2026 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

The 2026 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book was presented on August 30, 2026, at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Anaheim, California. Convention members vote on the Lodestar alongside the Hugo Awards, and it recognizes science fiction and fantasy written for teen readers. C.B. Lee won for Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe. The other five finalists were Among Ghosts by Rachel Hartman, Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen, Oathbound by Tracy Deonn, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, and They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran. All six books were published in 2025.