October 2024 New Releases

There are no tricks in our list of the best new YA releases for October, only reading treats! Our list of new YA titles for October is filled with stories you’ll love to read while enjoying the cozy start to fall. Whether you’re in the mood to learn something new, be scared out of your wits, or experience the past, we’ve got the ideal book for you!

October YA New Releases in Hardcover

The Glass Girl

The Glass Girl

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel about a teenager facing down her struggles with alcohol—and the journey she must take to heal.

“A must-read.” —Laura Nowlin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of If He Had Been with Me

“Everyone needs this book.” —Sloan Harlow, New York Times bestselling author of Everything We Never Said

Girl in Pieces Deluxe Edition

Girl in Pieces Deluxe Edition

Don’t miss this special edition of the Booktok sensation, featuring a prompted journaling section for daily reflection by the author!

“A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book.”–Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star

Experience #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Glasgow’s devastating and uplifting novel like never before with this special collector’s edition, featuring a lined journal in the back with prompts designed by the author for reflection after reading, as well as a new, larger trim size!

Zodiac Rising

Zodiac Rising

Magic meets dark academia at a New York boarding school that’s hidden from mortal eyes. When a student is killed over priceless treasure, the Descendants of the Zodiac assemble a crew to avenge their classmate’s murder and heist back what’s rightfully theirs. Perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and Legendborn.

The Dividing Sky

The Dividing Sky

Serpent & Dove meets Arcane in this dystopian romance debut that follows a cunning memory merchant who deals a little extra happiness on the side and the handsome rookie officer on her tail!

Lucy, Uncensored

Lucy, Uncensored

A road trip through gender identity, self-expression, and the thorny process of figuring out where you fit after high school as an out-and-proud transgender teen.

Murtagh: Deluxe Edition

Murtagh: Deluxe Edition

A stunning deluxe edition of Christopher Paolini’s instant #1 New York Times bestseller set in the World of Eragon, featuring fan favorite Murtagh and his dragon—with exclusive features and new content.

The Bitter End

The Bitter End

When a winter storm traps eight teens in a remote ski cabin, they find themselves stranded with a killer—who may be one of their own. From the acclaimed author of The Ivies and Pretty Dead Queens comes a YA thriller that will make your blood run cold.

The trip of a lifetime might be the death of them all.

Love & Lattes

Love & Lattes

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon, the Kissing Booth, comes another sizzling story about an overachieving girl who unknowingly kisses the one guy she shouldn’t the night before her new internship begins.

HappyHead

HappyHead

A bold new dystopian thriller about an experimental mental health retreat center for young adults where everything is not what it seems—and one boy who will risk everything to escape.

Stranger Things: The Dustin Experiment

Stranger Things: The Dustin Experiment

Follow Stranger Things fan favorite Dustin Henderson on a journey that takes him beyond Hawkins.

October YA New Releases in Paperback

Hatchet Girls

Hatchet Girls

Set more than one hundred years after the Borden murders, this propulsive, supernatural thriller imagines what might happen if history were to repeat itself today. Perfect for fans of Kara Thomas and Courtney Summers!

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