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Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of Aug 1

The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list, week of August 1, 2026.

10 books
ROOTBOUND by Margaret Owen
Ruinous Ends: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick (The Souls of Blackwood Academy) by Marie, I. V.
FAKE SKATING by Lynn Painter
RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi
IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER by Laura Nowlin
1
ROOTBOUND by Margaret Owen
ROOTBOUND
by Margaret Owen

β€œRapunzel travels to the neighboring kingdom of Astera to attend the princess’ coming-of-age ceremony. (Ages 12 and up)”

Weeks on list
1
2
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
3↓
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
44↓
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
17↑
5
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
39↑
6
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
17↓
7
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
3↓
8
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
8↓
9
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
8↓
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
19β€”