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The Last Song: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hal Leonard Corporation
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNote: this is a book of musical scores.PVG Licensed Art & Soundtrack14 songs from the hit movie adapted from Nicholas Sparks' bestselling book and starring Miley Cyrus... -
This Lullaby/The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER: Sixteen-year-old Macy Queen is looking forward to a long, boring summer. Her boyfriend is going away. Shes stuck with a dull-asdishwater job at the library. And shell spend all of her free time studying for the SATs or grieving silently with her mother over her fathers recent unexpected death...Categorized as:
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Say Goodnight, Gracie by Julie Reece Deaver
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere are friends we can't imagine living without. Morgan and Jimmy were kids together, whirling around the porch on hot summer days. They've been friends forever, and by now they know each other inside out. They do everything together--from cutting high school to go into the city to coaching each other at dance auditions and acting workshops. They even argue well. A perfect friendship... -
Journey of Hope by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHEATHER BARLOW HAS always been idealistic, and now that she has finished high school, she’s ready to make a difference in the world. After graduation she joins a mission group on a hospital mercy ship sailing to Africa.Praise for Angel of Mercy:“There’s a huge audience for McDaniel’s romance fiction, and this one has all the features her readers look for... -
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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... -
Belle Pearl by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBelle Pearl, is the fifth book and the conclusion to Arianne Richmonde’s bestselling books in The Pearl Series: Shades of Pearl, Shadows of Pearl, Shimmers of Pearl and Pearl; the tumultuous and heart-rending love story between forty-year-old documentary producer, Pearl Robinson, and French Internet billionaire, Alexandre Chevalier, fifteen years her junior... -
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, Nick Podehl
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEven though the cancer should be far behind him, Jeffrey still worries that it will return. He's got normal teen stuff to deal with, too - friends, parents, girls, school.Normally, he'd ask his older brother, Steven, for advice. But Steven, always the trusty, responsible one, is finally rebelling and has taken off to Africa to join a drumming circle and 'find himself.'Jeffrey feels abandoned... -
This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan Chambers
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSubtitled The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn this is the story of Cordelia from the time she is 15 until she is 20. She is pregnant and plans to give this account to her daughter on her 16th birthday so that they can share their youth together... -
A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTold in letters, journal entries, e-mails, doctors’ reports, and instant messages, the heartbreaking story of an aspiring ballet dancer battling leukemia. From: Melinda Skye To: Readers Subject: Jesse Hi! I can’t believe it. What a surprise from Jesse... -
Finding Forever by L.L. Collins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLacey Russell has had enough heartbreak and loss for one lifetime. Turning tragedy into motivation, she becomes a veterinarian to honor her mother’s memory. She knows the path her life is on and she decided long ago that falling in love is not part of that plan. She’s seen firsthand that all it does is cause sorrow and pain... -
Love, Lost (Emi Lost & Found) by Lori L. Otto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years after his first encounter with the woman of his dreams, Jack spies Emi across a hotel lobby and reflects upon the missed opportunity of the one night they had together in college. In an effort to redeem himself, he attempts to rekindle the flame that had been ignited between them. Just as the two share a moment that leaves them both breathless, Emi's reality catches up to her...Categorized as:
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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... -
The Wind Blows Backward by Mary Downing Hahn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlthough they share a love of poetry and problems with their parents, shy Lauren's attraction to popular Spencer is tempered by her fear of his moody, self-destructive side. "...hands down, Girl Book of the Year... -
The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Catherine Pulaski knows Zero is coming for her. Zero, the devastating depression born of Catherine’s bipolar disorder, almost triumphed once; that was her first suicide attempt.Being bipolar is forever. It never goes away. The med du jour might work right now, but Zero will be back for her. It’s only a matter of time... -
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A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope.Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken... -
Between the Raindrops by Sydney Logan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Scout Ramsey’s life is a mess. With a dead father and a junkie mom, she can’t imagine things can get worse. Then her mother tries to sell her for a bag of meth. After her mom’s arrest, Scout’s forced to switch schools in the middle of senior year. Scared and alone, she pours her heart into her journal and dreams of the day she turns eighteen... -
Breaking Walls by Tracie Puckett
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not about the rules anymore. It’s about the sacrifice. She’s already given up too much to lose faith now. Gabe has walked away, and Mandy’s fate with the Raddick Initiative is hanging in the balance. Media attention has the whole town talking. Friends are making wild assumptions, and one of her own teammates has turned on her... -
Breathless by Rachel Brookes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne look from Savannah Rae was all it took for Tate Connors to fall. From the first moment he laid eyes on her, his world was irrevocably shaken. He’s willing to accept that his life will never be the same again, but when she has to leave for New York the distance becomes more than either of them expected... -
My Butterfly by Laura Miller
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you got a second chance to be with your first love, would you take it? "This is pure romance at its best." ~Romantic Reading Escapes "One of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read." ~Jelena's Book Blog From the author who brought you the national bestselling novel Butterfly Weeds comes the heartwarming story of small-town firefighter Will Stephens... -
Telling Christina Goodbye by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTrisha Thompson and her best friend Christina are having a great senior year. Trisha and her boyfriend, Cody, are making plans to attend Indiana University together in the fall, while Christina has already received a scholarship to the University of Vermont... -
Marrying Ember by Andrea Randall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started like it always does. For musicians, anyway. The moment Bo Cavanaugh heard November Harris sing, it all clicked into place. That was a year and a half ago. Between then and now there's been unthinkable tragedy, ruthless heartache, and lifetimes of passion. It was never a question in Bo's mind that he would marry Ember someday... -
Твое сердце будет разбито by Анна Джейн
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsЯ вижу его каждый день в окне дома напротив. Он – самый крутой парень в моей новой школе. Красавчик, от которого все без ума. Опасный одиночка, который меня не замечает.Не думала, что наши пути пересекутся, но однажды он спас меня от одноклассниц, решивших превратить мою жизнь в ад. И сказал всем, что я – его девушка... -
Every Pearl Has Its Oyster by India Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe secret’s out and there’s no going back.Not that Gemma really wants to. After the stalker debacle and her big reveal, Gemma Hunter is ready for some big changes. With boyfriend, Tyler Chase, embarking on furthering his superstar status by taking a coveted Hollywood role, Gemma is looking for her own next big step.But nothing ever seems to come easy in the life of Queen Bee...Categorized as:
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Dare You to Date the Point Guard by Lacy Andersen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA little dare never hurt anybody...My whole life's been about following in my parents' footsteps: ace school and then get into med school. And that means that my dream to become a world-famous artist isn’t part of the plan. Neither is the game of spin-the-bottle that leads me to the second most humiliating moment of my life with Mason Finnick... -
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The Bright Effect by Autumn Doughton, Erica Cope
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Maybe promises are supposed to hurt a little.”Amelia Bright has lots of plans for the future, and none of them involve falling for a guy like Sebastian Holbrook. With a questionable reputation and an attitude to match, he’s exactly the kind of guy Amelia promised herself she’d avoid... -
Please Don't Die by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Katie O'Roark receives an invitation from the One Last Wish Foundation to spend the summer at Jenny House, she eagerly says yes. Katie is ever grateful to the anonymous "JWC," the person who gave her the gift that allowed her to receive a heart transplant. Now Katie is asked to help others who, like herself, are facing medical odds against them... -
Just a Little Promise by Tracie Puckett
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the beginning, all she wanted was a sense of direction. Now, she’s fighting in the name of love. Seventeen-year-old Julie Little is under constant scrutiny. Try as she might, she can’t make a single move without her uncle’s permission—and Charlie will stop at nothing to keep her from Luke (even if that means putting her behind bars for an hour or two)...Categorized as:
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Somewhere Between Life and Death by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe celebration isn't supposed to end in tragedy. The night of their high-school drama group's cast party starts out as fun for sisters Amy and Erin. Their lives come crashing down when Amy takes the car to get more food and has a horrible accident. Erin and her family pray for Amy to awaken from her coma... -
Holly's Story by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPink Angels and best friends Holly, Raina, and Kathleen have been through a lot over the past year. The summer before their senior year promises to be busy but fun, as Holly and Raina return to their full-time volunteer jobs at the hospital and Kathleen, who needs the money, works at the hospital gift shop... -
For Better, For Worse, Forever by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGrief-stricken by the loss of Mark Gianni, April Lancaster and her parents have gone to the island of St. Croix for an extended vacation. One day on the beach, April meets bitter, lonely 18-year-old Brandon Benedict. Brandon blames his father for his mother's recent suicide. April is still trying to come to terms with her own grief. The two become very close.. -
Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFans of Jandy Nelson and Marieke Nijkamp will love this deeply moving novel in verse about the aftermath of a gun accident. Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clay’s father’s gun... -
The Year After You by Nina de Pass
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSan Francisco. New Year's Eve. A tragic accident after the party of the year. Cara survives. Her best friend, G, doesn't.Nine months later, Cara is still struggling, consumed by guilt and grief. In the hopes of giving Cara a fresh start, her mother sends her to boarding school in Switzerland, a place where no one knows what happened--and where they never will, if Cara can help it... -
Stay With Me by Jessica Cunsolo, Ava Violet
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's finally winter break, which means Amelia, Aiden, and the rest of their friends get to enjoy a well deserved vacation at the beach house. After all the drama, the death of Aiden's step-father, and Aiden's arrest, it'll be good to take a break and just relax with friends.Unfortunately, Thea Kennedy, aka Amelia Collins, could never be so lucky...Categorized as:
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I Wrote This For You by pleasefindthis, Iain S. Thomas
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI need you to understand something. I wrote this for you. I wrote this for you and only you. Everyone else who reads it, doesn’t get it. They may think they get it, but they don’t. This is the sign you’ve been looking for. You were meant to read these words... -
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Too Young to Die by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt sixteen, Melissa Austin has always worked hard to make things go her way. As the school year begins, her grades are up and she's even landed a coveted spot on the high school Brain Bowl team. She and her best friend, Jory Delaney, are determined to have the best junior year ever.Then suddenly Melissa must face some devastating news about her health... -
Sealed with a Kiss by Sarra Manning
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWill a lengthy road trip test Edie and Dylan's hard-won couplehood to the breaking point?Edie and Dylan have been dreaming about their road trip across America forever, but nine weeks in a car together is going to be a huge test for them...Categorized as:
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All the Days of Her Life by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOut of control - that's how Lacey Duval feels in almost every aspect of her life. There's nothing she can do about her parents divorce, there's nothing she can do about the death of her young friend, there's nothing she can do about having diabetes - that's what Lacey believes. After a special summer at Jenny House, Lacey is determined to put her problems behind her... -
Played by Dana Davidson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen one of Ian's boys dares him to get plain-faced Kylie Winship to sleep with him in just three weeks, he thinks it'll be a breeze. Tall and fine, with honey-colored skin and eyes, Ian is used to getting what he wants from girls. And if he succeeds in playing Kylie, he'll be down with the most popular crew in his high school... -
Time to Let Go by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe doctors assure Erin Bennett and her parents that they can't find a physical cause for her headaches. But the throbbing, violent pain is so intense that Erin knows she needs help. Even landing the lead in the senior musical opposite David Devlin, the good-looking, popular guy everyone else is wild about, doesn't give Erin much pleasure... -
The Girl Next Door by Selene Castrovilla
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn The Girl Next Door, two teens are forced to make some very grown-up decisions when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer.Seventeen year old Samantha has been best friends with seventeen year old Jesse since she moved into the New York high-rise apartment next door to his thirteen years ago... -
If I Should Die Before I Wake by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFourteen-year-old Deanne decides to spend her summer vacation helping in the oncology ward of the hospital and risks having her heart broken when she befriends a young man dying of cancer... -
The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Ashley Schumacher's latest novel is a delightful read, with diverse characters and an irresistible setting. The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway proves that there's no better place to find yourself than at a Renaissance Faire... -
The Summer of '98: A QB Bad Boy Novel by Tay Marley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery passion has its price. Before Drayton and Dallas, there was Ellie and Leroy . . .With the prequel to her smash hit The QB Bad Boy and Me, rising star Tay Marley returns to tell the story of Drayton’s parents and the summer that changed everything . . .Sometimes home isn’t a place, it’s a person. From the moment their eyes met, Ellie knew he would be her destiny... -
How I Fall by Anne Eliot
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*WHAT IF YOU HAD AN IMPOSSIBLE CRUSH?* Impossible because she’s Ellen Foster. The beautiful, smart, and possibly fragile photography-girl. You’re Cam Campbell. The guy who plays football 24/7 with no life. But what if during junior year, you decide to finally try for her phone number—until this glitter-crazed new girl ruins your plan... -
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Love Beyond Opposites by Molly E. Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIf high school has taught mathlete Jade Aaron anything, it's that nerds never get the guy. So when rock star Lennon Pryor starts pursuing her, It's not rocket science. This doesn't add up.I mean, sure, he's hot. And charming. And a god on the guitar... But he's also the world's biggest player. Being with him would be a bigger mistake than 2+2=5... -
I Know Lucy by Melissa Pearl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy Tate is on the run. After witnessing the brutal murder of her parents, she's spent five years in hiding -- taking on different personas and faking her way through life. The authorities can't be trusted, so she remains in the shadows, always one beat ahead of the man who is forever hunting her... -
After Us by Amber Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes secrets kill. Maybe slowly, maybe painfully. Maybe all at once. Melissa smiles. She flirts. She jokes. But she never shows her scars. Eight months after tragedy ripped her from her closest friend, Melissa is broken. Inside her grows a tumor, fed by grief, rage, and the painful memory of a single forbidden kiss... -
The Stand-In Boyfriend by Christina Benjamin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the person you're meant to be with is standing right in front of you.Parker Reed has been in love with Beth Bennett since he was four years old. She grew up next door to him, holding his hand and now his heart. The problem is, Beth has no idea Parker is in love with her. He’s stuck in the friend zone, forced to stand by while Beth dates a parade of losers...Categorized as:
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The Chronicles Of A Bad Boy by Blair Holden, jessgirl93
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet inside the head of the bad boy with a heart of gold. Brace yourselves ladies, Cole Stone is about to rock your world... -
A Messy, Beautiful Life by Sara Jade Alan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife is funny sometimes.And not always the ha, ha kind. Like that one time where a hot guy tried to kiss me and I fell. Down. Hard. And then found out I had cancer.I’m trying to be strong for my friends and my mom.And I’m trying so hard to be “just friends” with that hot guy, even though he seems to want so much more. But I won’t do that to him...
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