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The Popularity Plan
Rosemary Vernon - 1981
Then her girlfriends create The Plan, and Frannie has so many boys after her that she can't keep track of all the parties and dances.Not everyone falls for the plan, though. Ronnie, the quiet, talented boy in art class, is the boy Frannie wants, the one she's always dreamed of. But since everyone else started paying so much attention, Ronnie seems to be avoiding her. Will Frannie have to give up The Plan and go back into her shell to show Ronnie how much she really cares?
Green Eyes
Suzanne Rand - 1981
Now that Pam, Dan's old girlfriend, has moved away, Julie finally has him all to herself. And he is worth the wait. Dan is one of the most popular boys in school and he really cares for Julie.But something is wrong. Every time she sees Dan so much as talk to another girl, Julie becomes hopelessly jealous. And even when Dan reassures her, it doesn't help.Then Pam returns and Julie is convinced Dan is seeing her again. Will Julie let her jealousy ruin the best relationship she's ever had?
The Thoroughbred
Joanna Campbell - 1981
Maura is determined to win first prize in the annual horse show even though she must compete against the first boy she has ever loved.
All's Fair in Love
Jeanne Andrews - 1982
But Anne's afraid she won't be able to win Greg's heart. After all, she's only a beginner and Greg likes winners - just like her sister Sarah, the club's champion gymnast.Then Anne challenges Sarah for the championship. She's determined to show Greg that she's a winner too. But if she fails, will she lose everything - including Greg?
Falling in Love Again
Barbara Conklin - 1984
Once. It seems like a thousand years ago. But Paul died, and Mariah thinks she'll never find anyone as special again.She hadn't counted on the school play, though. Somehow her crazy friend Amy ropes her into working on the props. Before she knows it, Mariah's the understudy for the female lead! And she can't help but notice Dan Gordon, the male lead.When Dan asks her out, Mariah doesn't know what to think. He's sweet and funny and understanding - but she can't forget Paul. His memory seems to always be between them.Then Dan tires of being second best, and Mariah knows she must choose - between Dan who loves her now, and Paul who loved her first...
Little Sister
Yvonne Greene - 1983
Her older sister Christine has the pretty face, the good body and gets all the cute boys. Cindy just can't win.Then in study hall Cindy meets Ron, an ex-basketball star who's the best actor in high school. He’s just been chosen to play Romeo in the big production of Romeo and Juliet. Cindy can't believe that Ron's really interested in her, Christine's little sister. But this time it seems she's Number One.Suddenly, Cindy's hopes for romance and happiness are crushed when Christine is chosen to play the role of Juliet. It seems that Cindy will lose again... unless she can prove to Ron that she's not second best after all.
Kiss Me, Creep
Marian Woodruff - 1984
Joy can't stand Richie's smug, conceited attitude or his stupid jokes, most of which are aimed directly at her.The worst jokes are the romantic ones; Richie always kids Joy about being madly in love with her. But one day she discovers that he's more serious than she thought. Is Richie really a creep-- or is he someone Joy can love?
Princess Amy
Melinda Pollowitz - 1981
While spending a month at an isolated summer retreat with relatives, Amy meets two very interesting boys from two very different worlds.
Night of the Prom
Debra Spector - 1984
But Kris, Barbara's best friend, thinks she's missing out on all the fun - like the Prom. And deep inside Barbara wonders if Kris is right.Then Michael dares her to trade her type-writer for a prom gown, and Barbara finally gets the inside scoop on romance.
Forget You
Jennifer Echols - 2010
and what you remember?There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four-year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she’s the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon. But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there’s one thing she can’t remember at all--the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug--of all people-- suddenly acting as if something significant happened between the two of them? Zoey dimly remembers Doug pulling her from the wreck, but he keeps referring to what happened that night as if it was more, and it terrifies Zoey to admit how much is a blank to her. Controlled, meticulous Zoey is quickly losing her grip on the all-important details of her life--a life that seems strangely empty of Brandon, and strangely full of Doug.
Perfect You
Elizabeth Scott - 2008
Her best friend has become popular, and now she acts like Kate's invisible.And then there's Will. Gorgeous, unattainable Will, whom Kate acts like she can't stand even though she can't stop thinking about him. When Will starts acting interested, Kate hates herself for wanting him when she's sure she's just his latest conquest.Kate figures that the only way things will ever stop hurting so much is if she keeps to herself and stops caring about anyone or anything. What she doesn't realize is that while life may not always be perfect, good things can happen -- but only if she lets them...
Someone Like You
Sarah Dessen - 1998
But when Scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that she's carrying his baby, she's devastated. For the first time ever, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it'll never break—because a true friendship is a promise you keep forever.
Leaving Paradise
Simone Elkeles - 2007
Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study abroad—her chance to escape everyone and their pitying stares—has been canceled.After a year in juvenile jail, Caleb’s free . . . if freedom means endless nagging from a transition coach and the prying eyes of the entire town. Coming home should feel good, but his family and ex-girlfriend seem like strangers.Caleb and Maggie are outsiders, pigeon-holed as "criminal" and "freak." Then the truth emerges about what really happened the night of the accident and, once again, everything changes. It’s a bleak and tortuous journey for Caleb and Maggie, yet they end up finding comfort and strength from a surprising source: each other.
Peaches
Jodi Lynn Anderson - 2005
In a Ya-Ya Sisterhood for teens, Peaches combines three unforgettable heroines who have nothing in common but the troubles that have gotten them sentenced to a summer of peach picking at a Georgia orchard.Leeda is a debutante dating wrong-side-of-the-tracks Rex.Murphy, the wildest girl in Bridgewater, likes whichever side Rex is on.Birdie is a dreamer whose passion for Girl Scout cookies is matched only by her love for a boy named Enrico.When their worlds collide, The Breakfast Club meets The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in an entirely original and provocative story with a lush, captivating setting.
Waiting for You
Susane Colasanti - 2009
So when the handsome and popular Derek asks her out, Marisa thinks her long wait for happiness is over. But several bumps in the road—including her parents’ unexpected separation, a fight with her best friend, and a shocking disappointment in her relationship with Derek—test Marisa’s ability to maintain her new outlook. Only the anonymous DJ, whose underground podcasts have the school’s ear, seems to understand what Marisa is going through. But she has no idea who he is—or does she?In Waiting For You, Marisa learns how to “be in the Now” and realises that the love she’s been waiting for has been right in front of her all along.