Love & Romance
Whether you like stories of sweet
romance, tragic love, teen drama, or
relationships gone wrong, there’s a book
for you! Starred (*) authors have other
books on these topics in addition to those
described here. Check them out!
Contemporary Romance
Colombia and into the U.S. When they
become separated, Marlon embarks on
an eye-opening search for his missing
love. (FIC Fra)
As Simple As Snow by Gregory
Galloway A mesmerizing story of a
young man's quest to unravel the puzzle
his missing girlfriend may (or may not)
have left behind. (FIC Gal)
Forever by Judy Blume* Katherine and
Michael, high school seniors, feel their
love is so strong it will last forever. (FIC
Blu)
Teenie by Christopher Grant
A new relationship threatens Martine’s
plans to escape Brooklyn and her strict
parents by getting into a high school
study-abroad program. (FIC Gra)
Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon
Seventeen-year-old Antonio and his
sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, find
their love tested when Antonio is
wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he
didn't commit. (FIC Buc)
Looking for Alaska by John Green*
A high school junior learns life lessons in
love, loyalty, friendship, literature, and
poetry, as well as the thrill of a first
girlfriend. Then a tragedy changes
everything. (FIC Gre)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by
Rachel Cohn* and David Levithan*
Nick and Norah have nothing in common
except for their taste in music. But a
chance encounter leads to an all-night
first date that could change both their
lives. (FIC Coh)
The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat
Friend by Kody Keplinger When 17
year old Bianca hooks up with a notorious
womanizer to distract herself from her
problems, she is surprised to find that
they have a lot in common. (FIC Kep)
What Kind of Love: The Diary of A
Pregnant Teenager by Sheila Cole
When a 15-year-old girl with a promising
future learns that she is pregnant, she
faces the most difficult decision of her
young life. (FIC Col)
Paradise Travel by Jorge Franco
Ramos Marlon Cruz and his girlfriend
Reina have smuggled themselves out of
Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie
Kinsella Emma arrives at work to find a
handsome stranger, and sparks fly. Then
she recognizes him…as the man to whom
she confessed all her secrets during a
turbulent airplane flight. (FIC Kin)
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan*
Paul's simple high-school life is confused
by his desire for another boy who seems
unattainable, until Paul's friends help him
find the courage to pursue him. (FIC Lev)
Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by
Morgan Matson After the death of
Amy's father, Amy and Roger set out on
a road trip across the US. Amidst many
detours, Amy comes to terms with her
grief and guilt. (FIC Mat)
Zazoo by Richard Moser One misty
morning, a young man on a bicycle
rides into Zazoo’s small French village
and asks a question, from which many
stories begin to unfold. A beautiful love
story within a love story. (FIC Mos)
What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know by
Sonya Sones* Popular Sophie’s
reputation plummets when she begins
dating a boy so unpopular at high school
that his name is slang for "loser." (FIC
Son)
Accidental Love by Gary Soto* After
unexpectedly falling in love with a
"nerdy" boy, a teen works to change her
life by transferring to another school,
changing her behavior, and losing weight.
(FIC Sot)
Tomorrow Wendy: A Love Story by
Shelley Stoehr Seventeen-year-old Cary
seems to have it all--gorgeous body, cool
boyfriend, wealthy family, and a great
sense of style, but she also has a serious
problem. (FIC Sto)
Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger* After
starting to publish a magazine in which
he writes his secret feelings about his
lonely life and his parents' divorce,
sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual
girl. (FIC Wit)
Historical Romance
The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins
The widow Merrick is struggling to
survive in New York City on the brink of
the Revolutionary War. She continues her
former husband's Tory printing press to
earn a living, when she encounters Jack ,
a past love, and now a Patriot and
member of the Sons of Liberty. (FIC Ble)
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
A Civil War soldier and a lonely woman
embark on parallel journeys of danger,
discovery, and love. (FIC Fra)
Ramona: A Story by Helen Hunt
Jackson Ramona lives a privileged life
on a ranch until her love for a Native
American man plunges her into the
tragedies and poverty of life among the
Indians.
(FIC Jac)
Ophelia: A Novel by Lisa Klein In a
story based on Shakespeare's Hamlet,
Ophelia tells of her life in the court at
Elsinore, her love for Prince Hamlet, and
her escape from the violence in Denmark.
(FIC Kle)
Peony in Love by Lisa See* In 17thcentury China, Peony dies for love and
returns as a ghost. (FIC See)
The Postman: A Novel by Antonio
Skarmeta The common postman Mario
desires the lovely Beatriz. This tale of
young love, ignited by the poetry of Pablo
Neruda, is set in Chile prior to the
Pinochet dictatorship (FIC Ska)
Shadowbrook: A Novel of Love, War,
and the Birth of America by Beverly
Swerling In 1754, Quentin Hale, a
gentleman-turned-scout, Cormac Shea, a
part-Irish, part-Indian woodsman, and
the beautiful Nicole Crane become pawns
in the British quest for territory at the
dawn of the American Revolution. (FIC
Swe)
Classics
A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa
May Alcott* Buried among Louisa May
Alcott’s papers for more than a century,
this story of dark love and passionate
obsession was written two years before
Little Women but was considered "too
sensational" to be published in the
authors lifetime. (FIC Alc)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen*
In early nineteenth-century England, a
spirited young woman copes with the
courtship of a snobbish gentleman and
the romances of her four sisters.
(FIC Aus)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte* A shy
governess, who wins the heart of her
employer, soon discovers he’s hiding a
terrible secret. (FIC Bro)
Short Stories
What They Found: Love on 145th Street
by Walter Dean Myers (FIC SC Mye)
A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories
About Love by Cynthia Rylant (FIC SC
Ryl)
How They Met, and Other Stories by
David Levithan
(FIC SC Lev)
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories
About Girls and the Boys in their Lives
by Sharon Flake (FIC SC Fla)
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