Finalist, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2026

Oathbound

Tracy Deonn (opens in a new tab)

656 pages

Bree Matthews, cut off from the Order and her friends, is bound by a bargain with the Shadow King, who trains her to wield her powers.

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The ballot

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