2021 New YA Releases
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November 9
- A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (Fantasy)
- Himawari House by Harmony Becker (Graphic Novel)
- Under a Starlit Sky by E.M. Castellan (Historical Fantasy)
- All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman (Fantasy)
- Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier (Fantasy)
- Starling by Isabel Strychacz (Contemporary)
- Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Science Fiction)
- Roxy by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman (Thriller)
- Catch the Light by Kate Sweeney (Contemporary)
- A Light in the Sky by Shina Reynolds (Fantasy)
- You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao (Contemporary)
November 16
- Believe Me by Tahereh Mafi (Fantasy)
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Gareth Hinds (Graphic Novel)
- The Diamond Keeper by Jeannie Mobley (Historical Fiction)
- Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (Retelling)
- Fly by Night by Tara O’Connor, Triona Farrell (Graphic Novel)
- The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee (Historical Fiction)
- The Year I Stopped Trying by Katie Heaney (Contemporary)
- Unraveling Eleven by Jerri Chisholm (Fantasy)
- Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells (Retelling)
- When We Were Them by Laura Taylor Namey (Contemporary)
- The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass by Anna Priemaza (Contemporary Fantasy)
November 23
- Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson (Science Fiction)
- Outer Banks: Lights Out by Alyssa Sheinmel (Contemporary)
November 30
- Killer Content by Kiley Roache (Thriller)
- You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus (Mystery)
- Shadow of Light by Molly E. Lee (Fantasy)
- Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan (Fantasy)
December 7
- No Beauties or Monsters by Tara Goedjen (Mystery)
- The Montague Twins #2: The Devil’s Music by Nathan Page, Drew Shannon (Graphic Novel)
- Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman (Graphic Novel)
- Good Girls Die First by Kathryn Foxfield (Mystery)
- The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling (Paranormal Romance)
- Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales edited by Rebecca Podos and Ashley Herring Blake (Anthology)
- The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White (Retelling)
- If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich (Contemporary)
- Heart of the Impaler by Alexander Delacroix (Historical Fiction)
- The Big Reveal by Jen Larsen (Contemporary)
- The Righteous by Renée Ahdieh (Historical Fantasy)
- The Winter Charlatan by Victoria McCombs (Fantasy)
December 14
- Mind Like a Diamond by Amanda Pavlov (Fantasy)
December 21
- How Not to Fall in Love by Jacqueline Firkins (Contemporary)
- The Scratch Daughters by Hannah Abigail Clarke (Fantasy)
December 28
- Here’s to Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera (Contemporary)
- The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska (Fantasy)
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