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Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of May 23

The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list, week of May 23, 2026.

10 books
RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi
THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
FAKE SKATING by Lynn Painter
Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, 1) by Alexis Patton
THE THORN QUEEN by Sasha Peyton Smith
1
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
7↑
2
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
7↓
3
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
34β€”
4
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
3↑
5
THE THORN QUEEN by Sasha Peyton Smith
THE THORN QUEEN
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
6↑
6
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
29↓
7
Better Than the Movies (Collector's Edition) by Lynn Painter
Better Than the Movies (Collector's Edition)
by Lynn Painter

β€œHopeless romantic Liz has a crush on Michael but finds out that she likes being around her neighbor Wes. (Ages 12 and up)”

Weeks on list
15β€”
8
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
3↓
9
THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by Rachel Griffin
THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER
by Rachel Griffin

β€œThe Starmaker senses a powerful magic within Aurora Finch and requests that she come study under his tutelage. (Ages 14 to 18)”

Weeks on list
12
10
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
3↓