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Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Gideon always has a plan. His plans include running for class president, leading the yearbook committee, and having his choice of colleges. They do not include falling head over heels for his best friend and next-door neighbor, Kyle. It's a distraction. It's pointless, as Kyle is already dating the gorgeous and popular head cheerleader, Ruby. And Gideon doesn't know what to do. Kyle finally feels like he has a handle on life. He has a wonderful girlfriend,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
George seeks the quiet in the loud world around her when the past comes rushing back and sends her into the arms of a girl who brings hope and light into her otherwise dark life.
On the water, with everything hushed above and below, George is steady, silent. Then her estranged dad says he needs to talk, and George's past begins to wake up, looping around her ankles, trying to drag her under. George's best friend, Tess, is about to become a teen mom;...
Author
Series
MicroPowers novels volume 2
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Ryan wakes up to find his contractor dad building walls to turn their big old house into a duplex. The family that moves into the other side includes Bizzy Horvat, the pretty girl he has a crush on at school. Bizzy claims her mother is a witch with the power to curse people with clumsiness or, in Bizzy's case, astonishing beauty. When a bee gets caught in Bizzy's hair, Ryan acts so quickly and radically to save her from getting stung that he attracts...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Growing up across the street from each other, Scott and Cath have been best friends their entire lives. Cath would help Scott with his English homework, he would make her mix tapes (it's the 80's after all), and any fight they had would be forgotten over TV and cookies. But now they've graduated high school and Cath is off to college while Scott is at home pursuing his musical dreams. During their first year apart, Scott and Cath's letters help them...
Series
Condition called love (Manga) volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hotaru doesn't need a boyfriend. But an act of kindness to a classmate going through a breakup opens a door she never thought to step through, in and everything begins to change... A sweet new shojo romance manga from the creator of Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty! Hotaru is a 16-year-old high school first year who has always been ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have a lively life with her family and friends. So when she sees her schoolmate,...
26) Breathless
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Jennifer Niven, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, comes an unforgettable new novel about a sensitive girl ready to live her bravest life--sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all. Before: With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is focused on three things: college in the fall, become a famous author, and the ever-elusive possibility of sex. She doesn't even need to be in love--sex is all she's...
27) Lola at last
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story. Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola's summer plans, and her reputation truly sunk. (The boat was barely on fire, for the record--and all the partygoers were just fine.) Luckily, this disaster of a summer has another thing in store for her:...
Author
Series
Love at fourteen volume 10
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Even with Kazuki's impending move and Kanata's broken ankle, it seems as if the two mature students of Class 2-b are managing to take things in stride--but are they really? As they steel themselves for a new chapter in their relationship, Kazuki and Kanata are determined to weather the oncoming storm together..."-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"While their friends' romantic relationships deepen, Sawako feels Kazehaya pulling away. Will a big Christmas party bring the troubled couple back together, or will Kazehaya continue to hide his pain from the person who most wants to help him?" -- from publisher's web site.
Author
Series
Love at fourteen volume 5
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On the heels of the sports festival comes the biggest middle school event yet--the class trip! But before Kazuki and Kanata can worry about keeping up appearances in Kyoto, they'll have to ptheir exams. When Kazuki's math skills don't measure up to his--or Kanata's--model-student standards, though, the only person he can ask for help is ... Shiki-san?!"--Page 4 of cover.
Series
Condition called love (Manga) volume 4
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Hotaru and Hananoi-kun are officially dating now and it's time to go their first real date as a couple! Hotaru is still worried she's not cut out for romance, but little does she know, her new boyfriend is haunted by his own past, too ..."--Back cover
Author
Series
Love at fourteen volume 12
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It's Kazuki and Kanata's first ever Valentine's Day as a couple, though it's hard to celebrate with the shadow of Kazuki's departure looming over the festivities. To make matters worse, Kazuki suddenly suggests they take a break from their relationship! With the school year finally drawing to an end, the students of Class 2- b look toward what the future holds as the curtains close on their lives and love at fourteen."-- provided by publisher.
33) And they lived
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Chase Arthur is a hopeless romantic, but he's also struggling to figure out his gender identity and recover from an eating disorder. When Chase starts his freshman year of college, he has to navigate being away from home and missing his sister, finding his squad, and will have to learn to love--and be enough for--himself, while discovering what it means to truly live"--
Chase Arthur is a budding animator and hopeless romantic obsessed with Disney...
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 5
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Three teens chase their own version of the American Dream during the Roaring 20s in this YA remix of The Great Gatsby"--
New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the city's glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future -- and his life as a man -- and benefit his family. Nick rents a small house in West Egg from his...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Will Kaguya figure out what Miyuki wants for his birthday plus present him with a perfect cake? Is treasurer Yu flunking out of school and beyond help ... or can the one he fears most get him back on track? Then the romantic autumn moon-viewing festival leads to some stellar night moves. The student council plays a role-playing game in which at least one member doesn't get to play out their fantasy. Ai assumes an alter ego to prove she can get Miyuki...
Author
Series
Cooking with monsters volume 1
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Hana Ozawa is the newest face at the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat, a school that will teach her how to fight monsters AND how to turn them into delicious meals. Hana is a natural, but so are her classmates, and she struggles to keep up--she's gotta stand out, especially if she wants to impress the warrior chef who saved her life as a child. Throw in a crush on a formidable lady rival and a dash of multicultural cuisine, and this unique and...
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