The Prix Vendredi, a literary award focused on adolescent literature, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the announcement of its 2026 selection. Established in 2016 by the Jeunesse group of the Syndicat national de l'édition (SNE), the award is often called the "Goncourt des ados," a nod to the prestigious Prix Goncourt for adult literature. On Tuesday, September 8, the organizers revealed the 2026 selection: ten French-language novels intended for readers aged 13 to 18. The prize aims to highlight each year a work that represents the diversity and richness of contemporary adolescent literature. For this special anniversary edition, the organizers emphasized a selection that values both "literary excellence" and the evolving reading habits of young people. The ten selected novels are: Sarah Andrès, Ceci n'est pas une romance; Rageot Gaël Aymon, Soleils fantômes; Nathan Frédérique Blu, La Baie des Baleines-Pleines; Hélium Mathilde de Lagausie, Walter Cobb; Le Rouergue Agnès Maupré, Six Sirènes; Sarbacane Athénaïs Mavyne, Trembleciel; Slalom Mary Orchard, Métamorphosis; Casterman Célia Samba, Même les failles laissent passer la lumière; Albin Michel Anaïs Sautier, La Nuit bleue; L'École des loisirs Hélène Vignal, Brut. In 2025, the Prix Vendredi awarded Solène Ayangma for Les Frontières écarlates (Talents Hauts), a political fantasy novel set between the Empire of Thyr and the kingdom of Bakara. Meanwhile, Coline Pierré won the Prix Vendredi des lecteurs du pass Culture for Le Silence est à nous (Flammarion Jeunesse). Since 2023, the main prize has been accompanied by the Prix Vendredi des lecteurs du pass Culture. For this fourth edition, nine young people aged 17 to 19, who are participants in the pass Culture program and hail from different regions, will also choose among the ten selected novels. They will present their own award during the same evening as the professional jury. The 2026 professional jury includes Mahaut de Butler, Isabelle Harbonnier-Valdher, Emmanuelle Kabala, Lucie Kosmala, Pierre Krause, Tom Lévêque, Coline Pierré, Anne Ricou, and Simon Roguet. Three new members—Mahaut de Butler, Isabelle Harbonnier-Valdher, and Pierre Krause—joined this year. For this tenth edition, the ceremony will also change location. It will take place on Thursday, November 12, at 6 p.m. in the Parisian premises of Babelio, the new partner of the Prix Vendredi. The anniversary will be celebrated starting at 6:30 p.m. in the form of a "boum," a type of social gathering, with a look back at the ten years of the prize. This idea will also be extended beyond the ceremony: the organizers announced the creation of the "Boum du Prix Vendredi," a new literary mediation initiative aimed at supporting the books and their readers. Babelio joins this year's historical partners of the prize, alongside notably the La Poste Enterprise Foundation, the Sofia, the CFC, the Jan Michalski Foundation, Je Bouquine, and the pass Culture. The La Poste Foundation provides a total grant of 3000 €. The Prix Vendredi also used its tenth anniversary to reveal a new graphic identity and strengthen its outreach efforts, including more meetings between the selected authors and schoolchildren. Launched ten years ago to give adolescent literature a place comparable to that of major autumn literary prizes, it will announce its two winners on November 12.