Romance

Alsaid, Adi. Never Always Sometimes"Resolving to avoid high school clichâes, friends Dave and Julia maintain a list ofeverything they vow to never do, but he has already broken a rule by secretlypining for her, a situation complicated when Julia suddenly decides to break everyrule."

Ali, S. K. Love from A to Z"Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during springbreak and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths."E-book I Audio-book

Buxbaum, Julie. Hope and Other PunchlinesAbbi and Noah may not remember the events of 9/11, but it still changed theirlives. Upon discovering they are camp counselors at the same camp, they strike adeal to help with their 9/11 secret.E-book I Audio-book

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Bajpai, Nandini. Match Made in Mehendi"Simran "Simi" Sangha comes from a line of Indian matchmakers, so when sheaccidentally sets up her cousin with an aspiring lawyer her family thinks she hasthe gift, but when she tries her skills at school she upsets the high schoolhierarchy."E-book I Audio-book

for Teens

Goo, Maurene. I Believe in a Thing Called Love"A disaster in romance, high school senior Desi Lee decides to tackle her flirtingfailures by watching Korean television dramas, where the hapless heroine alwaysseems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode ten."E-book I Audio-book

Elston, Ashley. 10 Blind Dates"After an unexpected breakup, seventeen-year-old Sophie lets members of herlarge, eccentric extended family set her up on ten blind dates during Christmasvacation."E-book

De la Cruz, Melissa. 29 Dates"Shipped off to a private school in San Francisco, where her traditional SouthKorean parents can set her up with a future husband to ensure her success,young photographer Ji-Su evaluates her dreams and the attentions of two verydifferent boys."E-book

Dessen, Sarah. Once and For All"Cynical about happy endings, Louna, the daughter of a wedding planner, initallyholds Ambrose at arm's length, but Ambrose has finally found someone to savehim from his serial dating ways, and he's not about be discouraged."E-book I Audio-book

Choi, Mary H. K., Permanent Record"Nineteen-year-old Pablo Neruda Rind is working in an upscale health food storein New York City when pop star Leanna Smart rushes in and turns his life upside-down."E-book I Audio-book

Culli, Lindsey Roth. Say Yes Summer"Graduating at the top of her class after years of following the rules, Rachelmakes plans for a summer of saying yes to new experiences before big mistakes,rekindled friendships and romance take her in unexpected directions."

Grandison, Whitney D. A Love Hate Thing"When her parents take in a troubled teen boy, Nandy Smith worries how it willaffect her hard-won reputation in Pacific Hills."E-book I Audio-book

Kuhn, Sarah. I Love You So Mochi"Eagerly visiting her estranged grandparents in Japan to distance herself from themother who disapproves of her fashion ambitions, a talented young designerimmerses herself in Kyoto's markets and cherry blossom festival and bonds with acute med student while uncovering illuminating family secrets."E-book I Audio-book

Masood, Syed M. More Than Just a Pretty Face"When self-proclaimed 'not very bright' nineteen-year-old Danyal Jilani is chosenfor a prestigious academic contest, he hopes to impress a potential arrangedmarriage match, only to begin falling for the girl helping him study instead."E-book

Kenneally, Miranda. Four Days of You and Me"From their freshman year visit to an escape room through a senior adventurein London, Lulu and Alex's relationship develops from sworn enemies to truelove, the biggest trip of all."E-book

Hall, Sandy. A Little Something DifferentLea and Gabe are just two college students who live in the same dorm and are inthe same creative writing class. Are they in love? Well, everybody has their ownopinion.

Gregorio, I. W. This Is My Brain in Love"Rising high school juniors Jocelyn Wu and Will Domenici fall in love while tryingto save the Wu family restaurant, A-Plus Chinese Garden."E-book I Audio-book

Kann, Claire. If It Makes You HappyWinnie's last summer before college takes a turn when she unexpectedly wins alocal pageant. Now she has to balance community engagements along withfriends, new romance, and her summer job.

Han, Jenny. To All the Boys I've Loved Before"Keeping private love letters written to five secret crushes she has had, Lara JeanSong finds her personal life going from imaginary to out of control when the lettersare unexpectedly mailed."E-book I Audio-book

Niven, Jennifer. Holding Up the Universe"A boy with face blindness and a girl who struggles with weight fall in love."E-book I Audio-book

Moreno, Nina. Don't Date Rosa Santos"Rosa Santos, a Cuban American, works to save her Florida town, seeksadmittance to study abroad in her homeland, and wonders if love can break herfamily's curse."E-book

Menon, Sandhya. Of Curses and Kisses"For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. When theloathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya's littlesister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge."E-book

Mlynowski, Sarah. Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe"Anticipating a disastrous stretch at summer camp in the aftermath of a breakup,counselor Sam unexpectedly falls head over heels for the camp’s sailinginstructor, Gavin, who invites her to join him for starlit canoe rides."E-book I Audio-book

Reynolds, Justin A. Opposite of Always Jack finds himself repeating the same months over and over again until he canget it right with Kate.E-book I Audio-book

Stone, Nic. JackpotRico thinks her luck has changed after selling a winning lottery ticket. The onlyproblem is she has to find the winner first and only Zan can help.E-book I Audio-book

Menon, Sandhya. When Dimple Met Rishi"When Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel meet at a Stanford University summerprogram, Dimple is avoiding her parents' obsession with "marriage prospects" butRishi hopes to woo her into accepting arranged marriage with him."E-book I Audio-book

Zoboi, Ibi. PrideAfro-Latina American Zuri Benitez is proud of her family, her Bushwickneighborhood and her roots. When a new family, the Darcy’s, move into a newlybuilt mini mansion across the street, not only does Zuri’s neighborhood start tochange, but her life in general thanks to one Darius Darcy.E-book I Audio-book

West, Kasie. P.S. I Like You"When aspiring songwriter Lily Abbott finds love letters left to her in chemistryclass, she hopes they are from her crush Lucas, but when she finds out who theyare really from, she is unsure about how to respond."E-book

Tash, Sarvenaz. A Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love"Graham Posner is trying to get his best friend, Roxana, to fall in love with him byplanning the perfect weekend for her at Comic-Con."

Book descriptions in quotes are taken directly fromthe library catalog or the database Novelist.

Those without were written by the compiler of this list.

This list was compiled July 2020 and updated October 2020 by UPL Teen Services Librarian Amanda Borgia

Tamani, Liara. All the Things We Never Knew"Carli and Rex have an immediate connection, an understanding that must meanfirst love, but family secrets, disappointments--and basketball, which holds centerstage in both their lives--all create complications."E-book

Yoon, Nicola. Everything, Everything"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When anew family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance thatchallenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diaryentries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more."E-book I Audio-book

Yoon, David. Frankly in Love"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would neverapprove of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understoodlove--or himself--at all".E-book I Audio-book