Best YA Books of 2024
 
Don't Let the Forest in
by Drews, C. G.

High school senior Andrew must help his best friend Thomas when Thomas' macabre drawings come to life, killing anyone close to him, and battling monsters each night, Andrew begins to fear the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
The reappearance of Rachel Price
by Jackson, Holly

"When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead. Simultaneous eBook."
Heartless hunter
by Ciccarelli, Kristen

Moonlighting as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged, Rune courts Gideon Sharpe, an unforgiving witch hunter, while pretending to be a vapid young socialite during the day in order to gain the intel she desperately needs, but she can't help falling for him. Simultaneous eBook.
I hope this doesn't find you
by Liang, Ann

Channeling her frustrations into email drafts?—?ones that she'd never send?—?seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to appreciate the“real” Sadie is the only boy she's sworn to hate. Simultaneous eBook.
Midnight at the Houdini
by Delilah S. Dawson

Seeking shelter in the Houdini, an opulent hotel she's never seen before, Anna meets a boy named Max who only has eyes for her, but when she discovers the Houdini's hidden secret, she must break free from its dreamlike magic even if it means leaving Max behind. Simultaneous eBook.
The totally true story of Gracie Byrne
by Shannon Takaoka

"In 1987, 16-year-old Gracie Byrne discovers a mysterious journal that turns her fictional stories into reality until she starts to second guess what's real, especially when it comes to a budding romance with her cute neighbor. Simultaneous eBook."
All that it ever meant : a novel
by Blessing Musariri

Reeling from the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Mati's family leaves England to visit their native Zimbabwe, where Mati finds comfort in Meticais, a gender-neutral spirit or ghost who only she can see, and who helps her navigate her mercurial interpersonal relationships and feelings of grief
We are the scribes
by Randi Pink

"Surrounded by activism, Ruth Fitz is visited by the ghost of Harriet Jacobs after tragedy strikes, the author ofIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, who shows her how to find her voice to make history. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
See you yesterday
by Rachel Lynn Solomon

After reliving the same day for months, eighteen-year-old Barrett reluctantly teams up with her nemesis Miles to escape the time loop, and soon finds herself falling for him, but what she does not know is what they will mean to each other if they finallymake it to tomorrow
My second impression of you
by Michelle I. Mason

Sixteen-year-old Maggie thought she knew everything about her friends and boyfriend--until she relives her "best day ever" and discovers she had it all wrong