You’d think the summer months would be prime time for new young adult releases. Vacations beg for new books as readers kick back and enjoy some respite. In any case, there still might be books that capture your interest this week. If not, I’m sure TBR (to be read) piles aren’t complaining back home.

Paperback releases and reprints are taking over this week. For those of you looking to fill your beach bags or to travel light, this is wondrous news. Go on over to your local bookstores before you’re off to seek respite in the sun.

I’m back from my blogging hiatus! I’d decided to give my self a break to celebrate three years of book blogging — one week for each year. During that time not that many books were published, so I’m not going to share that backlog. Below you’ll find all the young adult books that are hitting the shelf this week.

While there aren’t any hyped releases this week, many of them are accompanied by rather intriguing synopses. The only genre that is lacking in the YA department is historical fiction. Contemporary, science fiction and fantasy, though, cover a broad base, as do paperback and re-releases.