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Data from The New York Times Β· Updated weekly Β· Week of Aug 29

The New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list, week of August 29, 2026.

10 books
Barbie: Dreamscape by Aster, Alex
WINGS OF REVERIE by Anna Bright
But I Hate Him by Page Powars
Thornbird by E. Kennedy
Ruinous Ends: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick (The Souls of Blackwood Academy) by Marie, I. V.
1
Barbie: Dreamscape by Aster, Alex
Barbie: Dreamscape
by Aster, Alex

β€œWhen Barbie graduates from Swancrest Academy without a β€œfate,” she sets out on a quest to find her own. (Ages 12 and up)”

Weeks on list
2β€”
2
WINGS OF REVERIE by Anna Bright
WINGS OF REVERIE
by Anna Bright

β€œPeriwinkle and Weaver embark on a quest to find the magic tools to save the Pixie Dust Tree. (Ages 12 and up)”

Weeks on list
4β€”
3
But I Hate Him by Page Powars
But I Hate Him
by Page Powars

β€œTwo academic rivals go head to head at BRAIN, one of the most cutthroat academic camps in the country. (Ages 14 to 18)”

Weeks on list
1
4
Thornbird by E. Kennedy
Thornbird
by E. Kennedy

β€œGabrielle Thorn, now going by Ryan Shipley, conceals her identity to distance herself from her father, a convicted serial killer. (Ages 14 and up)”

Weeks on list
5↑
5
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
7↓
6
Rootbound: A Tangled Novel by Margaret Owen
Rootbound: A Tangled Novel
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
5↓
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
48↓
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
43↓
9
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
20
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
20