The title of this post says it all. List ordered by release date. Entirely speculative fiction and primarily middle grade fiction, with one adult (#1) and two young adult (#5 and #9) titles. Middle grade continues to impress. As you’ll see below, so many great stories, so many awesome covers.

1. The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Jul. 21) – Puritanical society + dark powers + feminist fantasy + #ownvoices for Black/biracial rep
2. Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo (Aug. 4) – Forbidden hexes + family feud + zombies + intersex rep + nonbinary author
3. The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf (August 4) – Dark spirit + power of friendship + Malaysian folk tale + #ownvoices for Malaysian rep
4. What If a Fish by Anika Fajardo (Aug. 11) – Summer in Colombia + meet half-brother + magical realism + #ownvoices for Colombian-American rep
5. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Aug. 25) – Alternate America + raise ghosts of dead animals + murder mystery + #ownvoices for ace and Lipan Apache rep
6. The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson (Sept. 8) – Portal fantasy + quest to save starving community + Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations + #ownvoices for Indigenous rep (Robertson is Swampy Cree)
7. Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon (Sept. 15) – Horror hide and seek + #ownvoices for Black rep
8. Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker (Oct. 6) – Middlegame universe + portal fantasy
9. Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald (Oct. 13) – Fantasy + scheming socialite + water from blood + gay protagonist
10. Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass (Oct. 20) – Competitive figure skating + exploring gender identity + #ownvoices for nonbinary rep

What upcoming 2020 releases are you looking forward to?