2026 Rainbow Book List: Young AdultLike this list

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• Amelia, If Only

  Albertalli, Becky,

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  Amelia’s quest to meet her favorite YouTuber turns into a road trip that reshapes her understanding of fandom, friendship, and the feelings she’s tried to ignore. This warm, sharply observed story follows a tight-knit group of teens on the edge…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Corruption of Hollis Brown

  Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-

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  Hollis Brown is floating through life in his dying town, finding his thrills in picking fights with his classmates and standing too close to passing trains. One night, he makes a deal with a stranger named Walt; in exchange for food and shelter,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Leaving the Station

  Arlow, Jake Maia,

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  Zoe wanted college to be a fresh start, but instead she found more questions than answers. She decides to take a train from New York to Seattle for Thanksgiving to give herself more time so she can figure out how everything went wrong, treating this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vesuvius

  Biehn, Cass

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  Felix is a thief who spends his days running away from a past he can't remember, until his running takes him to a temple and to Loren, whose visions of Pompeii’s impending doom are centered around Felix...

• Messy Perfect

  Boteju, Tanya,

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  Cassie’s attempt to atone for past inaction pulls her into a covert effort to build queer community at her conservative Catholic school, forcing her to confront guilt, identity, and the limits of perfection. A thoughtful look at faith, allyship, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Till the Last Beat of My Heart

  Bou-Montes, Louangie

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  When Jaxon accidentally brings his former best friend (and first crush) Christian back from the dead, his life at the family funeral home takes a haunting turn. As Jaxon learns to control his unexpected necromancy, he uncovers chilling family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Bookstore on Earth

  Braun-Arnold, Lily,

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  Loner Liz hasn't left the bookstore she once worked in since a devastating Storm ended life as we know it. She's safe in the bookstore, at least until she learns that another Storm is on its way and agrees to shelter a fellow survivor, Maeve, who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Under the Same Stars

  a Novel

  Bray, Libba,

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  *Top Ten Title* This historical fiction follows three protagonists from different times: the 1940s and 1980s in Germany and 2020 Brooklyn. The way these stories become interwoven across time and space is truly masterful - in the end, love always…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Costumes for Time Travelers

  Capetta, A. R.,

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  All travelers through time must pass through Pocket... all except Fawkes. Many stories begin in Pocket, but for Calisto it seems that their story with Fawkes is starting in the middle.

• The Duke Steals Hearts & Other Body Parts

  Cold, Elias,

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  Phyllis, a transgender teenager, is a con artist with a magical ability that allows him to pop off limbs, an ability that allows him to earn his partner’s love by stealing body parts for Lucent to ransom back to their owners. When a mark claims that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's a Love/Skate Relationship

  Corson, Carli J.

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  Accidentally starting a fight after a hockey match and getting suspended from the team and school was not part of Charlie Porter’s plan for this year. Neither was teaming up with figure skater (and Charlie’s exact opposite) Alexa Goldstein as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not for the Faint of Heart

  Croucher, Lex,

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  Mariel, the granddaughter of Robin Hood, is grappling with the legacy of the Merry Men under her father's leadership when she kidnaps Clem, a plucky apprentice to a local healer. As Mariel leads her band to rescue her father, Little John, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood & Boyfriends

  D'Amato, J. L. (Jamie),

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  *Top Ten Title* Brennan is surprised to wake up a vampire one day. He's also surprised to find himself falling for a cute librarian who seems oddly accepting of his quirkiness. Both of these mysteries are quickly overshadowed by "animal" attacks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Time After Time

  Daughtry, Mikki,

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  Libby just used all of the mother her grandmother left her to pay for college to purchase the Victorian house that she has been drawn to for years. Soon after moving in she discovers a journal left behind centuries ago by a young woman who was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Uncertainty Principle

  Davis, Joshua • Kini-Davis, Kal

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  Mia, an autistic and clever inventor, works on building a satellite phone while her parents sail her and her brother around the Caribbean for months while she struggles to relate to her mother and her mother’s psychological struggles. While…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Love You S'more

  Desombre, Auriane,

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  When Ivy is dumped by her high school sweetheart who just happens to be a TV celebrity, she finds a safe place to land as a councilor at her childhood summer camp only to find her former best friend working there too. Nothing goes the way Ivy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Let the Forest in

  Drews, C. G.,

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  High school senior Andrew Perrault escapes into dark fairytales he writes for Thomas Rye, his closest friend and anchor to reality. When Thomas’s abusive parents vanish and he begins acting strangely, Andrew discovers the terrifying truth:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer Girls

  Dugan, Jennifer,

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  For Cass, the only thing worse than a sunburn is dating a “summer girl,” the daughters of rich families that visit during the tourist season. When faced with the gentrification her father’s boss and frenemy Birdie’s father may be supporting,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Can Never Leave

  a Novel

  Edgmon, H. E.,

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  The Caravan exists to keep safe those who aren't quite human... until one day five teenagers wake up to see that their families, and all they've ever known, are gone.

• Roll for Love

  England, M. K.,

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  When D&D-loving Harper Reid moves back to her grandfather’s Virginia farm, she doesn’t expect to reunite with her childhood best friend—and first crush—Ollie Shifflet. As Harper joins Ollie’s Dungeons & Dragons group, their in-game chemistry starts…Read moreRead more of this annotation