Love Stinks!

Cohn, Rachel. Gingerbread. YA FIC COHN, R After being expelled from a fancy boarding school, Cyd Charisses’s problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer and is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father.

Conford, Ellen. Crush. YA FIC CONFORD, E A series of nine romantic episodes in the lives of B.J. and other students at Cutter’s Forge High as they plan for the Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Stomp.

Dessen, Sarah. This Lullaby. YA FIC DESSEN, S Raised by a mother who’s had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.

Draper, Sharon. Romiette and Julio. YA FIC DRAPER, S 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.

Friedman, Aimee. Breaking Up. (Graphic Novel) YA FIC FRIEDMAN, A Dreamy, artistic Chloe alienates her friends Erika, Isabel, and Mackenzie when she falls for Adam, the biggest outcast in their high school.

Hornby, Nick. Slam. YA FIC HORNBY, N At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and his life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.

Klaus, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate. YA FIC KLAUSE, A Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.

Mackler, Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things. YA FIC MACKLER, C Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.

Prom Nights From Hell. YA FIC PRO Bestselling teen authors, including Meg Cabot and Stephenie Meyer, put a unique (and frightening) twist on prom night.

Rennison, Louise. Love is a Many Trousered Thing: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. YA RENNISON, L In a series of diary entries, British teenager Georgia Nicolson describes her continuing romantic woes as she is pushed toward a decision about the three boys in her life.

Ripslinger, Jon. Last Kiss. YA FIC RIPSLINGER, J Farm boy Billy is accused of murdering Lisa, a wealthy girl he loved.

Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. YA FIC SANCHEZ, A Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, and conflicting feelings about each other.

Spinelli, Jerry. Love, Stargirl. YA FIC SPINELLI, J Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.

Taylor, William. The Blue Lawn. YA FIC TAYLOR, W A fifteen-year-old boy acknowledges his attraction to an older rugby teammate, as he also begins to break out of the preconceived notions his family and others have about him.

Wilson, Jacqueline. Girls in Love. YA FIC WILSON, J Ellie is determined to get it together now that she is in ninth grade. In order to get a boyfriend, Ellie realizes that she may have to settle for just about anyone if she wants to get one quickly.

Wittlinger, Ellen. Hard Love. YA FIC WITTLINGER, E After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a healthier personality.

06 February 2008