Romance!

I figure you're already familiar with a lot of the series books, such as Sweet Dreams and Sweet Valley High/University, so you won't find those here. What you will find are some humorous love stories, some true romances, and a few tragic romances. Again, some of these books will appeal more to younger teens while others are written with older teens in mind.

Title Of Book Author Call Number

Summer Boys Hailey Abbott TEEN PPB ABBOTT

It's summer. It's hot. And it's time to hook up. Cousins Ella, Beth, and Jamie are at their family's beach house for the summer, and they're gearing up for the wildest time of their lives. Sassy Ella is majorly crushing on a sexy older boy--who just happens to be her sister's new boyfriend. Meanwhile, practical Beth is surprised when she finds herself falling for her best friend George. And shy, creative Jamie gets her heart broken when her summer love abandons her. Three girls, too many boys, and some seriously stormy romances...it all adds up to one unforgettable summer. (Sequel: Next Summer)

Catherine and the Pirate Karen Hawkins TEEN PPB AVON

Catherine Markham falls in love with the pirate who escorts her on a dangerous voyage from Boston to Savannah. (If you enjoy this book, check out the other Avon True Romance books at the same call number. Some are by Meg Cabot.)

Dream Factory Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler TEEN BARKLEY

Alternating chapters present the view points of two teenagers who find summer employment as costumed cartoon characters at Disney World and try to resist falling in love.

Squashed Joan Bauer TEEN BAUER

Sixteen-year-old Ellie pursues two goals--growing the biggest pumpkin in Iowa and losing twenty pounds, strengthens her relationship with her father, and meets a young man with interests similar to her own.

Dangerous Angels
(Five novels in one volume) Francesca Lia Block TEEN BLOCK

Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop, collected into one book. The "Witch Baby" novels are full of quirky characters who form various kinds of loving relationships. (The library owns most of these novels in single editions, too.)

Forever Judy Blume TEEN BLUME

Two high school seniors believe their love to be so strong that it will last forever. One of Judy Blume's most controversial books, due to its frank depiction of a teen love affair.

Princess Diaries Meg Cabot TEEN CABOT

Fourteen-year-old Mia is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia and that she is heir to the throne. Complicating matters is her crush on the handsomest boy in school. (There are several sequels.)

Honey, Baby, Sweetheart Deb Caletti TEEN CALETTI

In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love and in the process learn many things about "the real ties that bind" people to one another. (By the same author: The Nature of Jade, Wild Roses)

Shadowland Jenny Carroll TEEN PPB CARROLL

Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator, one who communicates with the dead. She also happens to be in love with Jesse, a nineteenth-century ghost. This is the first book in a series. You know the author better as Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diaries series.

Truth or Dairy Catherine Clark TEEN PPB CLARK

Courtney Von Dragen Smith swears off guys on the first mega-negative page of her journal the day after her boyfriend breaks up with her because he's heading off to college. But are her unexpected drafting into the student government and her job at the Truth or Diary cafe enough to keep her busy, or will a guy named Grant ("like-the-lake") Superior shatter her intentions? (Sequel: Wurst Case Scenario)

Truth or Dairy Susan Colasanti TEEN COLASANTI

A week in the life of three love-challenged teens: Rhiannon's been dumped and wants her boyfriend back, Nicole's got a boyfriend and her eye on someone else, and James just wishes that Rhiannon would stop mooning about the guy she doesn't have and realize he's standing there waiting for her. Love's not easy!

Crush Ellen Conford TEEN CONFORD

A series of nine romantic episodes in the lives of B.J. and other students at Cutter's Forge High as they plan for the Valentine's Day Sweetheart Stomp.

For All Time Caroline Cooney TEEN COONEY

Annie, a teenager in 1999, tries to travel back in time to join her lost love Strat in Egypt in 1899, but instead she ends up in ancient Egypt and in great danger. (Forth in a series)

Girl Who Invented Romance Caroline Cooney TEEN COONEY

While waiting for her first big romance and observing the sometimes rocky love affairs of her parents and brother, sixteen-year-old Kelly develops a board game called Romance.

Fifteen Love Robert Corbet TEEN CORBET

Mia, a violist, and Will, a tennis player, each relate their feelings about each other, school, friends, and family troubles as they struggle to understand the opposite sex and to survive being fifteen.

Seventeenth Summer Maureen Daly TEEN DALY

A classic teenage love story follows the summertime romance of a college-bound girl and her boyfriend, who share moonlit sailboat rides, grueling introductions to parents, and the pain of separation. Written in 1942 and still popular today.

Jason and Kyra Dana Davidson TEEN PPB DAVIDSON

Jason is a basketball star and one of the most popular guys in school. Top student Kyra is anything but popular. When a class project throws them together, they end up in an unlikely romance. But Jason's now ex-girlfriend isn't going to take that lying down.

Someone Like You Sarah Dessen TEEN DESSEN

Halley's junior year of high school includes the death of her best friend Scarlett's boyfriend, the discovery that Scarlett is pregnant, and Halley's own first serious relationship. (If you enjoy this book, you'll want to read Dessen's other books, too!)

Romeo's Ex Lisa FiedLer TEEN FIEDLER

In a story based on the Shakespeare play, sixteen-year-old Rosaline, who is studying to be a healer, becomes romantically entangled with the Montague family even as her beloved young cousin, Juliet Capulet, defies the family feud to secretly marry Romeo.

Who Am I Without You? Sharon Flake TEEN FLAKE

Short stories about girls and the boys in their lives.

Annie on My Mind Nancy Garden TEEN PPB GARDEN

Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after a disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people.

The Luxe Anna Godbersen TEEN GODBERSEN

In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.

First Kisses #1: Trust Me Rachel Hawthorne TEEN PPB HAWTHORNE

The First Kisses series books are about exactly that: young teenage girls and their first kisses. In this book, Jess Kane and her enemy Sean are paired as Counselors in Training. They have to spend an entire week together playing trust games. Trust Sean? Never! Even if he does have gorgeous blue eyes and a great smile.

Anything But Ordinary Valerie Hobbs TEEN HOBBS

Bernie and Winifred have been in love since they were fourteen, but when Winifred goes away to college in California and Bernie stays in New Jersey things change for the two of them, and each must try to forge an identity separate from the other.

The Raging Quiet Sherryl Jordan TEEN JORDAN

Sixteen-year-old Marnie is widowed shortly after her marriage, and the villagers think she's to blame. Their suspicions get even stronger when she befriends Raven, who she discovers is deaf, not crazy. When their relationship develops into love, they are really in danger.

Someone Like Summer M.E. Kerr TEEN KERR

An upper-middle-class white girl from Long Island and an immigrant worker from Colombia fall in love despite objections from both their families and their community.

My Most Excellent Year Steve Kluger TEEN KLUGER

T.C. is in love with Alé Alé is determined not to fall in love with T.C., and Augie is surprised (though nobody else is) to discover that he's gay and falling in love with Andy. And all three are falling in love with a deaf six-year-old orphan with a thing for Mary Poppins. The three teens tell their stories in diary entries, emails, chat room conversations, and IMs.

Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause TEEN KLAUSE

Vivian, a beautiful teenage werewolf, must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom after she falls for a human boy. A very passionate book for older readers.

Son of the Mob Gordon Korman TEEN KORMAN

Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. (Sequel: Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle)

Keturah and Lord Death Martine Leavitt TEEN LEAVITT

When Lord Death comes to claim sixteen-year-old Keturah while she is lost in the King's Forest, she charms him with her story and is granted a twenty-four hour reprieve in which to seek her one true love.

How They Met & Other Stories David Levithan TEEN LEVITHAN

A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.

Extreme Elvin Chris Lynch TEEN LYNCH

Among Elvin's problems are hemorrhoids, a scare with an STD, a wise-cracking mother, and oh yes...first love. A wildly funny book for those with a slightly strange sense of humor.

Sloppy Firsts Megan McCafferty TEEN McCAFFERTY

It's not bad enough that Jessica has to deal with the loss of her best friend and cliques at school. One of the school druggies thinks he's in love with her. The question is, how does she feel about that? This book and its sequels are recommended for older teens.(Second Helpings is in the Teen Room, the next two are in Adult Fiction.)

I'll Be Seeing You Lurlene McDaniel TEEN PPB McDANIEL

Carley and Kyle become friends as Kyle tries to get through his depression over an accident that resulted in blinding him. He may never get his sight back. Carley is torn between wanting the best for Kyle and fearing that if he sees her deformed face, he'll turn away from her forever.

Beauty and/or Rose Daughter Robin McKinley TEEN McKINLEY

Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast. (Rose Daughter is the same story, told with more depth.)

The Year My Life Went Down the Loo Katie Maxwell TEEN PPB MAXWELL

Sixteen-year-old Emily's attempts to deal with her family's move to England are detailed in this story told in emails to her friend back in Seattle. Adjusting to life in England (including a private school, complete with uniforms and a ban on makeup, cell phones, and PDA's) has its ups and downs, as does her crush on the handsomest boy in school.

Frogs and French Kisses Sarah Mlynowski TEEN MLYNOWSKI

Love spells run amok in New York City when high school freshman Rachel asks her younger sister, who is a witch, for magical help in winning the affection of heartthrob Raf Kosravi. Rachel has finally come to terms with the outrageously unfair fact that her younger sister, Miri, has inherited magical powers from their mom. But now the whole witchcraft thing is spiraling out of control. Mom is a magicaholic, Miri's on a Save the World kick, and the one teeny tiny love spell that Rachel begged for has gone embarrassingly, horribly wrong. Suddenly, the fate of everything is in Rachel's hands. Her family. The world. Senior prom.

Sirena Donna Jo Napoli TEEN NAPOLI

The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality creates great conflict between love and honor when he is called to defend Greece in the Trojan War.

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Fronted Snogging Louise Rennison TEEN RENNISON

The humorous journal of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. (First in a series.)

Vampire Kisses Ellen Schreiber TEEN SCHREIBER

Sixteen-year-old Raven, an outcast who always wears black and hopes to become a vampire some day, falls in love with the mysterious new boy in town, eager to find out if he can make her dreams come true. (First in a series.)

Bloom Elizabeth Scott TEEN PPB SCOTT

Lauren's boyfriend, Dave, is loyal and gorgeous. But is he really the right guy for her? When Evan Kirkland comes to town, suddenly Lauren isn't so sure anymore.

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare TEEN PPB SHAKESPEARE

The classic love story between two teens whose families are involved in a blood feud. (After you read the book, see the Claire Danes and Leonardo Decaprio movie version!)

What My Mother Doesn't Know Sonya Sones TEEN SONES

Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right. This is a novel told in free verse. (Sequel: What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know.)

Stargirl Jerry Spinelli TEEN SPINELLI

An eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School and (especially) Leo Borlock forever. (Sequel: Love, Stargirl

Girl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date Todd Strasser TEEN STRASSER

When Brad asks someone else to the senior prom, Nicole resorts to a desperate measure--she decides to make her next-door neighbor over into a dream date. (The recent movie "Drive Me Crazy" was based on this book.)

Fruits Basket Natsuke Takaya TEEN 741.5 TAKAYA

Tohru Honda is an orphan who finds a home with the Sohma family in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret. When hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal! (This is a graphic novel manga series.)

If We Kiss Rachel Vail TEEN VAIL

Fourteen-year-old Charlie feels guilty because she has a crush on her best friend's boyfriend, and her loyalties become even more confused when she discovers that her mother is dating the boyfriend's father.
Gossip Girl (series) Cecily von Ziegesar TEEN VON ZIEGESAR

The Gossip Girl series presents a world of jealousy and betrayal at an exclusive private school in Manhattan. Recommended for older teens.

My Angelica Carol Lynch Williams TEEN WILLIAMS

Fifteen-year-old Sage is determined to enter her historical romance novel to the school creative writing contest, but her friend and would-be boyfriend George thinks that it is awful and tries to stop her. The excerpts from Sage's novel are hysterical (to everyone but Sage!)

Girls in Love Jacqueline Wilson TEEN WILSON

Ellie�s starting ninth grade and she�s got some very definite goals. She�ll stay best friends with Magda and Nadine. She�ll go on a diet and stick to it. She�ll get a glamorous hairstyle. And she�ll get a boyfriend. Even if she has to settle for one who likes her more than she likes him. Any guy will do, right?

Hard Love Ellen Wittlinger TEEN/TEEN PPB WITTLINGER

John, who thinks he is immune to emotion, discovers he's not when he falls for Marisol, a self-proclaimed "Puerto Rican Cuban American, rich, spoiled, lesbian, private-school gifted-and-talented writer virgin." (Sequel: Love & Lies: Marisol's Story. I also suggest Wittlinger's Razzle and Heart on My Sleeve. )

Lombardo's Law Ellen Wittlinger TEEN PPB WITTLINGER

A fifteen-year-old girl and her new thirteen-year-old male neighbor find their friendship deepening into a romance as they work on writing and filming a screenplay together.

If You Come Softly Jacqueline Woodson TEEN WOODSON

Fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions. (If you enjoy this book, you might want to read the sequel, Behind You.)

Sorcery or Cecilia Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer TEEN WREDE

In 1817 in England, two young cousins, Cecilia living in the country and Kate in London, write letters to keep each other informed of their exploits, which take a sinister turn when they find themselves confronted by evil wizards. As much romance in this one as there is sorcery!

Sweethearts Sara Zarr TEEN SWEETHEARTS

Jennifer lost her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine. Eight years later, Jennifer has transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil.

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Updated January 2009

Title Of Book	Author	Call Number
Summer Boys	Hailey Abbott	TEEN PPB ABBOTT
It's summer. It's hot. And it's time to hook up. Cousins Ella, Beth, and Jamie are at their family's beach house for the summer, and they're gearing up for the wildest time of their lives. Sassy Ella is majorly crushing on a sexy older boy--who just happens to be her sister's new boyfriend. Meanwhile, practical Beth is surprised when she finds herself falling for her best friend George. And shy, creative Jamie gets her heart broken when her summer love abandons her. Three girls, too many boys, and some seriously stormy romances...it all adds up to one unforgettable summer. (Sequel: Next Summer)
Catherine and the Pirate	Karen Hawkins	TEEN PPB AVON
Catherine Markham falls in love with the pirate who escorts her on a dangerous voyage from Boston to Savannah. (If you enjoy this book, check out the other Avon True Romance books at the same call number. Some are by Meg Cabot.)
Dream Factory	Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler	TEEN BARKLEY
Alternating chapters present the view points of two teenagers who find summer employment as costumed cartoon characters at Disney World and try to resist falling in love.
Squashed	Joan Bauer	TEEN BAUER
Sixteen-year-old Ellie pursues two goals--growing the biggest pumpkin in Iowa and losing twenty pounds, strengthens her relationship with her father, and meets a young man with interests similar to her own.
Dangerous Angels (Five novels in one volume)	Francesca Lia Block	TEEN BLOCK
Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop, collected into one book. The "Witch Baby" novels are full of quirky characters who form various kinds of loving relationships. (The library owns most of these novels in single editions, too.)
Forever	Judy Blume	TEEN BLUME
Two high school seniors believe their love to be so strong that it will last forever. One of Judy Blume's most controversial books, due to its frank depiction of a teen love affair.
Princess Diaries	Meg Cabot	TEEN CABOT
Fourteen-year-old Mia is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia and that she is heir to the throne. Complicating matters is her crush on the handsomest boy in school. (There are several sequels.)
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart	Deb Caletti	TEEN CALETTI
In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love and in the process learn many things about "the real ties that bind" people to one another. (By the same author: The Nature of Jade, Wild Roses)
Shadowland	Jenny Carroll	TEEN PPB CARROLL
Sixteen-year-old Susannah Simon is a mediator, one who communicates with the dead. She also happens to be in love with Jesse, a nineteenth-century ghost. This is the first book in a series. You know the author better as Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diaries series.
Truth or Dairy	Catherine Clark	TEEN PPB CLARK
Courtney Von Dragen Smith swears off guys on the first mega-negative page of her journal the day after her boyfriend breaks up with her because he's heading off to college. But are her unexpected drafting into the student government and her job at the Truth or Diary cafe enough to keep her busy, or will a guy named Grant ("like-the-lake") Superior shatter her intentions? (Sequel: Wurst Case Scenario)
Truth or Dairy	Susan Colasanti	TEEN COLASANTI
A week in the life of three love-challenged teens: Rhiannon's been dumped and wants her boyfriend back, Nicole's got a boyfriend and her eye on someone else, and James just wishes that Rhiannon would stop mooning about the guy she doesn't have and realize he's standing there waiting for her. Love's not easy!
Crush	Ellen Conford	TEEN CONFORD
A series of nine romantic episodes in the lives of B.J. and other students at Cutter's Forge High as they plan for the Valentine's Day Sweetheart Stomp.
For All Time	Caroline Cooney	TEEN COONEY
Annie, a teenager in 1999, tries to travel back in time to join her lost love Strat in Egypt in 1899, but instead she ends up in ancient Egypt and in great danger. (Forth in a series)
Girl Who Invented Romance	Caroline Cooney	TEEN COONEY
While waiting for her first big romance and observing the sometimes rocky love affairs of her parents and brother, sixteen-year-old Kelly develops a board game called Romance.
Fifteen Love	Robert Corbet	TEEN CORBET
Mia, a violist, and Will, a tennis player, each relate their feelings about each other, school, friends, and family troubles as they struggle to understand the opposite sex and to survive being fifteen.
Seventeenth Summer	Maureen Daly	TEEN DALY
A classic teenage love story follows the summertime romance of a college-bound girl and her boyfriend, who share moonlit sailboat rides, grueling introductions to parents, and the pain of separation. Written in 1942 and still popular today.
Jason and Kyra	Dana Davidson	TEEN PPB DAVIDSON
Jason is a basketball star and one of the most popular guys in school. Top student Kyra is anything but popular. When a class project throws them together, they end up in an unlikely romance. But Jason's now ex-girlfriend isn't going to take that lying down.
Someone Like You	Sarah Dessen	TEEN DESSEN
Halley's junior year of high school includes the death of her best friend Scarlett's boyfriend, the discovery that Scarlett is pregnant, and Halley's own first serious relationship. (If you enjoy this book, you'll want to read Dessen's other books, too!)
Romeo's Ex	Lisa FiedLer	TEEN FIEDLER
In a story based on the Shakespeare play, sixteen-year-old Rosaline, who is studying to be a healer, becomes romantically entangled with the Montague family even as her beloved young cousin, Juliet Capulet, defies the family feud to secretly marry Romeo.
Who Am I Without You?	Sharon Flake	TEEN FLAKE
Short stories about girls and the boys in their lives.
Annie on My Mind	Nancy Garden	TEEN PPB GARDEN
Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after a disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people.
The Luxe	Anna Godbersen	TEEN GODBERSEN
In Manhattan in 1899, five teens of different social classes lead dangerously scandalous lives, despite the strict rules of society and the best-laid plans of parents and others.
First Kisses #1: Trust Me	Rachel Hawthorne	TEEN PPB HAWTHORNE
The First Kisses series books are about exactly that: young teenage girls and their first kisses. In this book, Jess Kane and her enemy Sean are paired as Counselors in Training. They have to spend an entire week together playing trust games. Trust Sean? Never! Even if he does have gorgeous blue eyes and a great smile.
Anything But Ordinary	Valerie Hobbs	TEEN HOBBS
Bernie and Winifred have been in love since they were fourteen, but when Winifred goes away to college in California and Bernie stays in New Jersey things change for the two of them, and each must try to forge an identity separate from the other.
The Raging Quiet	Sherryl Jordan	TEEN JORDAN
Sixteen-year-old Marnie is widowed shortly after her marriage, and the villagers think she's to blame. Their suspicions get even stronger when she befriends Raven, who she discovers is deaf, not crazy. When their relationship develops into love, they are really in danger.
Someone Like Summer	M.E. Kerr	TEEN KERR
An upper-middle-class white girl from Long Island and an immigrant worker from Colombia fall in love despite objections from both their families and their community.
My Most Excellent Year	Steve Kluger	TEEN KLUGER
T.C. is in love with Alé Alé is determined not to fall in love with T.C., and Augie is surprised (though nobody else is) to discover that he's gay and falling in love with Andy. And all three are falling in love with a deaf six-year-old orphan with a thing for Mary Poppins. The three teens tell their stories in diary entries, emails, chat room conversations, and IMs.
Blood and Chocolate	Annette Curtis Klause	TEEN KLAUSE
Vivian, a beautiful teenage werewolf, must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom after she falls for a human boy. A very passionate book for older readers.
Son of the Mob	Gordon Korman	TEEN KORMAN
Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. (Sequel: Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle)
Keturah and Lord Death	Martine Leavitt	TEEN LEAVITT
When Lord Death comes to claim sixteen-year-old Keturah while she is lost in the King's Forest, she charms him with her story and is granted a twenty-four hour reprieve in which to seek her one true love.
How They Met & Other Stories	David Levithan	TEEN LEVITHAN
A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.
Extreme Elvin	Chris Lynch	TEEN LYNCH
Among Elvin's problems are hemorrhoids, a scare with an STD, a wise-cracking mother, and oh yes...first love. A wildly funny book for those with a slightly strange sense of humor.
Sloppy Firsts	Megan McCafferty	TEEN McCAFFERTY
It's not bad enough that Jessica has to deal with the loss of her best friend and cliques at school. One of the school druggies thinks he's in love with her. The question is, how does she feel about that? This book and its sequels are recommended for older teens.(Second Helpings is in the Teen Room, the next two are in Adult Fiction.)
I'll Be Seeing You	Lurlene McDaniel	TEEN PPB McDANIEL
Carley and Kyle become friends as Kyle tries to get through his depression over an accident that resulted in blinding him. He may never get his sight back. Carley is torn between wanting the best for Kyle and fearing that if he sees her deformed face, he'll turn away from her forever.
Beauty and/or Rose Daughter	Robin McKinley	TEEN McKINLEY
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast. (Rose Daughter is the same story, told with more depth.)
The Year My Life Went Down the Loo	Katie Maxwell	TEEN PPB MAXWELL
Sixteen-year-old Emily's attempts to deal with her family's move to England are detailed in this story told in emails to her friend back in Seattle. Adjusting to life in England (including a private school, complete with uniforms and a ban on makeup, cell phones, and PDA's) has its ups and downs, as does her crush on the handsomest boy in school.
Frogs and French Kisses	Sarah Mlynowski	TEEN MLYNOWSKI
Love spells run amok in New York City when high school freshman Rachel asks her younger sister, who is a witch, for magical help in winning the affection of heartthrob Raf Kosravi. Rachel has finally come to terms with the outrageously unfair fact that her younger sister, Miri, has inherited magical powers from their mom. But now the whole witchcraft thing is spiraling out of control. Mom is a magicaholic, Miri's on a Save the World kick, and the one teeny tiny love spell that Rachel begged for has gone embarrassingly, horribly wrong. Suddenly, the fate of everything is in Rachel's hands. Her family. The world. Senior prom.
Sirena	Donna Jo Napoli	TEEN NAPOLI
The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality creates great conflict between love and honor when he is called to defend Greece in the Trojan War.
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Fronted Snogging	Louise Rennison	TEEN RENNISON
The humorous journal of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. (First in a series.)
Vampire Kisses	Ellen Schreiber	TEEN SCHREIBER
Sixteen-year-old Raven, an outcast who always wears black and hopes to become a vampire some day, falls in love with the mysterious new boy in town, eager to find out if he can make her dreams come true. (First in a series.)
Bloom	Elizabeth Scott	TEEN PPB SCOTT
Lauren's boyfriend, Dave, is loyal and gorgeous. But is he really the right guy for her? When Evan Kirkland comes to town, suddenly Lauren isn't so sure anymore.
Romeo and Juliet	William Shakespeare	TEEN PPB SHAKESPEARE
The classic love story between two teens whose families are involved in a blood feud. (After you read the book, see the Claire Danes and Leonardo Decaprio movie version!)
What My Mother Doesn't Know	Sonya Sones	TEEN SONES
Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right. This is a novel told in free verse. (Sequel: What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know.)
Stargirl	Jerry Spinelli	TEEN SPINELLI
An eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School and (especially) Leo Borlock forever. (Sequel: Love, Stargirl
Girl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date	Todd Strasser	TEEN STRASSER
When Brad asks someone else to the senior prom, Nicole resorts to a desperate measure--she decides to make her next-door neighbor over into a dream date. (The recent movie "Drive Me Crazy" was based on this book.)
Fruits Basket	Natsuke Takaya	TEEN 741.5 TAKAYA
Tohru Honda is an orphan who finds a home with the Sohma family in exchange for cooking and cleaning. Everything goes well until she discovers the Sohma family's secret. When hugged by members of the opposite sex, they turn into their Chinese Zodiac animal! (This is a graphic novel manga series.)
If We Kiss	Rachel Vail	TEEN VAIL
Fourteen-year-old Charlie feels guilty because she has a crush on her best friend's boyfriend, and her loyalties become even more confused when she discovers that her mother is dating the boyfriend's father.
Gossip Girl (series)	Cecily von Ziegesar	TEEN VON ZIEGESAR
The Gossip Girl series presents a world of jealousy and betrayal at an exclusive private school in Manhattan. Recommended for older teens.
My Angelica	Carol Lynch Williams	TEEN WILLIAMS
Fifteen-year-old Sage is determined to enter her historical romance novel to the school creative writing contest, but her friend and would-be boyfriend George thinks that it is awful and tries to stop her. The excerpts from Sage's novel are hysterical (to everyone but Sage!)
Girls in Love	Jacqueline Wilson	TEEN WILSON
Ellie�s starting ninth grade and she�s got some very definite goals. She�ll stay best friends with Magda and Nadine. She�ll go on a diet and stick to it. She�ll get a glamorous hairstyle. And she�ll get a boyfriend. Even if she has to settle for one who likes her more than she likes him. Any guy will do, right?
Hard Love	Ellen Wittlinger	TEEN/TEEN PPB WITTLINGER
John, who thinks he is immune to emotion, discovers he's not when he falls for Marisol, a self-proclaimed "Puerto Rican Cuban American, rich, spoiled, lesbian, private-school gifted-and-talented writer virgin." (Sequel: Love & Lies: Marisol's Story. I also suggest Wittlinger's Razzle and Heart on My Sleeve. )
Lombardo's Law	Ellen Wittlinger	TEEN PPB WITTLINGER
A fifteen-year-old girl and her new thirteen-year-old male neighbor find their friendship deepening into a romance as they work on writing and filming a screenplay together.
If You Come Softly	Jacqueline Woodson	TEEN WOODSON
Fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions. (If you enjoy this book, you might want to read the sequel, Behind You.)
Sorcery or Cecilia	Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer	TEEN WREDE
In 1817 in England, two young cousins, Cecilia living in the country and Kate in London, write letters to keep each other informed of their exploits, which take a sinister turn when they find themselves confronted by evil wizards. As much romance in this one as there is sorcery!
Sweethearts	Sara Zarr	TEEN SWEETHEARTS
Jennifer lost her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine. Eight years later, Jennifer has transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil.