Books like 'Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars'
Readers who enjoyed Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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True Story by Ni-Ni Simone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat's a girl to do when love has her caught up? That's the plight of eighteen-year-old Seven McKnight. Her freshman year at Stiles University turned out to be a tug of war for her heart and her sophomore year promised more of the same... -
![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... -
![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... -
![An Endless Summer by C.J. Duggan]()
An Endless Summer by C.J. Duggan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study. “Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again.”I met his stare unflinchingly. “I don’t need saving.”A wicked grin formed slowly... -
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![Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu]()
Keepin' The Faith by Beth Rinyu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI had always been a good girl ruled by my catholic guilt, until one little slip-up in college led me down a different path. Now, I’m just trying to be the best mom I can to my little girl, making ends meet - cleaning houses by day, hosting sex toy parties at night, and holding out hope that Prince Charming truly does exist. Then I met him - handsome, successful, and hardworking... -
![On the Slopes of Tahoe by J.A. Forde]()
On the Slopes of Tahoe by J.A. Forde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWanting each other is easy…It’s everything else that’s hard.Breck Kylie’s perfect life unravels in a squall of betrayal, leaving him and his seven-year-old daughter reeling. Choosing to retreat from the sunny shores of Sydney, Australia, they embark on an extended vacation to Lake Tahoe in hopes they’ll find a new ‘normal’ on the snowy slopes... -
![One on One by Tabitha King, Stephen King]()
One on One by Tabitha King, Stephen King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA high school basketball star and a defiant outcast discover a profound love that sustains them through a triumphant but painful year... -
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Divas by Rebecca Chance
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStunning good looks, a gorgeous fiancé, a bottomless trust fund, London's leading It Girl, Lola Fitzsimmons, leads a charmed life, a pampered princess whose rich father funds her every whim... -
![The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher]()
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... -
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Their Paid Girl by ella_enchanted
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShawna is the girl every guy turns to... when they need a date? She does it for the pay, they hire her to go out for a multitude of reasons: making other girls jealous, impressing the family, you name it. Shawna's seen it all. Until she meets Adam Ferrell, the jerk god of the campus. He hates her (figures, she gave him a bruise), and she can't stand his guts... -
![How to Rock Break-Ups and Make-Ups by Meg Haston]()
How to Rock Break-Ups and Make-Ups by Meg Haston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a humiliating tumble down the social ladder, Kacey Simon is back on top, where she belongs. She's lost her lisp, traded in her Coke-bottle glasses for contacts, and learned that brutal honesty isn't always the best policy. Best of all, she's made up with Zander and her BFFs and reclaimed her spot as Gravity's lead singer... -
![Dangerously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]()
Dangerously Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlice has always tried to be a decent person. She gets good grades, comes home on time, and has never really given her dad and her stepmom any reason to worry. But now that junior year of high school has started, Alice is a little sick of people assuming she's a goody-goody, so she decides to start shaking things up... -
![We Own the Night by Ashley Poston]()
We Own the Night by Ashley Poston
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Happy midnight, my fellow Niteowls..."As a candy store employee by day, and mysterious deejay "Niteowl" by night, eighteen-year-old Ingrid North is stuck between rock 'n roll and a hard place. She can't wait to get out of her tiny hometown of Steadfast, Nebraska (population three hundred and forty-seven) to chase her dreams, but small-town troubles keep getting in the way... -
![Audible Love by Maggie Dallen]()
Audible Love by Maggie Dallen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is blind? This starlet doesn't believe it. Then again...she's never been starstruck. As a child star turned teenage diva, Avery has played a lot of roles in her lifetime. Not one of them was as difficult as pretending to be an ordinary girl at a normal high school. Well, relatively normal. Trudale is a boarding school for the arts, catering to the elite... -
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![My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig]()
My Now or Never Diary by Liz Rettig
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelly Ann has only just come to her senses and realised that G, the boy she's fancied all year, is a total nerd and Chris, the boy next door who's been in love with her all year, is actually the man for her. But does that mean she'll live happily ever after with Chris, discovering the joys of sex and smugly advising her friends in the ways of true love? Of course not... -
![The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan]()
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... -
![5 cm by Donny Dhirgantoro]()
5 cm by Donny Dhirgantoro
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBestseller book di Gramedia Bookstore selama 2 tahun berturut-turut! Lima sahabat telah menjalin persahabatan selama tujuh tahun. Mereka adalah Arial yang paling tampan, Riani sebagai satu-satunya wanita dalam kelompok itu, Zafran yang berlagak seperti seorang penyair, Ian yang paling subur badannya, dan Genta yang dianggap sebagai leader dalam kelompok itu... -
![The Law of Tall Girls by Joanne Macgregor]()
The Law of Tall Girls by Joanne Macgregor
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen you really stand out, can you ever fit in?Seventeen-year-old Peyton Lane is a tall girl. So tall, it’s the only thing most people notice about her. On impulse, she accepts a bet to prove she can be as attractive and desirable as other girls. Now she just needs to go on four dates (including the prom) with one of the guys on her very short list of very tall boys... -
![A Shot at Normal by Marisa Reichardt]()
A Shot at Normal by Marisa Reichardt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDr. Villapando told me to get a good attorney. He wasn't serious. But I am. I'm going to sue my parents.Juniper Jade's parents are hippies. They didn’t attend the first Woodstock, but they were there for the second one. The Jade family lives an all-organic homeschool lifestyle that means no plastics, no cell phones, and no vaccines... -
![Gluttony by Robin Wasserman]()
Gluttony by Robin Wasserman
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Vegas, baby! Anything can happen. Reed has a (small) chance to win fame and fortune, thanks to his "entourage," Beth. Sick of feeling like a loser, Harper's betting she can win back her life, starting with Miranda -- whose birthday wish just might come true.... Adam's also getting lucky, with a certain ex-girlfriend. Kane, as usual, is playing hard -- and not very nice... -
![What's Your Status? by Katie Finn]()
What's Your Status? by Katie Finn
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis fabulous social-networking mystery, a sequel to TOP 8, is the perfect novel for the Facebook generation. Madison MacDonald thinks things are finally working out! Followers: 300 Status Updates: mad_mac Nate and I have been together for two months, and it's wonderful! Life is good! mad_mac Well, except for the fact that I still might be failing history... -
![The First Stone by Don Aker]()
The First Stone by Don Aker
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsREEF IS AN EMBITTERED YOUNG OFFENDER, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the death of his grandmother, the only person who had shown him any love. Seventeen-year-old Leeza is mourning the death of her older sister. A stone hurled in rage shatters both their lives and throws them together in the most unexpected way―and offers them a chance at healing... -
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![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... -
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![Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja by Afonso Cruz]()
Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja by Afonso Cruz
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Parece que a morte vem sempre à tona da água.”, frases como estas marcam o tom do novo e esperado romance de Afonso Cruz, obra finalista do Grande Prémio de Romance e Novela da APE 2012.Com a originalidade que o caracteriza, Afonso Cruz, constroí uma narrativa de personagens singulares e marcantes, numa terra quase imaginária, que é o Alentejo... -
![Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance by Kathi Appelt]()
Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance by Kathi Appelt
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her...Categorized as:
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![Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi]()
Explicit Love Story by Lee Sae In, Dimitri Dairi
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSemua orang menganggapku ahli dalam berpacaran. Bahkan, pertanyaan mendetail tentang cara berciuman dan melakukan hubungan intim juga datang menghampiriku. Sejujurnya, aku merasa sedih setiap kali pertanyaan seperti itu muncul karena sebenarnya aku adalah "tong kosong yang nyaring bunyinya"... -
![More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas]()
More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lola Douglas
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the critically acclaimed author of True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet comes this incredibly fun sequel. Just when Morgan Carter is falling in love with the simple life she built incognito in Fort Wayne, Indiana, her true identity as an infamous Hollywood starlet is outed and she's forced to return to LA... -
![Back to Life by Joanna Nadin]()
Back to Life by Joanna Nadin
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarpe diem i.e. seize the day! Which means utter experimenting as far as snogging is concerned. Am never going to find the ONE if just keep having accidental liaisons with Jack or ill-advised flirtations with Justin. The ONE is out there somewhere. Maybe even right under my nose. I just need to be open-minded. And open-armed. And possibly open-mouthed. Life, as they say, is what you make it... -
![The Pretty One by Cheryl Klam]()
The Pretty One by Cheryl Klam
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll Megan Fletcher had wanted was to be like her sister Lucy: a beautiful, thin girl whom everyone at the Chesapeake School for Performing Arts worshipped and adored. While Lucy was a star actress with lots of fans, Megan had always been hiding behind the set designs that she and her best friend Simon had created, hoping that no one would notice her... -
![Teen Queens and Has-Beens by Cathy Hopkins]()
Teen Queens and Has-Beens by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Yeah but...," I started, "then I decided to confront what I thought was probably really bothering her. "Look, about Jonno. I didn't mean for anything to happen. He just kind of...""After a game of truth or dare, Lia manages to gain the interest of the school heartthrob, and alienates "teen queen" Kaylie, who was after Jonno for herself... -
![After Summer by Nick Earls]()
After Summer by Nick Earls
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis summer is different. School is over for Alex Delaney, and he’s waiting for his university acceptance, only seventeen days away. The waiting is killing him. He’s not expecting much from summer. Bodysurfing, TV, but mainly waiting.So he’s not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance on the board, the elegant muscles of her shoulders and back... -
![Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors by Cathy Hopkins]()
Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble Review Cathy Hopkins's best Brit buds have returned, this time in a book narrated by Lucy, who's out to find Mr. Right. After a missed connection with Tony, Lucy takes the advice of her best pals and decides to instead focus on other boys and on herself... -
![My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies by Allen Zadoff]()
My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies by Allen Zadoff
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh school sophomore Adam Zeigler, who lost his father to a sudden accident two years ago, thinks the best way to live life is behind the spotlight. As a member of the theater crew, he believes he's achieved it all when he wins the coveted job of spotlight operator. But that was before a young actress, Summer, appeared in his view. Instantly smitten, Adam is determined to win her over... -
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![Lucky Fools by Coert Voorhees]()
Lucky Fools by Coert Voorhees
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Ellison dreams of acting at Juilliard, but he's expected to attend nearby Stanford University, just like all of his classmates at hard-driving Oak Fields Prep. As if wasting his private school education weren't enough, David is also on track to destroy his relationship with his girlfriend, Ellen, when he finds himself falling for his new co-star, Vanessa... -
![The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer]()
The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJosie Browning dreams of having it all. A stellar academic record, an amazing career in journalism - and for her current crush to realise she actually exists. The only problem? Josie can’t get through twenty-four hours without embarrassing her sister Kat or her best friend Angel, let alone herself. Josie’s luck changes though when she lands an internship at the glossy fashion magazine Sash... -
![Confessions of a Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton]()
Confessions of a Teen Nanny by Victoria Ashton
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis is in charge of eight-year-old Emma Warner, the youngest member of the snooty Warner family. Emma is an evil genius who has gotten all five previous nannies fired -- and she's the good news. Because then there's Emma's half brother, Graydon, who goes to college -- yet always seems to be lurking around waiting to hit on Adrienne... -
![That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm]()
That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Date to Save and It's Not Me, It's You comes a new novel about what happens when a rumor about a breakup is more interesting than the truth! "For fans of Mean Girls and other high school comedies." - Kirkus Reviews "Plenty of hyperbole provides copious amounts of laughter. Give this to readers who crave something light and humorous... -
![Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie]()
Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEmma Tupper is a dedicated lawyer with a bright future. But when she takes a month-long leave of absence to go on an African vacation, she ends up facing unexpected consequences... -
![Hail Caesar by Thu-Huong Ha]()
Hail Caesar by Thu-Huong Ha
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaesar thinks he can't be touched by anything or anyone. Boys idolize him. Girls lust after him. And he has power over them, because he doesn't care about any of them . . . until the new girl comes along, and turns Caesar's world upside down. A funny, honest, in-your-face portrait of a guy who has to learn to stop being a legend in his own mind... -
![Prom Kings and Drama Queens by Dorian Cirrone]()
Prom Kings and Drama Queens by Dorian Cirrone
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThat summer, Hurricane Emily was in the news. The headlines shouted things like: "Emily Rocks South Florida." I wanted to be like that Emily in the headlines. I wanted to take the world by storm. Not that I wanted to knock over mango trees or whip power lines across the sky like spaghetti. But I wanted to rock in my own way... -
![Love and Other Four-Letter Words by Carolyn Mackler]()
Love and Other Four-Letter Words by Carolyn Mackler
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith her parents splitting up, 16-year-old Sammie Davis may not want to feel a thing, but feelings happen. For starters, she’s plenty angry. Her dad’s leaving their upstate New York home and moving clear across the country. Her mother—well, she’s packing up and relocating to New York City with Sammie, who has no say about any of it. Overnight Sammie is forced to deal with change... -
![How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker]()
How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Thick. Heavy. Big boned. Plump. Full figured. Chunky. Womanly. Large. Curvy. Plus-size. Hefty." To sixteen-year-old Emery Jackson, these are all just euphemisms for the big "F" word—"fat." Living on a Southern California beach with her workout fiend dad, underwear model sister, and former model mother, it is impossible for Emery not to be aware of her weight.Emery is okay with how things are... -
![Sweetest Taboo by Eva Márquez]()
Sweetest Taboo by Eva Márquez
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabel Cruz was fifteen years old when she met Tom Stevens. She was 15 when they started dating, and 16 when she lost her virginity to him. By the time she turned 18 and went to college, everything had fallen apart. This hadn’t been an ordinary love, though. Not a love between two dear friends, or even high school sweethearts... -
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![Kiss It by Erin Soderberg Downing]()
Kiss It by Erin Soderberg Downing
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl’s gotta do who a girl’s gotta do. Chastity Bryan has never been shy about going after what she wants. And when sexy, mysterious, so -not-from-this-town Sebastian walks into Chaz’s life, she knows in an instant that what she wants next is him . Chaz has no intention of playing for keeps—but she most definitely has intentions... -
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Plan B by Jonathan Tropper
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTurning thirty was never supposed to be like this. Ten years ago, Ben, Lindsey, Chuck, Alison, and Jack graduated from New York University and went out into the world, fresh-faced and full of dreams for the future... -
![Quarantine: A Love Story by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc]()
Quarantine: A Love Story by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOliver wants a girlfriend, and there's a girl back home who might be interested in him. The problem is, he has to spend his spring break on a volunteer trip in the Dominican Republic. Flora, on the other hand, isn't really looking for a boyfriend. She just wants to end a miserable spring break visiting her dad and her new stepmom in the D.R... -
![Screwed by Laurie Plissner]()
Screwed by Laurie Plissner
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlattered by the attentions of Nick, the cutest guy in school, seventeen-year-old Grace Warren, captain of the math team, lets down her guard and gets pregnant the night she loses her virginity. Hopeful that Nick will drop to one knee and propose when she breaks the baby news to him, Grace is heartbroken - Nick wants nothing to do with her... -
![I'll Take What She Has by Samantha Wilde]()
I'll Take What She Has by Samantha Wilde
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNora and Annie have been best friends since kindergarten. Nora, a shy English teacher at a quaint New England boarding school, longs to have a baby. Annie, an outspoken stay-at-home mother of two, longs for one day of peace and quiet (not to mention more money and some free time). Despite their very different lives, nothing can come between them—until Cynthia Cypress arrives on campus...Categorized as:
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![By the Time You Read This by Lola Jaye]()
By the Time You Read This by Lola Jaye
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlready a national bestseller in the U.K., Lola Jaye’s By the Time You Read This is a profoundly beautiful story of a father’s abiding love for the daughter he will never see grow up—and his determination to help guide her through the difficult crossroads and crises of her life even after his own passing...
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