Upcoming Fall Young Adult Books

Fall will be here before we know it, and there are lots of new young adult books to be excited about! Here are some of the most highly anticipated young adult books releasing in fall 2024.

1. Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay. This exploration of four generations of Filipino American boys spans the 1930s to the 2020s. Told in multiple perspectives, Everything We Never Had unfolds like a beautifully crafted nesting doll, where each Maghabol boy forges his own path amid heavy family and societal expectations, passing down his flaws, values, and virtues to the next generation, until it’s up to Enzo to see how he can braid all these strands and men together. “A powerful and moving family saga,” says Kirkus.

2. When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson. Kirkus describes When the World Tips Over as “part folktale and part epistolary novel.” It follows the three Fall children — Dizzy, Miles, and Wynton (the musically inclined will see the theme). A rainbow-haired stranger named Cassidy turns their world upside down, and cracks open the secret of their father’s mysterious disappearance more than a decade earlier.

3. The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew. This new title from Joy Revolution, the imprint by YA super couple Nicola and David Yoon, is a dystopian romance set in 2460 when those who struggle to make a living in the Metro can earn money selling memories to rich people. When 18-year-old Liv Newman’s shady memory dealings threaten the entire citizenry, she encounters Officer Adrian Rao, a rookie who vows to arrest her and bring her to justice.

4. Heir by Sabaa Tahir. With Heir, beloved and bestselling author Sabaa Tahir returns to her young adult fantasy roots. Set in the same world as her smash debut, An Ember in the Ashes, Heir begins 20 years later and follows Aiz, an orphan; Sirsha, a tracker; and Quil, a prince, as their lives intersect. This is the first book in a planned duology.

5. Darkly by Marisha Pessl. In this psychological thriller, teens everywhere aspire to spend the summer interning at the Louisiana Veda Foundation, named after a famous game designer. Dia Ganno is one of the seven chosen interns, but she quickly questions why she was chosen. Explains Pessl, “Darkly was inspired by rainy board game nights and the old-fashioned, windswept mystery novels of my childhood.”

6. The Graveyard Gift by Fern Forgettable as told by Piper CJ. Hold your breath, make the choice, and step into the world of Fern Forgettable and Fern’s School for Wayward Fae—where students are part human and part magical. A girl with peculiar abilities discovers nothing is what it seems when sinister forces causes one of her classmates to go missing. Perfect for fans of Wednesday.

7. The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, this middle grade historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother’s disappearance.

What young adult books are you looking forward to this fall?

Allison Green
Boston Tutoring Services