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by Rainbow Rowell
Published Jun 2020
Read ReviewsSet over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits - smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love - and just how hard it pulled you under.
by Jandy Nelson
Published Oct 2015
Read ReviewsA brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell. Winner of the BookBrowse 2014 Award for Best Young Adult Novel.
by Lauren Myracle
Published Aug 2014
Read ReviewsSexy, romantic, and oh-so-true to life, this is an unforgettable look at first love from one of young adult fiction's greatest writers.
by Sara Zarr
Published May 2014
Read ReviewsLucy Beck-Moreau once had a promising future as a concert pianist...but that was all before she turned fourteen. A story of one girl's struggle to reclaim her love of music and herself.
by Rainbow Rowell
Published Jan 2014
Read ReviewsA coming-of-age novel that is smart, funny, and genuine.
by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman
Published Dec 2013
Read ReviewsMin Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up.
by A. S. King
Published Sep 2013
Read ReviewsIn this truly original portrayal of a girl struggling to break free of society's definitions, Printz Honor author A.S. King asks readers to question everything - and offers hope to those who will never stop seeking real love.
by Laura McNeal
Published Oct 2011
Read ReviewsThe catastrophic wildfires that struck Southern California in 2007 act as the backdrop for this compelling story full of peril, desperation, and love.
by Siobhan Dowd
Published Apr 2011
Read ReviewsMemories of mum are the only thing that make Holly Hogan happy. Then she finds the wig, and everything changes. Wearing the long, flowing blond locks she feels transformed. Shes not Holly anymore, shes Solace: the girl with the slinkster walk and the supersharp talk.
The Possibilities of Sainthood
by Donna Freitas
Published Aug 2010
Read ReviewsAntonia Lucia Labella has two secrets: at fifteen, shes still waiting for her first kiss, and she wants to be a saint. An official one. Unfortunately, the two events Antonias prayed for seem equally unlikely to happen...
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Published Mar 2009
Read ReviewsThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, based on the author's own experiences, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.
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