
🥇 01
THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE
🖋️ Cindy Pham
🏢 Kokila
Two sisters discover an underground, magical dreamworld. (Ages 14 and up)

🥈 02
THE ESCAPE GAME
🖋️ Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
🏢 Putnam
A real murder takes place on an escape room-themed game show. (Ages 14 and up)
🥉 03
FAKE SKATING
🖋️ Lynn Painter
🏢 Simon & Schuster
After years of separation, the childhood friends Alec and Dani reunite and face their true feelings toward each other. (Ages 14 and up)

04
IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER
🖋️ Laura Nowlin
🏢 Sourcebooks Fire
In this companion to “If He Had Been With Me,” the story of Finn and Autumn is told through three different perspectives. (Ages 14 to 18)

05
RELEASE ME
🖋️ Tahereh Mafi
🏢 Storytide
The romantic tension mounts between Rosabelle and James as the fight in the New Republic continues. (Ages 14 and up)

06
THE HEIRS
🖋️ Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
🏢 Feiwel & Friends
The five adopted children of the billionaire Leontes Button are suspects in his murder. (Ages 14 to 18)
07
BETTER THAN THE MOVIES
🖋️ Lynn Painter
🏢 Simon & Schuster
Hopeless romantic Liz has a crush on Michael but finds out that she likes being around her neighbor Wes. (Ages 12 and up)

08
THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER
🖋️ Rachel Griffin
🏢 Sourcebooks Fire
The Starmaker senses a powerful magic within Aurora Finch and requests that she come study under his tutelage. (Ages 14 to 18)