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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Teenage romance
Something Certain, Maybe is a powerful novel about first love,
friendships and embracing the uncertainty of an unknowable future,
from Sara Barnard, winner of the YA Book Prize. Rosie is ready for
her life to begin, because nothing says new life like going to
university. After years of waiting and working hard, she's finally
on the road that will secure her future. Except university turns
out to be not what she hoped or imagined, and although she's not
exactly unhappy - really - she might be a little bit worried that
she doesn't really like her course much. Or her flatmates. Or,
really . . . anything? But it's normal to be homesick (right?) and
everything will have settled in a month or two, and it's totally
fine that her friends seem so much happier than she is, and that
the doctors don't seem to know what's wrong with her mother. And
then she meets Jade, and everything starts to look a little
brighter. At least, it does if she's only looking at Jade. But is
first love enough when everything else is falling apart?
In the shadows of friendship, can love to illuminate the way?
Maryam, a 16-year-old girl from Cape Town, has always been the quiet
observer, content to let her vibrant best friend, Tauhier, take the
spotlight. But when Fuad, thecharismatic heartthrob of their friend
group, begins to notice her, Maryam findsherself caught in a whirlwind
of curiosity, fear, and excitement. Each interaction withFuad feels
like an insurmountable challenge—until Tauhier steps in to help.
Set against the backdrop of 1990s Cape Town, Maryam must navigate
thecomplexities of first love, cultural expectations, and her own
insecurities. As shegrapples with her feelings, she must decide if she
has the courage to let her heartlead the way, even if it means stepping
out of the shadows and into the light.
Welcome to the life of Taylor Blake: complicated crushes, awkward encounters and hoping for a first kiss! A hilarious and heartfelt new teen series that fans of Geek Girl and Jacqueline Wilson will love.
'A fresh, touching story for girls, with a great message' - Jacqueline Wilson
Taylor is determined to be in control of her own life story - and it's going to be a romance! So far her entire social life consists of her two best friends Star and Lucy, who are also a couple and always together, plus her sometimes embarrassing but always hilarious Grandma and Grandad. But Taylor writes for the school newspaper, she creates fan-fiction and she's even been asked to enter a competition by her English teacher - surely she can script the perfect love story for herself?
Her school is about to play host to some French exchange students. They'll be experts on this topic, Taylor reckons. After all, it must be called French kissing for a reason! The perfect first kiss is surely on the horizon. And Taylor can make it happen - can't she? This is Taylor's moment to LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE!
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XOXO
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Axie Oh
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Jenny's never had much time for boys, K-pop, or really anything
besides her dream of being a professional cellist. But when she
finds herself falling for a K-pop idol, she has to decide whether
their love is worth the risk. A modern forbidden romance wrapped in
the glamorous and exclusive world of K-pop, XOXO is perfect for
fans of Jenny Han and Maurene Goo. Jenny didn't get to be an
award-winning, classically trained cellist without choosing
practice over fun. That is, until the night she meets Jaewoo.
Mysterious, handsome, and just a little bit tormented, Jaewoo is
exactly the kind of distraction Jenny would normally avoid. And
yet, she finds herself pulled into spending an unforgettable
evening wandering Los Angeles with him on the night before his
flight home to South Korea. With Jaewoo an ocean away, there's no
use in dreaming of what could have been. But when Jenny and her
mother move to Seoul to take care of her ailing grandmother, who
does she meet at the elite arts academy she's just been accepted
to? Jaewoo. Finding the dreamy stranger who swept you off your feet
in your homeroom is one thing, but Jaewoo isn't just any student.
Turns out, Jaewoo is a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in
the world. And like most K-pop idols, Jaewoo is strictly forbidden
from dating anyone. When a relationship means not only jeopardizing
her place at her dream music school but also endangering everything
Jaewoo's worked for, Jenny has to decide once and for all just how
much she's willing to risk for love. XOXO is a new romance that
proves chasing your dreams doesn't have to mean sacrificing your
heart, from acclaimed author Axie Oh. Indigo Best Teen Books of
2021
When Jake Sheffield, a typical Christian teenager, awakens to
discover that he can hear the deepest spiritual needs of those
around him, the reality of the deep needs of the world hits him.
And the lives he touches, through the help of the Holy Spirit, will
never be the same. As his friends witness the power of sharing
Christ with others, they too begin the "hear" like Jake. "The Heart
Reader of Franklin High" is a moving, evangelistic challenge for
Christian teens.
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Ice Queen
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Felicia Farber
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New Moon
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Stephenie Meyer
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For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined.
Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning . . .
Passionate, riveting and deeply moving, New Moon, the compelling sequel to Twilight, irresistibly combines romance and suspense with a supernatural twist.
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home
and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of
existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very
little to distress or vex him.
Emmett knows he’s blessed. And because of that, he tries to give back:
from charity work to letting the often irritating Georgia sit at his
table at lunch, he knows it’s important to be nice. And recently, he’s
found a new way of giving back: matchmaking. He set up his best friend
Taylor with her new boyfriend and it’s gone perfectly. So when his
occasional friend-with-benefits Harrison starts saying he wants a
boyfriend (something Emmett definitely does NOT want to be), he decides
to try and find Harrison the perfect man at Highbury Academy.
Emmett’s childhood friend, Miles, thinks finding a boyfriend for a guy
you sleep with is a bad idea. But Miles is straight, and Emmett says
this is gay life – your friends, your lovers, your boyfriends – they
all come from the same very small pool. That’s why Emmett doesn’t date
– to keep things clean. He knows the human brain isn’t done developing
until twenty-five, so any relationship he enters into before then would
inevitably end in a breakup, in loss. And he’s seen what loss can do.
His mother died four years ago and his Dad hasn’t been the same since.
But the lines Emmett tries to draw are more porous than he thinks, and
as he tries to find Harrison the perfect match, he learns that gifted
as he may be, maybe he has no idea what he’s doing when it comes to
love.
Modern and very gay, with a charmingly conceited lead who is convinced
he knows it all, and the occasional reference to the classic movie
Clueless, Emmett brings you lush romance all while exploring the
complexities of queer culture—where your lovers and friends are
sometimes the same person, but the person you fall in love with might
be a total surprise.
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