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September 2026
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My Killer Family Reunion by Dinesh Thiru
My Killer Family Reunion
by Dinesh Thiru

Knives Out meets Never Have I Ever in this hilarious and twisty young adult mystery-comedy about an Indian American teen whose family reunion at a lavish manor falls into chaos after her grandma is attacked. Nothings brings family together like attempted murder. There are three things Jayshree Devi can count on happening at her annual family reunion: 1) her cousins will forget she exists, 2) her aunts will try to set her up, and 3) her uncles will get into a fight. What she doesn't expect? An accident that lands her grandmother in a coma, throwing the family--and their matriarch's sizeable fortune--into chaos. When Jay discovers Grand Mom's accident might not have been so accidental after all, she'll have to dig through decades of secrets to find the truth. 
Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson
Flickerstate
by F.A. Davidson

People who access the flickerstate can manipulate probability, but there are vicious flickerbeasts in the realm of the future. Needing a cure for flickerbeast bites, Noah teams up with classmates to compete for access to her academy’s archives. Read-alikes: Ava Reid’s A Study in Drowning; Petra Lord’s Queen of Faces.
Library or Lattes? by Lila Hazell
Library or Lattes?
by Lila Hazell

A cozy, swoony autumn romance with a Sliding Doors twist, perfect for readers of Jenny Han and Lynn Painter. Like Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice for this fall One season, two choices for love ...Willa's small town is at its best in the fall. Think crisp air, golden leaves, bonfires, hayrides, and pumpkin spice. It's cozy and comforting, pretty much perfect, but sometimes Willa wonders if she's destined for more.Then she's left some money by a distant aunt, with one condition: It must be used to see the world. The rest of the book unfolds in alternating chapters where she makes one choice or another about this inheritance.
Nest of Tongues by Randy Ribay
Nest of Tongues
by Randy Ribay

Siblings Lily and Caleb are Bay Area teens with a big secret: they’re vampires. When a monster hunter targets Caleb, the two seek to uncover the hunter’s identity before it’s too late. This page-turning horror novel is rooted in Filipino vampire mythology.
Immortal Game by Allison Saft
Immortal Game
by Allison Saft

When Midir of Bri Leith, the fae High King of the Otherworld, hosts a chess tournament, the prize is the granting of a single wish. Chess grandmaster Shea Fury knows this is her chance to reclaim her sister, lost to the fae realm six years ago. Read-alikes: Malindo Lo’s Huntress; Bex Hogan’s Nettle.
Retro Reads
Check out these awesome books from the not-so-distant past.
 
Split the Sky (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) by Marie Arnold
Split the Sky
by Marie Arnold

Women in Lala’s family see visions of the future. One such vision puts Lala in a moral quandary: save a member of the Black Student Alliance from death, or do nothing and allow a powerful social movement to rise from the tragedy? Read-alikes: Brittney Morris’ The Cost of Knowing; Lorraine Avila’s The Making of Yolanda la Bruja.
Songlight by Moira Buffini
Songlight
by Moira Buffini

In dystopian Brightland, people with the telepathic ability called songlight are considered “unhuman” and subject to extermination. After Elsa’s boyfriend is imprisoned, she sends out an anguished cry through songlight, drawing her into a vast conflict. This trilogy opener is unputdownable.
The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard
The Executioners Three
by Susan Dennard

The morning after Freddie calls the cops on teens partying in the woods -- she heard screaming, okay? -- a dead body is discovered. As Freddie investigates the tragedy, a supernatural legend emerges from the past. This gory mystery infuses a coming-of-age story with 1990s atmosphere.
A Constellation of Minor Bears by Jen Ferguson
A Constellation of Minor Bears
by Jen Ferguson

Molly doesn’t blame Tray for the climbing accident that resulted in her brother Hank’s traumatic brain injury, but she can’t forgive him either. Now Molly is fulfilling Hank’s dream of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and Tray is coming along. Read-alikes: Jessi Kirby’s The Other Side of Lost; Racquel Marie’s This Is Me Trying.
Rick Riordan Presents: A Touch of Blood by Sajni Patel
A Touch of Blood
by Sajni Patel

During the Fire Wars, naga Eshani bargained her own life away to ensure her people’s survival. Now the Underworld’s gatekeeper needs Eshani’s help healing the plague-stricken realm before the Shadow King claims her. This riveting novel infuses the myth of Hades and Persephone with Indian lore.
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