Young Adult 2026

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A paperback edition of The Faraway Inn stands on a green OUABC box next to a wrapped gift labeled with a page number. In front of the box are three more themed wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers. A paperback edition of The Faraway Inn stands on a green OUABC box next to a purple box labeled Wooden Bird Wall Clock. In front of the green OUABC box are a pair of purple oven mitts with a pattern of leaves, a light purple spatula, and black cat book ends.

The Bewitching B&B

April Box

The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst

Page 28: "A few leather-bound books were lined up on top of the dresser in between bookends shaped like cats."

The included gift was a custom set of metal black cat book-ends.

A set of black cat book ends are on either side of a set of six books. The front half of the cat is on the left side and the back half and tail of the cat are on the right side.

Page 61: "She added three more circles of batter to the griddle. "Spatula?" she asked Jack. He produced a spatula, and she thanked him."

The included gift was a custom light purple spatula with a pattern of black drawn flowers.

A woman holding a cookie tray with chocolate chip cookies on it holds a light purple spatula with a black flower pattern on the flat section.

Page 190: "Wearing oven mitts, she pulled it out and tested it. Perfectly done."

The included gift was a custom set of dark purple oven mitts with a pattern of leaves and flowers across them.

A set of purple oven mitts with a pattern of leaves and light purple and white flowers across each one.

Page 306: "The floor loomed sideways, filling her vision, and the wooden birds on the kitchen clock all turned their heads to look at her...and then everything was soft darkness."

The included gift was a custom wooden clock with a black woodpecker as part of the surrounding frame.

A light wooden clock with a black frame, with a chunk taken out of the left side. There is a black woodpecker over the missing left side that completes the frame.

A hardcover copy of Paradise Coast by Suzanne Young lays on a green OUABC box and is surrounded by three wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers. A hardcover edition of Paradise Coast stands on a green OUABC box. In front of the box are a wooden photo frame, bracelet set, and black hat that says 'reader.' on the front in red, orange, and yellow.

Mysteries of the Everglades

March Box

Paradise Coast by Suzanne Young

Page 43: "While Tech steers parallel with the horizon, Shawn and I sit on the bench at the front, her baseball hat pulled low to block the sun."

The included gift was a custom black baseball hat with the word reader. embroidered in red, yellow, and orange colors.

A woman with red hair wears a black hat with 'reader.' embroidered on the front in alternating yellow, orange, and red colors.

Page 63: "I watch as Jordan begins to twist her bracelet again, a nervous twitch."

The included gift was a custom set of bracelets of varying colors and materials, attached together with a magnetic clasp.

A woman wears a set of multicolored bracelets in various colors and materials.

Page 221: "And there on a bookshelf, in a small wooden frame, is a photo of Noa sitting on the dock."

The included gift was a custom wooden frame with a photo in between acrylic panels.

A wooden frame with an image of two people sitting next to the ocean while the sun sets in the distance. The frame sits on a white shelf next to a plant in a beige ceramic pot.

A hardcover edition of The Sun and the Starmaker stands on a green OUABC box next to a box labeled with a page number. In front of the box are two more wrapped gifts in various patterns labeled with page numbers. A hardcover edition of The Sun and the Starmaker stands on a green OUABC box next to a set of two pink bath bombs. In front of the box are a gold frame with flowers, petals, and leaf fragments, and a set of six hair bows in pink, blue, and florals.

Secrets in the Snow

February Box

The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin

Page 24: "Aurora wanted to argue, but then her mother's eyes brightened. "I made you something," she said, walking over to the basket by the hearth and pulling out a bundle of hand-stitched ribbons."

The included gift was a custom set of six hair bows: two light pastel pink and blue ombre, two light pastel blue, and two pink and blue floral.

A set of six hairbows in varying colors. Two are pastel pink and blue ombre, two are light blue, and two are dark blue and red floral patterned.

Page 76: "There was a fragrant oil shimmering on the surface of the water that smelled of lavender, and peach rose petals floated on top."

The included gift was a custom set of two lavender bath bombs.

Two light purple bath bombs sit on an ornate plate next to the bathroom sink.

Page 229: "When they found one with a gold frame engraved with roses and lightning bugs that held crystals where they would otherwise glow, the Starmaker inspected it closely..."

The included gift was a custom gold hanging frame with a set of flowers and leaves to arrage within the frame.

A gold hanging frame with leaves and flowers featured inside.

A hardcover edition of The Uninvited stands on a green OUABC box next to a wrapped gift labeled with a page number. In front of the box are three more themed wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers. A hardcover edition of The Uninvited stands on a green OUABC box next to a small gold Eiffel Tower replica surrounded by fairy lights in a clear container. In front of the OUABC box are a teal and cream colored scarf, a small white tin, and an open box with a silver filigree heart keychain inside.

Beneath the City of Lights

January Box

The Uninvited by Nancy Banks

Page 38: "Madame Dupuy unclasped the silver filigree heart pendant she wore, and before I could say anything, she fastened it around my neck."

The included gift was a custom silver filigree heart keychain.

A silver filigree heart pendant keychain in an open box.

Page 82: ""They tied the box up with an actual ribbon," I said, holding up the small white box that contained Nick's pastries."

The included gift was a custom white metal tin labeled Vanille et Chocolat Bakery & Cafe. Inside is a card with a QR code to a recipe for religieuses.

A white rectangular tin sits against a windowsill. The tin says Paris, France Vanille et Chocolat Bakery & Cafe.

Page 160: "On the hall floor sat a two-foot-tall Eiffel Tower illuminated with tiny twinkling lights."

The included gift was a custom Eiffel Tower light-up model in a clear container.

A bronze Eiffel Tower that has the words Paris France engraved in the tower design sits surrounded by small fairy lights in a glass container with a bronze base.

Page 183: "I fiddled with my scarf as Madame Dupuy and I walked, arranging it to better hide the bandage on my neck"

The included gift was a custom 35in x 71in light scarf with green and blue floral pattern.

A girl wears a canvas tote bag over her shoulder with a light blue scarf wrapped around the handle. The scarf has a blue and green floral pattern on it.

A girl wears a light blue scarf around her shoulders. The scarf has a blue and green floral pattern on it.