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Forever Geek by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Harriet Manners and I’ll be a geek forever…Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is.Modelling isn’t a sure-fire route to popularity. Neither is making endless lists. The people you love don’t expect you to transform into someone else. Statistically, you are more likely to not meet your Australian ex-boyfriend in Australia than bump into him there... -
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Picture Perfect by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"My name is Harriet Manners, and I'll always be a geek." It's the hilarious third book in the No.1 bestselling, award winning GEEK GIRL series! Harriet Manners knows more facts that most. She knows that New York is the most populous city in the United States. She knows that its official motto is "Ever Upward". She knows that 28% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon... -
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Model Misfit by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek.” Harriet knows that modelling won’t transform you. She knows that being as uniquely odd as a polar bear isn’t necessarily a bad thing (even in a rainforest). And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this... -
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Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNoah Grimes is back, in a new, original short story!Noah is v excited: his class have been shipped off to a hotel in the Lake District to study a nearby Nuclear Power Station! On arrival, all Noah wants to do is settle in to his crisp hotel sheets and get proper rest, but his conniving secret half-brother Eric Smith has other plans... -
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![Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Cassie Mae]()
Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend by Cassie Mae
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt’s stupid to fall for your brother’s ex. It’s even worse to enlist another’s help to win the ex over. But Brody is desperate and Hayley, his partner in American Sign Language, is more than willing to lend him a few tips. She’s the school’s matchmaker,’ and with her bizarre and positive personality, Brody finds her easy to talk to, even about the most awkward situations...Categorized as:
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The Order of the Poison Oak by Brent Hartinger
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRussel Middlebrook needs to get away. It's tough being sixteen and out at your high school. So being a summer camp counselor sounds like the perfect solution -- but Russel has no idea how crazy this summer will be. Rowdy ten-year-old burn survivors, Indian legends, moonlit skinny dipping, and passionate summer romance are just the beginning . . -
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Beat the Band by Don Calame
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGet ready for riffs on hot girls, health class, and social hell! The outrageously funny boys from Swim the Fly return to rock their sophomore year. In this hilarious sequel to Swim the Fly, told from Coop’s point of view, it’s the beginning of the school year, and the tenth-grade health class must work in pairs on semester-long projects... -
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We Are the Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s the beauty, I’m the bold one–together, we are the perfect girl… Aphra Brown is bold and outgoing. Her best friend, Bethany, is achingly beautiful... -
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Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas: Further, Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAs I was going out of my bedroom door I remembered my nungas. Perhaps I should take some precautions to keep them under strict control. Maybe bits of Sellotape on the ends of them to keep them from doing anything alarming? I'd like to trust them, but they are very unreliable.The irrepressible heroine of the Michael L... -
![The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols]()
The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCute, available, and one cabin over.... Lori lives for summertime on the lake. She spends all season wakeboarding, swimming, and hanging with her friends—including the two hotties in the house next door. With the Vader brothers, Lori's always been one of the guys. But while Lori and the "baby" brother, Adam, are inseparable friends, she can't deny a secret crush on Sean, the older Vader boy...Categorized as:
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Labor of Love by Rachel Hawthorne
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsTo Do: Investigate the French Quarter Buy new hammer Stop worrying that hard hat is going to ruin my hair Stop thinking about ex-boyfriend. No guys this summer! Find some cool jazz clubs to visit later Get psychic readings with Jenna and Amber Get Jenna and Amber to stop talking about psychic readings, the cute guy the psychic said I would meet, and the cute guy I just met... -
![Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian]()
Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen she was nine, Megan Meade met a group of terrible, mean, Popsicle-goo-covered boys, the sons of her father's friend -- the McGowan boys. Now, seven years later, Megan's army doctor parents are shipping off to Korea and Megan is being sent to live with the little monsters, who are older now and quite different than she remembered them...Categorized as:
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Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree adolescent boys with a single goal: see a reallive naked girl. The result? Razor-sharp, rapid-fi re, and raunchy, of course. And beyond hilarious. Fifteen-year-old Matt Gratton and his two best friends, Coop and Sean, always set themselves a summertime goal... -
![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 . . -
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![Click Here: To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade by Denise Vega]()
Click Here: To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade by Denise Vega
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImagine if all your personal thoughts about crushes, fears, enemies, and even kissing practice ended up on the Internet for everyone to read...Categorized as:
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![Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen]()
Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsViolet's TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in Los Angeles, their run-down house for a sleek ranch-style home complete with a pool, and, worst of all, Violet's mother for a trophy wife, a blonde actress named Jennica. Violet's younger sister reacts by bed-wetting, and her mother ping-pongs from one loser to another, searching for love... -
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A Non-Blonde Cheerleader in Love by Kieran Scott
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sand Dune High cheerleading squad has gone coed, and not everyone is happy about it. Annisa's psyched when her boyfriend signs up, and stunting with the guys is pretty cool. But then the battle of the sexes heats up, and Annisa is caught in the middle... -
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Revenge of the Cheerleaders by Janette Rallison
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChelsea's school year has taken a turn for the worse. After being dumped by her boyfriend and humiliated at the pep assembly by her younger sister's boyfriend, Rick, she's just concentrating on avoiding any other major embarrassments. That's when Rick and his band debut their new album, complete with a whole set of songs bashing cheerleaders... -
![Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka]()
Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShouldn't a girl get to star in her own love story?Seventeen-year-old Megan Harper is about due for her next sweeping romance. It's inevitable—each of her relationships starts with the perfect guy and ends with him falling in love . . . with someone else...Categorized as:
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Slice by Steven Herrick
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA funny, refreshing look at the most awkward time in any young boy’s life from school, girls, and parties to parents, friends, and the dreaded “sex talk”. Darcy Walker is a normal 16-year-old boy but he can handle that. He can even cope with parents, deal with parties, and soldier through the occasional fight... -
![The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser]()
The Girl Least Likely by Katy Loutzenhiser
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo All the Boys meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (with a dash of Dumplin’) in this funny, romantic, and heartfelt coming of age story about a teen stand-up comic learning how to be her truest self, from the author of If You’re Out There.Gretchen has always been more of a “least likely” than a “most likely” kind of girl...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Picture Perfect by Catherine Clark
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOrder # 081582 Name: Emily Matthias Phone: Call me anytime! Date: I’d love one! Print Quantity: Um, a billion? I need pictures of everyone and everything. It’s the Outer Banks—everything is photogenic here. Especially Blake. And Spencer. Size: 3 x 5 4 x 6 5 x 7 8 x 10 They’re tall. And handsome... -
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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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![All's Fair in Love, War, and High School by Janette Rallison]()
All's Fair in Love, War, and High School by Janette Rallison
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen your chance for getting into college and your date for the prom are all on the line…Sixteen-year-old Samantha Taylor is used to having things go her way. She's head cheerleader and has all the right friends and a steady stream of boyfriends. But when she tanks the SATs, her automatic assumptions about going to college don't appear to be so automatic anymore... -
![Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski]()
Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski, sixteen-year-old Samantha D’Angelo has death on the brain. Her summer internship at the local newspaper has her writing obituaries instead of soaking up the sun at the beach... -
![Major Crush by Jennifer Echols]()
Major Crush by Jennifer Echols
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTired of the beauty-pageant circuit, Virginia Sauter tosses her tiara, pierces her nose, and auditions for the most unlikely of roles — drum major of the high school marching band. Virginia wins, but is forced to share the title with Drew, whose family has held the position for generations. Sure, Drew is hot, but because of his superior attitude, he and Virginia are constantly arguing... -
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l8r, g8r by Lauren Myracle
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis novel is now available in a revised and updated edition. Please go to l8r, g8r, ISBN: 978-1-4197-1143-5... -
![Enthusiasm [UNABRIDGED], by Polly Shulman]()
Enthusiasm [UNABRIDGED], by Polly Shulman
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJulie and Ashleigh, high school sophomores and Jane Austen fans, seem to fall for the same Mr. Darcy-like boy and struggle to hide their true feelings from one another while rehearsing for a school musical. Read by Jennifer Ikeda... -
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I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader by Kieran Scott
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnnisa Gobrowski has a problem - everyone at her new Florida high school is blonde. If Annisa's New Jersey attitue didn't make her stand out enough, her dark pixie cut sure does... -
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The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLove is all you need... or is it? Penny's about to find out in this wonderful debut.Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It's a personal choice. . .and, of course, soon everyone wants to know about it. And a few other girls are inspired. A movement is born: The Lonely Hearts Club (named after the band from Sgt. Pepper). Penny is suddenly known for her nondating ways . -
![Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins]()
Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA turning point is exactly what Lucy Lovering does not want. Everything is changing around her, and suddenly she has to make all sorts of decisions. Everyone else knows who and what she wants to be except her. Izzie has become friends with the glamorous Nesta, and Lucy isn’t certain she likes a threesome. Nesta and Izzie look sixteen, but Lucy, at fourteen, can still pass for a twelve-year-old... -
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Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom beach-read favorite Rachel Hawthorne, author of Caribbean Cruising and Love on the Lifts, comes another winter romance perfect to get snowed-in with! Great for fans of Stephanie Perkins, Lauren Barnholdt and Susane Colasanti.Seventeen-year-old Ashleigh is about to experience a lot of things for the first time. 1) Snow... -
![Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols]()
Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTia just wants to have fun. She’s worked hard to earn her reputation as the life of the party, and she’s ready for a carefree senior year of hanging out with friends and hooking up with cute boys. And her first order of business? New guy Will. She can’t get enough of his Midwestern accent and laidback swagger. As the sparks start to fly, Will wants to get serious... -
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![Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell]()
Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpoiled, Versace-clad Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. So when her father decides to ship her off to a summer camp for disabled teens to help her learn some accountability, Cricket resigns herself to three weeks of handicapped hell... -
![The Trouble with Flirting by Claire LaZebnik]()
The Trouble with Flirting by Claire LaZebnik
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFranny's supposed to be working this summer, not flirting. But you can't blame her when guys like Alex and Harry are around. . . .Franny Pearson never dreamed she'd be attending the prestigious Mansfield Summer Theater Program. And she's not, exactly. She's working for her aunt, the resident costume designer...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Trust me to go and fall for someone who lives on the other side of the planet." Nesta has met the perfect boy: good-looking, fun, sweet. But there are problems, too. Simon's from a rich, upper-class background -- with a lifestyle to match -- and it's difficult for Nesta to keep up. And then there's Simon's friend Cressida...Categorized as:
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Romeo and Juliet--Together (and Alive!) at Last by Avi
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPete Saltz, the pudgy poet from S.O.R. Losers, has fallen hard for Anabell Stackpoole, and she likes him, too. But both are much too shy to do anything about it.It's Pete's friend Ed Sitrow to the rescue, as he and other eighth-graders at South Orange River School cook up a scheme to give the budding romance a boost... -
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One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTomboy to the core, Toni Valentine understands guys. She'll take horror movies, monster hunts and burping contests over manicures. So Toni is horrified when she's sent to the Winston Academy for Girls, where she has to wear a skirt and learn to be a lady while the guys move on without her... -
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ttfn by Lauren Myracle
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter everything they've been through together, Angela, Maddie, and Zoe know they'll be friends till the end--but sometimes the fates (or parents) have other plans. With sophomore year and its troubles behind them, the winsome threesome is on cruise control, enjoying the well-earned perks of being sixteen... -
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On Tour by Zoe Sugg
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe sequel to the number-one bestseller Girl Online. Penny joins her rock-star boyfriend, Noah, on his European music tour.Penny's bags are packed.When Noah invites Penny on his European music tour, she can't wait to spend time with her rock-god-tastic boyfriend... -
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Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 25 ratings2 girls + 3 guys + 1 house - parents = 10 things April and her friends did that they (definitely, maybe, probably) shouldn't have...Categorized as:
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Best Friends for Never by Lisi Harrison
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn the second book starring Westchester County's most privileged middle schoolers, the Clique declares Massie a hero for hosting the first boy/girl Halloween party of 8th grade. Massie's already hired Landon Dorsey, the hottest party planner in the 9-1-4 area code, but her parents insist she has to invite the entire class. Unfortunately that means everyone... -
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![The Book of Luke by Jenny O'Connell]()
The Book of Luke by Jenny O'Connell
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEmily Abbott has always been considered the Girl Most Likely to Be Nice -- but lately being nice hasn't done her any good. Her parents have decided to move the family from Chicago back to their hometown of Boston in the middle of Emily's senior year. Only Emily's first real boyfriend, Sean, is in Chicago, and so is her shot at class valedictorian and early admission to the Ivy League... -
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Withering Tights by Louise Rennison
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHilarious new series from Queen of Teen – laugh your tights off at the (VERY) amateur dramatic antics of Talullah and her bonkers mates. Boys, snogging and bad acting guaranteed! Picture the scene: Dother Hall performing arts college somewhere Up North, surrounded by rolling dales, bearded cheesemaking villagers (male and female) and wildlife of the squirrely-type... -
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How to Date a Nerd by Cassie Mae
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsZoe has a great pair of legs, perky boobs, and wears exactly what she needs to show it all off. She works hard for the easy sleazy you only wish you were me reputation, burying who she really is---an all-out nerd. The only time Zoe gets to be herself is when she hides under her comforter to read X-Men comics, sending jealousy stabs at everyone who attends Comic-Con... -
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Island Girls (and Boys) by Rachel Hawthorne
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the author of Caribbean Cruising and The Boyfriend League comes another beach-perfect summer romance, perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins, Lauren Barnholdt, and Susane Colasanti.3 girls plus 3 dogs plus 2 boyfriends plus 1 island equals a summer to remember!Date: July 4Rental type: 2-person sailboatRented by: Jen Taylor and Dylan NelsonRental time: 8:15 p.m... -
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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... -
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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...
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