Brisk, suspense-driven, and character-focused.
In the second installment of the Vork Chronicles, Dix thrusts her teenage superheroes into the public eye, where a live television game show turns their powers—and their deepest fears—into entertainment. After leaving Superhero School, Team HOPE… Beyond Superhero School: Let the Games Begin! by Gracie Dix
Brisk, suspense-driven, and character-focused.
In the second installment of the Vork Chronicles, Dix thrusts her teenage superheroes into the public eye, where a live television game show turns their powers—and their deepest fears—into entertainment. After leaving Superhero School, Team HOPE… 
A richly imagined fantasy pulsing with heart, danger, and fate.
When an ancient evil takes root in Anwin, two young heroes must face destiny, deceit, and the shadows within in Borden’s fifth volume of The Tixie Chronicles. From the blood… 
A lyrical, tense, ambitious fantasy.
A reluctant hero gets caught between the shadows of his small Appalachian town and the fractured remnants of a forgotten war in Nash’s atmospheric YA fantasy. Marked by loss, bullied by peers, and haunted by… 
A smart, emotionally anchored fantasy that favors depth over dazzle.
In Connelly’s sharp, sea-steeped debut, a boy pulled from the waves must earn his place in a world that doesn’t wait for the unprepared. Seventeen-year-old Finn Tempest has always felt… 
Deeply human and quietly magical; a triumph…
Thorson turns a blizzard, a blackout, and a botched vacation into a warm, imaginative reawakening of what family and Christmas really mean in his compelling YA fantasy. The Natale family’s long-awaited tropical escape… 
Haunting, lyrical, and emotionally charged…
Dempsey delivers a mesmerizing tale of family, folklore, and resilience in her compelling YA fantasy, drawing readers into a world where dreams wield power and courage comes at a cost. Fourteen-year-old Rosetta, seeking refuge from… 
A mesmerizing blend of whimsy, introspection, and vivid imagination…
A teen stumbles into a hidden world of dreams in Beetle’s gripping opener to the Jonny Napper series. On the eve of his sixteenth birthday, Jonny Napper uncovers the Dreamworld, a… 
A riveting coming-of-age tale that’s as thought-provoking as it is emotionally gripping…
Blossom crafts a taut, atmospheric narrative set in Hawaii, where a young girl’s dangerous quest and hidden family powers shape her path to self-discovery. Thirteen-year-old Mahina Moemoea longs… 
A Gripping Tale of Identity, Magic, and Unyielding Courage…
Bryce’s series opener in the Tenebria series plunges readers into a world where every shadow conceals a struggle for identity and survival. The sun god’s victory ushers in the Dominion, exiling… 
Funny, fast-paced, and magical; a page-turner.
Laced with wit, ironic banter, and triumphant moral lessons, Wright’s third installment in The Adventures of Toby Baxter series takes readers on Toby Baxter’s fantastical journey as he navigates the duties of wisdom, goodness,… 
An utterly readable tale…
Bellis’s debut is a gripping YA fantasy featuring an authentic cast and atmospheric settings. The world is a dangerous place, especially during the day when the sun’s rays can kill in minutes. Nineteen-year-old Dustin is in… 
Incredibly immersive and tightly plotted… A page-turner.
Cotta’s fantastical tale is steeped in secrets, betrayals, magic, and mayhem. Rowan has always known he is an outsider in Karahvel: he is supposedly cursed, bringing death to those around him. When his… 
Poignant, raw, original, and thoroughly absorbing…
Vivid characters, a dash of romance, and ratcheted-up stakes keep readers invested in Bernstein’s gripping coming-of-age novel. Sixteen-year-old Ell Gossamer has always struggled with her human-mermaid hybrid identity. When Ahr and Per, her two… 
Expertly crafted and highly readable… Mesmerising.
A horde of surprizing plot twists and magical intrigue mark Thornbury’s debut installment in The Sundered Web series. With magic and its guardians banished to the deadlands, the Blight is advancing rapidly to destroy… 
Exhilarating, action-packed, and thoroughly compelling.
Well realized characters, a complex plot, intricate storyline, and an authentic setting mark Kansanen’s third installment in A Pendale Tale series. Thirteen-year-old Sebastian Ferriman has joined the top private school in the country but adjusting… 
A thrill ride from the first page to the last… Riveting.
Donnely strikes a perfect balance between powerful worldbuilding and rich thematic exploration as Mirana and Teague struggle against their fates in Donnelly’s third in The Kinderra Saga. Though her parents’ lives are… 
Evocative, intelligently written, and emotionally stirring… A page-turning YA fantasy.
In this engrossing series kicker, Roman explores themes of self-doubt, identity, and self-discovery via a vibrantly conceived, SF-tinged tale. The middle school at Middlebury Middle is mostly bullying and petty… 
A sprawling, heady, engrossing tale…
Azuki grapples with mysterious happenings, secrets, and the tumultuous meanings of what it means to stand for one’s family, friends, and nation in the eighth installment of Youmans’s addictive, layered historical fantasy series. Japan, 1877.… 
Breathless, nail-biting…
Brimming with intriguing paranormal details, Smith’s latest, a tale of supernatural action, boasts vividly wrought characters and a satisfying, carefully paced narrative following five teenage boys’ gradual transition from regular high school kids to the saviors of the… 
A captivating fantasy tale of mystery and intrigue…
Garcia’s latest is a dark, complex web of mystery, magic, and supernatural intrigue. Struggling with his parents’ divorce and his older brothers’ diagnosis of schizophrenia, fifteen-year-old Jacob Kelly is less than thrilled… 