Life-Changing Community Service, The Good in Evil, and More New YA Books for October 7, 2026

Like Glass by Jen Ferguson When Tatum Nova Lambert’s older sister Bronwyn died a year ago, it shattered the already-fragile relationship between Tatum and her father. But Tatum wants to reconnect with her Michelin-starred dad, so she boards a plane to a remote town in the French Alps, hoping to bring him home. She is in no way surprised when she calls him after landing and he doesn’t pick her up like he’d promised–but that won’t stop her. What Tatum discovers is that her dad is living in Bronwyn’s old apartment, and she will be sleeping in the very bed where her sister died. Not only is Tatum feeling the strain in her relationship with her dad, but she’s also feeling the ghost of her sister and the secrets she may have left behind. Tatum’s determined to learn more about her sister, and in doing so, she finds herself building relationships with two locals, Agatha and Beetle. Together with them, Tatum will not only be able to better understand herself amid grieving the loss and change in two relationships, but she’ll also be able to figure out whether what she’s seeking right now with her dad is really what she needs. The Pools by E. Lockhart Something really bad happened in a small ...