Bestselling New Books on Amazon for Kids and Teens

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Amazon offers hundreds of thousands of print and electronic books. With a dizzying number of choices, how do you decide which books are worth it for your kid? We have reviews of Amazon's bestselling new books, from picture books for preschoolers to young adult novels. Make sure to check back often to see the newest popular reads, as we update this list every week. And for reading on the go, check out our picks for the Best Book Apps for Kids.

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Penelope Rex vs. the New Kid book cover: Two dinosaur characters on a seesaw in a playground

BOOK

Penelope Rex vs. the New Kid: Penelope Rex, Book 5

age 3+

Funny dino tale about jealousy and belonging.

Ryan T. Higgins Picture Book (2026)

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The Pumpkin Thief book cover: Squirrel and Bird on a large pumpkin under trees

BOOK

The Pumpkin Thief

age 3+

Suspicious squirrel, missing pumpkins in fun seasonal tale.

Alice Hemming Holiday (2026)

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Millie Fleur's Worst Day Ever book cover: A girl holding a fly swatter stands amid chaos, surrounded by toppled cake and trash

BOOK

Millie Fleur's Worst Day Ever

age 4+

Girl survives bad day in sweet tale of resilience, friends.

Christy Mandin Picture Book (2026)

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Yarn is Everything book cover: A rabbit manipulates glowing yarn, with eerie lighting

BOOK

Yarn Is Everything!: Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales!, Book 3

age 6+

Fun, spooky tale of yarn magic turns ambition into trouble.

Aaron Reynolds Horror (2026)

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Art Attack book cover: Four tweens in spooky warehouse examining graffiti on interior walls

BOOK

Art Attack: The Sherlock Society, Book 3

age 8+

Wildly fun Miami mystery sequel has graffiti art, drones.

James Ponti Mystery (2026)

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Building 903 book cover: Girl holding green book stands in a room lined with full bookshelves lit in pastel rainbow colors

BOOK

Building 903

age 8+

Disturbing dystopian tale about power of books, imagination.

Lois Lowry Science Fiction (2026)

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Rowley Jefferson's Spooky Stories 2 book cover: Panicked Rowley as a bug in a spider web, surrounded by hungry spiders

BOOK

Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories, Book 2

age 8+

Silly scares for Wimpy Kid fans and some lessons too.

Jeff Kinney Graphic Novel (2026)

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The Jungle of Carabanana book: A cartoon of the Porch sisters and Millicent running from a giant red spider in a jungle

BOOK

The Jungle of Carabanana: The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, Book 3

age 8+

Fantasy series final keeps the laughs, mad science coming.

Kate McKinnon Fantasy (2026)

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The Wild Zone book cover: Katie Kim holds her dagger ready to fight in scary woods with friends Benny, Zuri, and Harper

BOOK

The Wild Zone: Camp Half-Blood, Book 1

age 10+

Vexing loose ends in satisfactory Percy Jackson spin-off.

Rick Riordan , Annabelle Oh Fantasy (2026)

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The Neverfear book cover: Teen boy riding golden deer as firebird swoops overhead

BOOK

The Neverfear: Impossible Creatures, Book 3

age 11+

Brilliant storytelling, dire peril in thrilling installment.

Katherine Rundell Fantasy (2026)

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Barbie Dreamscape book cover: Barbie in pink armor with flowing blonde hair, surrounded by colorful swirls and flowers

BOOK

Barbie Dreamscape

age 12+

Exciting fantasy starring the pink icon has some scares.

Alex Aster Fantasy (2026)

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The Gods Will Sing Our Song book cover: Blue background, orange full moon, Japanese teens facing, surrounded by clouds, animals, bonsai trees

BOOK

The Gods Will Sing Our Song

age 12+

Magical, sad, full of love; a marvelous historical romance.

Autumn Krause Romance (2026)

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Wings of Reverie book cover: Illustration of a Disney fairy with pale skin and white hair

BOOK

Wings of Reverie: Wings of Pixie Hollow: Book 2

age 12+

Nightmares threaten Pixie Hollow in sweet fairy romance.

Anna Bright Fantasy (2026)

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Blightfall book cover: Two young people walking through a tunnel filled with alien plant life

BOOK

Blightfall: Riftwake, Book 1

age 13+

Skyward spinoff soars in exciting series opener.

Brandon Sanderson , Janci Patterson Science Fiction (2026)

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Our Strange Duet book cover: The Phantom of the Opera's white half-mask covers a top corner of the cover adorned with roses

BOOK

Our Strange Duet

age 13+

Flat characters, same obsessive love in Phantom adaptation.

Erin A. Craig Fantasy (2026)

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The Gilded Blade book cover: Red roses and a string of pearls surround a heart-shaped frame filled with items important to the plot

BOOK

The Gilded Blade: The Grandest Game, Book 3

age 13+

Mildly violent, suspenseful mystery has secrets, intrigue.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes Adventure (2026)

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Hawk & Sparrow book cover: Title pierced by a pen with drop of blood for ink; perched birds, decorative leaves

BOOK

Hawk & Sparrow

age 14+

Gripping historical novel combines fantasy, murder mystery.

Ayana Gray Historical Fiction (2026)

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School Bus Graveyard book cover: High schoolers shown in split realities, on brightly colored, the other in red tones

BOOK

School Bus Graveyard: Volume 2

age 14+

Thrills, chills, revelations in great horror series sequel.

Red Graphic Novel (2026)

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Styx book cover: Illustration of two young women in blue flowing dresses under a full moon

BOOK

Styx: The River: Goddesses of the Underworld, Book 2

age 14+

Nymph finds her power, becomes goddess in captivating tale.

Nikita Gill Fantasy (2026)

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The Way We Become book cover: Three wildflowers intertwine amid small, swirling petals from the same kinds of flowers

BOOK

The Way We Become: The Way I Used to Be, Book 3

age 14+

Resilient teens recover from rape in absorbing, heavy drama.

Amber Smith Contemporary Fiction (2026)

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