Books like 'The Cool Crowd'
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Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour critically acclaimed, award-winning modern classics from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John GreenThis John Green deluxe box set includes Printz Award–winning Looking for Alaska, Printz Honor book An Abundance of Katherines, Edgar Award–winning Paper Towns, and #1 New York Times–bestselling The Fault in Our Stars... -
Getting Lucky by A.R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne night. Just one night.Or at least that’s what Maisie tells herself when she brings Jack Durand home. Because even though his arms are things of beauty and he can charm wild animals (a huge turn-on for an animal lover like her), she’s in no position to start anything with anyone. So she pretends she’s just scratching an itch.Jack is pretending too... -
Someone To Love Me by Anne Schraff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to Bluford High. This widely acclaimed teen series set in an urban high school features engaging, accessible writing and appealing, contemporary storylines.At first, Bobby Wallace was everything Cindy Gibson hoped for. He was friendly, seemingly mature, and hansome--the perfect escape from her problems in school and even bigger troubles at home... -
Bad Luck Club by Angela Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fourth book in the USA Today bestselling Asheville Brewing series.A grumpy man. A recovering people-pleaser. And the secret club that brings them together.Lee Buchanan is a hot mess.Turning one’s father in to the feds can do that to a man.He had nothing to do with his father’s Ponzi scheme, but he’s blacklisted from commercial real estate all the same... -
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She's Dating the Gangster by Bianca B. Bernardino, Boizei Malicdem
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt all started when 17-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy, Kenji de los Reyes. All of a sudden, she finds herself pretending—unwillingly at that—to be his girlfriend to make his ex jealous... -
Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“Hai, Satya! Hai, Cakra!” Sang Bapak melambaikan tangan. “Ini Bapak. Iya, benar kok, ini Bapak. Bapak cuma pindah ke tempat lain. Gak sakit. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa Satya dan Cakra. … Mungkin Bapak tidak dapat duduk dan bermain di samping kalian. Tapi, Bapak tetap ingin kalian tumbuh dengan Bapak di samping kalian. Ingin tetap dapat bercerita kepada kalian... -
Her List by Kylie Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmaliaMy friends call me picky, while my mother thinks I’m going to end up an old spinster.Me? I just think I have standards.And these standards are all neatly laid out on a checklist, one I tick off after each first date.Lately, I’ve decided it’s safer to have one-off encounters. No expectations, no lists. Just an exchange without a goodbye.That was working out well until I met Zane Hart... -
You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTessa loves working at the trendy food truck her aunt runs in their native San Francisco. Whipping up creative treats, serving yummy BLTs to her classmates after school… Tessa feels like she’s living the dream. Then the dream turns into a nightmare. Popular, arrogant Asher starts working at the truck! He can’t make a sandwich to save his life, and on top of it all, he’s frustratingly cute... -
The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHai. Namaku Audy. Umurku masih 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai aku memutuskan untuk bekerja di rumah 4R. Aku sempat berhenti, tapi mereka berhasil membujukku untuk kembali setelah memberiku titel baru: "bagian dari keluarga". Di saat aku merasa semakin akrab dengan mereka, pada suatu siang, salah seorang dari mereka mengungkapkan perasaannya kepadaku... -
Pretty Relentless by Lacey Black
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAvaMy life is content. Living and working in my small hometown of Pine Village is right where I want to be, especially with family and a few close friends nearby.It’s taken me some time to dig my way out of the negative spotlight I found myself under a few years back, thanks to an old photo from college that resurfaced... -
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
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... -
The Hazards of Sex on the Beach by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne broken heart, one drink too many, one steamy night in the sand... No one warns you about the dangers of drinking with a broken heart. At least no one warned me. I never imagined I'd fall for a musician, especially not one like Chase, but then again I never expected to have my heart broken into a million pieces by the frat guy I thought was the love of my life... -
Heartsick & Lipsticks by Shawna Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNick LockeMy life was exactly how I’d planned it. Growing up, I wanted to rule the world, and being CEO of Locke Media Group fulfilled that dream. I’d started with nothing and built a billion-dollar empire one brick at a time. My motto was work hard, play harder... -
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Making Waves by Randi Reisfeld, H.B. Gilmour
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCandy Apple is a fresh, fun take on fiction for girls: a new line of single titles with pep and pizzazz targeted at the solid middle-grade reader. This summer super special includes a sparkly add-on!Emily, Jenna, and LJ have been a trio forever... -
The Boy Next Door by Laura Dower
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA sassy twist on the evolving middle-school friendship between Taryn and Jeff, the boy next door, told from their alternating points of view. One of the first titles in the new CANDY APPLE line! Taryn and Jeff have lived next door to each other their whole lives. It never really seemed to matter that they were a girl and a boy -- they were just friends... -
Times Squared by Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIdentical twin sisters Payton and Emma Mills have “traded faces” and created “twin-dentical chaos” at school and at home. But you haven’t seen anything yet. Payton and Emma are off to “twin-vade” New York City! Payton’s drama club plans a field trip to see an off-Broadway show, and Emma’s mathletes team will compete in an elite competition... -
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... -
High School Musical 2 by Hal Leonard Corporation
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNote: This is a book of sheet music for the songs from the film... -
The Gossip File by Anna Staniszewski
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Gossip File:-Chandra lets little kids pee in the pool.-Melody stole $ from the cafe register.-Ava isn’t who she says she is…Ava is cool. Ava is confident. Ava is really Rachel Lee who is lying her butt off.Rachel is visiting her dad at a resort in sunny Florida and is ready for two weeks of relaxing poolside, trips to Disney World and NOT scrubbing toilets... -
Take Two by Julia DeVillers
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPayton and Emma left a trail of chaos in their wake when they “traded faces” just for fun. This time they’ll switch places to help each other and their friends out of a ginormous mess! Payton is helping out on the middle school musical while Emma puts her brains to use by tutoring—more like “twotoring”—identical twin boys... -
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... -
Getting Lucky by Katie Graykowski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucky Strickland has lost everything. First it was her dignity and then it was her husband and now it’s her house. She’s penniless, stuck at the McDonalds in Bee Cave, Texas, and her only hope, her brother-in-law, just stole her car. Eighteen months ago, she’d been the wife of rock-and-roll legend, Ricky Strickland. Rock-My World, their reality TV show, was the number one... -
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... -
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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... -
Until Lexi by Kate Stacy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrivate investigator Jake Strickland has spent the last year working a case to find his friend’s biological siblings. Alone after the loss of his parents, he understands the longing for those connections. Leaving Florida behind, he follows a lead to Tennessee, hoping to finally close the case and give his friend answers. But nothing ever goes as planned... -
Drawn That Way by Elissa Sussman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Packs a swoony punch along with its feminist rage.” —Maurene Goo, author of Somewhere Only We KnowMoxie meets the world of animation in this fresh, unputdownable novel about a teen girl determined to prove herself in the boys’ club of her dream industry no matter what it takes... -
O Menino no Espelho by Fernando Sabino
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Quando eu era menino, os mais velhos perguntavam: -Que é que você quer ser quando crescer? Hoje não perguntam mais. Se perguntassem, eu diria que quero ser menino." Como nesse pequeno conto, Fernando Sabino conta sobre sua infancia no livro "O menino no espelho"... -
The Perfect Man by Jenny Markas
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new tween romantic comedy. Teen queen Hilary Duff plays matchmaker for her single mom, Heather Locklear -- and meets her own match along the way! Holly doesn’t believe in love, but her mom Jean is a helpless romantic searching for the perfect man. Whenever Jean gets dumped, she picks up her family and moves to a new town... -
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... -
Ida sierpniowa by Małgorzata Musierowicz
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPowieść o brzydkiej, chudej, rudej i nieszczęśliwie zakochanej dziewczynie. Idusia Borejko ucieka z rodzinnych wakacji nad jeziorem i, by nie umrzeć z głodu, zatrudnia się jako dama do towarzystwa u starszego pana, który ma wnuka przecudnej urody... -
Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBen Brantley of the New York Times summed up the critical reaction to Diana Son's play Stop Kiss when he stated that it "generated the warmest advance word of mouth of any downtown production this season" and heralded it as a Barefoot in the Park for a new generation... -
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... -
Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding love is simple with the One True Love Plan. If only life were as easy as your sisters. Abby's heard that one before. And it's true. Shelby and Kait aren't exactly prim and proper. Abby is determined not to follow in their footsteps, so she has created the One True Love Plan. The most important part of the plan is Rule #1: Find Someone New... -
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Crush: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love by Gary Paulsen
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReaders met the comical Kevin in Liar, Liar and Flat Broke . Kevin gets serious about Tina Zabinski, the Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Finally, finally, he's worked up his courage—he's going to ask her out... -
The Crushes by Pamela Wells
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe girls from The Heartbreakers are back, and this time, they're looking to fall in love. Raven behaves as if it's okay for her to be applying the code to just anyone, but (not surprisingly), she finds it works best when directed at her kinda-sorta actual boyfriend, whether she's ready to commit to him or not... -
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Kwiat kalafiora by Małgorzata Musierowicz
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsW Kwiecie kalafiora czytelnicy Jeżycjady po raz pierwszy spotykają rodzinę Borejków, której perypetie stają się odtąd jednym z najważniejszych elementów cyklu. Główną bohaterką jest Gabrysia Borejko, najstarsza z czterech sióstr, przeżywająca rozterki sercowe i problemy w szkole, koszykarka... -
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... -
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"... -
Mixed Messages by Jahnna N. Malcolm
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Okay...I will write a letter to Zephyr declaring my undying passion for him. I will tell him that I can't live another day without him. And I will beg him to be mine. Forever and ever." Jade has had a crush on Zephyr for as long as she can remember. Finally, with graduation just around the corner, her friends persuade her to take action by writing him a love letter... -
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
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... -
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet by Lara Deloza
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFresh out of rehab, teen star Morgan Carter is taking a step out of the spotlight. She just doesn't realize how big a step. Morgan's mom sends her to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to recover. Even with a makeunder, an assumed name, and a fake identity, Middle America is going to mean a serious lifestyle adjustment for this Hollywood starlet... -
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Love on Cue by Catherine Hapka
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen you have to sing your heart out, it's best to know how.... Maggie Tannery is a true theater girl and a total shoo-in for the lead in this year's school production of Romeo and Juliet. She's seriously psyched because it looks like her crush, Daniel, might be playing her Romeo both on- and offstage -- if all goes as planned... -
Party Games (Simon Romantic Comedies) by Whitney Lyles
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf only life were one big party. Sara would be looking forward to her sixteenth birthday, but thanks to her mom's party planning business, she's way too wrapped up in someone else's: spoiled socialite Dakota London's. Sara would much rather spend her summer hanging out with Ian, an up-and-coming guitar player and her new crush... -
Giving Up the V by Serena Robar
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpencer "Responsible" Davis is nowhere ready to "give up the V," as opposed to her hormonally crazed crew of friends, obsessed with the who-what-when-where-how of it all. "It" being . . . well, you get it. Even Spencer's male friends, who claim to have expertise in the matter, offer their services to help relieve her of that pesky letter, much to her embarrassment... -
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... -
License to Spill by Lisi Harrison
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree girls, two guys, five secret journals. The five most popular students at Noble High have secrets to hide; secrets they wrote down in their journals. Now one of their own exposes the private entries... When our parents were growing up they were encouraged to make mistakes. That's how they learned. But us? Our mistakes go viral. There is no delete button on the Internet... -
Vince and Joy by Lisa Jewell
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRemember falling in love for the first time? Remember thinking, This is The One? Remember life getting in the way? From adolescent snogging to apartment shares, relationships, career crises, and children, Vince & Joy is the unforgettable story of two lives lived separately but forever entwined...
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