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U P D A T E D 0 1 / 1 3 Romantic Reads Delirium by Lauren Oliver Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, she falls in love. This is the first book in a trilogy. The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman June is starting at her sixth school in four years when she meets Wes, who has just broken up with a girlfriend, and although they do not share an instant or intense connection, attraction turns to love and they wonder where it will lead. Send Me A Sign by Tiffany Schmidt Superstitious before being diagnosed with leukemia, high school senior Mia becomes irrationally dependent on horoscopes, good luck charms, and the like when her life shifts from cheerleading and parties to chemotherapy and platelets, while her parents obsess and lifelong friend More Romantic Titles Stories with a little extra heart

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U P D A T E D 0 1 / 1 3

Romantic

Reads Delirium

by Lauren Oliver

Lena looks forward to receiving the

government-mandated cure that

prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe,

predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days

before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment,

she falls in love. This is the first book in a trilogy.

The Big Crunch

by Pete Hautman

June is starting at her sixth school in four

years when she meets Wes, who has just

broken up with a girlfriend, and although they do

not share an instant or intense connection,

attraction turns to love and they wonder where it

will lead.

Send Me A Sign

by Tiffany Schmidt

Superstitious before being diagnosed

with leukemia, high school senior Mia

becomes irrationally dependent on horoscopes, good

luck charms, and the like when her life shifts from

cheerleading and parties to chemotherapy and

platelets, while her parents obsess and lifelong friend

More Romantic Titles

Stories with a

little extra heart

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A L L T I T L E S A R E S H E L V E D B Y T H E A U T H O R ’ S L A S T N A M E

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han

Belly spends the summer she turns 16 at

the beach just like every other summer of

her life. But this time, things are very different. This

is the first book in a trilogy.

Catching Jordan

by Miranda Kenneally

What girl doesn't want to be surrounded

by gorgeous jocks day in and day out?

Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys,

though. She leads them as the captain and

quarterback of her high school football team. They

all see her as one of the guys, and that's just fine. As

long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a

powerhouse university. But now there's a new guy in

town who threatens her starting position and

suddenly she's hoping he'll see her as more than just

a teammate.

Past Perfect

by Leila Sales

Sixteen-year-old Chelsea knows what to

expect when she returns for a summer of historical

reenactment at Colonial Essex Village until she

learns that her ex-boyfriend is working there, too,

and then meets the very attractive Dan who works at

a rival historical village.

Anna and the French Kiss

by Stephanie Perkins

When Anna's romance-novelist father

sends her to an elite American boarding

school in Paris for her senior year of high school, she

reluctantly goes, and meets an amazing boy who

becomes her best friend, in spite of the fact that they

both want something more.

Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour

By Morgan Matson

Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her dad

recently died in a car accident, and her

mom decides to move from California to

Connecticut--just in time for Amy's senior year. To

escape from it all, Amy embarks on a road trip,

driving cross-country from the home she's always

known toward her new life. Joining her is Roger, the

son of Amy's mother's old friend. Amy hasn't seen

him in years, but her feelings for Roger develop as

the miles roll by.

I Now Pronounce You Someone Else

By Erin McCahan

Eighteen-year-old Bronwen has long felt

that she was switched with another child

at birth and so although she loves Jared, she must

decide if she’s ready to be married or should instead

live on her own first.

Pushing the Limits

by Katie McGarry

Rendered a subject of gossip after a

traumatic night that left her with terrible

scars on her arms, Echo is dumped by her boyfriend and

bonds with bad-boy Noah, whose tough attitude hides

an understanding nature and difficult secrets.

The Statistical Probability of Love at

First Sight

by Jennifer E. Smith

Hadley and Oliver fall in love on the flight

from New York to London, but after a cinematic kiss

they lose track of each other at the airport until fate

brings them back together on a very momentous day.

Brave New Love (Anthology, shelved under

“Brave”)

A collection of 15 stories about finding

romance and danger in repressive, futuristic

societies by authors like Diana Peterfreund,

Maria Snyder, and more.

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell

Set over the course of one school year in

1986, this is the story of two star-crossed

misfits smart enough to know first love

almost never lasts but brave and desperate enough to

try.