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Cara Stout's ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU, a romance in which, after setting fire to her last summer job, a teen gets casted as a princess at Fairytale Gardens, with the mission to expose potential fraudulent activities, with only one problem—she has to ignore the sparks that fly with the handsome casted prince, who also happens to be the owner's son. Harper Teen will publish winter 2026.

Former PopSugar editor Laura Marie Meyers's THE MASH-UP, about a cautious accountant who wakes up inside one of her old M.A.S.H. games only to learn that the path back to reality involves winning the heart of her brother's irritatingly handsome best friend. Putnam, in a good deal, bought at auction for World English, and will publish in summer 2026.

Vienna James's THE NIGHTMARE KEEPER, a dark paranormal romance in which a wave of murders strikes sleeping victims and blame falls on a coven of dream wielders, so to clear their name, the coven's most powerful must join forces with her fated—but forbidden—soulmate: the grandson of the high witch. Montlake to publish first book in the series in winter 2026.

Author of BEFORE THE SHIPS and MY HAIR IS A BOOK Maisha Oso's A STORY ABOUT LINES, in which a girl's grandmother braids her hair, and with each cornrow line, her grandmother recounts lines throughout Black American history that mark a memory of a painful past while weaving in faith for a brighter future, illustrated by Sophia Green. Little, Brown bought at auction, and will publish in fall 2026.

Thaís Mesquita will illustrate NYT-bestselling author Joanna Ho's A ROOM WITH A VIEW, about a boy reluctant to go on outdoor adventures with his mother because it means driving a bazillion miles and sleeping someplace with bears and bugs and bats, but despite his misgivings, he realizes there are more memories to treasure than he initially believes. Harper Children's will publish in spring 2026.

NYT Bestselling illustrator and author-illustrator of the forthcoming PENELOPE WEATHERVANE'S GRUMPY DAY and THERE'S A DRAGON IN THE WELL James Serafino's graphic novel debut, TIME TRAVELING DINOSAURS, an epoch-spanning humorous early reader in which a trio of dinosaurs find themselves lost in time and mysteriously tiny—friendships will be forged, patience will be tested, and villainous cats will be defeated. Chronicle will start to publish the 2-book series in spring of 2028.

Reese's Book Club 2022 LitUp Fellow and Stonewall Honor author of TIME AND TIME AGAIN and TRY YOUR WORST Chatham Greenfield's LIKE A LADY, a YA romantic comedy pitched as She's the Man meets DUMPLIN', in which a 16-year-old with PCOS is determined to do whatever it takes to show her family that she can be a debutante just like her perfect older sisters—even if it means enlisting her butch lesbian classmate to pose as her fake boyfriend. Bloomsbury will publish in winter 2027.

August Zhang will illustrate Michael L. Printz Medal winner and National Book Award finalist An Na's A ZOMBIE DAY, in which a zombie's first day at a new school is filled with humorous mishaps and misunderstandings, and only with time will everyone discover her gifts. Make me a World will publish in summer 2026.

Noreen Nanja's THE SUMMERS BETWEEN US, pitched as Carley Fortune meets WELL-BEHAVED INDIAN WOMEN, set in Canadian cottage country and told in a dual-timeline narrative, in which a young, ambitious lawyer returns to her family's rural property after 10 years and must confront her deepest fears and long-buried secrets for a second chance at love with the one that got away, despite her family's expectations. Random House Canada will publish in summer 2025.

Maisha Oso's VENUS WASHINGTON AND THE LASAGNA DRAMA, the first in a chapter book series, following a girl who enlists her hamster, two girls from across the street, and their cat to find grandma's super secret lasagna ingredient after grandpa says she put her foot in it, illustrated by Courtney Lovett. Atheneum bought at auction, and will start to publish the 3-book series in spring of 2026.

Author-illustrator Nadia Fisher's debut AT THE COOKOUT, following a young girl searching all over the family's summer cookout for her favorite cousin—and when he's not running through the sprinklers, turning the double Dutch ropes, playing spades with the uncles, or chatting with the aunties, she finally finds him in the most unexpected place. Putnam will publish in summer 2026.

Lucas Elliott will illustrate, Celina Frenn's graphic novel, SPY GRANDMA, which follows a 12-year-old girl and her younger brother who must spend the summer with their supposedly boring grandma, only to discover she used to be a spy, and the villains she once fought are now out to get her—and them. Aladdin will publish in spring of 2026.

Michelle Jing Chan's debut graphic novel SOMEWHERE IN THE GRAY, following a girl who is dating the most popular girl at school, and what seems easy for her friends—being intimate in any way with their partners—doesn't feel quite right to her as she learns it's more than okay to live somewhere in the gray of asexuality. Farrar, Straus Children's acquired at auction, for six figures, and will publish in the fall of 2026.