Books like 'Bakuman, Volume 1: Dreams and Reality'
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The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIN MY FAMILY, when anyone rides the wave of their emotions, we say they're chucking a birkett. When the emotion drives out all common sense, we say they're chucking a big one. The telltale signs are: flaming cheeks, shortness of breath, bulging eyes, and a prolonged illogical outburst... -
![7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker]()
7 Clues to Winning You by Kristin Walker
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a humiliating picture of Blythe goes viral, she's instantly the target of ridicule at her new school. To salvage her reputation, Blythe teams up with Luke to win the Senior Scramble scavenger hunt. But Luke is an unlikely ally and potentially can't be trusted. Perhaps it's his Shakespearean witticisms that reel Blythe in despite her better judgment . . -
![Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott]()
Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMean Girls meets High School Musical from the author of I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader! Everyone loves KJ Miller, especially the geeks. She's pretty, smart, and super nice to everyone, which has made her the geek pied piper of Washington High. If only Cameron, the star of the basketball team, would follow her around and worship her the way her dorky entourage does... -
![My Angelica by Carol Lynch Williams]()
My Angelica by Carol Lynch Williams
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Sage Oliver is writing a Romance novel-- with a capital R . The book's heroine, Angelica, is Sage's ideal woman-- sensitive, strong, and sexy. There's only one small problem with Sage's novel-- it stinks! Enter George, Sage's would-be boyfriend and unwilling reader of her Angelica stories... -
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![Friday Night Alibi by Cassie Mae]()
Friday Night Alibi by Cassie Mae
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRising star Cassie Mae introduces New Adult readers to a practical soon-to-be college freshman who seems to have everything—until a special guy shows her what she’s been missing. In the wealthy town of Sundale, Kelli Pinkins has hatched the perfect plan to capitalize on her sweet reputation... -
![The Karma Club by Jessica Brody, 潔西卡·布洛迪]()
The Karma Club by Jessica Brody, 潔西卡·布洛迪
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMadison Kasparkova always thought she understood how Karma works. Do good things and you'll be rewarded, do something bad and Karma will make sure you get what you deserve. But when Maddy’s boyfriend cheats on her, nothing bad comes his way. That’s why Maddy starts the Karma Club, to clean up the messes that the universe has left behind... -
![Ditched: A Love Story by Robin Mellom]()
Ditched: A Love Story by Robin Mellom
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's a girl.Justina Griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels? Not her thing. That said, she never expected her best friend, Ian Clark, to ask her.And there's a boy.Ian, who always passed her the baseball bat, handle first.Ian, who knew exactly when she needed red licorice.Ian, who promised her the most amazing night at prom... -
![Fake Boyfriend by Kate Brian]()
Fake Boyfriend by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe's absolutely perfect. If only he were real. Lane and Vivi have had it with Isabelle Hunter's boyfriend, Shawn Littig (a.k.a. Sluttig). He is the only person who can turn their smart, confident best friend into a complete mess. When Shawn Sluttig cheats on and dumps Izzy just months before the prom she's been planning since the ninth grade, Lane and Vivi decide to take action... -
![My So-Called Life by Joanna Nadin]()
My So-Called Life by Joanna Nadin
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRachel Riley is the offspring of a depressingly unbroken home. Her mum and dad refuse to let her have a mobile phone, and have banned Ribena and Eastenders. Her seven year old brother buys Will Young dolls from eBay and talks in Elvish, and the adopted dog eats her 'Pride and Prejudice' boxed collection. It's time for change... -
![Lucky T by Kate Brian]()
Lucky T by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCarrie Fitzgerald is the luckiest girl: She is the only sophomore on the varsity basketball team, she always had the lead in the school play, and she has the cutest boyfriend in school. Carrie Fitzgerald is also the most superstitious girl: She attributes all of her good luck to a Moroccan T-shirt that her father sent her from one of his distant jaunts around the world... -
![The Boy Recession by Flynn Meaney]()
The Boy Recession by Flynn Meaney
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe population of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is shrinking as families move to cities and towns with greener pastures, and the local high school is hurting: nearly all of the area's most eligible guys have moved or transferred schools... -
![Click to Subscribe by L.M. Augustine]()
Click to Subscribe by L.M. Augustine
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings135,789. That’s how many subscribers sixteen-year-old West Ryder has on his web vlog series. But he only has eyes for one of them. As one of the internet’s most prestigious video bloggers, West talks about high school relationships under the name “Sam Green.” As far as he knows, no one from school, not even his best friend, Cat, has seen his videos... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 02 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMisaki Ayuzawa is the President of the Student Council at Seika High School, formerly an all-boys school. Unfortunately, most of the students are still male and stuck in their slovenly habits, so man-hating Misaki really socks it to them in an attempt to make the school presentable to attract more female students... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 07 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 07 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's Sweet Day at Café Maid Latte! Usui is responsible for preparing the pastries for a tasting contest. Misaki disguised herself to participate incognito in this contest to help Erika. Indeed, one of the customers was in the lead to win the jackpot to be able to spend the day with it! Miss luck for Misaki, Hinata, his childhood friend, is also in the game... -
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![Maid-sama! Vol. 03 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 03 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt's Seika High's Sports Day Festival! The Idiot Trio have just completed a fancy, custom-made maid outfit that they want to give to Misaki as a present, but through a mix-up, the maid outfit is sent out to the Sports Day Dress-up Race as one of its generic costumes, a contest which both Misaki and Usui are entering... -
![Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid Sama!, Volume 5 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMisaki is invited to go on a blind date... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 06 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 06 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA new love triangle forms... with Misaki right in the middle! Usui remains as mysterious as ever about his intentions with Misaki, saying it’s too much of a hassle to get serious about someone... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 14 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 14 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOnce an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment... -
![Maid-sama! - Sua excelência, a garçonete! Volume 18 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! - Sua excelência, a garçonete! Volume 18 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNas vésperas da formatura do colegial, Misaki decide entrar em uma faculdade e seguir uma carreira profissional que lhe dê condições de ficar ao lado de Usui na Inglaterra, mas, para isso, terá de abrir mão do seu tempo com ele para se dedicar aos estudos... -
![Skip Beat!, Vol. 21 by Yoshiki Nakamura]()
Skip Beat!, Vol. 21 by Yoshiki Nakamura
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style). Show biz is sweet, but revenge is sweeter! Kyoko is basking in the glow of working a Christmas miracle and getting some birthday booty of her own. But she's so unused to this kind of joy that she ends up late to the script reading for her new drama... -
![Służąca Przewodnicząca! Vol. 12 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
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![Maid-sama! Vol. 08 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 08 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhat will the uptight class president do when the sexy bad boy finds out she works at a maid cafe! More hilarious shenanigans unfold, when the uptight class president moonlights at a maid... -
![Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 13 by Io Sakisaka]()
Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 13 by Io Sakisaka
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFutaba Yoshioka has encountered her first love again in high school, but he seems different from the boy she once knew. The hearts of Futaba and Kou have aligned, but are more of their friends pairing off? The journey of youth concludes... -
![Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 5 by Io Sakisaka]()
Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 5 by Io Sakisaka
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe popular shojo manga series that was adapted into the Blue Spring Ride anime!Futaba Yoshioka thought all boys were loud and obnoxious until she met Kou Tanaka in junior high. But as soon as she realized she really liked him, he had already moved away because of family issues... -
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![会長はメイド様! 16 by Hiro Fujiwara, 藤原ヒロ]()
会長はメイド様! 16 by Hiro Fujiwara, 藤原ヒロ
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratings久々にメイド・ラテに来た葵。彼の体には、ある異変が!? 一方、相変わらずドSな態度で美咲に迫る碓氷だが、兄・ジェラルドに対抗する為、イギリスへ渡る決意していた。碓氷を待ち受けるウォーカー家の策略に2人は!?... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 13 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 13 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOnce an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 15 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 15 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOnce an all-boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment... -
![Maid-sama! Vol. 04 by Hiro Fujiwara]()
Maid-sama! Vol. 04 by Hiro Fujiwara
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSummertime in Café Maid Latte! The Maids have been invited to a Beach House to really relax. Of course, Usui-kun is also part of the party and provides for Misaki for high-boiling emotions!Internet star Aoi-chan, who always disguises himself as a sweet girl, is also on site and unfortunately has to fight in the paradisiacal scenery with quite different problems... -
![Skip and Loafer, Vol. 6 by Misaki Takamatsu]()
Skip and Loafer, Vol. 6 by Misaki Takamatsu
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s wintertime in Tokyo! Even as Mitsumi juggles Valentine’s Day infatuations and White Day revelations, the high-school life of this natural-born happiness influencer is hurtling headlong towards spring–and her second year in high... -
![Horimiya, Vol. 1 by Hero]()
Horimiya, Vol. 1 by Hero
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA sweet "aww"-inspiring tale of school life begins!!At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy...
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