10 Great New YA Books to Read in June 2023

The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar (June 6)

Shireen has conscionable learned she’s a contestant connected the archetypal ever Junior Irish Baking Show, which is thing she should beryllium implicit the satellite about. Not lone could she truly usage the currency prize if she wins, but she’s hoping that her clip connected TV volition assistance retired her family’s struggling donut shop. But the lone problem? Her ex-girlfriend Chris is besides a contestant. And if that wasn’t analyzable enough, she’s present crushing connected chap contestant Niamh. The play is astir to get real.

Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall (June 6)

Sitlali lives successful modern time Mexico, and she’s without immoderate household oregon friends. In bid to flight a pack leader, she indispensable marque the unsafe trek to the U.S., but she stumbles upon a conch with mysterious markings earlier mounting out. Calizto is an Aztec warrior successful 1521 warring against the Spanish colonizers erstwhile helium discovers asks a ineffable conch for direction, and hears Sitlali done the conch. They tin pass done the conch, but soon they’re falling for each different crossed centuries.

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler (June 13)

Natalya has lone 24 hours to marque a determination that could alteration the people of her summer: Stay successful NYC with her dada oregon spell to L.A. to reconnect with her estranged mom. The publication follows some paths arsenic Natalya gets up the courageousness to speech to the miss she’s been crushing connected successful NYC, and tentatively gets to cognize her ma again and meets a lad successful L.A.

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Fatima Tate Takes the Cake by Khadijah Vanbrakle (June 13)

Fatima loves hanging retired with her friends, baking, and spending clip with her family. When she meets older feline Raheem, she falls for his charm. Her parents decidedly won’t o.k. of them dating, truthful she keeps it secret…but erstwhile she discovers that her parents privation to put their marriage, it feels similar fate. But erstwhile officially engaged, Raheem turns manipulative and cruel, and threatens to ruin her estimation if Fatima breaks it off. Somehow she has to find the spot to bash what’s right, adjacent if it means opening herself up to an uncertain future.

This Town is On Fire by Pamela N. Harris (June 20)

Naomi and Kylie grew up together, practically sisters. Naomi’s ma was Kylie’s nanny, and contempt the differences betwixt the girls crossed people and race, they’re champion friends. But erstwhile Kylie calls the constabulary connected a radical of Black teens successful a parking batch and a video of the incidental goes viral, Naomi is near questioning their narration and wondering if she truly knows Kylie astatine all.

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould (June 20)

Beck has been struggling since her mom, an investigative reporter, died. When she receives a mysterious missive points her to the municipality her ma was investigating earlier her death, Beck and her sister Riley caput determination to spot if they uncover answers. What they find are much questions, particularly surrounding a mysterious municipality person and his girl Avery, who are decidedly hiding something. Beck is drawn to Avery, but arsenic she digs deeper, she risks losing herself to this unsafe place.

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (June 20)

Charity works astatine Camp Mirror Lake, an immersive fearfulness experience. She plays the camp’s “final girl” and enjoys acting retired fearfulness scenarios to scare and thrill their guests. But during the past play of the job, Charity’s co-workers statesman to vanish and 1 ends up dead. Now Charity and her woman volition person to way down a existent slayer to debar a grim fate.

Plus One by Kelsey Rodkey (June 27)

Lahey is other talented astatine matchmaking…other people. When it comes to her ain dating life, her needs usually instrumentality a backmost seat. But present she’s hopeless for a positive 1 to her cousin’s saccharine 16 successful bid to prevention face. To find the cleanable lucifer she’ll juggle six prospective dates successful 1 week portion her older sister’s champion person Adler watches — and attempts to distract her from her eventual goal.

The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade (June 27)

When Casey’s sister Sutton goes missing, everyone astir her is devastated and Casey can’t archer the information astir however they fought earlier Sutton went missing. In fact, everyone thinks Sutton is truthful perfect, but Casey knows otherwise. However, she’s not astir to uncover that. So erstwhile Sutton reappears, Casey knows she should beryllium relieved…except thing is disconnected astir Sutton. She’s nice. She doesn’t look to retrieve her beingness before. Something is precise wrong, and Casey has a feeling it mightiness beryllium connected to the drawstring of different missing girls successful their area.

Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills

Aurelie is simply a baker’s apprentice who doesn’t person expansive dreams of escapade and romance — she conscionable wants a stable, blessed future. But erstwhile a alien hands her a acceptable of Seeking stones, Aurelie discovers a uncommon accomplishment she didn’t cognize she had…and that aforesaid alien asks her to assistance retrieve the prince, who is mislaid to the Underwood. This is much of an escapade than Aurelia bargained for, particularly erstwhile she finds she mightiness suffer her bosom on the way.