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The Sarah Dessen Gift Set by Sarah Dessen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe perfect gift for Sarah Dessen fans! Three of New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen?s most popular titles? Just Listen , This Lullaby , and The Truth About Forever ?are now available in a beautifully designed boxed set... -
![A Dash of Christmas by Samantha Chase]()
A Dash of Christmas by Samantha Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The perfect blend of heart and sass."—Publishers Weekly for Holiday Spice With a dash of Christmas magic... Two people who have spent most of their lives being rivals...Learn a little something about following their hearts... Carter Montgomery broke the family mold when he went to culinary school... -
![All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown]()
All The Way From Texas by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMolly Baker, a first-rate reporter, and Carson Rhodes, an excellent photojournalist are two of the most talented students in their graduating class. So, who else would their professor pick but these two young, adventurous graduate students to go on a journalism excursion? But newly engaged Molly has reservations about the trip... -
![The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied by Rubix Cube 89201]()
The Good, The Bad, And The Bullied by Rubix Cube 89201
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"It's quite simple really," Bennett told me."You'll be our good girl," Declan said.Jordan smiled. "And we'll be your bad boys."I was silent for a moment. I looked at them, at the contract, and back at them. Then I calmly put the papers back on the table. I looked at the three of them and slowly rose from my seat... -
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![Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham]()
Remember Me by Cheryl Lanham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new teen tearjerker in the heartwrenching Dear Diary series for young adults. Leeanne never thought she'd love working at the hospice so much, or that it would be so hard. Her new friend Gabriel isn't like other boys. He is dying. But in his final days, he has one last lesson to teach her... -
![Stand-Up Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
Stand-Up Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe’s almost perfect…Buckskin wrangler Garrett Whittaker has found the woman of his dreams in single-mom Anna Warren. He’s eager to be in her life, but she refuses to date until her toddler son is in college. Her intimidating ex left little Georgie afraid of men and Anna wary of making another mistake.If Garrett can win Georgie’s trust, he has a shot. If he can’t, he’s out of luck... -
![Billionaire's Playmate by Chance Carter]()
Billionaire's Playmate by Chance Carter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLive-In Nanny Wanted He needed a nanny. What he got was a playmate. Because playing is exactly what we've been doing. Ever since I moved in. I adore his seven-year-old. She's the daughter I always wanted... -
![The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington]()
The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Day After Forever is an emotional story centering around four teenagers who discover and demostrate the true meaning of friendship. It illustrates the agony surroundingf horrific events and how friendship will always stand strong against the circumstances. Jeff has leukemia... -
![Gettin' Hooked by Nyomi Scott]()
Gettin' Hooked by Nyomi Scott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClick for your dream dateCould she go to the senior dance with just any guy? No way. Imani Lane has her heart set on Maurice, the hottest guy in town. But he isn't exactly asking. So she comes up with an idea to help herself--and everyone else, too... -
![A Hundred and One Reasons by Bianca Salindong]()
A Hundred and One Reasons by Bianca Salindong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere are still many things Ann needed to know, to explore and live the life she'd always imagined. But everything turned upside down when she learned that she is sick. Not cough and colds sick. No, something much complicated than that. Ann decides that she'd rather fight when she knows she had no chances of winning... -
![Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde]()
Love at Last Sight by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Rose, I’m sorry, but your eyesight will be gone by the end of this year.” Who knew one simple sentence could change a life so drastically? Rose is a normal seventeen year old girl with a normal life, normal friends, and what she thought to be normal vision. When she receives the news her vision is slowly deteriorating, she doesn't know what to think. Her life is over... -
![Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III]()
Para sa Hopeless Romantic: Extended Edition by Marcelo Santos III
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Totoo ba ang happy ending? Deserve ba ng isang tao ang second chance? Bakit kung sino pa 'yung nagmamahal, sila pa 'yung nasasaktan?"Ang Para sa Hopeless Romantic Extended Edition ay istorya ng anim na taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig.Isang lihim na umiibig. Isang umaasang babalikan. Isang naghahangad na mahalin. Isang natatakot nang umibig muli. Isang nagsusumikap na makalimot... -
![Shake It Off by Suzanne Nelson]()
Shake It Off by Suzanne Nelson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBria is used to city life in Chicago, but is headed to her aunt and uncle's Iowa creamery for the summer. Their dairy operation offers a taste of country living to passersby, who can stop in for a milkshake, a wagon ride, and a trip through the corn maze. Bria is definitely out of her element, but her cousin, Wren, loves working on her parents' farm... -
![Healing Hearts by Jane Fox]()
Healing Hearts by Jane Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBranson: My job as a paramedic keeps me too busy for romance. But after meeting Lilly, a curvy obstetrics nurse, I might have to make an exception.Lilly: A detour to the ER puts me right in the path of a hot, strong, and serious paramedic named Branson. I quickly discover he’s not an easy man to forget.Sometimes fate needs a little help... -
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![Loving the Single Dad by Elena Aitken]()
Loving the Single Dad by Elena Aitken
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs there anything sexier than a devoted single dad? You decide with this collection of three full-length, swoon worthy single dad romances! Always Be Mine - He needs a nanny. She needs a job. Now, all they have to do is keep their hands off each other and their feelings to themselves... -
![Breathe Again by Rachel Brookes]()
Breathe Again by Rachel Brookes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Savannah Rae, the thought of living in her picture-perfect world was almost too much to comprehend. With her dream job, a family she could finally call her own, and the beginnings of the best chapter of her life, she still couldn't shake the unnerving feeling that it was all too good to be true. The thought of a life without Savannah was incomprehensible to Tate Connors... -
![Tremendous Things by Susin Nielsen]()
Tremendous Things by Susin Nielsen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA funny and heartfelt story about learning how to rise above your most embarrassing moment while staying true to yourself--with the help of old friends, new friends, and some cheesy poetry.At the start of ninth grade, Wilbur Nuez-Knopf is hoping for a fresh start. But he just can't live down a deeply humiliating moment from two years ago that's followed him to high school... -
![Completely Normal by Biffy James]()
Completely Normal by Biffy James
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLove has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all.Stella Wilde is secretly in love with the hottest guy in school, Isaac Calder. He seems to love her back, but there’s a problem – he already has a girlfriend, the gorgeous Grace Reyes. When Isaac is killed in a car accident, the entire school is turned upside down with grief... -
![The Legacy: Making Wishes Come True by Lurlene McDaniel]()
The Legacy: Making Wishes Come True by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho is JWC and how was the One Last Wish Foundation created? Discover the tragic story behind a struggle for survival against impossible odds. Follow the interwining story of true love and friendships that compelled JWC to dedicate a life and legacy to helping others in this extraordinary novel of hope.You don't know me, but I know about you... -
![The Book of David by Anonymous]()
The Book of David by Anonymous
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut treeIn this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no -- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!The well-known authors of Barn Dance and Knots on a Counting Rope have created a rhythmic alphabet chant that rolls along on waves of fun... -
![Night Shift by Annie Crown]()
Night Shift by Annie Crown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKendall prefers reading romance novels to college dating, until a real-life meet-cute with the bad boy goes off the rails in the best way possible. *****Kendall works the night shift at the campus library. It's the perfect job: she gets to spend hours reading her romance novels without interruption.. -
![Everybody Bugs Out by Leslie Margolis]()
Everybody Bugs Out by Leslie Margolis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnnabelle has tamed the wild boys and catty girls of middle school. Now it's time for her first school dance! A couple of Annabelle's friends already have dates and she would like one, too. Better yet, she finally has a crush on someone-Oliver. The problem? Claire also likes him, and she's called dibs... -
![Diamond by Sharon Sala]()
Diamond by Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Lady and The Ledgend Two dreams could come true for Diamond Houston when her idol, Jesse Eagle, walks into the rundown roadhouse where she is singing for tips. Tall and temptingly handsome, Jesse just might be Diamond's ticket to Nashville. And Jesse does something special to her when their eyes meet -- lighting passionate fires inside Diamond with the unspoken promise of nights to remember.. -
![Playing With Fire by Emily Blake]()
Playing With Fire by Emily Blake
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne family. Two sides. A whole town caught in between. In this soap-opera series, the twists keep coming--and no secrets are safe.Hidden Pasts. Unexpected Betrayals.Twisted Friendships.Sweet Revenge. Her mother's in jail. Her best friend betrayed her. Who can Alison trust? Backstabber Kelly has the world at her feet... -
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![Someone Dies, Someone Lives by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Someone Dies, Someone Lives by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou don't know me, nut I know about you. . . . I can't make you live longer, I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me.Katie O'Roark feels miserable, even though she knows she's incredibly lucky to have received an anonymous gift. Still, the money can't but her a new heart or bring her back to her track-star days... -
![The Art of Feeling by Laura Tims]()
The Art of Feeling by Laura Tims
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPerfect for fans of Jennifer Niven’s New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places, this contemporary YA novel explores the friendship between a girl in constant pain and a boy who feels nothing at all.Samantha Herring has been in constant pain ever since the car accident that injured her leg and killed her mother...Categorized as:
realistic bullying romance contemporary young-adult mental-illness fiction disability -
![À la lumière du petit matin by Agnès Martin-Lugand]()
À la lumière du petit matin by Agnès Martin-Lugand
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsÀ la lumière du petit matin, édition collector.À l'approche de la quarantaine, Hortense se partage entre son métier de professeur de danse et sa liaison avec un homme marié. Elle se dit heureuse, pourtant elle est peu à peu gagnée par un indicible vague à l'âme qu'elle refuse d'affronter jusqu'au jour où le destin la fait trébucher... -
![True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan]()
True Letters from a Fictional Life by Kenneth Logan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIf you asked anyone in his small Vermont town, they'd tell you the facts: James Liddell, star athlete, decent student and sort-of boyfriend to cute, peppy Theresa, is a happy, funny, carefree guy.But whenever James sits down at his desk to write, he tells a different story... -
![The Ivy: Rivals by Lauren Kunze, Rina Onur]()
The Ivy: Rivals by Lauren Kunze, Rina Onur
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDecisions, decisions . . . You've survived your first semester and captured the interest of not one but two of the hottest guys on campus... -
![Titanium by Sitta Karina]()
Titanium by Sitta Karina
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRomijn-Indira Singgih mendapatkan semua yang cewek inginkan: karier OK di B&H, menjadi Permaisuri Budaya, diundang ke Cotillion, menjadi bagian dari komunitas eksklusif The Society, dan bahkan ia diminta menari pada puncak acara tahunan Rose Ball prestisius! Dan tidak tanggung-tanggung, akibatnya Romy pun terseret ke dalam serentetan drama baru: bertemu Reinier Van Romijn... -
![The Swift Boys & Me by Kody Keplinger]()
The Swift Boys & Me by Kody Keplinger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNola Sutton has been best friends and neighbors with the Swift boys for practically her whole life. There’s the youngest, Kevin, who never stops talking; the oldest, Brian, who’s always kind and calm; and then there’s Canaan, the ringleader and Nola’s best-best friend. Nola can’t imagine her life without the Swift boys — they’ll always be like this, always be friends... -
![Cupcake by Cookie O'Gorman]()
Cupcake by Cookie O'Gorman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI know what you're thinking.You're thinking this will be just one more story of the ignored, "big-boned " girl, who sheds her glasses and a few extra pounds and finally attracts the notice of the most popular guy in school.Except it isn't. Because I'm not unpopular. Not all that ignored. And I love the way I look―just as I am.Then someone puts my name in for Homecoming Court...Categorized as:
realistic bullying romance young-adult contemporary high-school mental-illness fiction -
![Roam by C.H. Armstrong]()
Roam by C.H. Armstrong
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen year-old Abby Lunde and her family are living on the streets. They had a normal life back in Omaha, but thanks to her mother’s awful mistake, they had to leave what little they had behind for a new start in Rochester. Abby tries to be an average teenager—fitting into school, buoyed by dreams of a boyfriend, college, and a career in music... -
![Gloves Off by Louisa Reid]()
Gloves Off by Louisa Reid
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNominated for the Carnegie MedalShortlisted for the Bristol Teen Book AwardShortlisted for the Hounslow and Ealing Teen ReadShortlisted for the Warwickshire Secondary Book AwardLonglisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021Longlisted for ABA 2021Read for Empathy Pick 2021A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullied at school and who turns to... -
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![Steering the Stars by Autumn Doughton, Erica Cope]()
Steering the Stars by Autumn Doughton, Erica Cope
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**MARCH 7, 2015** Two girls. Two stories. One journey. Be careful what you wish for… Aspiring writer Hannah Vaughn worries that she is doomed to live out the rest of her existence in a sleepy Oklahoma town. For as long as she can remember, she’s dreamed of something more – adventure, excitement, intrigue... -
![Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey]()
Throwing Like a Girl by Weezie Kerr Mackey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one asks Ella how she feels about moving halfway across the country in the middle of her sophomore year. But she ends up in Texas anyway, without plans for the weekend or friends to guide her through the alien campus of her new private school. So she decides to try out for the softball team — and she makes it! Now if only she knew how to throw, hit, and field the ball... -
![The Knockout by S.A. Patel, Sajni Patel]()
The Knockout by S.A. Patel, Sajni Patel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #ownvoices YA debut full of heart.If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously. She’s landed the chance of a lifetime, an invitation to the US Muay Thai Open, which could lead to a spot on the first-ever Olympic team... -
![This Too Is Love by Anya Monroe]()
This Too Is Love by Anya Monroe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wanted best friends forever and calls from a boyfriend, but my phone only rings when some guy can't get what he wants from his girlfriend. And knows he can get it from me. I am my mother's daughter.It wasn't always like this. At first it was just one guy, but when someone new drove me home, whistling and saying, "Damn, girl, you're hot," I knew what I was becoming, what I was doing... -
![The Fall Boys and Dizzy in Paradise by Jandy Nelson]()
The Fall Boys and Dizzy in Paradise by Jandy Nelson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom an interview with Book Page:'I’m writing another YA novel called The Fall Boys & Dizzy in Paradise about two brothers and a sister living in a hot, dusty Northern California vineyard town called Paradise. Their father mysteriously disappeared 16 years earlier, and the story begins when this strange, enigmatic girl shows up and sends all their lives into tumult... -
![Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer]()
Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA funny and timely debut YA about the toxic masculinity at a famous improv comedy campSeventeen-year-old Zelda Bailey-Cho has her future all planned out: improv camp, then Second City, and finally Saturday Night Live... -
![Grumpy Meets Virgin Collection by J.H. Croix]()
Grumpy Meets Virgin Collection by J.H. Croix
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo you love a grumpy hero? Even better when he falls for a virgin? Don’t miss this collection of grumpy heroes who get brought to their knees in these swoony, hot, hot, hot stories! Included in this collection are 3 full-length standalone romances from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! Burn For You What happens when my brother’s best friend wins a date with me? Guess I’m about to find out... -
![How to Say I Love You Out Loud by Karole Cozzo]()
How to Say I Love You Out Loud by Karole Cozzo
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Jordyn Michaelson’s autistic brother joins her at her elite school, she’s determined not to let anyone know they're related. Even if that means closing herself off to all her closest friends, including charming football stud Alex Colby. But despite her best intentions, she just can't shake the memory of kissing Alex last summer, and the desire to do it again... -
![With or Without You by Brian Farrey]()
With or Without You by Brian Farrey
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEighteen-year-old Evan and his best friend, Davis, get beaten up for being loners. For being gay. For just being themselves. But as rough as things often seem, at least Evan can take comfort in his sweet, sexy boyfriend Erik - whom he’s kept secret from everyone for almost a year. Then Evan and Davis are recruited to join the Chasers, a fringe crowd that promises them protection and status... -
![Beat the Band by Don Calame]()
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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![Change of Heart by Shari Maurer]()
Change of Heart by Shari Maurer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShortly after her sixteenth birthday, popular varisty soccer star Emmi comes down with an ordinary virus. But when she doesnt bounce back as always, she gets the worst possible newsshes had endocarditis thats destroyed her heart, putting her into congestive heart failure. This formerly energetic teen can now barely walk across a room without having to stop and rest... -
![Pan's Whisper by Sue Lawson]()
Pan's Whisper by Sue Lawson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen you’re fighting to forget, what would make you remember? Pan Harris is brash, loud and damaged. Ordered into foster care, Pan is full of anger at the mother who abandoned her, and the older sister who kept her from her father... -
![Seventeen and In-Between by Barthe DeClements]()
Seventeen and In-Between by Barthe DeClements
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother story about Barthe DeClements's bestselling heroine, Elsie Edwards... -
![An Unstill Life by Kate Larkindale]()
An Unstill Life by Kate Larkindale
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen your whole world is falling apart, what are the chances you’ll find love in the most unexpected of places?Livvie feels like she’s losing everything: her two best friends have abandoned her for their boyfriends, her mother continues to ignore her, while her sister, Jules, is sick again and getting worse by the day...Categorized as:
bullying realistic book coming-of-age contemporary female-author fiction high-school -
![Pwned by Shannen Crane Camp]()
Pwned by Shannen Crane Camp
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReagan West has a perfect life. She’s at the top of the high school food chain as co-captain of the cheerleading squad and she’s best friends with the most evil girl in Albany, Tawny Perez, which means she’s never on the receiving end of her wrath... -
![Painting Caitlyn by Kimberly Joy Peters]()
Painting Caitlyn by Kimberly Joy Peters
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLike many teen girls, Caitlyn is having a tough time. She feels ignored by her mother and step-father who are obsessed with having a baby, her best friend is always blowing her off for a boyfriend, and she's struggling in art, her favorite subject. Caitlyn is completely depressed, when Tyler enters her life, and seems to make her problems disappear...
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