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Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of May 9

The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list, week of May 9, 2026.

10 books
Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen
Stormbreaker by Nisha J. Tuli
Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, 1) by Alexis Patton
RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi
THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
1
Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen
Change of Plans
by Sarah Dessen

β€œThe coming-of-age love story of a girl named Finley, who goes on a last-minute trip with her distant mother. (Ages 12 and up)”

Weeks on list
1
2
Stormbreaker by Nisha J. Tuli
Stormbreaker
by Nisha J. Tuli

β€œIn a dystopia, Poet Graves enters Amery Academy and is drawn to an outsider who may threaten her life as she knows it. (Ages 16 and up)”

Weeks on list
1
3
Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, 1) by Alexis Patton
Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, 1)
by Alexis Patton

β€œKhalani Kanes struggles to survive in an underground prison for a crime she did not commit. (Ages 15 to 18)”

Weeks on list
1
4
RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi
RELEASE ME
by Tahereh Mafi

β€œThe romantic tension mounts between Rosabelle and James as the fight in the New Republic continues. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
5↓
5
THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
THE ESCAPE GAME
by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss

β€œA real murder takes place on an escape room-themed game show. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
5↓
6
Young World by Soman Chainani
Young World
by Soman Chainani

β€œBenton Young, a teenager, becomes the president of the United States! (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
1
7
FAKE SKATING by Lynn Painter
FAKE SKATING
by Lynn Painter

β€œAfter years of separation, the childhood friends Alec and Dani reunite and face their true feelings toward each other. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
32↓
8
IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER by Laura Nowlin
IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER
by Laura Nowlin

β€œIn this companion to β€œIf He Had Been With Me,” the story of Finn and Autumn is told through three different perspectives. (Ages 14 to 18)”

Weeks on list
27↓
9
DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross
DIVINE RIVALS
by Rebecca Ross

β€œTwo young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18)”

Weeks on list
103↓
10
The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition by Sasha Peyton Smith
The Thorn Queen Deluxe Limited Edition
by Sasha Peyton Smith

β€œIvy Benton, now the queen of England, schemes to dethrone her husband, save her sister and reunite with her true love, Emmett. (Ages 13 and up)”

Weeks on list
4↓