Simone Breaks All the Rules
By: Debbie Rigaud
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Late bloomers unite! This fresh and funny #ownvoices novel from rising star Debbie Rigaud is perfec…
Want to Read $ 6.99"A butterfly that doesn't break out from its chrysalis can't survive."-Debbie Rigaud, Simone Breaks All the Rules
"A butterfly that doesn't break out from its chrysalis can't survive."-Debbie Rigaud, Simone Breaks All the Rules
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1. When Ashish Met Sweetie
By: Sandhya Menon
4.07
Format: 242 pages,
Sandhya Menon's WHEN ASHISH MET SWEETIE, a companion novel to her NYT bestselling When Dimple Met R… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
2. Hold You Down
By: Tracy Brown
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties t… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
3. Love Radio
By: Ebony LaDelle
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a pop… read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"It's crazy how a relationship can be over long before you both call it quits."-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
"That's what love looks like. It's not always about the flowers and grand gestures, but this right here. Being completely yourself with another person in the moment, and them accepting no less of you."-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
"And now I'm realising it's ok to let toxicity go, even if it used to be good at one point. What matters is how does it make you feel now, and right now nothing about Destiny makes me believe she care…"-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
4. Charming as a Verb
By: Ben Philippe
3.85
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"All children are charming as an adjective, but you’re charming as a verb."-Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb
5. Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl
By: Joya Goffney
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The second novel about a preacher's daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving hers… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"The things we resent about other people, aren’t those always the things we hate most about ourselves? (Page 104)"-Joya Goffney, Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl
"I used to think he was my hero. Wow, and I thought Mom was the villian. It's crazy how they switched places. I follow behind her, thinking of all the times Daddy bulldozed over Mom, and how many time…"-Joya Goffney, Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl
6. Chaos Theory
By: Nic Stone
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more
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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
7. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
By: Joya Goffney
4.08
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is the story of an overly enthusiastic list… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"There are enough closed doors and glass ceilings in the world. My comfort zone shouldn’t be one of them."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
"Cowards will do anything to feel safe, to feel in control. I used to be a coward, too, but the first brave thing I ever did was to stop being your friend."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
"Because I realized today that that’s what I did to you. I forced you to get naked before you were ready. And I’m disgusted at myself for doing that to you."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
"I think to myself, If I can still move, what I’m gon’ be still for? Maybe because I’m too scared to move. Because if I move, people might see me. Because staying still is easier."-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
8. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
By: Jayne Allen
3.91
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black w… read more
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- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
"Not yet, but people get what they don't deserve all of the time. Don't get so hung up on things that don't matter..."-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
"The attempted comforts around death are sometimes the worst part of the experience—the heaviness of the conversations, the expectations of sadness, and the careful word choices."-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
"Eles nunca haviam me oferecido nada antes, nenhuma ajuda com a faculdade, nada. Pelos comentários feitos depois que as filhas deles nasceram, tinha ficado muito claro para mim como os recursos seriam…"-Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
9. This Is Why They Hate Us
By: Aaron H. Aceves
4.06
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us
10. Pride
By: Ibi Zoboi
3.74
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Late June in Brooklyn is like the very beginning of a party-when the music is really good, but you know that it's about to get way better, so you just do a little two-step before the real turn-up sta…"-Ibi Zoboi, Pride
"We have more space and less time. And the love we had for our whole neighborhood now only fits into this wood-frame house in the middle of a quiet block. We don't know the people who live across the …"-Ibi Zoboi, Pride
"Every book is a different hood, a different country, a different world. Reading is how I visit places and people and ideas. And when something rings true or if I still have a question, I outline it w…"-Ibi Zoboi, Pride
11. Promise Boys
By: Nick Brooks
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
12. Happily Ever Afters (Happily Ever Afters, #1)
By: Elise Bryant
3.80
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She’s rarely se… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
13. Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling
By: Elise Bryant
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. S… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
14. When I Think of You
By: Myah Ariel
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two fo… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
15. The Sea in Winter
By: Christine Day
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It’s been a hard year for … read more
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- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
16. Whiteout
By: Dhonielle Clayton
3.64
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
17. Love Is a Revolution
By: Renée Watson
3.67
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a new YA--a love story … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. One True Loves (Happily Ever Afters, #2)
By: Elise Bryant
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style icon at her high school, she’s a ma… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
19. Revive Me, Part One: The Act (New Haven, #2)
By: J.L. Seegars
4.44
Format: 479 pages, Kindle Edition
Mallory The first time I kissed Christopher Johnson, I knew he would be my biggest mistake. It d… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
20. Zyla & Kai
By: Kristina Forest
3.88
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story abou… read more
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- young adult contemporary
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- realistic fiction
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
21. Simone Breaks All the Rules
By: Debbie Rigaud
3.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Late bloomers unite! This fresh and funny #ownvoices novel from rising star Debbie Rigaud is perfec… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"A butterfly that doesn't break out from its chrysalis can't survive."-Debbie Rigaud, Simone Breaks All the Rules
