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The Best New Summer YA Books, According to Goodreads
As we get closer and closer to one of the best times of the year — especially if you’re school-aged — Goodreads has gathered a list of the best new summer YA books coming out between May and August that its readers have added to their To Be Read lists the most. It’s a great mix of thrilling mysteries, historical romances, samurai adventures, and more.
As you assemble your summer reading list, here are a few of the best YA books coming out this summer, according to Goodreads:
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He
Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly
Thirsty by Jas Hammonds
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams
This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed
The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
More Than This (The Davenports #2) by Krystal Marquis
The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker
For the full list of the best summer YA books, visit Goodreads.
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