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Romance for Teens

Love is hard... but reading about it isn't! The following romantic titles explore the joys and perils of falling in love. These books are sweet, charming and easy to dive into.

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  • At Camp Outland, a camp for LGBTQ+ teens, 16-year-old Randall "Del" Kapplehoff's plan to have Hudson Aaronson-Lim fall in love with him succeeds, but both are hiding their true selves.
    Book, 2020New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020 — YA FICTION ROSEN
  • The Tech sisters don't date in high school. Not because they're not asked. Not because they're not interested. Not even because no one can pronounce their long, Thai last name—hence the shortened, awkward moniker. But simply because they're not…
    Book, 2020Parker, CO : Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing LLC, 2020 — YA FICTION DUNN
  • Forced to spend every other weekend in the same apartment building, the boy who thinks forgiveness makes him weak and the girl who thinks love is for fools begin an unlikely friendship. The weekends he dreaded and she endured quickly become the best…
    Book, 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Inkyard Press, [2020] — YA FICTION JOHNSON
  • A lovesick teenager schemes to win the heart of her crush at her amusement park summer job, all while dressed as a hot dog.
    Book, 2019New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] — YA FICTION DUGAN
  • Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during spring break and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths.
    Book, 2019New York : Salaam Reads, [2019] — YA FICTION ALI
  • When self-proclaimed "not very bright" 19-year-old Danyal Jilani is chosen for a prestigious academic contest, he hopes to impress a potential arranged marriage match, only to begin falling for the girl helping him study instead.
    Book, 2020New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020 — YA FICTION MASOOD
  • Vada's got a five year plan: secure a job at the Loud Lizard to learn from local legend (and her mom's boyfriend) Phil Josephs (check), take over Phil's music blog (double check), get accepted into Berkeley's prestigious music journalism program…
    Book, 2020New York : Wednesday Books, 2020 — YA FICTION HAHN
  • A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush. A Valentine's Day in the life of protagonist "A" in "Every Day". A return to the characters of "Two Boys Kissing". "19 Love Songs" delivers all of these stories and more.…
    Book, 2020New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020] — YA FICTION LEVITHAN
  • Seventeen-year-old Darcy Phillips, a bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates, is hired by the "hot" guy at school to help him get his ex back.
    Book, 2021New York : Wednesday Books, 2021 — YA FICTION GONZALES
  • Told from two viewpoints, teens Lucky, a very famous K-pop star, and Jack, a part-time paparazzo who is trying to find himself, fall for each other against the odds through the course of one stolen day.
    Book, 2019New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019 — YA FICTION GOO
  • Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming—mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly…
    Book, 2020New York : Wednesday Books, 2020 — YA FICTION LORD
  • Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her small, wealthy, and prom-obsessed midwestern high school, after all, her family is Black and rather poor, especially since her mother died. Instead she has concentrated on her grades…
    Book, 2020New York : Scholastic Press, 2020 — YA FICTION JOHNSON