13 Jun 2025
Rebels & Rulebreakers: 6 Young Adult Books That Defy Expectations
Meet the teens who don’t fit the mold, and the stories that celebrate them. These YA novels are gritty, raw, and impossible to forget. Ready to break some rules?
Skyboy
by Adam Aresty
Release Date: May 6, 2025
In Skyboy, a young genius must confront his greatest weakness to survive.
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The OCD Recovery Workbook for Teens & Adults
by Yvonne Joseph
Release Date: May 25, 2025
Break free from OCD with The OCD Recovery Workbook for Teens & Adults. Using CBT, ERP, ACT, and mindfulness, this compassionate guide helps you understand your triggers, face fears, and reclaim your life. With worksheets, real stories, and expert tools, it empowers lasting change—you’re not broken, and you’re not alone.
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I Don’t Need Your Love (Harrington Bay Academy Book 2)
by Emma Dalton
Release Date: May 29, 2025
Ryder Bennett is my brother’s best friend and we’ve been at each other’s throats since forever. I thought attending Harrington Bay Academy would put distance between us, but he shows up one day and shatters my perfect world. If that’s not bad enough, he calls my dance team corny. And then he shows up to try out. The nerve of the guy.
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Never Thought I’d End Up Here
by Ann Liang
Release Date: June 3, 2025
Leah Zhang has just ruined her cousin’s wedding. She didn’t mean to wish the bride a depressing marriage and poor health, but she’s forgotten most of her Mandarin. Her parents stage an intervention: Leah will be sent on a travel program across China’s most beautiful cities. To them, it’s the perfect opportunity for Leah to get back to her roots. To Leah, it’s simply a much-needed escape.
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A First Time for Everything
by K. L. Walther
Release Date: June 3, 2025
Madeline has always been extremely close to her family, so she is shocked when her older brother gets engaged without including them (or even giving them a heads up!). Mads has never been the biggest fan of his fiancée, Katie, so in order to remain one happy family, she is determined to bond with Katie before the big day, which includes reluctantly agreeing to be a bridesmaid.
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Hayley’s Hayfield (Blink, Oklahoma Book 2)
by Lainey Ross
Release Date: June 3, 2025
One rebellious girl from California. One farm boy from small-town Oklahoma. Two secrets that destroy the futures they’d thought they had. A ring is burning a hole in Sam’s pocket. He’s got his entire life planned out with his high school sweetheart, Sarah. The only problem is, she’s disappeared. She won’t answer his calls, won’t respond to his texts, and her parents’ stories about where she is become increasingly more suspicious.
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