE by Sarwat Chadda LITTLE BONES by Sandy Bigna THE TRAITOR MOTH by Katharine Orton SKYSHATTERED (STORM DRAGONS) by Julie Kagawa LAST DAY POOL PARTY by Emma Steinkellner PRINCESS ACADEMY: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Shannon Hale & Victoria Ying LITTLE YU & THE TREELINGS: LOST IN PEACH BLOSSOM PARADISE by Xiong Liang OLIVE OAKES AND THE HAUNTED CAROUSEL by Kalynn Bayron JUST ONE GIFT by Linda Sue Park A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC: OR, LIKE LIGHTNING IN AN UMBRELLA STORM by Philip C. Stead THE REAL ROSALIND: THE TRUTH ABOUT ROSALIND FRANKLIN'S DNA DISCOVERY AND HOW IT WAS ERASED by Debbie Loren Dunn & Janet Fox SHARKNADO WARNING (MAX BEAST) by Maddy Mara HOW TO SAVE A DOLPHIN by Michelle Schusterman FRUITCAKE by Rex Ogle & Dave Valeza MIXED FEELINGS by Sara Amini & Shadia Amin

HOW NOT TO LOSE A MILLION DOLLARS: A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO AVOIDING THE TRICKS AND TRAPS OF OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM by Sheila Bair MY SISTER THE FREAK by Dani Jones THE DELTA CODEX by Deva Fagan CHERNOBYL, LIFE, AND OTHER DISASTERS by Yevgenia Nayberg RIALTO by Kate Milford A FISHBOY NAME SASHIMI by Dan Santat FORBIDDEN MOUNTAIN (GUARDIANS) by Brandon Mull BINS BREAK FREE (THE RACC PACK) by Stephanie Cooke & Whitney Gardner CLOCK HANDS by Marieke Nijkamp & Sylvia Bi NINE-TAIL TROUBLE (MONSTER LOCKER) by Jorge Aguirre & Andrés Vera Martinez SHOCK CITY PUNKS by Aaron Alexovich AUNTIE Q'S GOLDEN CLAWS NAIL SALON by Van Hoang THEFT OF THE RUBY LOTUS by Savantani Dasgupta RAYANA JOHNSON'S GIANT LEAP by Jill Tew GIRL OF LORE by Melanie Dale STILL ALIVE (KIDNAPPED FROM UKRAINE) by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

2026 is going to be a huge year for middle grade! Here is the second of a two part series of MG books being published from January through June. *Book titles in ALT text 1/2
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A GARDEN OF VIPERS (THE SWIFTS) by Beth Lincoln EOWULF: THE CREATURE CONNECTION by Mike Cavallaro UNICORN SECRETS (PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN) by Dana Simpson THE NOWHERE BEAST by Leslie Vedder A CASE MOST FOWL (OPAL WATSON) by Brittany J. Thurman FOREVER ROGUE (THE FORGOTTEN FIVE) by Lisa McMann EUROPA (CITY SPIES) by James Ponti SOME OF US ARE BRAVE by Saadia Faruqi MAYSOON ZAYID: THE GIRL WHO CAN CAN (MUSLIM MAVERICKS) by Dr. Seema Yasmin & Noha Habaieb OSCAR AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GLOWING ORBS by Don Everts MCGILL & LEE: INVASION OF THE MUTANT PLICATIONS by Florenza Lee, Bridgett McGill & Abi Fox PINKIE'S TURNABOUT by Sue Lloyd-Davies AGAINST ALL ODDS by Nathaniel Lessore OH BROTHER: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR by Georgina Chadderton TIME FOR A CHANGE (THE RHYTHM OF TIME) by Questlove, S.A. Cosby & Godwin Akpan EACH AND EVERY SPARK by Claire Swinarski

SEW MUCH TROUBLE (AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.) by John Patrick Green BIRDY by N. West Moss GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by Rin-Rin Yu UNFATHOMABLE: 20 WILD (BUT TRUE) STORIES ABOUT THE OCEAN by Mary Boone & Max Temescu AMARI AND THE METALWORK MENACE by B.B. Alston KID X by Tracey Baptiste THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE by Christyne Morrell MYTHSPEAKER by Christopher Roubique THE CASE OF THE MISSING KOLO (KOROBÁ) by Àlàbá Ònájìn THE ULTIMATE UNOFFICIAL WORLD CUP BOOK by Marta S. Barbo CATTY CORNER HITS THE ROAD by Julie Murphy MAKING IT UP AS YOU GO ALONG: A CHILDREN'S GUIDE TO WRITING STORIES by Patricia Forde & Mary Murphy ENARII (CAPUT MUNDI: THE HEAD OF THE WORLD) by B.R. Kang THE GREENIES by Emma Mills & Sarah Nicole Kennedy HARPER SHARP KID DETECTIVE by Jarrett Williams THE TROUBLE WITH LEO (PAWS) by Michele Assarasakorn & Nathan Fairbairn

THE UNLIKELY TALE OF CHASE & FINNEGAN by Jasmine Warga MAGNITUDE by Jennifer A. Nielsen ONE NIGHT AT CAMP BIGFOOT (GOOSEBUMPS: HOUSE OF SHIVERS) by R.L. Stine HERE LIES A GHOST by Shakirah Bourne THE MAGIC OF SOMEDAY SOON by Michelle Lee SMALL WONDER by Ross Montgomery DRAGON GIRL AND THE AWAKENED FLAMES by Jenny Moore THE LIONHARTS by Mike Lawrence PROFESSOR THOMAS CAT'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BRAIN (THE DYSLEXIA FILES) by Rachael Allen & Miguel Diaz Rivas GREEN JOLENE AND THE BACKYARD BEES by Wendy Mass & Billy Yong WILD MOUNTAIN IVY by Shannon Hitchcock PHOENIX (RIDE ON) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley WHEN TOMORROW BURNS by Tae Keller THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS by Stephanie Campisi WORLD WITHOUT BIRDS: HOW TO SAVE OUR PLANET, ONE BIRD AT A TIME by Nick Lund & Asia Orlando QUESO, JUST IN TIME by Ernesto Cisneros

BREAKOUT by Christina Wyman HAFSA'S WAY by Aisha Saeed GLORY BE by Jamie Sumner LANDSLIDE by Betty Culley THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE WORLD'S END by Amy Sparkes NO WAY NEVER SISTERS by Chantel Acevedo & Natalia Sylvester CODE RED! (BIG NATE) by Lincoln Peirce THE STOWAWAY (CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE) by Griffin McElroy THE CURSE BREAKER (ISLE OF EVER) by Jen Calonita THE DOOR OF THE DEAD (RELIC HAMILTON GENIE HUNTER) by Josheph Coelho CLEMENTINE H. HOPEFUL IS NOT A HERO by Noah Corey OLIVIA GRAY WILL NOT FADE AWAY by Ciera Burch CUPCAKES & CAMP (MIA IN THE MIDDLE) by Coco Simon MISSION MICRORAPTOR (R.A.P.T.O.R.) by Philip Kavvadias LIONEL MESSI'S WORLD CUP TRIUMPH (HISTORY'S GREATEST GAMES) by Chris Barish & Nate Sweitzer RED RIVER ROSE by Carole Lindstrom

2026 is going to be a huge year for middle grade! Here is the first of a two part series of MG books being published from January through June. *Book titles in ALT text 2/2

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A BLURMP IN TIME (CATWAD AND FRIENDS) by Jim Benton THICK AS THIEVES (SIDEKICKS) by Dan Santat THREE'S A CROWD (SWEET VALLEY TWINS GRAPHIC NOVEL) by Nicole Andelfinger & Claudia Aguirre UNFAIRIES by Huw Aaron GONE VIRAL by Gary Soto MAPLE FOR THE PEOPLE by Kate McGovern METICULOUS JONES AND THE SHADOW COMPASS (INKBOUND) by Philippa Leathley X MARKS THE HAUNT by Lindsay Currie I SURVIVED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1776 (SPECIAL EDITION) by Lauren Tarshis MIRROR TOWN (THE BIZARRE BAZAAR) by Daniel Nayeri & Lesley Vamos GUMSHOE by Brenna Thummler THE MEAN GIRL MISSION (CONFESSIONS OF A JUNIOR SPY) by Rosaria Munda NADIA ISLAM, ON HE RECORD by Adiba Jaigirdar & Avani Dwvedi HATTIE MAE BEGINS AGAIN by Sharon G. Flake THE MOON WITHOUT STARS by Chanel Miller THE ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY AUDEN GREENE by Corey Ann Haydu

A TALE OF PLAGUES AND PERFUMES by Jake Halpern & Peter Kujawinski A YEAR WITHOUT HOME by V.T. Bidania MOVE IT OR BRUISE IT (BLOOD CITY ROLLERS) by V.P. Anderson & Tatiana Hill WRONG FRIEND by Charise Mericle Harper & Rorcy Lucey THE BIG BAD WOLF MURDER by P.G. Bell THE DAUGHTER OF DEATH (FERN'S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD FAE) by Fern Forgettable A CASE OF BIRD PROBLEMS (ZEB AND BEL) by Rachel Elliott EUREKA by Victoria Chang REACH by Celesta Rimington SERENDIPITY by Gabbie Benda A BLOOD MOON (SNOWLANDS) by Morr Meroz I SURVIVED THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis & Cassie Anderson A KID LIKE ME by Norm Feuti ONE FOR THE DOGS (THE STARTUP SQUAD) by Brian Weisfeld, Bonnie Bader & Nadia Hsieh SPACE CRASHERS: TO THE MOON by Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna & Alison Acton DANTE N. FERNO IS NOT A LOSER by Brian Gordon

THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff HYPERGIFTED by Gordon Korman THE MYSTERIOUS MAGIC OF LIGHTHOUSE LANE by Erin Stewart SPACE FOR SAFFRON by Rie Neal THE WISH RING CIPHER (CODEBREAKERS) by Alexandra Ott LEO AND RALPH by Peter Carnavas CHOIR GRRRL by Ashley Granillo RULES FOR LIARS by Debra Green & April Patten A SCAR LIKE A RIVER by Lisa Graff THE LIONS' RUN by Sara Pennypacker HOW TO SURVIVE AN APOCALYPSE by Coby Coonradt MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL BINTY by Shawn K. Stout THE MIGHTY by Judd Winick UNSTOPPABLE US: HOW ENEMIES BECOME FRIENDS by Yuval Noah Harari REVENANTS RETURN (THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE) by James Riley FANTASTIC FROG AND THE AMAZING TAD LAD by Brandon Reese

2026 is going to be a huge year for middle grade! Here is the first of a two part series of MG books being published from January through June. *Book titles in ALT text 1/2

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