💘 Adolescent Infatuation

The consuming, irrational intensity of a teenage crush, where longing feels like revelation and every glance carries the weight of the world.

Lola and the Boy Next Door

by Stephanie Perkins • 2011

Lola's punk boyfriend doesn't impress her dads. Her childhood crush, back next door, just might.

3.89

167k+

🏠 Boy Next Door 💓 Childhood Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🎨 Creative Heroine 🌁 San Francisco

Lola and the Boy Next Door 88%

Lola's punk boyfriend doesn't impress her dads. Her childhood crush, back next door, just might.

by Stephanie Perkins 2011

3.89

167k+ ratings

🏠 Boy Next Door 💓 Childhood Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🎨 Creative Heroine 🌁 San Francisco

Flipped

by Wendelin Van Draanen • 2001

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

4.00

127k+

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

Flipped 88%

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

by Wendelin Van Draanen 2001

4.00

127k+ ratings

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship

by Jack Canfield • 2002

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

4.05

2k+

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship 88%

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

by Jack Canfield 2002

4.05

2k+ ratings

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Suurlemoen!

by Jaco Jacobs • 2008

Punished with a band competition, two friends recruit a singer they both fall for.

3.57

338

🎸 School Band 🫶 Love Triangle 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ⚡ Friendship Vs Romance 💕 First Love

Suurlemoen! 88%

Punished with a band competition, two friends recruit a singer they both fall for.

by Jaco Jacobs 2008

3.57

338 ratings

🎸 School Band 🫶 Love Triangle 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ⚡ Friendship Vs Romance 💕 First Love

Star Girl

by Jerry Spinelli • 2000

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

3.77

337k+

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Star Girl 87%

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

by Jerry Spinelli 2000

3.77

337k+ ratings

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Isla and the Happily Ever After

by Stephanie Perkins • 2014

Her loopy confession to a crush upends a shy senior's return to their Paris boarding school.

3.98

120k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance 🌸 Shy Heroine 🎨 Artistic Hero 💘 First Love 💔 Angsty Romance

Isla and the Happily Ever After 87%

Her loopy confession to a crush upends a shy senior's return to their Paris boarding school.

by Stephanie Perkins 2014

3.98

120k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance 🌸 Shy Heroine 🎨 Artistic Hero 💘 First Love 💔 Angsty Romance

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 87%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Forever...

by Judy Blume • 1975

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

3.62

68k+

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Forever... 87%

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

by Judy Blume 1975

3.62

68k+ ratings

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell • 2012

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

3.92

1.3M+

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Eleanor & Park 87%

Two misfits share comics and mixtapes on the school bus, until her home life endangers everything.

by Rainbow Rowell 2012

3.92

1.3M+ ratings

🎵 Mixtape Romance 🚌 Opposites Attract 🏠 Abusive Home 💔 First Love 🍂 Bittersweet Romance

Scarlett and the Kiss Thief

by Ivy Smoak • 2025

A makeover, a stolen kiss, and two boys. She just doesn't know which one kissed her.

4.22

4k+

💕 YA Love Triangle 💄 High School Makeover 😤 Jealous Love Interest 💭 Childhood Crush 🔥 Slow Burn

Scarlett and the Kiss Thief 87%

A makeover, a stolen kiss, and two boys. She just doesn't know which one kissed her.

by Ivy Smoak 2025

4.22

4k+ ratings

💕 YA Love Triangle 💄 High School Makeover 😤 Jealous Love Interest 💭 Childhood Crush 🔥 Slow Burn

This Is All

by Aidan Chambers • 2005

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

4.31

2k+

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

This Is All 87%

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

by Aidan Chambers 2005

4.31

2k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

Puppy Love

by Nancy E. Krulik • 2008

A teen dog walker caught between the boyfriend she's outgrowing and the handyman hiding a fortune.

3.77

1k+

🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Outgrowing First Love 🔺 Love Triangle 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl 💪 Working Class Heroine

Puppy Love 87%

A teen dog walker caught between the boyfriend she's outgrowing and the handyman hiding a fortune.

by Nancy E. Krulik 2008

3.77

1k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Outgrowing First Love 🔺 Love Triangle 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl 💪 Working Class Heroine

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot

by Preeti Chhibber • 2024

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

3.77

322

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot Summary

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot 87%

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

by Preeti Chhibber 2024

3.77

322 ratings

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Grease

by Ron De Christoforo • 1978

When a greaser's summer fling transfers to his high school, his heart collides with his rep.

4.05

1k+

🕰️ 1950s Americana 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Tight-Knit Gang ☀️ Summer Romance 💄 Makeover Romance

Grease 87%

When a greaser's summer fling transfers to his high school, his heart collides with his rep.

by Ron De Christoforo 1978

4.05

1k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Americana 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Tight-Knit Gang ☀️ Summer Romance 💄 Makeover Romance

Big Girl Small

by Rachel DeWoskin • 2011

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

3.34

3k+

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Big Girl Small 87%

A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.

by Rachel DeWoskin 2011

3.34

3k+ ratings

🎭 Performing Arts School 💔 First Love Gone Wrong 📱 Public Shaming 🌑 Dark Coming Of Age 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Princess in Waiting

by Meg Cabot • 2003

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

3.69

50k+

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Princess in Waiting 87%

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

by Meg Cabot 2003

3.69

50k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Paper Towns

by John Green • 2008

His neighbor vanishes after one wild night, leaving a trail of clues through abandoned subdivisions.

3.70

1.5M+

📚 Literary YA 🔍 Missing Girl Mystery 🏡 Suburban Coming-Of-Age 💭 Idealized Love 🚗 Road Trip Adventure

Paper Towns 86%

His neighbor vanishes after one wild night, leaving a trail of clues through abandoned subdivisions.

by John Green 2008

3.70

1.5M+ ratings

📚 Literary YA 🔍 Missing Girl Mystery 🏡 Suburban Coming-Of-Age 💭 Idealized Love 🚗 Road Trip Adventure

The Language of Seabirds

by Will Taylor • 2022

At the Oregon coast, a closeted boy finds a friend, a crush, and a secret code.

4.21

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💖 First Crush 🕊️ Secret Language 🌊 Seaside Town 👬 Boys In Love

The Language of Seabirds 86%

At the Oregon coast, a closeted boy finds a friend, a crush, and a secret code.

by Will Taylor 2022

4.21

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💖 First Crush 🕊️ Secret Language 🌊 Seaside Town 👬 Boys In Love

The Bro Code

by Elizabeth A. Seibert • 2012

His best friend's sister is off-limits. Too bad Nick forgot to tell his heart.

3.40

2k+

🫂 Best Friend's Sister 🤫 Secret Relationship 👦👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🗣️ High School Gossip

The Bro Code 86%

His best friend's sister is off-limits. Too bad Nick forgot to tell his heart.

by Elizabeth A. Seibert 2012

3.40

2k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friend's Sister 🤫 Secret Relationship 👦👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🗣️ High School Gossip

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

by Jenny Han • 2014

Secret love letters mailed, a shy junior fake-dates the golden boy and risks a broken heart.

4.04

1.1M+

🎭 Fake Dating 💌 Love Letters 👭 Sister Bonds 💕 First Love 🍬 Sweet Romance

To All the Boys I've Loved Before Summary

To All the Boys I've Loved Before 86%

Secret love letters mailed, a shy junior fake-dates the golden boy and risks a broken heart.

by Jenny Han 2014

4.04

1.1M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💌 Love Letters 👭 Sister Bonds 💕 First Love 🍬 Sweet Romance

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 86%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend

by Ivy Smoak • 2025

Scarlett fake-dates her best friend to get her crush's attention, but the charade stirs real desire.

4.35

2k+

🎭 Fake Dating 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 🏫 High School 🕵️ Amateur Sleuthing

Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend 86%

Scarlett fake-dates her best friend to get her crush's attention, but the charade stirs real desire.

by Ivy Smoak 2025

4.35

2k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔺 Love Triangle 🏫 High School 🕵️ Amateur Sleuthing

The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon • 2016

Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.

3.95

360k+

🏥 Illness Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Bittersweet Romance 💕 Tender First Love

The Sun Is Also a Star 86%

Her immune system keeps her prisoner. The new boy next door makes her want to escape.

by Nicola Yoon 2016

3.95

360k+ ratings

🏥 Illness Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Bittersweet Romance 💕 Tender First Love

P.S. I Still Love You

by Jenny Han • 2015

Lara Jean and Peter are finally real. But an old crush just wrote back.

4.00

428k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💌 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Love Letters 😬 Ex-Girlfriend Drama 💭 Introspective Heroine

P.S. I Still Love You 86%

Lara Jean and Peter are finally real. But an old crush just wrote back.

by Jenny Han 2015

4.00

428k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 💌 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Love Letters 😬 Ex-Girlfriend Drama 💭 Introspective Heroine

The Fill-In Boyfriend

by Kasie West • 2015

Dumped before prom, a girl drafts a stranger as her boyfriend, but the act stirs real feelings.

3.89

69k+

🎭 Pretend Boyfriend 🌟 Prom Night 🐍 Frenemy 👑 High School Clique 📱 Social Media Drama

The Fill-In Boyfriend 86%

Dumped before prom, a girl drafts a stranger as her boyfriend, but the act stirs real feelings.

by Kasie West 2015

3.89

69k+ ratings

🎭 Pretend Boyfriend 🌟 Prom Night 🐍 Frenemy 👑 High School Clique 📱 Social Media Drama

Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon • 2015

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

3.96

682k+

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

Everything, Everything 86%

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

by Nicola Yoon 2015

3.96

682k+ ratings

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

Anna and the French Kiss

by Stephanie Perkins • 2010

Exiled to Paris, an Atlanta teen falls for the charming boy who already has a girlfriend.

3.96

466k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ✈️ Study Abroad 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗼 Paris Setting

Anna and the French Kiss 86%

Exiled to Paris, an Atlanta teen falls for the charming boy who already has a girlfriend.

by Stephanie Perkins 2010

3.96

466k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ✈️ Study Abroad 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🗼 Paris Setting

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II

by Jack Canfield • 1998

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

3.98

7k+

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 86%

Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.

by Jack Canfield 1998

3.98

7k+ ratings

🙋 Teen Self-Help 📖 Inspirational Anthologies 🎤 True Life Stories 📝 Life Lessons 🏔️ Adolescent Struggles

P.S. I Like You

by Kasie West • 2016

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

4.04

66k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Secret Identity

P.S. I Like You 86%

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

by Kasie West 2016

4.04

66k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Secret Identity

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart • 2008

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

3.80

51k+

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 86%

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

by E. Lockhart 2008

3.80

51k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

My Life Next Door

by Huntley Fitzpatrick • 2012

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

3.97

156k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love

My Life Next Door 86%

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012

3.97

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love

Coach

by Alexa Riley • 2015

A retired NFL star moves in with his best friend and falls for his eighteen-year-old daughter.

3.47

15k+

⏳ Age Gap ⚡ Instalove 🤫 Secret Affair 🔥 Jealous Possessive Hero 💮 Virgin Heroine

Coach 86%

A retired NFL star moves in with his best friend and falls for his eighteen-year-old daughter.

by Alexa Riley 2015

3.47

15k+ ratings

⏳ Age Gap ⚡ Instalove 🤫 Secret Affair 🔥 Jealous Possessive Hero 💮 Virgin Heroine

Les filles au chocolat - Tome 9 Coeur cacao

by Cathy Cassidy • 2024

When fire destroys her home, a young gymnast learns that starting over begins with letting go.

3.84

113

🫂 Found Family 💕 First Crush 🤸 Gymnastics 🧘 Perfectionism 🏘️ Small Town Community

Les filles au chocolat - Tome 9 Coeur cacao Summary

Les filles au chocolat - Tome 9 Coeur cacao 86%

When fire destroys her home, a young gymnast learns that starting over begins with letting go.

by Cathy Cassidy 2024

3.84

113 ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 First Crush 🤸 Gymnastics 🧘 Perfectionism 🏘️ Small Town Community

Every Day

by David Levithan • 2012

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

3.89

244k+

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Every Day 86%

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

by David Levithan 2012

3.89

244k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

The Last Best Kiss

by Claire LaZebnik • 2014

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

3.78

4k+

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

The Last Best Kiss 86%

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

by Claire LaZebnik 2014

3.78

4k+ ratings

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

Across the Barricades

by Joan Lingard • 1972

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

3.67

2k+

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

Across the Barricades 86%

She's Protestant. He's Catholic. In 1970s Belfast, loving each other means risking everything.

by Joan Lingard 1972

3.67

2k+ ratings

🍀 The Troubles 💔 Forbidden Romance 💕 First Love 🧓 Protective Mentor 👥 Community Pressure

Shielding Lily

by Alexa Riley • 2016

A wounded new girl plans to stay invisible. The quarterback who sees her makes other plans.

3.95

10k+

🏫 High School Romance 💘 Insta Love 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🏠 Found Family

Shielding Lily 86%

A wounded new girl plans to stay invisible. The quarterback who sees her makes other plans.

by Alexa Riley 2016

3.95

10k+ ratings

🏫 High School Romance 💘 Insta Love 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🏠 Found Family

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen • 2002

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

4.01

181k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

This Lullaby 86%

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

by Sarah Dessen 2002

4.01

181k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer

The Girl in the Garden

by Kestra Pingree • 2001

Exiled to a rose farm, a city punk meets a blind boy who sees right through her.

3.26

510

🏙️ City Girl Country Boy 🕶️ Blind Love Interest 🌹 Rose Garden Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

The Girl in the Garden 86%

Exiled to a rose farm, a city punk meets a blind boy who sees right through her.

by Kestra Pingree 2001

3.26

510 ratings

🏙️ City Girl Country Boy 🕶️ Blind Love Interest 🌹 Rose Garden Healing 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

Bitterschokolade

by Mirjam Pressler • 1992

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

2.88

830

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

Bitterschokolade 86%

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

by Mirjam Pressler 1992

2.88

830 ratings

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han • 2009

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

3.74

1.1M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love

The Summer I Turned Pretty 86%

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

by Jenny Han 2009

3.74

1.1M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics 86%

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

The DUFF

by Kody Keplinger • 2010

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

3.79

196k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

The DUFF 86%

After the playboy calls her the ugly friend, she sleeps with him in secret to escape.

by Kody Keplinger 2010

3.79

196k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 😈 Bad Boy Romance 💔 Body Image Issues 😏 Snarky Heroine

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

119k+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life 86%

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009

4.10

119k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Falling Like Leaves

by Misty Wilson • 2025

A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.

3.79

27k+

🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 City To Small Town 💖 Second Chance Love 🎃 Autumn Festival ☕ Cozy Romance Vibes

Falling Like Leaves 86%

A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.

by Misty Wilson 2025

3.79

27k+ ratings

🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 City To Small Town 💖 Second Chance Love 🎃 Autumn Festival ☕ Cozy Romance Vibes

The Wednesday Wars

by Gary D. Schmidt • 2007

Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.

4.12

48k+

📜 Shakespeare In School 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🌅 Bittersweet Coming Of Age 🏘️ 1960s Suburbia 📚 School Year Story

The Wednesday Wars 86%

Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.

by Gary D. Schmidt 2007

4.12

48k+ ratings

📜 Shakespeare In School 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🌅 Bittersweet Coming Of Age 🏘️ 1960s Suburbia 📚 School Year Story

XOXO

by Axie Oh • 2021

Moving to Seoul, a cellist discovers her LA crush is a K-pop idol forbidden from dating.

3.79

49k+

🎤 K-Pop Romance 🎭 Performing Arts School 🤫 Secret Dating 💫 Idol X Civilian 💔 Forbidden Romance

XOXO 86%

Moving to Seoul, a cellist discovers her LA crush is a K-pop idol forbidden from dating.

by Axie Oh 2021

3.79

49k+ ratings

🎤 K-Pop Romance 🎭 Performing Arts School 🤫 Secret Dating 💫 Idol X Civilian 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Fine Art of Pretending

by Rachel Harris • 2014

Sick of being just a friend, Aly asks her best friend to fake a romance.

3.69

7k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🏫 High School Setting 💋 Makeover 💖 Self-Acceptance

The Fine Art of Pretending 86%

Sick of being just a friend, Aly asks her best friend to fake a romance.

by Rachel Harris 2014

3.69

7k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🏫 High School Setting 💋 Makeover 💖 Self-Acceptance

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher • 2016

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

3.70

92k+

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The Princess Diarist 86%

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

by Carrie Fisher 2016

3.70

92k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls

by Donna Dale Carnegie • 2005

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

3.95

1k+

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls Summary

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls 86%

Carnegie's classic rules for teen girls: how to make friends, defuse drama, and be heard.

by Donna Dale Carnegie 2005

3.95

1k+ ratings

👥 Teen Social Skills 👭 Teen Friendships 🤝 Human Relations 💬 Interpersonal Communication 📚 Classic Self-Help

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