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Sloppy Firsts
by Megan McCafferty
A teenage girl's struggles with growing up, family life, and relationships.
“My parents suck ass. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures I can think of. Don’t they realize that Hope’s the only one who keeps ... (Goodreads)
Charmed Thirds
by Megan McCafferty
The third book in the Jessica Darling series, following her college years and the ups and downs of her relationship with Marcus Flutie.
Jessica Darling's in college! Things are looking up for Jessica Darling. She has finally left her New Jersey hometown/hellhole for Columbia University in New York City; she's more into her boyfriend, ... (Goodreads)
Fourth Comings
by Megan McCafferty
Jessica Darling navigates through her late twenties, dealing with love, career, and the challenges of adulthood.
At first it seems that she’s living the elusive New York City dream. She’s subletting an apartment with her best friend, Hope, working for a magazine that actually utilizes her psychology degree, and ... (Goodreads)
This Lullaby
by Sarah Dessen
A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery, learning to let go of the past and embrace love.
Remy is an eighteen-year-old who is about to leave for college. Her father, a musician, wrote his one and only hit song the day she was born. The song, called "This Lullaby," became extremely ... (Wikipedia)
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched
by Meg Cabot
Lizzie Nichols navigates the ups and downs of planning her dream wedding in France.
Big Mouth, Big Heart, Big City . . . Big Problems, Things are looking up at last for Lizzie Nichols. She has a career she loves in the field of her choice (wedding gown restoration), and the love of ... (Barnes & Noble)
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
by Louise Rennison
A teenage girl's humorous journey of growing up, navigating her newfound relationship with a Sex God.
In the previous novel, Georgia has finally landed the "Sex God", her longtime crush Robbie Jennings, for a boyfriend. Georgia's dad has gone to New Zealand for a few months. While he is gone, her ... (Wikipedia)
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
by Louise Rennison
A teenage girl's humorous journey of self-discovery, finding her place in the world.
As I was going out of my bedroom door I remembered my nungas. Perhaps I should take some precautions to keep them under strict control. Maybe bits of Sellotape on the ends of them to keep them from ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
Four teenage friends navigate their way through friendship, first love, and independence.
With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their second summer together. Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to ... (Goodreads)
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
A group of teenage friends explore growing up, learning about friendship and love.
It is the girls' last summer before college. They all find themselves in different, but challenging situations. They all struggle with their identities, love, and relationships. Following the death ... (Wikipedia)
Good in Bed
by Jennifer Weiner
A story of finding identity, redemption, and self-love in spite of life's challenges.
Candace (Cannie) Shapiro is a smart, sarcastic, and successful entertainment journalist living in Philadelphia . Although she has a small group of close friends, including her best friend Samantha, ... (Wikipedia)
Keeping the Moon
by Sarah Dessen
A teenage girl finds friendship and learns to accept herself during a summer spent in a beach town.
While her mother, a famous television fitness coach, is on promotion tour in Europe, fifteen-year-old Colie has to spend the summer holidays with her aunt Mira in Colby, North Carolina . Having ... (Wikipedia)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
by Louise Rennison
A comedic coming-of-age story of a teenage girl, navigating the ups and downs of teenage life.
Georgia, a teenager, lives with her mother, father, 3-year-old sister Libby, and her wild cat, Angus, whom the family found on a holiday to Scotland. Georgia bumps into the popular and attractive ... (Wikipedia)
The Princess Diaries
by Meg Cabot
A teenage girl discovers she is a princess and must navigate royal life while dealing with typical high school drama.
Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First mom announces ... (Goodreads)
Dreamland
by Sarah Dessen
A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of relationships and growing up.
The book is split into three parts. Caitlin O'Koren has just realized that on her 16th birthday, her 18 year-old sister, Cass, has run away. Everybody completely forgets about Caitlin's birthday. Her ... (Wikipedia)
The Sweet Far Thing
by Libba Bray
Gemma Doyle navigates the magical realms of the Victorian era, facing challenges and betrayals in her quest for power and freedom.
The prologue begins with two men who are searching a river in London (three years before the events of the book) for dead bodies to fence any jewelry or money left upon them. They come across the ... (Wikipedia)
All-American Girl
by Meg Cabot
A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery as she navigates the complexities of high school life.
Samantha Madison lives in Washington, D.C and is a sophomore at John Adams Preparatory School . An outcast, she has only one friend, Catherine. Sam is a huge fan of Gwen Stefani and often laments ... (Wikipedia)
Identical
by Ellen Hopkins
Identical twins Kaeleigh and Raeanne struggle with their traumatic past and their relationship with their father.
From the bookjacket Reception for Identical has been positive, with the School Library Journal writing that the book was "Gritty and compelling, this is not a comfortable read, but its keen insights ... (Wikipedia)
Perfect
by Ellen Hopkins
Four teenagers struggle with the pressure to be perfect in a society obsessed with appearance and success.
From the bookjacket Critical reception to Perfect has been positive, with the LA Times saying "Hopkins is painfully adept at channeling perfectionist psychology... It's an ambitious idea, powerfully ... (Wikipedia)
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
A summer of friendship and growth as the four best friends navigate life's changes.
Lena is taking an extra painting class in the summer at RISD and becomes interested in the anonymous painter who comes in late on the first day. She soon discovers that it is Leonardo (Leo), one of ... (Wikipedia)
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
An eccentric literary detective, in an alternate 1985, uses time-travel to save kidnapped characters from classic novels.
In a parallel universe , England and Imperial Russia have fought the Crimean War for more than a century; England still has a parliamentary government, although heavily influenced by the Goliath ... (Wikipedia)
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray
Teen girl investigates mysterious history of her family, uncovering dark secrets and uncovering her own powers.
The story picks up two months after the events in the first book. The opening chapter is narrated by Kartik, who has been brought before a council of the Rakshana. He is told that by destroying the ... (Wikipedia)
The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver
by E. Lockhart
A teenage girl's journey to find her true self and balance her mental health.
Ruby Oliver is 15 and has a shrink. She knows it’s unusual, but give her a break—she’s had a rough 10 days. In the past 10 days she: , lost her boyfriend (#13 on the list), , lost her best friend ... (Goodreads)
The Year of Secret Assignments
by Jaclyn Moriarty
Three girls exchange letters with boys from a rival school, leading to unexpected friendships and secrets revealed.
The novel follows the correspondence between students from two rival schools. Cassie Aganovic, Emily Thompson and Lydia Jaackson-Oberman, attend the prestigious, private Ashbury High; Matthew Dunlop, ... (Wikipedia)
Blood and Chocolate
by Annette Curtis Klause
A young werewolf must choose between her family and an outsider, struggling with the difficulties of being different.
Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still ... (Goodreads)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray
A Victorian-era boarding school girl discovers a hidden world of magic and danger. She must navigate the treacherous waters of power and desire.
Gemma Doyle, the series' protagonist, is forced to leave India after the death of her mother to attend a private boarding school in London. On her sixteenth birthday, Gemma and her mother stroll ... (Wikipedia)
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
by Carolyn Mackler
Fifteen-year-old Virginia struggles with body image, family issues, and fitting in at school.
Virginia "Ginny" Shreves is an overweight, self-conscious sophomore at a private high school in Manhattan . She has a make out buddy, Froggy Welsh the Fourth, and she doesn't want him, or anyone, for ... (Wikipedia)
The Nanny Diaries
by Emma McLaughlin
A young woman's struggle to balance her professional and personal obligations as a nanny.
Wanted: One young woman to take care of four-year-old boy. Must be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless–bordering on masochistic. Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived ... (Goodreads)
Winter in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand
A woman discovers her husband's secret life after his sudden death, leading her to a new life in the Caribbean.
A husband's secret life, a wife's new beginning: escape to the Caribbean with #1, New York Times, bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Irene Steele shares her idyllic life in a beautiful Iowa City ... (Barnes & Noble)
Love Walked In
by Marisa de los Santos
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, unlocking the mysteries of love and friendship.
From the New York Times bestselling author of I’d Give Anything and I’ll Be Your Blue Sky comes a “bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ... (Goodreads)
Birds of a Feather
by Jacqueline Winspear
Private investigator Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of a wealthy aviatrix in 1920s London.
An eventful year has passed for Maisie Dobbs. Since starting a one-woman private investigation agency in 1929 London, she now has a professional office in Fitzroy Square and an assistant, the ... (Goodreads)
