
It includes a snuggly pair of socks and a book guaranteed to knock them off.
The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee


HarperCollins, $20 | World’s Softest, $15
Mia needs one more contestant for her dating show—and campus hotshot Noah is by all accounts the obvious choice. But working side by side with the guy she’s been silently pining for brings more chaos and unscripted feels than she ever expected.
The Uninvited by Nancy Banks


Delacorte Press, $20 | World’s Softest, $15
Moving to Paris is pretty much the ultimate dream: Just ask 17-year-old Tosh. When a local cutie gives her a tour of some lesser-known spots, including the admittedly spooky catacombs, she starts to suspect the City of Light might be hiding some dark secrets—ones that bite.
Lost Girls of Hollow Lake by Rebekah Faubion


Delacorte Press, $20 | L.L. Bean, $28
After a field trip turns tragic, Evie and four survivors are haunted (literally) by the girls they left behind. The last thing she wants is to return to the mysterious site of her classmates’ disappearances…until a chilling message leaves her no choice.
Secrets, Spells, and Chocolate by Marisa Churchill

Page Street YA, $19 | Southern Made, $15
While Sylvie whips up sweets in the Golden Whisk cook-off, her fellow contestants are busy stirring up rumors. To clear her name, she must uncover the truth about her family’s past—which means enlisting the help of a rival and a frenemy.
There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson


Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $20 | Mia & Tess, $7
A crush catastrophe and a car mishap are already derailing Andy’s New Year’s rebrand. Even worse? Her influencer cousin is about to lose a big brand deal thanks to an ex–BFF. Can the girls fix it all before midnight?
The Mean Girl Mission: Confessions of a Junior Spy by Rosaria Munda


Feiwel & Friends, $20 | LocalBeach, $16
Growing up as a spy-in-training means mastering advanced combat, code-cracking and camouflage skills. Bea’s next mission? Going undercover at her bestie’s school to stop a mean girl who might just be a deadly assassin.
Crowntide by Alex Aster


Amulet Books, $25 | Mia & Tess, $7
An all-out war between realms is the least of Isla Crown’s problems. She’s tasked with taking down an evil ancestor while juggling a messy love triangle between kindhearted Oro and brooding Grim. One wrong move could cost her not just her heart, but her entire kingdom.
Heart’s Gambit by J.D. Myall

Wednesday Books, $20 | World’s Softest, $16
Dueling to the death shouldn’t be romantic. Unless, of course, you’re Emma and Malcolm. The two competitors from rival time-traveling families first meet to size each other up…but it’s not long before they strike up a dangerously forbidden relationship.
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