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24 girls in 7 days by Alex Bradley

Bradley, Alex. 24 girls in 7 days.
Jack Grammar's best friends post an ad for him in the school newspaper -- an ad for a prom date. Jack has just seven days to meet and date them before he will ask one special girl to the prom.

All-American girl by Meg Cabot

Cabot, Meg. All-American girl.
A sophomore girl stops a presidential assassination attempt, is appointed Teen Ambassador to the United Nations, and catches the eye of the very cute First Son.

This lullaby by Sarah Dessen

Dessen, Sarah. This lullaby.
Remy, a master at getting rid of boyfriends before any emotional attachments form, finds herself strangely unwilling to free herself from Dexter, a messy, disorganized, impulsive musician who she suspects she has come to love.

Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper

Draper, Sharon M. Romiette and Julio.
Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.

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Who am I without him? edited by Sharon Flake

Flake, Sharon, editor. Who am I without him? : short stories about girls and the boys in their lives.
Ten short stories about African American teenage girls' relationships with boys.

Son of the mob by Gordon Korman

Korman, Gordon. Son of the mob.
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.

Boy meets boy by David Levithan

Levithan, David. Boy meets boy.
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other. Cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl, and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.

Crooked by Laura and Tom McNeal

McNeal, Laura and McNeal, Tom. Crooked.
Two ninth graders, Clara and Amos, suddenly find their lives turned upside down by their families, by each other, and by the two meanest brothers in town.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight.
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.

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The unlikely romance of Kate Bjorkman by Louise Plummer

Plummer, Louise. The unlikely romance of Kate Bjorkman.
Seventeen-year-old Kate hopes for romance when her older brother's friend Richard comes to stay at their house during Christmas vacation.

Breaking rank by Kristen D. Randle

Randle, Kristen D. Breaking rank.
Seventeen-year-old Casey has some of her preconceived notions challenged when she begins to tutor Baby, a member of a ganglike non-conformist society called the Clan.

Flavor of the week by Tucker Shaw

Shaw, Tucker. Flavor of the week.
Cyril, an overweight boy who is good friends with Rose but wishes he could be more, helps his best friend Nick woo her with culinary masterpieces which Cyril himself secretly creates. Includes recipes from the story.

Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman

Shulman, Polly. Enthusiasm.
Julie and Ashleigh, high school sophomores and Jane Austen fans, seem to fall for the same Mr. Darcy-like boy and struggle to hide their true feelings from one another while rehearsing for a school musical.

What my mother doesn't know by Sonya Sones

Sones, Sonya. What my mother doesn't know.
Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right.

Heart on my sleeve by Ellen Wittlinger

Wittlinger, Ellen. Heart on my sleeve.
From the end of high school to the beginning of college, Chloe and Julian deal with major changes in their families and friendships and explore their feelings for each other through emails, letters, and a visit.

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Love me not

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Anderson, M.T. Feed.
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

Loves me, loves me not by Anilu Bernardo

Bernardo, Anilo. Loves me, loves me not.
While trying to win the attention of a high school basketball star who already has a girlfriend, Maggie, a Cuban American, learns painful lessons about romantic young love.

Things change by Patrick Jones

Jones, Patrick. Things change.
Sixteen-year-old Johanna, one of the best students in her class, develops a passionate attachment for troubled seventeen-year-old Paul and finds her plans for the future changing in unexpected ways.

The boyfriend list by E. Lockhart

Lockhart, E. The boyfriend list.
A Seattle fifteen-year-old explains some of the reasons for her recent panic attacks, including breaking up with her boyfriend, losing all her girlfriends, tensions between her performance-artist mother and her father, and more.

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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl.
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.

Be more chill by Ned Vizzini

Vizzini, Ned. Be more chill.
Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.

If you come softly by Jacqueline Wilson

Woodson, Jacqueline. If you come softly.
After meeting at their private school in New York, 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 peoples' reactions.

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