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2021 Preview (Part 3): 40 YA Books

Part 3 of our 2021 new releases preview features an awesome list of young adult books. Like the picture and middle-grade selections, a wide-range of topics are covered by well-known and debut authors.  Some titles are not featured because the cover image or release date has not been provided yet. The titles are listed according to their release date. Sometimes, however, publishers may move a release date up or back. We strive to be as accurate as possible, therefore, if you see any misinformation or know of any young adult books  that have been assigned a release date and cover image but are not listed, please leave us a comment below. Also, leave your thoughts on which books you’re excited to pre-order now. 

Go here for “2021 Preview (Part 1): 35 Picture Books” and here for “2021 Preview (Part 2): 24 Chapter & Middle-School Books



Happily Ever Afters

Elise Bryant | Balzer + Bray | January 5  | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound 


The Life I’m In

Sharon G. Flake | Scholastic Press | January 5 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


One of the Good Ones

Maika Moulite | Maritza Moulite | Green Book | January 5 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Roman and Jewel

Dana L. Davis | Inkyard Press | January 5 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Awakening of Malcolm X

Ilyasah Shabazz | Tiffany Jackson | Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR | January 5 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound



When You Look Like Us

Pamela Harris | Quill Tree Books | January 5 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Angel of Greenwood

Randi Pink | Feiwel & Friends | January 12 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Concrete Rose

Angie Thomas | Balzer + Bray | January 12 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Meet-Cute Project

Rhiannon Richardson | Simon & Schuster BYR | January 12 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Beautiful Struggle (Adapted for Young Adults)

Ta-Nehisi Coates | Delacorte Press | January 12 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound



Chlorine Sky

Mahogany L. Browne | Crown BYR | January 12 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Your Corner Dark

Desmond Hall | Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy | January 19 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History

David Walker | Marcus Kwame Anderson | Ten Speed Press | January 19  | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Wings of Ebony

J. Elle | Denene Millner Books/S & S  BYR | January 26 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Yesterday Is History

Kosoko Jackson | Sourcebooks | February 2  | YA | Amazon | Bookshop 



Nubia: Real One

L.L. McKinney | Robyn Smith | DC Comics | February 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Love Is a Revolution

Renée Watson | Bloomsbury USA | February 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Muted

Tami Charles | Scholastic Press | February 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Gilded Ones (Deathless)

Namina Forna | Delacorte Press | YA | February 9 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Reaper of Souls (Kingdom of Souls #2)

Rena Barron | HarperTeen | February 16 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound



Some Other Now

Sarah Everett | HMH BYR | February 23 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Like Home

Louisa Onomé | Delacorte Press | February 23 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Home Is Not a Country

Safia Elhillo | Make Me a World | March 2 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound 


Noelle: The Mean Girl (Flyy Girls #3)

Ashley Woodfolk | Penguin Workshop| March 9 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Cost of Knowing

Brittney Morris | Simon & Schuster BYR | April 6 | YA  | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound



Caul Baby: A Novel

Morgan Jerkins | Harper | April 6 | YA | Amazon | IndieBound


Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults)

Kwame Onwuachi | Joshua David Stein | Delacorte | April 13 | YA | Amazon | IndieBound


Witches Steeped in Gold  

Ciannon Smart | HarperTeen | April 20 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Hurricane Summer

Asha Bromfield | Wednesday Books | May 4 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Joya Goffney | HarperTeen | May 4 | YA | Amazon | IndieBound



Where the Rhythm Takes You

Sarah Dass | Balzer + Bray | May 11 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


A Chorus Rises: A Song Below Water Novel

Bethany C. Morrow | Tor Teen | June 1 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Ace of Spades

Faridah Abike-Iyimide | Feiwel & Friends | June 1 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic #1)

Liselle Sambury | Margaret K. McElderry | June 15 | YA | Amazon | IndieBound


Darling

K. Ancrum| Imprint | June 22 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound



Rise to the Sun

Leah Johnson | PBScholastic Press | July 6 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Right Side of Reckless

Whitney D. Grandison | XInkyard Press | July 13 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


The Sisters of Reckoning (The Good Luck Girls #2)

Charlotte Nicole Davis | Tor Teen | August 10 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


Me (Moth)

Amber McBride | Feiwel & Friends | August 17  | YA  | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound  


A Crown So Cursed (The Nightmare-Verse)

L.L. McKinney | Imprint | November 9 | YA  | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound


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