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Friendship/Relationship Problems*????? Bitter EndBrown, Jennifer?When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.StayCaletti, Deb?Clara and her father travel to a remote region of Washington State when she notices that her boyfriend, Christian, is developing obsessive behaviors, and after arriving, Clara meets two brothers who captain a sailboat, a lighthouse keeper who is hiding something, and a friend of her father who knows the lighthouse keeper's secret.UndoneClarke, Cat?After the suicide of her gay best friend Kai, Jem Halliday reads letters he left her encouraging her to come out of her shell and Jem does just that, but only to infiltrate the group of popular students who released a video that "outed" Kai so that she can take revenge.The Things You Kiss GoodbyeConnor, LeslieHigh school junior Bettina Vasilisis is trapped in a relationship with her basketball star boyfriend when she meets Cowboy, a car mechanic whom her traditional father would not approve of.The Leading Edge of NowCurtis, Marci LynJust when Grace is beginning to get used to being an orphan, her estranged uncle suddenly comes forward to claim her. That might be okay if he'd spoken to her even once since her father died. Or if moving in with Uncle Rusty didn't mean returning to New Harbor.Some Like it Hot:? An A List Novel???????????????????????????????????????????????? Dean, Zoey?As prom approaches, Anna, Cammie, Sam, and their friends try to deal with their insecurities about their bodies and their relationships, and one of them discovers a shocking secret about her mother's death.Born ConfusedDesai Hidier, Tanuja?As Dimple Lala turns seventeen, she realizes that life is about to become more complex as her best friend starts pulling away and her parents try to find a suitable boyfriend for Dimple, despite the fact that she is not interested.DreamlandDessen, Sarah?After her older sister runs away, sixteen-year-old Caitlin decides that she needs to make a major change in her own life and begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous. Down to the BoneDoyle, Mayra Lazara?Laura, a Miami high school student, gets caught kissing her lesbian lover which marks the start of big changes in her life, including getting kicked out of her Catholic school, thrown out of her home by her mother, and forced to build a new kind of family with the help of friends and supporters.Bright Lights, Dark NightsEmond, StephenWalter Wilcox's first love, Naomi, happens to be African American, so when Walter's policeman father is caught in a racial profiling scandal, the teens' bond and mutual love of the Foo Fighters may not be enough to keep them together through the pressures they face at school, at home, and online.Here to StayFarizan, SaraWhen a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the incident never happened and move on.Eight SecondsFerris, Jean?Eighteen-year-old John must confront his own sexuality when he goes to rodeo school and finds himself strangely attracted to an older boy who is smart, tough, complicated, gorgeous, and gay.The Sweet Revenge of Celia DoorFinneyfrock, Karen?Fourteen-year-old Celia, hurt by her parents' separation, the loss of her only friend, and a classmate's cruelty, has only her poetry for solace until newcomer Drake Berlin befriends her, comes out to her, and seeks her help in connecting with the boy he left behind.Annie on My MindGarden, NancySeventeen-year-old Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after the disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people. Includes an interview with the author.Letters from the Mountain?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????? Garland, Sherry?A teenage boy, sent for the summer to relatives in the mountains in order to remove him from gang influences, discovers life's really important values through his unlikely friendship with an economically challenged boy.GeorgeGino, AlexWhen people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.Run Away With MeGray, MilaSeven years after a horrible event that caused Jake McCallister to move away and Emerson Lowe to lose credibility, the former best friends reunite on Bainbridge Island, but the future of their romance depends on their ability to confront the past.An Abundance of Katherines????????????????????????????????????????????? Green, John?Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.Will Grayson, Will GraysonGreen, John, and David Levithan?When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.Orange HousesGriffin, Paul?Tamika, a fifteen-year-old hearing-impaired girl, Jimmi, an eighteen-year-old veteran who stopped taking his antipsychotic medication, and sixteen-year-old Fatima, an illegal immigrant from Africa, meet and connect in their Bronx, New York, neighborhood, with devastating results.Everything ChangesHale, SamanthaSeventeen-year-old Raven Walker has never had a boyfriend. She's never really been interested in boys. But she was always too afraid to examine what that might mean. Until she meets Morgan O'Shea and finds herself inexplicably drawn to her. As their friendship develops, Raven is forced to face the possibility that her interest in Morgan might actually be attraction and that she might be gay. Acknowledging the possibility opens Raven's world to the excitement of her first romance, but it also leaves her struggling to come to terms with her sexuality and the impact it will have on her relationships with her family and friends.Before YouHart, AmberFaith Watter, living the picture-perfect life, falls in love with Diego Alavarez, a bad boy and recent immigrant from Cuba who does not like his new life in the United States and is hiding a secret past, and while everyone knows they should not be together, all they want is to be free.What We SawHartzler, AaronThe story of a town torn apart by the events surrounding the rape of drunk girl at a house party, from the perspective of the partygoers who witnessed it.Anything But OrdinaryHobbs, Valerie?High school sweethearts Bernie and Winifred face the difficulties of a long distance relationship when their plans to attend college together are ruined by the death of Bernie's mother, and Winifred decides to attend the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she changes her identity in order to fit in, while he stays in New Jersey.SlamHornby, Nick?At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.The Bermudez Triangle: a novelJohnson, Maureen?The friendship of three high school girls and their relationships with their friends and families are tested when two of them fall in love with each otherExit, Pursued by a BearJohnston, E.K.At cheerleading camp, Hermione is drugged and raped, but she is not sure whether it was one of her teammates or a boy on another team--and in the aftermath she has to deal with the rumors in her small Ontario town, the often awkward reaction of her classmates, the rejection of her boyfriend, the discovery that her best friend, Polly, is gay, and above all the need to remember what happened so that the guilty boy can be brought to justice.Stolen CarJones, Patrick?British teen Izzy tries to spread her wings but soon finds herself thwarted by her mother, shunned by her friends, and confused and a bit frightened by her older, somewhat wild boyfriend, Josh.Who R U Really?Kelly, MargoWhen the boy she likes at school disappoints her, fourteen-year-old Thea connects with a fellow player of the online game, "Skadi," but although he claims to love her she becomes more and more uncomfortable with him and having to cover up their relationship.Deliver Us from EvieKerr, M.E.?Sixteen-year-old Parr Burrman and his family face some difficult times when word spreads through their rural Missouri town that his older sister is a lesbian, and she leaves the family farm to live with the daughter of the town's banker.Buddha Boy?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Koja, Kathe?Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.Poison Ivy????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Koss, Amy Goldman?In a government class three popular girls undergo a mock trial for their ruthless bullying of a classmate.Boy Meets BoyLevithan, David?Paul's simple high-school life is confused by his desire for another boy who seems unattainable, until Paul's friends help him find the courage to pursue the object of his affections.Crush???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Mac, Carrie?During a summer in New York, Hope falls in love with another girl and must decide whether she is gay.TangledMackler, Carolyn?The lives of four very different teenagers become entangled in ways that none of them could have imagined after a short stay at a Caribbean resort.Letters From the Inside???????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Marsden, John????????????????? The relationship between two teenage girls who become acquainted through letters intensifies as their correspondence reveals some of the terrible problems of their lives.BreathlessMcDaniel, Lurlene?A high school diving champion's diagnosis of bone cancer affects not only his life, but those of his best friend, his sister, and his girlfriend.Heart to HeartMcDaniel, Lurlene?Relates the complicated friendship of a teenaged girl, her best friend, her best friend's boyfriend, and a young heart transplant recipient.Ramona BlueMurphy, JulieRamona Blue has to be the adult of her family while questioning if she is a lesbian or bisexual when she develops feelings about her friend Freddie.Kiss and Blog???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Noel, Alyson?Best friends Winter and Sloane make a pact to do whatever it takes to get noticed in their sophomore year, but once Sloane is taken up by the "popular" crowd, she quickly leaves Winter behind, and Winter must consider the consequences when she decides to take revenge by airing all of Sloane's secrets on an anonymous blog. Conditions of Love??????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????? ??????????? Pennebaker, Ruth?During her freshman year at an elite high school in Dallas, Sarah tries to come to terms with her own volatile emotions, her changing relationship with her best friend, feelings about her mother, and new insights into her dead father whom she idolized.Far From Xanadu ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Peters, Julie Ann?Sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo, struggling to understand her father's suicide and her own homosexuality, reaches the breaking point when she falls in love with Xanadu, an exotic girl who has moved to small Coalton, Kansas, from the big city.RagePeters, Julie AnnAt the end of high school, Johanna finally begins dating the girl she has loved from afar, but Reeve is as much trouble as she claims to be as she and her twin brother damage Johanna's self-esteem, friendships, and already precarious relationship with her sister.On the Bright Side, I’m Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: further confessions of Georgia Nicolson ????????? ??????????? ??????????? Rennison, Louise?Fourteen-year-old Georgia continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to reclaim the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her friends, family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.Always Forever MaybeRissi, Anica MroseHigh school senior Betts falls in love with Aiden, who seems perfect for her until his possessiveness leads to abuse.What My Mother Doesn’t Know???????????????????????????????????????????????????? Sones, Sonya?Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right.Freak Show?????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????? St. James, James?Having faced teasing that turned into a brutal attack, Christianity expressed as persecution, and the loss of his only real friend when he could no longer keep his crush under wraps, seventeen-year-old Billy Bloom, a drag queen, decides the only to become fabulous again is to run for Homecoming Queen at his elite, private school near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.?Girls Like MeStvil, LolaFifteen-year-old Shay is trying to cope with being overweight and getting bullied in school, but when she falls in love with mysterious Blake, insecure Shay needs the help of her two best friends to make love prevail.Some Girls AreSummers, CourtneyRegina, a high school senior in the popular--and feared--crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.Our Own Private UniverseTalley, RobinFifteen-year-old Aki Simon has a theory. And it's mostly about sex... Aki already knows she's bisexual, even if, until now, it's mostly been in the hypothetical sense... Actually, Aki's theory is that she's got only one shot at living an interesting life--and that means she's got to stop sitting around and thinking so much. It's time for her to actually do something... So when Aki and Lori set off on a church youth-group trip to a small Mexican town for the summer and Aki meets Christa--slightly older, far more experienced--it seems her theory is prime for the testing"The Inside of OutThorne, Jenn MarieWhen her best friend comes out as a lesbian, Daisy leads the charge to end their school's ban on same-sex dates for the homecoming dance, but a local story goes viral and now everyone--including a cute college journalist--believes Daisy is gay, too.7 Days at the Hot CornerTrueman, Terry??????????? ?Varsity baseball player Scott Latimer struggles with his own prejudices and those of others when his best friend reveals that he is gay.Hard Love??Wittlinger, EllenAfter 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.Heart on My Sleeve?????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????? ??????????? ??????????? Wittlinger, Ellen?From the end of high school to the beginning of college, Chloe and Julian deal with major changes in their families and friendships and explore their feelings for each other through emails, letters, and a visit.The Sweet Life of Stella MadisonZeises, Lara M.?Seventeen-year-old Stella struggles with the separation of her renowned chef parents, writing a food column for the local paper even though she is a junk food addict, and having a boyfriend but being attracted to another.*Plot summaries and images provided by Follett. ................
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