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From Soman Chainani
worldwide bestselling author of
The School for Good and Evil


A TEENAGE PRESIDENT. A GLOBAL REVOLUTION. A SHOCKING MURDER.

POWER. SECRETS. SEX. LIES. BETRAYAL.

WELCOME TO YOUNG WORLD.

Young World

Soman Chainani

From the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series comes a renegade thriller about a teenager being elected President of the United States, sparking a global revolution of young leaders—until one of them is murdered, and he’s the prime suspect.

**The first edition of Young World is presented in brilliant neon color, with over 150 nuke-orange visuals, fizzy orange-and-blue stained edges, full-color designed endpapers, and a neon-orange cover case.**

"This book is a damn revolution." —Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin

America is on the brink of collapse, and the youth have lost all faith in their leaders. As a pivotal election approaches, Benton Young, a high school senior trying to impress a girl, impulsively uploads a video, daring everyone to interfere with the vote and write him in for President. The video explodes online, igniting election chaos and a national revolt, until the Supreme Court intervenes to put Benton in the White House. Galvanized by Benton’s rise, more global youth take to the streets, and more governments fall, until eight of the world's most powerful nations are led by teenagers.

When these young leaders convene at their first summit in Sweden, they face the monumental task of setting a new course for history. But the first night, their unity is shattered when a leader is murdered in cold blood … and Benton is the only suspect. Hunted by enemies young and old, he must untangle a deadly web of secrets, betrayal, and power plays—while the future of the world hangs in the balance.

With globe-spanning action, stunning twists, and an electric new brand of storytelling, Young World is a heart-stopping thriller that asks: What happens when the future really does belong to the young?

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Events

May 4 2026 (Mon)
Chatham Square Library (New York, NY)
Yu & Me Books Event
Soman Chainani in-conversation with Mary HK Choi
7:00 PM EDT
May 6 2026 (Wed)
Metropolitan Business Academy (New Haven, CT)
Possible Futures Event
Soman Chainani In-Conversation with Bessie Flores Zaldívar
6:00 PM EDT
May 7 2026 (Thu)
An Unlikely Story (Plainville, MA)
An Unlikely Story Event
Soman Chainani In-Store Event
6:30 PM EDT
May 8 2026 (Fri)
Brookline Booksmith (Brookline, MA)
Brookline Booksmith Event
Soman Chainani In-Conversation with TK
7:00 PM EDT
May 10 2026 (Sun)
Cedar Crest College (Allentown, PA)
The End Bookstore Event
Soman Chainani In-Store Event
4:00 PM EDT
May 13 2026 (Wed)
Location TBD (Washington DC)
Politics & Prose Event
6:00 PM EDT
May 15 2026 (Fri)
Red Balloon Bookshop (St. Paul, MN)
Red Balloon Event
Soman Chainani In-Store Event
6:00 PM CDT
May 16 2026 (Sat)
Harrington Public Library (Plano, TX)
Bibliobar Event
Soman Chainani In-Conversation with Molly Morehead
4:00 PM CDT
May 17 2026 (Sun)
Blue Willow Bookshop (Houston, TX)
Blue Willow Event
Soman Chainani In-Store Event
3:00 PM CDT
May 21 2026 (Thu)
St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch (St. Louis, MO)
Novel Neighbor Event
Soman Chainani In-Conversation with Michelle Li
7:00 PM CDT

Excitement for
Young World

“A neon-bright, post-modern, action-movie Coachella party of a book. YOUNG WORLD proves Chainani is the unhinged visionary we always suspected him to be.”
—E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud


“YOUNG WORLD is ferocious, funny, wickedly smart, and groundbreaking. . . . It will keep you guessing until the very end. A masterpiece by a true innovator.”
—Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series


“This book is a damn revolution. Bravo to the king of fairy tale fantasy for giving us something so terrifyingly real.”
—Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dear Martin series


“Soman Chainani has become the voice of a generation. An intimate, stirring coming-of-age tale and a rip-roaring political fantasy. . . . Like a masterful mix of HOUSE OF CARDS and HUNGER GAMES.”
—Sam Koppelman, New York Times bestselling co-author of Our Unfinished March


“The perfect book for our tumultuous times.”
—Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series


“I devoured this book in one sitting. Part HUNGER GAMES, part John Green, YOUNG WORLD is a fast-paced thrill ride. Utterly unforgettable.”
—Lynn Painter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies

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