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April 2026

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The Oks Are Not Ok by Grace K. Shim
The Oks Are Not Ok
by Grace K. Shim

Seventeen-year-old Elena Ok (pronounced Oak) has perfected life as an LA party girl and savvy influencer, but her family overlooks her ambition in favor of praising her underachieving brother, Gavin. Everything collapses when the Oks—founders of the now-bankrupt fast‑fashion brand It’s Ok!—lose their fortune overnight. With an investigation looming, the disgraced family flees to Blaire, CA, a humble farming town far from their glamorous life. As Mr. and Mrs. Ok confront the personas they’ve prioritized over parenting, Elena and Gavin are forced to face both their fractured family dynamics and each other. But Blaire offers unexpected opportunities. Reconnecting with their Korean farming roots, Elena discovers the Blaire Fair, a local market brimming with potential. Using her marketing instincts, she helps the vendors grow—and sees how they reinvest in their community. For the first time, she begins to rethink what success actually means.
The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst
The Faraway Inn
by Sarah Beth Durst

Sixteen-year-old Calisa jumps at the chance to escape Brooklyn—and her awful ex—by spending the summer helping at her great-aunt’s Vermont bed-and-breakfast. But when she arrives, the inn is falling apart, the guests are few, and Auntie Zee clearly never wanted her there.
Determined to prove herself, Calisa starts fixing up the place with help from the groundskeeper’s charming son. But the longer she stays, the more she notices something unusual about the inn and the people in it—something almost magical. When Calisa uncovers the inn’s hidden secret, she must figure out the truth about her aunt and protect the place she’s come to love before time runs out.
Lies We Tell About the Stars
by Susie Nadler

In near-future San Francisco, “The Big One” has rocked the earthquake-prone city. Although everyone else believes Nicky perished in the quake, Celeste hasn’t lost hope that she may find her best friend alive. 
 
If We Never End
by Laura Taylor Namey

While spending the summer with her beloved aunt in mystical hotspot of Sacred, Oregon, Sylvie buys an antique watch she thinks she can resell. Instead, the watch summons the ghost of 19-year-old Penn, who has amnesia. 
 
Fathom Fall by Matteo L. Cerilli
Fathom Fall
by Matteo L. Cerilli

Fourteen-year-old Wyatt is one of the top players in his favorite game, Fathom Fall, but in real life he feels like a total nobody. As a “Water Baby”—the kid of two engineers at Hydrexo, the company that controls most of North America’s water—he’s had easy access to water while everyone else waits in long lines to buy it. He hates how privileged it makes him look, and he’s determined to prove he’s more than that by winning the upcoming Fathom Fall championship. But then things get weird. The game’s water‑eating monsters start showing up in real life, and suddenly the tournament feels… suspicious. Why is the military involved? Why are they training kids to fight these things? And why won’t anyone give him a straight answer? As the championship gets closer, Wyatt has to figure out what’s really going on—and decide how far he’ll go to finally prove himself.
Estela, Undrowning
by René Peña-Govea

Estela is stressed. She’s got college applications looming, a Spanish teacher who scorns heritage speakers, and a landlord threatening to evict her family. The racial tensions ignited by her school’s Latiné Heritage Poetry Contest bring everything to a head. 
 
Ramin Abbas Has Major Questions
by Ahmad Saber

With a college scholarship on the line, Ramin joins the soccer team for his last Physical Education credit. The good news? His crush is a welcoming teammate. The bad news? Someone threatens to out him if he doesn’t sabotage his team. 
To the Death
by Andrea Tang

Eager to gain independence from her famous father, Tamsin agrees to a magical duel against undefeated champion Lysander. There’s danger from every side: the deadly magic, the revenge plot Tamsin’s unwittingly embroiled in, and her blossoming crush on Lysander. 
 
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