Top Ten Romance Books for Teens

Happy Valentine's Day!  What better way to celebrate than with a heartwarming story.  Here are the top ten romance books for young adults, from Booklist, September 2012:

a + e 4ever by Ilike Merey: Ash is a shy, bisexual pretty boy, and Eu is a strident lesbian.  Their brief but intense relationship unfolds over the course of this graphic novel, revealing much about human nature.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin:  Sixteen-year-old Anya, whose family is involved in organized crime, meets Win, the son of the state's district attorney, and the result is a jolting high-wire romance set in New York City in the year 2083.  Teen Fiction Zevin

The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone: In this deeply affecting novel, seventh-grader Louise Terrace receives a note from a secret admirer--"I am your biggest fan"--and, in spite of the pain in her life, allows herself to get swept up in the mystery.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony: The story of piano prodigy Glory Fleming and Argentinian teen Francisco Mendoza's mutual obsession is played out over photographs, sketches, scrap paper, IMs, and other visual imagery.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

Every Day by David Levithan:  It's a compelling premise: A (his only name) wakes up in a different body every day, which he accepts...until he meets Rhiannon and falls in love.  New Teen Fiction Levithan

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green:  This ambitious, beautifully conceived book explores the weighty issues of life, love, and death through the relationship between cancers survivors Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters.  Teen Fiction Green

Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl: A witty take on classic Regency romances, this Pride and Prejudice-inspired novel introduces 17-year-old Althea Crawley, who needs to marry rich in order to secure the family's only inheritance--a dilapidated castle on the North Sea.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen:  Scar's distinctive first-person voice leads readers deep into the heart of a troubled girl as well as the labyrinth of Sherwood Forest, resulting in a rip-roaring--and romantic--take on an old story from a debut author.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

The Story of Us by Deb Caletti: Over the course of a single weekend, everygirl Cricket offers up  heartbreaking meditations on the nature of love and loss, partially through letters to her long-term boyfriend, Janssen, whom she has pushed away.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler: Senior Ed Slaterton and junior Min Green fall into a halting, breathless love affair in this 2012 Printz Honor Book.  Their breakup is told from Min's perspective and structured around objects of varying importance--from a matchbook to love letter--that she intends to return to her ex.  Available at other libraries through interlibrary loan

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Library Lovers Month

Not only is February the most romantic month of the year, it's also Library Lover's Month!  Here is a poem to celebrate everyone's love of the library!

My Library

by Varda One

 

It's only a room with shelves and books,

but it's far more magical than it looks.

It's a jet on which I soar

to lands that exist no more.

Or a key with which I find

answer to questions crowding my mind.

Building my habit of learning and growing,

asking and researching till I reach knowing.

I think that I shall never see

a place that's been more useful to me.

With encouraging, kind friends with wit

Who tell me to dream big and never quit.

It's only a room shelves and books,

but it's far more magical than it looks.

 

From www.librarysupport.net/librarylovers