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Looking for love? We've selected some of our favorite romantic books. These titles are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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Big Apple Diaries
by Alyssa Bermudez
"In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of middle school, and an epic crush on a new classmate. The only way to make sense of it all is to capture the highs and lows in doodles and hilarious comics in a diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find the strength to move forward with hope"
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Keep it Together, Keiko Carter
by Debbi Michiko Florence
Keiko, Audrey, and Jenna have always been best friends, and Keiko desperately wants it to stay that way, but now they are starting seventh grade, and everything seems to be changing; Audrey is obsessed with the idea of them all securing boyfriends, but when she and Jenna focus on the same boy their friendship starts to break apart.
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Alma Presses Play
by Tina Cane
In 1980s New York, half-Chinese, half-Jewish Alma, whose life is a series of halfways, uses her Walkman to get through the challenges thrown her way until she is ready to press play on the soundtrack of her life.
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Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes
by Kristi Wientge
When her best friend Will meets a girl from the pool, ruining their summer plans, Alex hopes that in completing their challenge of building a tree house, she can keep from losing her best friend and salvage her summer.
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Misfits
by Jen Calonita
Questioning the priorities of Royal Academy and its angry headmistress, who seems more inclined toward villainy than teaching students how to rule their kingdoms, a reluctant princess makes a discovery that could change the fairy-tale world forever.
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Girl Stuff
by Lisi Harrison
Seventh graders Fonda, Drew, and Ruthie develop a friendship strong enough to tackle whatever middle school--and puberty--throws at them next.
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TBH, Too Much Drama
by Lisa Greenwald
Best friends Cecily, Gabby, and Prianka face drama in the last days of school as a meme goes viral, their mothers take them bra shopping together, and Cecily develops her first crush. Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes.
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Taking Up Space
by Alyson Gerber
A talented basketball player from a dysfunctional family begins to suffer from health issues before a crush asks her to be partners in a cooking competition, a situation that challenges her to stand up for her needs and accept herself as she is.
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I Speak Boy
by Jessica Brody
A modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Emma follows the experiences of a phone-obsessed 12-year-old who uses a magical app to read boys’ thoughts and play matchmaker for her friends, before her successes are challenged by a skeptical classmate and unintended consequences.
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That's What Friends Do
by
Cathleen Barnhart
Told in two voices, middle-schoolers Sammie and David's long-term friendship is endangered when new student Luke begins flirting with Sammie just when David decides to confess his crush on her.
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Crush
by
Svetlana Chmakova
When the group dynamic among Jorge's friends starts to shift, he must learn to balance what his friends expect of him and what he really wants.
This title can be found in the Teen Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Danny Constantino's First (And Maybe Last?) Date
by Paul Acampora
Surprised when a Hollywood star who was once his close friend accepts his invitation to the homecoming dance, Danny is surrounded by neighbors, television crews and fans who gossip about their romance before a pep rally goes terribly wrong.
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Ogre Enchanted
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Gail Carson Levine
When young healer Evie turns down an unexpected marriage proposal, meddling fairy Lucinda transforms her into an ogre, giving Evie only sixty-two days to accept another proposal in order to break the curse or she'll be stuck as an ogre forever.
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Far from Agrabah
by
Aisha Saeed
When Aladdin, posing as Prince Ali of the kingdom of "Ababwa," offers to take Princess Jasmine on a magic carpet ride, she asks him to take her to his homeland, leading the two to an adventure in a fantastical kingdom.
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The Only Black Girls in Town
by Brandy Colbert
Ecstatic to hear that another African American family has moved into town, surfer Alberta attempts to make friends with homesick newcomer Edie, who helps her uncover painful local secrets in a box of old journals.
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
by Pablo Cartaya
A relaxing summer under the banyan trees in Miami is turned upside-down by Arturo's cute new neighbor, who helps him in his quest to use the power of poetry, protest, and family stories to stop the plans of a land developer who wants to demolish his Abuela's restaurant and surrounding community.
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Hurricane Child
by Kacen Callender
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.
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All Summer Long
by Hope Larson
When her best friend, Austin, goes to soccer camp over the summer, thirteen-year-pld Bina finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, Charlie.
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