FICTION 12-16
Award-winning YA murder mystery set in the Abbasid period—the golden age of Baghdad. Translated from Arabic.
O’Brien Press
Who Watches This Place Amy Clarkin 22nd April, pb, £11.99, 9781788494588 The PSI team is back. When a sleek new business club seems promising, the gang are determined that this investigation will not be like the last time.
Old Barn Books
Nobody’s Pilgrims Sergio Troncoso 2nd May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781910646908 The American dream: three teenagers, a shiny new pickup and the open road. But there’s a deadly shipment hidden in the truck and a narco on their trail.
one burning, unanswered question.
Palavro
Cameron’s Choice Angela Bettoni 1st May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781912092338 Things are not going well for 12-year-old Cameron. His dad has walked out, and things are awkward between him and his best friend and tense with his older brother Derek.
Penguin
The Mirror World Femi Fadugba 20th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241505632 The electrifying sequel to the bestselling début thriller The Upper World.
Masquerade Calum McSwiggan 4th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241554418 “The Prom” meets “Groundhog Day” in this irresistible queer romance from the author of Straight Expectations.
Eddy, Eddy Kate De Goldi 8th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781910646922 A coming-of-age story, a love story, an earthquake story and a st ory of finding the way back from grief. Short- listed New Zealand Young Adult Book of the Year.
More Than This Krystal Marquis 7th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241556023 Sequel gives fans more of everything they loved about The Davenports—escapist romance, breathless intrigue, family relationships and wealthy Black Chicago in the 1910s.
One of Us is Back Karen M McManus 14th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241563366 Explosive third and final thrilling instalment in the One of Us series.
The Boy Next Door Jenny Ireland 11th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241591888 Second book from commercial YA writer, a friends-to-enemies-to- lovers romance appealing to readers of Emily Henry.
The 10pm Question Kate De Goldi 6th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781910646946 Reissue of “perfectly crafted novel, funny, compassionate, rich in characters” (Daily Tele- graph). Frankie’s carefully controlled world unravels as he is forced to face the
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Blood & Fury Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241609811 Sizzling sequel to TikTok winner Chaos & Flame.
Hearts That Cut Kika Hatzopoulou 4th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241614662 Second simmering Greek myth-inspired romantasy from the author of Threads That Bind.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods Molly X Chang 18th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780241620809 Red Queen meets These Violent Delights and Iron Widow in an epic anti- colonial YA fantasy.
Where the Dark Stands Still AB Poranek 29th February, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780241622155 Broad gothic fairy tale romance for fans of Brigid Kemmerer, VE Schwab, Melissa Albert and Marissa Meyer.
Girl, Goddess, Queen Bea Fitzgerald 2nd May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241624289 Fierce, fresh, and enormously fun YA fantasy retelling from a growing TikTok star.
Of Jade and Dragons Amber Chen 20th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241624364 Immersive silkpunk fantasy. Readers of Leigh Bardugo and Chloe Gong will like.
The Blonde Dies First Joelle Wellington 18th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241633854 Brand-new YA horror thriller from the author of Their Vicious Games.
King of Dead Things Nevin Holness 7th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241635452 In a magical, contempo- rary London two lives are about to collide. A journey of self-discovery from major new Jamaican-Brit- ish talent.
Then There Was One Wendy Cross 1st February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241641576 They are all murderers. But one wants revenge.
Looking for Smoke KA Cobell 6th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241642276 Literary murder mystery set within a Native American community will have fans of Fire Keepers Daughter, Sadie and the One of Us Is Lying series asking for more.
A Girl Can Dream Emily Barr 16th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241643426 A love story and an un-love story all at once, full of unexpected twists.
Wild East Ashley Hickson-Lovence
2nd May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241645444 Thrilling and emotional début novel-in-verse by former secondary school teacher. A winner with fans of Dean Atta and Manjeet Mann.
SERIES
Stars and Smoke Marie Lu pb, eb, £8.99, 97802416465 Stars and Smoke 4th April, 57 Stars and Smoke 2 13th June, 26 Spies and romance in thrilling and fresh new series.
The Bad Ones Melissa Albert 22nd February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241662038 House of Hollow meets A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder in thriller about four disappearances in a town haunted by a dark magical history.
The Exes Anam Iqbal 2nd May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241662847 YA romance début about family, fame and first love with a brilliant South Asian twist by an exciting new arrival.
The Girlfriend Act Safa Ahmed 6th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241675205 Playful enemies-to-lovers romance for fans of Emily Henry and Priyanka Taslim.
Every Time You Hear That Song Jenna Voris 11th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241681046 Swoon-worthy, queer coming-of-age story celebrating country music, complicated women, and living authentically.
Snowglobe Soyoung Park, Joungmin Lee Comfort (tr) 29th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241681060 Groundbreaking Korean thriller appealing to fans of Squid Game, Black Mirror and The Hunger Games.
Puffin
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro 11th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241627709 The new Percy Jackson World novel featuring
fan-favourite characters Nico and Will.
Tales From Watership Down Richard Adams 25th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241655689 Published as a Puffin Classic, the definitive collection of timeless stories for every child.
Pushkin Children’s Books
The Darkness Within Us Tricia Levenseller 25th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781782694274 Villainous YA romantasy between an ambitious young duchess and the powerful heir determined to steal her inheritance. Wickedly delightful companion to The Shadows Between Us.
The No-girlfriend Rule Christen Randall 7th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781782694465 Queer YA romance explores what it means to be yourself, even when it feels like the world wants you to be someone else. Ideal for fans of Heartstopper.
Quercus Children’s Books
SERIES
Silver in the Bone Alexandra Bracken 97817865417 Author of Lore and The Darkest Minds trilogy steps out with a dark romantasy series steeped in magic, revenge and mythology and inspired by Arthurian legend. Silver in the Bone 11th April, pb, eb, £9.99, vol 1 03 Mirror of Beasts 30th May, hb, eb, £18.99, vol 2 41
Quill Tree Books
Break to You Neal Shusterman, Debra Young, Michelle Knowlden 18th July, hb, £14.99, 9780062875761 Fast-paced, highly compelling story exposes what life is like in deten- tion and reveals the hearts of two adolescents who are forced to live in desperate circumstances.
Spilled Ink Nadia Hashimi 4th July, hb, £14.99, 9780063060494 Afghan American teenager’s small town is thrown into controversy and violence when her
Random House SERIES
Harley Quinn Rachael Allen 97805934299 Ravenous 2nd April, pb, £10.99, 14 Harley Quinn’s journey gets even more chaotic as she embraces her inner super-villain. Redemption 23rd April, hb, £16.99, 45 When girls in Gotham City go missing, Harley Quinn is determined to track down their kidnapper. Adrenaline-racing conclusion to the trilogy.
Cursed Cruise: A Horror Hotel Novel
brother, taking a stand against hatred, plays a prank that some think went too far.
While You Were Dreaming Alisha Rai 29th February, pb, £8.99, 9780063083974
A Phenomenal Book Club Pick. It is a classic story: girl meets boy, girl falls for boy, boy finally notices girl when he sees her in a homemade costume.
This is Not a Personal Statement Tracy Badua 1st February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780063217768 From rising star comes incisive tale of acceptance, self-discovery and the infi- nite possibilities that await when we embrace our imperfections.
We’re Never Getting Home Tracy Badua 29th February, hb, £14.99, 9780063217805 HBO’s Insecure meets Dazed and Confused in this messy, tender YA novel about a friendship breakup set against the backdrop of a chaotic night at a music festival.
We Got the Beat Jenna Miller 25th April, hb, £14.99, 9780063243385 For fans of Becky Alber- talli and Kelly Quindlen, We Got the Beat is the perfect queer friends-to- enemies-to-lovers tale.
Sunrise Nights Jeff Zentner, Brittany Cavallaro 4th July, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780063324534 Acclaimed authors in their first collaboration intro- duce two teenagers who have a chance encounter on the last night of youth camp.
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