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A Thousand Boy Kisses
Poppy and Rune bind promise jar kisses before illness parts them.
2,585-word summary · 11 min read
coming of age + young adult
27 books tagged both “coming of age” and “young adult”.
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Hatchet
A plane crash leaves thirteen-year-old Brian alone in the Canadian wild with only a hatchet.
2,770-word summary · 12 min read
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Two Chicago teens with one name collide, with Tiny Cooper's musical stealing every scene.
2,742-word summary · 12 min read
Anna and the French Kiss
Anna Oliphant is sent to Paris boarding school and falls for Etienne while misreading Bridget and Matt.
3,262-word summary · 14 min read
Better than the Movies
A rom com obsessed senior hires her annoying next door neighbor to win her crush, then finds real love is messier and kinder than any movie plot.
2,438-word summary · 11 min read
Heartstopper: Volume Three
Nick and Charlie test honesty on a Paris trip while friends face exams, outings, and eating-disorder strain.
2,355-word summary · 10 min read
If He Had Been with Me
Childhood friends Autumn and Finn drift apart in high school until one August night changes everything.
2,785-word summary · 12 min read
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Closeted Simon Spier trades emails with Blue while Martin blackmails him over Abby and the school musical nears.
2,952-word summary · 13 min read
We'll Always Have Summer
Belly must choose between Conrad and Jeremiah after two years with Jeremiah and a wedding plan at Cousins.
2,540-word summary · 11 min read
An Abundance of Katherines
Colin, dumped by his nineteenth Katherine, road-trips to Gutshot with Hassan and tries to turn heartbreak into math.
2,465-word summary · 11 min read
It's Not Summer Without You
After Susannah's death, Belly returns to a cold Cousins Beach with Jeremiah to save the house and faces grief, brother tension, and first love.
2,736-word summary · 12 min read
Speak
After calling police at a party, ninth grader Melinda stops speaking until art helps her tell.
2,073-word summary · 9 min read