Teen Book Lists

"Two people search for connection in a big city." (description from catalog)

A romance about teens who devote themselves to granting other people's wishes, but are too afraid to let them selves have their own hearts' desires -- each other. -- Provided by publisher.

When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba. (description from catalog)

"Sisters Nidhi, Avani, Sirisha, and Rani experience romance and coming-of-age while working at their family's inn on Orcas Island." (description from catalog)

Connected by experiences only they understand, teens Hattie and Presley fall into a whirlwind romance, but when the unrelenting trauma that haunts them jeopardizes their relationship, they must find a way to overcome their losses without losing each other. Published from Catalog.

"Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way. - Provided from Catalog"

"A rom com about a gamer girl with a secret identity and the online bestie she's never met IRL--until she unwittingly transfers to his school"-- Provided by publisher.

Newly single when her boyfriend breaks up with her at the end of her senior year, Leila takes part in a high school tradition called the Last Chance Dance, which gives all the students one last opportunity to find love before graduation, and, matched with her four crushes, must figure out what--and who--she wants.

"Janna Yusuf and her friends are planning for her brother's nikah. But what started as a simple marriage ceremony is turning into the biggest event of the summer-and a chance for Janna to finally reveal her crush...or so she thinks" (description provided by publisher.)

The day the train fell in the lake, Cassie stopped believing in much of anything, despite growing up in a devout Catholic family. Then she set her mind to forgetting the strange boy named Elias who was with her when it happened. When Elias comes back to town after many years away, Cassie finds herself talked into sneaking out at night to follow him ghost-hunting--though she knows better than to believe they will find any spirits. Still, the more time she spends with Elias--with his questions, his rebelliousness, his imagination that is so much bigger than the box she has made for herself--the more Cassie thinks that even in a world that seems broken beyond repair, there just may be something worth believing in.-- Provided by publisher.

"Max and Jonah are trying to make sense of their lives when they are thrust into the COVID-19 quarantine. Max, who helps support her mom and is saving money for college, is determined to continue working as the world around her shuts down. While in the supermarket preparing an order, she meets Jonah and is intrigued by his quirky demeanor. When she delivers groceries to his neighbor, she sees Jonah watching her through the window and the two begin an online friendship that distracts them from the restrictions around them. Jonah, who is grieving for his mother and gets panic attacks, becomes infatuated with Max. When Max learns that a longtime customer of hers is in the hospital, she enlists Jonah's help to reunite her customer with an old flame. As the two make a plan, circumstances threaten the trust that they were slowly building." (description from School Library Journal)

"When the future of her family's masquerade band, Grandeur, nears the brink of collapse, Tess Crawford is forced to team up with popular social media influencer, Brandon Richards, the bane of her existence, in a desperate attempt to revive the company." Provided from Catalog

"It's been a year since Ellis was banished to the West Coast; a year of being cut off from her best friend and love, Easton Albrey. She's freshly graduated from high school when Easton's brother Tucker Albrey swoops back into Ellis's life and convinces her to return to their small town in Indiana for his mother's 50th birthday bash. Going back means facing the heartache and betrayal that obliterated her life last summer and Ellis isn't sure she'll survive it. " (description from School Library Journal)

Atlas has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad’s favorite places in the world. As she sheds the lies she’s built up as walls to protect herself, she realizes that four strangers might know her better than anyone has before. And with the end of the trail racing to meet them, Maps is left counting down the days until she returns to her old life—without her new family, and without King, who’s become more than just a friend. (Description from NoveList)

The story of how a cynic and a hopeless romantic become friends, fall in love, and break up unfolds from their different perspectives.

As he attempts to fulfil a list left behind by his deceased best friend, nineteen-year-old Case meets eighteen-year-old Winnie, a hardworking ranch hand with aspirations of her own, and together they embark on an unexpected journey as they chase down their rodeo dreams.--Provided by catalog

"Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent"-- Provided by publisher.

"Grace Welles is stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida. With a single aim of a slingshot, she accidentally saves new kid Wade Scholfield from being beat up. With Wade, Grace discovers a new way to exist. School rules are optional, life is bizarrely perfect, and conversations about wormholes can lead to make-out sessions that disrupt any logical stream of thoughts. What are her options when she finally realizes that 1) The universe doesn't revolve around her, and 2) Wade has been hiding a dark secret. Is Grace the only person unhinged enough to save him?" (description adapted from jacket)

"After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California." (description from catalog)

With the help of her cousin and their friends, Danna scours the city, searching for her grandfather's favorite foods and hoping the remembered flavors will bring back his memories. (description from catalog)

After being magically gifted with incredible luck, sixteen-year-old Jude discovers this gift just may be a curse when it comes to love. - Provided from Catalog.

When seventeen-year-old Jimena realizes she is undocumented, she decides the best path forward is to find an American to marry her.--Provided by catalog

"By day, Emilia is a field hockey star with a popular boyfriend and a mother obsessed with her academic future. By night, she's kicking virtual butt as the only female member of a highly competitive eSports team. Emilia has mastered the art of keeping her two worlds thriving, which hinges on them staying completely separate. When a major eSports tournament comes to her city, Emilia is determined to prove herself to the male-dominated gaming community. Her perfectly balanced life is thrown for a loop when Jake, a member of a rival team, recognizes her. He's had a crush on Emilia since he met her at an arcade. Will the pressures from their teams, and their nongaming worlds, pull them apart?" (description from publisher)

Finn, who has always been in love with Autumn, wants to prove he should be the man by her side but soon discovers fate can be cruel to those in love.--Provided by catalog

"A very special Heartstopper story set over a challenging holiday season... Reuniting Tori Spring, her little brother Charlie, and Charlie's boyfriend Nick, this novella sees the Spring siblings brave a particularly difficult festive season"-- Provided by publisher.

When Anna's father sends her to an American boarding school in Paris for her senior year of high school, she reluctantly goes, and meets a boy who becomes her best friend, in spite of the fact that they both want something more.

"Secretly hooking up with popular cheerleader Karla Ortega, who repeatedly snubs him in public, multicultural geek and nerd club member Cameron Carson meets Mackenzie Briggs, who isn't afraid to be herself, and unexpectedly bonds with this girl who accepts him for who he is" (description from publisher)

Being consummate fans of the Simon Snow series helped Cath and her twin sister, Wren, cope as little girls whose mother left them, but now, as they start college but not as roommates, Cath fears she is unready to live without Wren holding her hand--and without her passion for Snow. (description from Novelist)

"Johnny Kavanagh is the definition of popular...But what people don't know is that he has been dealing with a painful injury that could halt the magnificent trajectory of his career...Shannon Lynch has been bullied all her life. She is shy and would rather hide herself away to make it through school. But when she arrives at Tommen College for a fresh start, she meets the notorious Johnny Kavanagh on her first day...What follows is a complicated friendship that turns into undeniable chemistry. It seems that Shannon won't be able to hold onto the anonymous status she once hoped for. But maybe that's alright"-- Provided by publisher.

"Stripped of his beloved number 13 jersey, Johnny Kavanagh, whose first love was always rugby until a devastating injury, sets his sights on unraveling the mystery of Shannon Lynch, who was traumatized beyond repair after her return to Dublin and haunts his every waking hour"-- Provided by publisher.

When her boyfriend excludes her from participating in a roleplaying game, high school senior Hollie joins an all-girls group where an in-game romance has the potential to be more than just pretend.

When a school-wide personality test reunites Nova with Sam - and reveals they are each other's top matches - they begin to remember why they were such close friends all those years before and why a romantic relationship between them would never work out - or so they think. Published from Catalog.

While on a cross-country RV trip with her family, aspiring video game animator Norah reunites with an old friend, prepares for her college interview, and encounters unexpected romance and revelations.