BOOKS

While We're Young
By K.L. Walther

Penguin Random House, $15

BFFs Grace, Isa and Everett are high-key stressed about their looming graduation, so a fun senior skip day in Philadelphia (complete with cheesesteaks and wedding crashing) is a must. But when overlapping crushes among the group are revealed, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.

How It All Ends
By Emma Hunsinger

HarperCollins, $13

Skipping straight from seventh grade to high school is a lot--especially for Tara, who doesn't quite fit in with the older kids. Life gets a lot more fun when she befriends her classmate Libby. That is, until Tara's feelings toward her new bsf quickly become, well, complicated.

Needy Little Things
By Channelle Desamours

Wednesday Books, $20

Sariyah has the ability to hear exactly what people need. But when her friend Deja vanishes, she can't help but wonder if the mysterious disappearance is connected to her powers. Unable to rely on the police, Sariyah takes matters into her own hands to save her friend—and herself.

After Life
By Gayle Forman

Quill Tree Books, $20

A fatal hit-and-run accident changed everything for Amber. When she's given a second chance at life, she returns home to find that her boyfriend has dropped out of school, her parents have split up and even total strangers are acting differently. Can she ever find her place in a world that moved on without her?

Dating and Dragons
By Kristy Boyce

Delacorte Romance, $18

Looking to make friends at her new school, Quinn Norton joins a Dungeons & Dragons group that includes the dreamy Logan Weber. The only downside? Dating among members is strictly off-limits. Since Logan and Quinn bicker nonstop, that rule is going to be super easy to follow...right?

Royal Heirs Academy
By Lindsey Duga

Christy Ottaviano Books, $20

King Leander Eldana is looking for a successor, and he's hoping to find the perfect one at the prestigious-yet-infamous Almus Terra Academy. Students Titus, Alaric, Emmeline and Sadie will have to navigate hidden alliances, intense romances and fierce rivalries as they compete for the throne.

Fable for the End of the World
By Ava Reid

HarperCollins, $20

Growing up in extreme poverty, Inesa considered herself a pro at survival. That was before she was thrown into the Gauntlet, where the whole world watches as she's hunted by Mel, a cold and calculating assassin. As the two face off in the wasteland, they find something entirely unexpected: Love.

Immortal
By Sue Lynn Tan

Harper Voyager, $32

The immortals have always protected Liyen's throne. That is, until her grandfather steals their enchanted flower to save her from being poisoned. Determined to avoid a bloody clash of the kingdoms, she visits her rivals' realm to negotiate peace—and ends up forming a dangerous bond with the ruthless God of War.

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by Allie Nicoletti and Maggie Salter | 3/24/2025