FICTION 12–16
Disney LucasFilm Press
Queen’s Hope EK Johnston 3rd October, pb, £8.99, 9781368093767 Padme Amidala faces a time of war in another thrilling adventure from the author of bestsellers Queen’s Peril and Queen’s Shadow.
Star Wars: The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life Zoraida Cordova, Tessa Gratton, Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Lydia Kang 5th September, hb, £16.99, 9781368093798 Thrilling short stories featuring favourite characters, each written by a New York Times bestselling author.
Electric Monkey
The Scarlet Veil Shelby Mahurin 28th September, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780008582456 Join Célie six months after she took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs. Dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of Serpent & Dove.
Skrimsli Nicola Davies 14th September, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781913102807 Epic tale of Skrimsli, the sea captain tiger, in a second fantasy adven- ture in the world of The Song that Sings Us where animals and humans can sometimes share thoughts.
100 Tales From the Tokyo Ghost Cafe Julian Sedgwick, Chie Kutsuwada (illus) 12th October, pb, £9.99, 9781913101886 A ghostly journey through northern Japan in search of yokai monsters and the Otherworld, told equally in manga and prose.
Harlequin
If You Could See the Sun Ann Liang 4th January, pb, £8.99, 9781335005984 In a YA début that’s Gossip Girl with a speculative twist, a Chinese American girl monetises her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets.
Didn’t See That Coming Jesse Q Sutanto 23rd November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008501495 Hilariously fresh YA romcom sending up to “You’ve Got Mail”, featuring a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she has never met.
Every Exquisite Thing Laura Steven 14th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008627355 Sapphic YA thriller- romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok star and author of The Society for Soulless Girls.
Europa Editions
Here, and Only Here Christelle Dabos 26th October, hb, eb, £13.99, 9781787704916 New novel from the million-selling author of The Mirror Visitor Quar- tet. Welcome to the School of Here, an unset- tling, peculiar place that is nonetheless familiar to all.
Faber & Faber
These Infinite Threads Tahereh Mafi 3rd August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008529529 Full of explosive magic, searing romance and heartbreaking betrayal,
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That Self Same Metal Brittany Williams 4th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780571381623 Swashbuckling, romantic and full of the sights and sounds of Shakespearean London, this incredible YA fantasy is perfect for fans of Holly Black.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Play Luke Palmer 5th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781915444318 Four boys play games to pass time, growing up together. But when Mark starts running errands for his brother’s mysterious associate, he thinks he has found the best game of all.
Greenwillow Books
The Faint of Heart Kerilynn Wilson 3rd August, pb, £14.99, 9780063116221 A high school student must figure out how to exist in a world where she is the only one left with a heart and whether she wants to keep hers at all.
Katzenjammer Francesca Zappia 17th August, pb, £8.99, 9780063161702 From acclaimed author, American Horror Story meets the dark comedy of Kafka’s Meta- morphosis in this tale of masks—the ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves.
The Empress of Time Kylie Baker 9th November, pb, £8.99, 9781335005991 Half Reaper, half Shini- gami soul collector must defend her title as Japan’s Death Goddess from those who would see her—and all of Japan—destroyed.
Boundless Ismée Williams 17th August, hb, £14.99, 9781335428615 Twenty stories by favou- rite authors centre and celebrate the multiracial and multicultural experi- ence. Great for readers of Come On In and Black Enough.
Kismat Connection Ananya Devarajan 3rd August, hb, £14.99, 9781335453686 In this charming YA début, a girl who is determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime- best friend into a relation- ship experiment—not knowing that he has been in love with her for years.
Breaking Time Sasha Alsberg 14th September, pb, £8.99, 9781335453709 Romance, Celtic
12–16 YEARS
a breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom.
Firefly Press Guppy Books
mythology and adventure swirl together in this time travel fantasy by author, BookTuber and Outlander social media influencer.
A Song of Salvation Alecia Dow 3rd August, hb, £14.99, 9781335453723 YA space opera about a reincarnated god and a grumpy pilot on a mission to save a space podcaster and stop an intergalactic war.
Seoulmates Susan Lee 12th October, pb, £8.99, 9781335453730 Classic friends-to-lovers tale with a K-drama twist, the story of one unforget- table summer shared by two Korean American teenagers.
Fracturing Fate Sasha Alsberg 31st August, hb, £14.99, 9781335453754 Takes Klara back to 1560s Scotland where she must navigate gods, humans, traitors and an irreversible choice between the ones she loves.
A Multitude of Dreams Mara Rutherford 9th November, hb, £14.99, 9781335457967 In a plague-ravaged world, a commoner poses as a princess and a desti- tute gentleman poses as a prince to navigate a web of lies to defeat the monsters coming for them both.
The Name Drop Susan Lee 26th October, hb, £14.99, 9781335457981 New from the author of Seoulmates comes a story of mistaken identities, the summer of a lifetime, and a love to risk everything for.
Bone Weaver Aden Polydoros 9th November, pb, £8.99, 9781335458001 Toma, adopted daughter of the benevolent undead, crosses paths with the usurped tsar in an empire on the verge of a civil war between the lower class and the magical elite.
Wrath Becomes Her Aden Polydoros 12th October, hb, £14.99, 9781335458032 Frankenstein meets “Inglourious Basterds” in this Jewish historical horror novel about a fierce golem created to enact vengeance upon the Nazis.
With or Without You Eric Smith 4th January, hb, £14.99, 9781335458070 Delicious YA romcom about two teenagers whose families have orchestrated a feud between their food trucks in order to drive up business.
HarperAlley
Firebird Sunmi 31st August, pb, £14.99, 9780062981516 Sunmi’s gorgeous, two- colour graphic novel follows the lives of Caro- line and Kim, two queer, Asian American teenagers growing up in the suburbs of San Francisco.
Frontera Julio Anta 31st August, pb, £14.99, 9780063054943 Supernatural borderland odyssey follows Mateo as he makes the dangerous journey back home to Arizona through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo.
HarperCollins
How to Date a Superhero (and Not Die Trying) Cristina Fernandez 12th October, pb, £8.99, 9780063114319 Romantic coming-of-age story about growing up, falling in love and surviv- ing life—all set in the world of superheroes— from début author.
Every Star That Falls Michael Thomas Ford 28th September, hb, £14.99, 9780063256354 In this sequel to the criti- cally acclaimed Suicide Notes, Jeff is reacclimatis- ing to life outside the psych ward, trying to make amends with his best friend and navigating romance.
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Boy Meets Boy David Levithan 28th September, pb, £8.99, 9780007533039 Unforgettable YA story of friendship and love by co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
Are We There Yet? David Levithan 28th September, pb, £8.99, 9780007533046 Two brothers get to know each other in a tale of love and friendship. Gorgeously thoughtful novel by the other
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