Young Adult Romance Book List
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Geekerella by Ashley Poston – YA F POS
Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she watched with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first. |
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I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre – YA F DES
Emma is a die-hard romantic. She loves dreaming up the Gay Rom-Com of her heart for the film festival competition she and her friends enter. If only they’d listen to her ideas…Sophia is pragmatic. She’s big into boycotts, namely 1) relationships, 2) teen boys and their BO, and 3) Emma’s nauseating ideas. Forget starry-eyed romance. Sophia knows what will win: an artistic film with a message. Cue the drama. |
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The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss by Amy Noelle Parks – YA F PAR
Seventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has never been interested in dating. She’s been fully occupied by her love of mathematics and her frequent battles with anxiety. But with the help of her best friend and her therapist, Evie’s feeling braver. Maybe even courageous enough to enter a prestigious physics competition and to say yes to the new boy who’s been flirting with her. |
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There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon – YA F MEN
The Patels insist that Ashish date an Indian-American girl—under contract. Per subclause 1(a), he’ll be taking his date on “fun” excursions like visiting the Hindu temple and his eccentric Gita Auntie. Kill him now. How is this ever going to work? |
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The Selection by Kiera Kass – YA F KAS
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth, to live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. |
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Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton – YA F NOR
For weeks, Ezra has been working up the courage to invite Imogen to prom. The only problem is Imogen’s protective best friend, Wynonna Jones. Wynonna has blue hair, jams to ’80s rock, and has made a career out of tormenting Ezra for as long as he can remember. Then, on the night of a total solar eclipse, something strange happens to Ezra and Wynonna–and they wake up in each other’s bodies. |
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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon – YA F YOO
My disease is as rare as it is famous. It’s a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in fifteen years. But then, one day, a moving truck arrives—new next-door neighbors. |
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Paper Towns by John Green – YA F GRE
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. |
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Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June – YA F JUN
Jay’s family moves to Seattle, and he starts his senior year at a new high school with a thriving LGBTQIA+ community. Jay feels like he’s found where he truly belongs for the first time. But as Jay begins crossing items off his list, he’ll soon be torn between his heart and his hormones, his old friends and his new ones…because, after all, life and love don’t always go according to plan. |
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Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith – YA F MCS
On the first day of school, the new guy, Pony, and the cheerleader, Georgia, lock eyes. How is Pony supposed to stay stealth when he wants to get close to a girl like Georgia? How is Georgia supposed to keep her promise to not date until graduation when sparks start flying with a boy like Pony? |
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A Pho Love Story by Loan Le – YA F LOA
For years, the Mais and the Nguyens have been at odds, having owned competing, neighboring pho restaurants. Bao and Linh, who’ve avoided each other for most of their lives, both suspect that the feud stems from feelings much deeper than friendly competition. But then a chance encounter brings Linh and Bao in the same vicinity despite their best efforts, and sparks fly. |
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas – YA F THO
When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free. |
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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell – YA F ROW
Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her chaotic family life, mismatched clothes, and unruly red hair, she couldn’t stick out more if she tried. Park is the boy at the back of the bus. Black T-shirts, headphones, head in a book—he thinks he’s made himself invisible. But not to Eleanor…never to Eleanor. |
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To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han – YA F HAN
Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day, Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed. |
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Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann – YA F KAN
Alice had her whole summer planned. The only thing missing from her perfect plan? Her girlfriend (who ended things when Alice confessed she’s asexual). Alice is done with dating–no thank you, do not pass go, stick a fork in her, done. But then Alice meets Takumi, and she can’t stop thinking about him, or the rom-com grade romance feels she did not ask for. |
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If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – YA F RUS
Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. All she wants is to make friends and fit in like anyone else. But Amanda keeps a secret, and she’s determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can’t help but start to let him into her life. |