From the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series comes a renegade thriller, about a teenager 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 MartinAmerica 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?
On sale: May 5, 2026
Age: 14 and up
Grade: Grade 9 & Up
Page count: 480 Pages
ISBN: 9780593905180
Soman Chainani is the author of the School for Good and Evil series, which has sold over 4.5 million copies, has been translated into 35 languages across six continents, and has been adapted into a major motion picture from Netflix that debuted at #1 in over 80 countries. Together, his books have been on the
New York Times Bestseller List for more than 50 weeks. He graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude with a degree in English & American Literature, and an MFA in Film from Columbia University. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
PRAISE 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"Chainani has outdone himself. 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
Legend "
The perfect read for our tumultuous times."—
Veronica Roth, #1
New York Times bestselling author of
Divergent "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 "Soman Chainani has become the voice of a generation.
An intimate, stirring coming of age tale and a rip-roaring political fantasy, a mix of
House of Cards and
Hunger Games, leaving readers with the question: In a world where our leaders already act like children, why not just elect one?" —
Sam Koppelman, New York Times Bestselling Co-Author of
Our Unfinished March
