Here we round up new and forthcoming titles for young readers, including a YA novel set in Japan, a YA novel about matchmaking, a collection of love advice from YA authors, and a fairy picture book.
My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn. Disney-Hyperion, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-368-00839-6. Elle Zoellner’s life changes drastically on her 16th birthday, when Uncle Masa, a family friend, arrives in Washington, D.C., to take her to Tokyo to live with her estranged father, Kenji Takahara, a Japanese hotel mogul.
29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz. Inkyard, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-335-54154-3. De la Cruz’s (Someone to Love) lighthearted YA romance novel is about a heroine struggling to please her parents and be true to herself.
Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love edited by Heather Demetrios. Holt, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-250-17090-3. In 2017, author Demetrios invited teens to send her “Dear Heartbreak” letters. This volume, with letters selected and answered by other YA authors (including Becky Albertalli, Libba Bray, and A.S. King), is the result.
Twinkle by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Sarah Warburton. Little Simon, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-5344-2915-4. In this pink picture book confection (real sparkles embellish the cover and final page), the wide-eyed, gossamer-winged Twinkle is in her first days at the Fairy School of Magic and Music.
Love, Z by Jessie Sima. Simon & Schuster, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-4814-9677-3. In this picture book, a robot learns what love is from various creatures he meets. The book earned a starred review from PW.
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