Finalist, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2026

Holy Terrors

Margaret Owen (opens in a new tab)

Hardcover, 560 pages

Vanja Schmidt, the fake saint turned thief, has to deal with saints who are all too real.

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The ballot

Coffeeshop in an Alternate UniverseC.B. LeeFeiwel & FriendsWinner
Among GhostsRachel HartmanRandom House Books for Young Readers
OathboundTracy DeonnSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Sunrise on the ReapingSuzanne CollinsScholastic Press
They Bloom at NightTrang Thanh TranBloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK