Are you single and not ready to mingle? Are you tired of the typical YA romance tropes? Do you just want to read a good break-up story? Check out some of these unique, typical romance-defying YA reads for some bittersweet portrayals of love.
This diverse, contemporary realistic fiction novel, Frank Li struggles with his parent's expectations of who he can date and who he falls for. The novel t...Show more
This diverse, contemporary realistic fiction novel, Frank Li struggles with his parent's expectations of who he can date and who he falls for. The novel tracks the trajectory of Frank's dealings with high school relationships with heartfelt discussion of race and belonging.
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This diverse, contemporary realistic fiction novel, Frank Li struggles with his parent's expectations of who he can date and who he falls for. The novel t...Show more
This diverse, contemporary realistic fiction novel, Frank Li struggles with his parent's expectations of who he can date and who he falls for. The novel tracks the trajectory of Frank's dealings with high school relationships with heartfelt discussion of race and belonging.
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In this contemporary YA graphic novel, Tamaki explores the struggles teens face in high school relationships. This LGBTQ+ graphic novel touches on friendship issues, love, and finding yourself.
In this contemporary YA graphic novel, Tamaki explores the struggles teens face in high school relationships. This LGBTQ+ graphic novel touches on friendship issues, love, and finding yourself.
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In this contemporary YA graphic novel, Tamaki explores the struggles teens face in high school relationships. This LGBTQ+ graphic novel touches on friendship issues, love, and finding yourself.
In this contemporary YA graphic novel, Tamaki explores the struggles teens face in high school relationships. This LGBTQ+ graphic novel touches on friendship issues, love, and finding yourself.
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This YA fantasy novel is a trope-breaking, female-empowering story that follows a young woman who wakes up in the arms of a prince, with no memory of her ...Show more
This YA fantasy novel is a trope-breaking, female-empowering story that follows a young woman who wakes up in the arms of a prince, with no memory of her life before this point. Full of tension and mystery, this book will have you on the edge of your seat.
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This YA fantasy novel is a trope-breaking, female-empowering story that follows a young woman who wakes up in the arms of a prince, with no memory of her ...Show more
This YA fantasy novel is a trope-breaking, female-empowering story that follows a young woman who wakes up in the arms of a prince, with no memory of her life before this point. Full of tension and mystery, this book will have you on the edge of your seat.
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This contemporary realistic YA fiction will make you laugh and cry. It follows the story of Audrey, a young woman who falls unexpectedly into a new relati...Show more
This contemporary realistic YA fiction will make you laugh and cry. It follows the story of Audrey, a young woman who falls unexpectedly into a new relationship. But real love isn't like in the movies. Poignant and funny, this book shuns cliches and tackles the ups and downs of teen love.
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This contemporary realistic YA fiction will make you laugh and cry. It follows the story of Audrey, a young woman who falls unexpectedly into a new relati...Show more
This contemporary realistic YA fiction will make you laugh and cry. It follows the story of Audrey, a young woman who falls unexpectedly into a new relationship. But real love isn't like in the movies. Poignant and funny, this book shuns cliches and tackles the ups and downs of teen love.
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Told in a non-linear fashion, this illustrated novel tracks the break down of the relationship between 16-year-old Min Green and her boyfriend Ed Slaterto...Show more
Told in a non-linear fashion, this illustrated novel tracks the break down of the relationship between 16-year-old Min Green and her boyfriend Ed Slaterton. In letters and illustrations, Min cites the many reasons for their break-up and includes a “box” of souvenirs accumulated during their two-month romance.
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Told in a non-linear fashion, this illustrated novel tracks the break down of the relationship between 16-year-old Min Green and her boyfriend Ed Slaterto...Show more
Told in a non-linear fashion, this illustrated novel tracks the break down of the relationship between 16-year-old Min Green and her boyfriend Ed Slaterton. In letters and illustrations, Min cites the many reasons for their break-up and includes a “box” of souvenirs accumulated during their two-month romance.
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When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night--dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge--he fol...Show more
When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night--dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q.
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When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night--dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge--he fol...Show more
When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night--dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge--he follows her. Margo's always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she's always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and she has vanished. Always an enigma, Margo has now become a mystery. But there are clues. And they're for Q.
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After moving to Baltimore and enrolling in a private school, high school senior Beatrice befriends a quiet loner, Jonah, with a troubled family history. ...Show more
After moving to Baltimore and enrolling in a private school, high school senior Beatrice befriends a quiet loner, Jonah, with a troubled family history. Bea and Jonah’s relationship is platonic but intense, each recognizing the others’ intelligence they hide behind a robotic facade to get through high school.
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After moving to Baltimore and enrolling in a private school, high school senior Beatrice befriends a quiet loner, Jonah, with a troubled family history. ...Show more
After moving to Baltimore and enrolling in a private school, high school senior Beatrice befriends a quiet loner, Jonah, with a troubled family history. Bea and Jonah’s relationship is platonic but intense, each recognizing the others’ intelligence they hide behind a robotic facade to get through high school.
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