June 2026 YA New Releases

We’re ready to kick off a summer of reading with this list of new YA June releases! We don’t know about you, but we can’t get enough of summer reading. Beach reads, poolside reads, vacation reads, staycation reads . . . we love them all! Surviving summer means dipping into a lot of books, and we’re here to help you assemble your perfect summer stack. Here’s a list of our favorite new YA June titles!

New Hardcover YA Books | June 2026

Shadow Reaper

Shadow Reaper

A young reaper hunter must conspire with her enemy to uproot the ancient evil that threatens her world in this heart-pounding romantic fantasy from the bestselling author of The Prison Healer.

I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 4

I Wanna Be Your Girl, Volume 4

Being in love with your best friend is hard enough but turns out, being a good friend can be even harder. Akira is ready to make up with Hime, and although Hime feels the same, she knows they need to talk about something more. She’s kept her love secret for too long. It’s time to tell the truth.

Our Aimless Nights, Volume 1

Our Aimless Nights, Volume 1

By Koumori

Who says love can’t bloom in the dark? Two teen opposites fall for each other during quiet nights at a convenience store in this popular digital manga — now in print for the first time in English. A sweet romance perfect for fans of Skip and Loafer.

You, Me, and Infinity

You, Me, and Infinity

By Deb Caletti

Coming 06.09.26

What happens when a girl who keeps her heart underground meets a boy with his head in the stars? In this swoony and heart-rending romance, the award-winning author of A Heart in a Body in the World and Honey, Baby, Sweetheart beautifully captures the kind of love—and loss—that changes you forever.

I Am Not a Vampire (Anymore)

I Am Not a Vampire (Anymore)

By Darcy Miller

Coming 06.09.26

Being a teenager bites—literally. When a classmate develops a thirst for blood, one girl must confront her secret supernatural past before things turn deadly. Sink your teeth into this dark and hilarious YA debut from an award-winning author.

Royal Vengeance

Royal Vengeance

By Aimée Carter

Coming 06.16.26

The media believes they have uncovered all the royal scandals about the “killer princess,” but there is one game-changing secret remaining that will take the crown in the final book of the Royal Blood series, which Jennifer Lynn Barnes calls “a darker Princess Diaries.”

Live From the Afterlife

Live From the Afterlife

By Sarah Lariviere

Coming 06.16.26

Set in an alternate America that feels dangerously close to our own, a ghost, the boy she loves, and their friends pick up the pieces of a shattered rebellion–turning from violence to art. Fierce, fast-moving, and full of heart, it’s Feed meets Severance meets Fahrenheit 451.

Ancient History Between Us

Ancient History Between Us

By Kaitlyn Hill

Coming 06.23.26

Three years since they last saw each other. Two months to untangle their complicated past. One unforgettable Italian summer.

Rainsong

Rainsong

By Lila Riesen

Coming 06.23.26

In a small town haunted by unsolved disappearances, a teen with a secret ability must unravel a deadly mystery — before she becomes the next victim.

Meet Me at Midnight

Meet Me at Midnight

By Brianna Bourne

Coming 06.30.26

If I Stay meets Taylor Swift’s Midnights album in this breathtaking love story about a girl who sees the same boy every night in her dreams.

Thornbird

Thornbird

By E. Kennedy

Coming 06.30.26

The daughter of a notorious serial killer races to solve the crimes of her family’s twisted past—before it’s too late—in this highly anticipated young adult thriller from the pen name of Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author of the Off Campus series!

School Bus Graveyard, Volume 1

School Bus Graveyard, Volume 1

By Red

Coming 06.30.26

High school was hard enough before Ashlyn got cursed on a field trip. Now, in this fast-paced graphic novel, she must lead a rag-tag group of classmates to survive murderous phantoms.

New Paperback YA Books | June 2026

Bones at the Crossroads

Bones at the Crossroads

In the sequel to the “unforgettable” (People) fantasy debut Blood at the Root, a Black teenager with magical powers returns to Caiman University only to find new dangers and new secrets.

The Protégée

The Protégée

By Erica Ridley

Coming 06.16.26

A working-class young woman would kill to become assistant to Paris’s top modiste, but she must first seek vengeance against those responsible for the death of her family, in this thrilling historical horror from New York Times bestselling author Erica Ridley!

Immortal Consequences: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick

Immortal Consequences: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick

By I. V. Marie

Coming 06.30.26

Six students compete to change their fate at a darkly enchanted boarding school in purgatory where graduation is the only escape—and love can cross the boundaries between life and death.

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