Contemporary

Never Have I Ever meets Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute in this hilarious and moving YA coming-of-age about a girl juggling way too many lies, one very off-limits crush, and a secret summer internship—all while steering clear of the dreaded f-word: her future. Ezzie Ramos is a champion...

Sadie, Collin and Jonathan have been best friends since childhood. Sadie’s the bleeding heart, always seeking a cause. Collin’s the comedic peacemaker of the trio. And Jonathan’s the protector of them all. The summer before their senior year of high school, Sadie and Jonathan finally admit...

A powerful National Book Award Finalist from the acclaimed, bestselling author of Monster. "This novel is like photorealism; it paints a vivid and genuine portrait of life that will have a palpable effect on its readers." (School Library Journal starred review) With Harlem as its backdrop...

What happens when a girl who keeps her heart underground meets a boy with his head in the stars? In this swoony and heart-rending romance, the award-winning author of A Heart in a Body in the World and Honey, Baby, Sweetheart beautifully captures the kind of love—and loss—that changes you...

A Riders-inspired YA romance, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, Jilly Cooper and Emily Henry. Talented but consistently overlooked, Sophie has never been able to catch a break. Riding is her life, but she hasn’t been raised with a stable in her garden the same way some of her competition have...

Trapped at a luxurious resort off the coast of Florida, a group of elite teens are about to have a spring break they will never forget . . . but not all of them are coming home. The star-studded team of authors behind New York Times bestsellers Blackout and Whiteout returns with a thriller full...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A fun and flirty contemporary YA novel between a cat café barista and a boy band pop star that hits all the right notes! The Music of Us is a laugh-out-loud friends-to-more romance perfect for fans of Kasie West, Beth Reekles, and Lynn Painter. If...

A tennis-inspired YA romance, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Carrie Soto is Back! On the court, they’re the perfect pair. Off the court, however… Billie could win the junior doubles final at Wimbledon—but she needs a new partner. Too bad her best option is Harley, her...

Will it be a summer of new starts or second chances? Lucy loves her life at the New Jersey shore. But nothing has been the same since the Big Storm—the one that tore apart her barrier island home and briefly brought together a local girl like herself and a vacationer like Connor Malloy. When...

Sixteen-year-old Scottish-Italian Livia feels like an outsider, working in her ailing grandmother's bar in Rome. Smug local boy, Guilio, works there too, and quickly becomes Livia's nemesis. She is not going to be the cliché foreign girl who has a summer romance. But as Livia navigates family drama, newfound friendships and... Giulio, she starts to see the city (and herself) in a new light.

For fans of Ann Liang and Lynn Painter, this humorous, relatable novel gives an honest look at what it’s like to fall in love for the first time—while simultaneously healing from loss. High school senior Mayte has never been kissed, but it hardly matters. Her abuelita has cancer, her half...

“A swoon worthy romance wrapped in courage, solidarity, and queer happiness!”—Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best Unionizing his job wasn’t on Eli Goldstein’s summer bucket list—but neither was falling for his irritatingly self-righteous and handsome school...

He's popular. She's not. Sharing a house was never part of her high school survival plan. Chrissy Lang's strategy for making it through junior year is simple: stay invisible. With Paige Buchanan—the queen bee who treats "nerd hunting" like a sport—ruling the hallways, Chrissy's safest behind her books and out of sight. But when Theo Pearson, the most popular guy in school (and Paige's longtime crush), temporarily moves in with Chrissy's family, her carefully constructed world flips upside down. Suddenly, everyone notices her.

Some loves are meant to stay…some are meant to set you free. The Summer I Turned Pretty meets Circe in this windswept, emotional retelling of The Odyssey. A stunning story of first love, ancient echoes, and the power of rewriting your own fate. Callie Quinn has never left Catalina Island. Her...

Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han will feel right at home in this heartfelt coming-of-age story about a homesick girl who gives up her summer plans to help her distant family—only to find everything she was looking for, including love. Ocean breeze in her hair and sand between her toes, Anise...