YA Books with Main Character Energy

These books are giving main character energy—just like our new T-shirt design from Out of Print!

The Book: Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

The Main Character: Riley, a musical lover who’s trying to save her high school’s spring musical . . . and just might be falling for her nerdy coworker at her dad’s game shop.

Dungeons and Drama

Dungeons and Drama

When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn’t hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks!

The Book: Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill

The Main Character: Amir, a teen boy intent on solving the murder of the most popular girl in school to prove his own innocence.

Wander in the Dark

Wander in the Dark

By Jumata Emill

Coming 01.14.25

In this new pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Black Queen, two brothers must come together to solve the murder of the most popular girl in school after one of them is caught fleeing the scene of her death.

The Book: Last One to Die by Cynthia Murphy

The Main Character: Niamh, an Irish-born teen working in London’s Victorian Musem for the summer who discovers there’s something eerie about the museum. On top of that, girls who look a lot like her are being attacked . . . and she could be next.

Last One to Die

Last One to Die

From TikTok’s “CEO of plot twists” comes a supernatural thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. Packed with voice-driven whodunit storytelling, and a classic slasher-movie feel, this dark, pacy, and irresistibly creepy thriller really has something for everybody!

The Book: The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

The Main Character: Bel, a teen girl determined to uncover the truth about her mother, Rachel Price, who vanished when Bel was only two and mysteriously reappears after being long presumed dead.

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teen’s search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.

The Book: Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort

The Main Character: Chobahm, a teen girl who gets the chance to live her dream life within Snowglobe—the last place on Earth that’s warm—only to discover that Snowglobe is nothing like what she’s seen on television.

Snowglobe

Snowglobe

In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. A groundbreaking Korean novel translated into English for the first time!

The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park’s dystopian thriller Snowglobe” –Entertainment Weekly

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