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Often, folks in the book world say that August can be a slow month for publishing. After all, August spells back-to-school season for many young adults and those who work in education. It’s a time when we put down the beach reads and pick up the #2 pencils.
Even so, that doesn’t mean we’re not still looking for something non-assigned to read. August has plenty of new YA book releases to look forward to, and we’re here to round them up. As always, we’ll also throw a few recs your way for those books we’re extra excited about here at Bonus Action.
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All August 6 YA Book Releases
- Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Covenant Series #3, YA Romantasy) – Amazon: $13.99
- Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach (YA Thriller) – Amazon: $18.99
- The Empire Wars by Akana Phenix (The Empire Wars Series #1, YA Fantasy) – Amazon: $17.99
- Here Lives a Vengeful Bitch by Codie Crowley (YA Supernatural Thriller) Amazon – $18.99
- L.E.A.P by Toni Bellon (YA Fiction) – Amazon: $15.95
- Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman, Illustrated by Sam Beck (YA Horror Graphic Novel) Amazon: $19.99
All August 13 YA Book Releases
- The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee (YA Horror) – Amazon: $19.99
- Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto (House of the Dead Dualogy #2, YA Dark Fantasy) – Amazon: $21.99
- Holly Horror #1 by Michelle Jabes Corpora (YA Horror) – Amazon: $18.99
- The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila (YA Magical Realism) – Amazon: $19.99
- The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko (YA Epic Fantasy) – Amazon: $19.99
All August 20 YA Book Releases
- Mighty Millie Novak by Elizabeth Holden (YA LGBTQ+ Romance) – Amazon: $14.99
- Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters (YA Contemporary Romance) – Amazon: $12.99
All August 27 YA Book Releases
- The Champions by Kara Thomas (The Cheerleaders Series #2, YA Mystery) – Amazon: $20.99
- Bridge Across the Sky by Freeman Ng (YA Fiction) – Amazon: $19.99
- Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker (YA Horror) – Amazon: $19.99
- Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay (YA Fiction) – Amazon: $18.99
- Full Shift by Jennifer Dugan, illustrated by Kit Seaton (YA Graphic Novel) – Amazon: $17.99
- Fyrebirds by Kate J. Armstrong (YA Romantasy) – Amazon: $19.99
- Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar (YA Fiction) – Amazon: $19.99
- Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia (YA Fiction) – Amazon: $18.99
- Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham (YA Romantasy) – Amazon: $19.99
- Sunderworld, Vol I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs (YA Contemporary Fantasy) – Amazon: $21.99
- Sync by Ellen Hopkins (YA Novel in Verse) – Amazon: $20.99
- Twin Flames by Olivia Abtahi (YA Contemporary Fantasy) – Amazon: $24.95
- With Love, Echo Park by Laura Taylor Namey (YA Contemporary Romance) – Amazon: $19.99
Bonus Action YA Book Picks for August 2024
Feeling overwhelmed by just how many new YA books are on the horizon this August? We’ve got you covered with a few specific recs for the titles that caught our eye this month.
Mighty Millie Novak by Elizabeth Holden
- Publisher: North Star Editions
- Length: 304 Pages
- Release Date: August 20, 2024
Mighty Millie Novak follows Millie, a sixteen-year-old girl with social anxiety. She’s determined to land a spot on the roller derby team and catch her crush’s eye… but to do that, she’ll have to reinvent herself. Of course, pretending to be someone she’s not means telling a few lies. Lies that start to stack up.
Amazon: $14.99
Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham
- Publisher: Delacorte Press
- Length: 432 Pages
- Release Date: August 27, 2024
- ARC Received: Yes
Cozy fantasy romance is where it’s at these days, and Practical Rules for Cursed Witches promises to deliver on all three. Delilah’s family has a curse – to never find true love. It’s a curse she’s determined to break, but that becomes complicated when she’s forced to help another family break their curse. Tangled up with doomed twins as they race to finish their mission and end two curses with one magical feat, Delilah realizes she just might be falling for one of them.
Amazon: $19.99
Full Shift by Jennifer Dugan, illustrated by Kit Seaton
- Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Length: 256 Pages
- Release Date: August 27, 2024
Listen, teen boy werewolves have had their moment. Step aside boys, it’s time for teen girl werewolves to have their way. Tessa struggles to fit in between not being quite human but also not fully able to shift into werewolf form just yet. When she learns that some werewolf hunters have developed a cure, she thinks it might solve all her problems. Except nothing is ever as simple as it seems, and Tessa just might have to go full wolf to protect the people she loves.
Amazon: $17.99
Looking for more YA book recs? Check out our July new release list and recommendations.
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