19 Fantastic Books for Your Spring 2021 Reading List
It’s finally spring! And there are so many amazing books coming out this season. What’s on your Spring 2021 Reading List so far?
My list feels completely out of hand, packed with so many amazing books to read and so many more that I hope I’ll be able to squeeze into my reading time. I’ve broken the list into two groups: middle grader for readers 8-12 and young adult for readers 12+. You can also find this list on Bookshop, where you can browse either the whole middle grade or young adult list and support indie bookstores.
8 Middle Grade Books for Your Spring 2021 Reading List
Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen
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What you need to know: Sisters. Photography. A cross-country road trip in an RV to reclaim lost memories.
Available March 31, 2021
Thornwood by Leah Cypess
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What you need to know: A young princess desperate to protect her older sister from the curse that will put the whole kingdom to sleep. The first in a three-book series of fairy tale retellings.
Available April 6, 2021
Girl Warriors: How 25 Young Activists are Saving the Earth by Rachel Sarah
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What you need to know: Tells the story of 25 female activists under 25 years old who are making a difference for the planet.
Available April 6, 2021
Ways to Grow Love by Renée Watson
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What you need to know: Ryan Hart is back with new adventures like waiting for a new baby, summer camp, and hoping her new recipes turn out great.
Available April 20, 2021
Six Feet Below Zero by Ena Jones
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What you need to know: “A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad news is, she’s the dead body.” (from Goodreads)
Available April 20, 2021
Rea and the Blood of the Nectar by Payal Doshi
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What you need to know: Friendship, magic, and a quest through a portal to find a missing twin brother.
Available May 4, 2021
Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark
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What you need to know: A New York City newbie battles grief over losing her mom, starting over, and discovering how to remake her family in this heartwarming debut.
Available May 4, 2021
The Firebird Song by Arnée Flores
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What you need to know: A mysterious message, a missing princess, and a powerful sorceress who must be defeated.
Available May 4, 2021
11 Young Adult Books for Your Spring 2021 Reading List
Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
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What you need to know: Set in Paris and features an American ballerina and a charming French boy.
Available April 6, 2021
Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli
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What you need to know: Best friends and theater buds discover they have a crush on the same boy.
Available April 20, 2021
These Feathered Flames by Allison Overy
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What you need to know: Notes.
Available April 20, 2021
Sky Breaker by Addie Thorley
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What you need to know: Called WICKED SAINTS meets the Grishaverse. The first book in the duology was inspired by THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
Available May 4, 2021
The People We Choose by Katelyn Detweiler
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What you need to know: Unexpected love, family, and friendship.
Available May 4, 2021
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
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What you need to know: Sci-fi fantasy with mind-blowing twists from the author of DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE about a girl who only remembers her missing sister.
Available May 4, 2021
Lucky Girl by Jamie Pacton
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What you need to know: An underage winning lotto ticket holder frantically hides the truth from her hoarder mother and suspicious small-town neighbors.
Available May 11, 2021
Every Body Shines edited by Cassandra Newbould
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What you need to know: “An intersectional, feminist YA anthology from some of today’s most exciting voices across a span of genres, all celebrating body diversity and fat acceptance through short stories.” (from Goodreads)
Available May 11, 2021
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
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What you need to know: Opposites Hani and Ishu fake date for personal gain… and then start to develop feelings for each other.
Available May 25, 2021
The Hollow Inside by Brooke Lauren Davis
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What you need to know: A small town. A family that must be taken down. Secrets that change everything Phoenix believed to be true.
Available May 25, 2021
Misfit in Love by S K Ali
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What you need to know: A summer of love goes sideways at Janna’s brother’s wedding.
Available May 25, 2021
What’s on your Spring 2021 Reading List?
Have you read any of the titles on my list already? Are there any on your list that I didn’t mention? Leave me a note in the comments!
Ohhh Sky Breaker sounds intereting! I’ll need to look into that one. I want to read The Ones We’re Meant to Find. Great list!
Thanks, Molly! I hope we both love them. 🙂
I’m excited for These Feathered Flames and Ways to Grow Love. I read an ARC of Rhea and the Blood of Nectar. It was awesome.
Yes! I love Renée Watson’s books, too. Thanks, Natalie. 😁
So excited for The Ones We’re Meant to Find – that cover gets me every time I see it!
It’s a gorgeous cover, isn’t it?? Can’t wait to read that one myself. 😁 Thanks, Cyla!