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All You Need is Love Teen fiction on love and relationships
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The secret sky : a novel of forbidden love in Afghanistan
by Atia Abawi
A tale told from three different perspectives follows the experiences of two teens, a Pashtun and a Hazara, who fight against their cultures and traditions to stay together, and a village boy who betrays them to the local Taliban. Simultaneous eBook.
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The queen of bright and shiny things
by Ann Aguirre
Sage finds it difficult to swear off relationships when Shane Cavendish strolls into her math class and turns out to be everything she never knew she always wanted
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Audrey, wait!
by Robin Benway
While trying to score a date with her cute co-worker at the Scooper Dooper, sixteen-year-old Audrey gains unwanted fame and celebrity status when her ex-boyfriend, a rock musician, records a breakup song about her that soars to the top of the Billboard charts. Reprint.
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The vast fields of ordinary
by Nick Burd
The summer after graduating from an Iowa high school, eighteen-year-old Dade Hamilton watches his parents' marriage disintegrate, ends his long-term, secret relationship, comes out of the closet, and savors first love
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Finding Mr. Brightside
by Jay Clark
Growing up unaware of each other until their parents have a torrid affair that culminates in a devastating car accident, Abram and Juliette meet again a year later and embark on a life-changing relationship
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City love
by Susane Colasanti
In a story told from alternating points of view, three very different girls are living together in New York City and struggling to find balance between their dreams, their pasts, and their complicated hearts
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Perfect chemistry
by Simone Elkeles
When wealthy Brittany Ellis and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of others
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Bright lights, dark nights
by Stephen Emond
When his policeman father is caught in a racial profiling scandal, Walter's relationship with his African American girlfriend, Naomi, is strained by the pressures they face at home, in school, and online
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Better off friends
by Elizabeth Eulberg
A tale in the style of When Harry Met Sally for teens follows the platonic best friendship of Macallan and Levi, who unexpectedly get in the way of each other's romantic prospects before realizing that they might feel more than friendship toward each other.
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Tell me again how a crush should feel
by Sara Farizan
High school junior Leila's Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates at Armstead Academy, and if word got out that she liked girls life would be twice as hard, but when a new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual, so she struggles to sort out her growing feelings by confiding in her old friends
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Just one year
by Gayle Forman
After spending an amazing day and night with a nameless girl in Paris, Willem embarks on his own transformative journey to find her once again
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P.S. I still love you
by Jenny Han
"Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?"
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Why we broke up
by Daniel Handler
Writing a letter to her ex-boyfriend about the reasons for their breakup, Min Green assembles items from their relationship to put into a box of mementos including a movie ticket from their first date, an old cookbook and a comb from a motel room. By the author of A Series of Unfortunate Events titles.
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The Big Crunch
by Pete Hautman
Rejecting melodramatic teen notions about romance, friends Jen and Wes wonder about their growing attraction to each other in the face of such challenges as a pity date and views that differ. By the National Book Award-winning author of Godless.
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The appearance of Annie van Sinderen
by Katherine Howe
Meeting the beautiful and mysterious Annie while filming a séance in the East Village, Wes discovers that Annie is actually the ghost of a girl who died nearly two centuries earlier and who is searching for answers about her untimely death. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Skunk girl
by Sheba Karim
Nina Khan, the only Asian or Muslim student in her small-town high school in upstate New York, faces the legacy of her "Supernerd" older sister, body hair, and the pain of having a crush when her parents forbid her to date.
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Going over
by Beth Kephart
In the early 1980s, Ada and Stefan are young, would-be lovers living on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall: Ada lives in West Berlin among rebels, punkers and immigrants; Stefan lives in East Berlin with his grandmother— and their only chance for a life together lies in a high-risk escape.
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Everything leads to you
by Nina LaCour
Feeling unfulfilled in her romantic life in spite of a promising career in the L.A. film scene, talented set designer Emi discovers a mysterious letter at an estate sale that prompts her investigation into a movie icon's hidden life. By the award-winning author of Hold Still.
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Boy meets boy
by David Levithan
When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when things take a turn for the worse and Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more, in a tale about the up, downs, and dramas of teen relationships. 75,000 first printing.
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Not after everything
by Michelle Levy
Forfeiting his scholarship and turning away from friends after his mother commits suicide, Tyler is forced to support his abusive father before reuniting with childhood best friend Jordyn, who helps him in his efforts to recover and rebuild. Simultaneous eBook. 12,000 first printing.
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Say what you will
by Cammie McGovern
A girl confined to a wheelchair by cerebral palsy and a boy stymied by an obsessive-compulsive disorder are assigned to spend time together in what becomes a blossoming friendship that neither expected
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Being friends with boys
by Terra Elan McVoy
Enjoying her position as a girl among several male friends who rely on her for advice and group cohesion, Charlotte, who eschews female drama, is astonished when a handsome newcomer makes her aware of her femininity and a long-time friend reveals he wants more.
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Meant to be
by Lauren Morrill
During an educational trip to London away from her friends and the boy she thinks she is fated to love, Massachusetts high school junior Julia Lichtenstein is paired with her nemesis, Jason, and begins seeing many things differently
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The infinite moment of us
by Lauren Myracle
As high school graduation nears, Wren Gray is surprised to connect with gentle Charlie Parker, a boy with a troubled past who has loved her for years, while she considers displeasing her parents for the first time and changing the plans for her future
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Lola and the boy next door
by Stephanie Perkins
Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, but when the Bells return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope and the crush she had on Cricket
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Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
A first young adult novel by the author of Attachments follows the year-long, star-crossed romance between two 1980s high school misfits whose intelligence tells them that first loves almost never last but whose feelings prevent them from remaining as practical.
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Bright before sunrise
by Tiffany Schmidt
Follows the experiences of Jonah, who wants to be left alone in the wake of painful sacrifices he's had to make, and Brighton, who is unable to deny her feelings for Jonah during a fateful night when they are repeatedly thrown together
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The bridge from me to you
by Lisa Schroeder
"Lauren is the new girl in town with a dark secret. Colby is the football hero with a dream of something more. In alternating chapters they come together, fall apart, and build something stronger than either of them thought possible--something to truly believe in"
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The geography of you and me
by Jennifer E. Smith
Stuck in an elevator during a blackout in New York City, Lucy and Owen manage to escape and spend the rest of the blackout bonding on the darkened streets, a night they remember with longing when their respective lives separate them
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Sway
by Kat Spears
In a hilarious and often poignant debut YA novel, Jesse Alderman—or "Sway," as he's known—avoids emotional connection at all costs, but he's ultimately forced to open his heart when he meets the girl of his dreams.
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Rock and a hard place : a Jamieson brothers novel
by Angie Stanton
Left in small-town Wisconsin with a controlling aunt after her mother's death, Libby is very unhappy until she meets Peter and sparks fly, but when she learns that he is a rock star with his own family problems, her life changes forever
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The unlikely hero of room 13B
by Teresa Toten
Struggling with his parents' divorce, his stepsibling and the challenges of OCD, teen Adam Spencer Ross despairs of ever falling in love before being unexpectedly drawn to a girl who makes him question his capacity for a normal relationship. Simultaneous eBook.
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