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HOW THE GOODE GIRLS DIED de Alyssa Sheinmel

From New York Times-bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel comes a haunting, layered novel about loss, mental health, and the danger of keeping secrets for fans of Girl in Pieces and We Were Liars.

HOW THE GOODE GIRLS DIED
by Alyssa Sheinmel
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2027
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Francie, Now:

Francie Buck is the new girl at Arborville Country Day, a prestigious private school ruled by a gossip app only the most popular students can access. At her old school, Francie was a loser—she lost her mother to cancer and her best friend to the popular kids—but enrolling at ACD is her chance to be someone new. When Francie’s the first to learn her classmates Arden and Abigial Goode have died, the app’s shadowy creator forces Francie into the mystery surrounding their deaths.

Abby, Then:

Abby Goode is used to being alone. Her vicious older sister, Arden, who sits at the top of their prep school’s strict hierarchy, keeps it that way. But when Abby finds an unexpected friend in lacrosse player Leo Finch, she realizes that together, they might be able to expose her sister’s cruelty to the world.

As every twist brings Francie closer to the truth about what happened, the stakes for Abby grow higher, and both girls must reconsider who they can trust in this suspenseful, deeply-felt tale about the secrets that ruin lives—and the secrets that end them.

Alyssa Sheinmel is the New York Times-bestselling author of several novels for young adults, including A Danger to Herself and Others, The Castle School for Troubled Girls, and Faceless as well as her adult debut, Such Sheltered Lives. Alyssa grew up in Northern California and New York and currently lives and writes in New York. Follow her on Instagram @AlyssaSheinmel or visit her online at AlyssaSheinmel.com.

BRITTLE MAGIC de Kate O’Shaughnessy

Everyone in the Brittle family has a magical talent – except Shiloh. But she’s determined to unlock her own greatness in this charmingly quirky novel about family and forgiveness from Newbery Honor winner Kate O’Shaughnessy.

BRITTLE MAGIC
by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Knopf Books for Young Readers, October 2026
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Nearly every member of the Brittle family has an extraordinary talent—except Shiloh.

Her aunt makes pickles that tell your fortune. Her great-aunt brews tea that gives you good dreams. Her sister can grow pumpkins the size of a small house. And her older brother—who died before Shiloh was born—had a gift no one will talk about. Her mom says Shiloh doesn’t need a talent to be special. But Shiloh knows she’s destined for greatness. And with the Brittle family reunion coming up, she’s determined to prove it to all her relatives.

When Auntie Dee’s fortune-telling pickles reveal that Shiloh does have a talent—and that it’s somehow connected to her late brother—Shiloh feels more confused than vindicated. Why would her mom have kept this from her?

The pickles’ prophesy offers cryptic clues for finding her talent—something involving an oven? and a new friend?—and Shiloh throws herself into the search. But discovering the truth about herself means digging up secrets her mom would rather keep buried.

This year’s family reunion may well be the most dramatic one yet…

Newbery Honor winner Kate O’Shaughnessy gives us a moving, magic-tinged story about family, friendship, forgiveness . . . and fortune-telling pickles!

Kate O’shaughnessy is a 2025 Newbery Honor winner for The Wrong Way Home. She is also the author of The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane and Lasagna Means I Love You, both of which received numerous starred reviews. A book nerd, animal lover, former chef, and outdoor enthusiast, Kate lives in California with her family.