6 Young Adult Books You’ll Obsess Over
These Young Adult books bring intense friendships, swoon-worthy romance, and life-changing choices. Each story is packed with heart, humor, and real teen struggles. Get ready for characters that feel like your new best friends.
The Dreamer (The Black Stone Cycle Book 1)
by Linda Patricia Cleary
Release Date: January 1, 2026
The year is 2347, and Ash Bennett has had enough. Life with her brilliant, secretive parents means constant running—new colonies, new rules, and strangers who never become friends. She dreams of settling somewhere she might actually fit in, maybe even scoring a date that doesn’t involve a glitchy chatter bubble.
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by Lindsey Duga
Release Date: January 6, 2026
Sadie is trapped in a fake dating scheme with one prince, while the other is dead set on winning her heart. Titus is desperate to make things right with the girl he wronged, but his own ambitions and secrets stand in his way. Emmeline has lost her friends, her dreams, and her family. For the first time in her life, she’s not sure she has what it takes to win them all back.
Buy on AmazonThe Swan’s Daughter
by Roshani Chokshi
Release Date: January 6, 2026
In this lush and enchanting novel from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi, a prince is only as good as his beating heart and a maiden is only as good as her honest word. But when love and the truth become impossibly tangled, the two must figure out how to survive together, or fall completely apart.
Buy on AmazonWhite Dragon Reborn: Dragon Riders of Vorden
by Nita Round
Release Date: January 12, 2026
Born an outcast. Forged by dragons. Chosen by destiny. Kanastya has come a long way from being the outcast from the Haffen swamps. Now she’s the first dragon mage in generations. But power comes with a price.
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by Elise Kova
Release Date: January 6, 2026
Since the dragons emerged–along with the scourge that ravaged our lands and people–there’s only one human city that remains standing: Vinguard. But the hellfire from above is nothing compared to the threat from within. For there is no worse fate than being dragon-cursed. Slowly and excruciatingly, you’ll be transformed into a mindless beast who destroys everything–and everyone–you love.
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by Nancy Springer
Release Date: February 10, 2026
Enola Holmes—international bestselling and Netflix streaming sensation—returns when the rescue of a young woman sends her into battle with her brother Sherlock against his most deadly, implacable enemy – Professor Moriarty.
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