Nobody Gets Left Behind

by Keala Kendall

Coming soon to Disney’s New York Times bestselling A Twisted Tale series.

Nobody Gets Left Behind is a twist on Disney's 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch, releasing in fall 2026.

Genres: Fantasy, Retellings, Young Adult, Fairy Tales

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2026

About the author

Keala Kendall (pronounced: kay-ah-luh) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of How Far I’ll Go and Nobody Gets Left Behind in Disney's A Twisted Tales series, and That Which Feeds Us: A Hawaiian Gothic. Hapa Native Hawaiian, she is a cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing and a past organizer of the Books for Maui charity auction.

Born in Honolulu, raised on Molokaʻi, she now lives as part of the Native Hawaiian diaspora in Los Angeles. To learn more about Keala, visit her at kealakendall.com or @kealakendall on Instagram and TikTok.

Reviews

[Cindya]

5/11/25
I usually don’t really care about Lilo & Stitch, but this book will apparently be from Nani’s POV?? I’m intrigued.

[KJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5?

[Renee Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars