Sarah Beth Durst

Young Adult:

The Faraway Inn

The Faraway Inn
by Sarah Beth Durst
a YA cozy fantasy
from Penguin Random House / Delacorte

Coming April 7, 2026!

After a devastating heartbreak, a teen girl decides to spend her summer helping her eccentric great aunt manage her quaint Vermont inn -- but this fixer-upper is hiding a magical secret -- in this cozy and irresistable new YA fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop.

"Brew some tea and settle in for a story that delivers whimsy, mystery, and romance."
-- Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of the Divine Traitors duology

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The Lake House

The Lake House
a YA supernatural thriller
available now from
HarperTeen

  A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List
YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List
Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List
Washington State Evergreen Book Award Nominee

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Fire and Heist

Fire and Heist
a YA heist with were-dragons
available now from
Penguin Random House / Crown Books for Young Readers

  Missouri Truman Readers Award Finalist

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Drink, Slay, Love

Drink, Slay, Love
a YA vampire (and were-unicorn) novel
available now from
Simon & Schuster / McElderry

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Now a TV movie, starring
Cierra Ramirez, Gregg Sulkin,
and Zack Peladeau!!!

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Chasing Power

Chasing Power
a YA contemporary fantasy novel
with telekinesis, teleportation, and thievery,
available now from
Bloomsbury

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Conjured

Conjured
a YA contemporary fantasy novel
"A twisted circus of a book,
freaky and delicious,"
available now from
Bloomsbury

A Junior Library Guild Selection
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalist
Cybils Spec Fiction YA Finalist

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Vessel

Vessel
a YA epic fantasy novel
set in a desert land,
about losing your destiny,
available now from
Simon & Schuster / McElderry

Kirkus Starred Review
Booklist Starred Review
VOYA Starred Review
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winner
Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist
Kirkus Best Teen Books
Cybils F/SF YA Award Finalist
Garden State Teen Book Award Finalist

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Enchanted Ivy

Enchanted Ivy
a YA contemporary fantasy novel
about getting into college
(with were-tigers and talking gargoyles)
available now from
Simon & Schuster / McElderry

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Ice

Ice
a YA Arctic fantasy novel
inspired by the Norwegian folktale
"East of the Sun and West of the Moon"
available now from
Simon & Schuster / McElderry

Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist
Boston Authors Club Young Readers Award Finalist

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