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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