Here we round up new and forthcoming children’s titles including a YA romance about students running a reality TV show, a YA enemies-to-lovers hockey romance, a YA novel centering a groups of girls grappling with sexism, and more.
The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-333041-2. K-drama-worthy conflict unfolds on- and off-screen throughout this theatrical rom-com in which two Korean American college kids produce a student-run reality TV dating show.
Heart Check by Emily Charlotte. McElderry, $20.99 hardcover; ISBN 978-1-6659-7142-3; $12.99 paper ISBN 978-1-6659-7143-0. Though hockey star Luke and sports-critic Harper are constantly feuding at school and at the diner where they both work, their mutual dislike soon softens into understanding and, to their shock, attraction.
How Girls Are Made by Mindy McGinnis. HarperCollins, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-0633-7069-2. McGinnis delivers a blistering portrayal of girlhood via multiple teens grappling with sexism, male manipulation, intimate partner violence, and more in this novel set in small-town Ohio. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
I’ll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by Kylie Lee Baker. Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-25038-198-9. Mina, a Descendant of a Japanese dragon god, hopes to uncover why her older sister, Hana, was erased from the timeline, and with the help of Yejun, a rogue Descendant, she begins an investigation.
The Last Ember: The Aerimander Chronicles Book 1 by Lily Berlin Dodd. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39312-0. A private school student and an orphaned errand boy embark on a gripping adventure in Dodd’s thought-provoking debut. The middle grade book received a starred review from PW.
Leave It on the Track by Margot Fisher. Dutton, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-85839-4. After a fire tragically kills her parents, 16-year-old Moose moves in with her older sister Eden and joins the roller derby team Eden coaches, where she finds emotional healing and a supportive community. The YA book received a starred review from PW.
MindWorks: An Uncanny Compendium of Short Fiction by Neal Shusterman. S&S, $19.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-665-93979-9. Shusterman presents a collection of his short stories, including new additions to his bestselling Arc of the Scythe universe.
Red as Royal Blood by Elizabeth Hart. HarperCollins, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-344111-8. Court intrigue, adrenaline-fueled action, and forbidden romance season Hart’s exhilarating standalone novel, which sees a palace servant become the kingdom of Lumaria’s queen following a regicide.
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