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Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of Jul 25

The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list, week of July 25, 2026.

10 books
Ruinous Ends: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick (The Souls of Blackwood Academy) by Marie, I. V.
FAKE SKATING by Lynn Painter
Us Deadly Few by Alexis Patton
Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few, 1) by Alexis Patton
THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss
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Ruinous Ends: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick (The Souls of Blackwood Academy) by Marie, I. V.
Ruinous Ends: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick (The Souls of Blackwood Academy)
by Marie, I. V.

β€œEven though the Decennial is over, the fate of Blackwood Academy rests in the hands of six former students. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
2β€”
2
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
43↑
3
Us Deadly Few by Alexis Patton
Us Deadly Few
by Alexis Patton

β€œAfter breaking out of prison, Khalani, Takeshi and a band of criminals travel across a postapocalyptic desert known as the Death-Zone. (Ages 15 to 18)”

Weeks on list
2↓
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
7↑
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
16β€”
6
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
16β€”
7
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
38↓
8
The Secret World of Briar Rose by Cindy Pham
The Secret World of Briar Rose
by Cindy Pham

β€œTwo sisters discover an underground, magical dreamworld. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
7
9
A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou
A Prince Among Pirates
by Katie Abdou

β€œIn order to avoid an arranged marriage, Kit Davenport ends up aboard the Deliverance and meets the charismatic Captain Sharpe. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
5↓
10
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
18β€”