Contemporary
ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS by Adib Khorram
BAD QUEER by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
A SMILE LIKE YOURS by Emily Thomas
BURIED FEELINGS by Kit Rosewater
ALEX, BY PROXY by Karen Myna Cantor
THE FRIENDSHIP PARADOX by Aśka
Romance
DROP DEAD HANDSOME by Matthew Hubbard
BOY FRIENDS by Kai Spellmeir
GIRLS LIKE US by Jennifer Dugan
BUT I HATE HIM by Page Powars
SMASH OR PASS by Birdie Schae
AND THEN HE PRESSED PLAY: TRACK TWO by Robert J. Halliwell
Thriller/Suspense
I DON'T WISH YOU WELL by Jumata Emill
MOST LIKELY TO MURDER by Lish McBride
THE NAMES WE BURIED by Mia Siegert
I DIDN'T DO IT by Elle Gonzalez Rose
IN THE BLOOD by April Henry
LOOK WHAT YOU DID by Kaitlin Reilly
Teen books open doors to new worlds, spark imagination, and make young readers feel seen. For Teen Literature Day I'm highlighting different categories of 2026 young adult fiction from my TBR list. 📖
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