The Hate U Give

By Angie Thomas

This book is the real deal. Not only is it the best YA book I have read this year, it is the best book I have read this year period. It got me from the very first page, and never let me go. If you read any book this year, let it be this one.

One of Us is Lying  By Karen M. McManus

The story starts out like a modern day Breakfast Club, with five students stuck in detention. We meet Bronwyn, the Yale bound non-rule breaking "brain"; Addy, the picture-perfect homecoming queen "beauty"; Nate, the "criminal" already on probation for dealing; Cooper, the all star baseball pitcher athlete, aka "jock", and Simon, the "outcast" and creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. But then the story takes a dark turn. Before the end of detention Simon is dead.

Because I was a Girl: True Stories for girls of all ages 

Edited by Melissa De La Cruz

This is an inspiring collection of true stories by women and girls about the obstacles, challenges, and opportunities they've faced...because of their gender. Edited by bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.

Everything Must Go by Jenny Fran Davis

We are always getting new Teen novels in for you to devour, like the gorgeous Everything Must Go by Jenny Fran Davis. Join Flora as her letters, e-mails, journal entries and messages take you through her extraordinary high school life.

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo and Rufus meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day. 

Everything beautiful is not Ruined by Danielle Younge-Ullman

To prove to her mother, a famous opera singer dealing with depression after losing her singing voice, that she can handle the grueling life of an actress, Ingrid must survive a wilderness camp.

Well look no further than your local library.  We've got you covered with every kind of love story.

Something realistic?  How about reading Just Listen by Sarah Dessen.  Maybe you'd rather something realistic but extra complicated, like OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu.  Or why not add some comedy into the mix with Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.

If these don't appeal to you, how about a little fantasy in your love story with The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater?  We could even change our setting to a dystopia with The Selection by Kiera Cass, or throw in some science fiction with Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.

Still not satisfied?  Well click here to browse through a long list of other romantic possibilities.