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pickFake dating & enemies to lovers.
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When Winnie's sisters leave for college & don't get engaged, their parents set Winnie up on fake dates with her archnemesis, Mat Songsomboon. Winnie steps out of her sisters' shadows, embraces her culture, & plans for her future. She even realises that Mat isn't so terrible!. This story tackles themes of culture, identity, love, family, friendship.
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Have you read Dating Makes Perfect? What did you think?
pickFast food chain + small family restaurant = Twitter war + romance.
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Toastie takedowns & Twitter snark. Pepper & Jack are in an all-out Twitter war, fighting for the things that matter--like grilled cheese sandwiches. Meanwhile, Pepper & Jack navigate school, family, and an unlikely romance born from social media sabotage. This is a story of identity, power, entrepreneurship, and love.
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Have you read Tweet Cute yet? What did you think?
pickBeautiful settings, romantic playlists, athletic ambitions, and childhood friends falling in love.
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Isolde dreams of joining the National Ballet School. Taylor's recent below-knee amputation has disrupted his Winter Olympics plans. Through prose & epistolary storytelling, these childhood friends reunite in a musical long-distance romance. Together, they can survive & succeed.
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Have you read The Long Distance Playlist? What did you think?
pickGreat remix of the classic pride and prejudice. Takes the elements of class from the original and modernizes them with themes of race and gentrification, starring afro-latinx characters and community. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #contemporaryya #yaromance #afrolatinxbooks
pickThis was adorable! The story of a queer teenage girl just trying to figure it all out. Solid characters, a fun plot, and an overall lovely feeling. If you‘re into contemporary YA at all, then I‘d definitely recommend this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#LGBTQ #ContemporaryYA
The marks humans leave are too often scars
-The Fault In Our Stars, John Green
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Yesterday was International Health Day. I spent it with my family. We had a great Sunday filled with happiness. Wish you all my dear Litsy friends to be health and happy! That's all that matter in life. Love you all ❤🥰
#thefaultinourstars #johngreen #ya #contemporaryya #booksleeve #candles #happiness #love #goodreads #litsylove
pickThis was fun, but also thoughtful, even though I wished Kennedy‘s parallel lives both had good and bad Points. One life was clearly presented as the ‘worst‘ one. But I read it quickly and enjoyed Kennedy‘s clever voice, but also her swoony love interest and her very adorable younger brother. #preview #rso #septrelease2018🇦🇺 #contemporaryya #digital
That moment when an author uses the title of the book in the story... 👍
#YALSA #2017TTT #TeenReads #YAbooks #ContemporaryYA #younglove #grief #family #friendship #Florence #sweetread #17
