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19 Days by Old Xian
The cute and funny adventures of a boy and his best friend. Also contains insert art of the characters by the mangaka.Categorized as:
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![A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat]()
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble... -
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![キスよりも早く1 [Kisu Yorimo Hayaku 3] by Meca Tanaka, Kenichi Kusano]()
キスよりも早く1 [Kisu Yorimo Hayaku 3] by Meca Tanaka, Kenichi Kusano
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsLosing their parents, Fumiko and her brother hop from one relative to another. Getting tired of all those movings, she finally decides to quit school and work to support her brother on her own. As they sat on a park bench, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to her demanding of marrying and supporting both her and her brother! ! Is he serious or just playing around. .. !? -
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Last Game 01 by Shinobu Amano
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHe's rich, he's smart, girls gather around him all the time, and he has always gotten first place on his exams. .. well, until Kujou transferred in his primary school class...Categorized as:
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![My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 2 by Mashiro]()
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Volume 2 by Mashiro
Can in-game friendship level-up to something more in real life? The second volume of the award-winning manga that inspired the anime My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. After college student Akane was dumped by her boyfriend, she met Yamada, a handsome high school boy and pro gamer, while playing an online RPG... -
![A Charmed Life by Jenny B. Jones]()
A Charmed Life by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York's social darling just woke up in a nightmare: Oklahoma. Problem is, it's right where God wants her. Bella Kirkwood had it all--A-list friends, Broadway in her backyard, Daddy's credit card. Then her father decided to trade in her mother for a newer model. After that, her mom fell in love with a man she met on the Internet and moved the family to Truman, Oklahoma... -
![More Of Us by Laura Pavlov]()
More Of Us by Laura Pavlov
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBereft, betrayed, and broken the healing begins in the last installment of Laura. Pavolv’s star-crossed lovers trilogy. Cruz Winslow broke me…. Everything was so good, we were so right, but life managed to tear us apart—and Cruz shattered my heart in a million little pieces in the process. I know now that I need to figure out life on my own, find out who I am without him...Categorized as:
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![Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler]()
Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAqueela, a dreamer and comedian at heart, has just one joyous vision - to transform lives through the mere power of friendship, friendships so solid that they last a lifetime. However, Jay, pessimistic by nature, is convinced that friends are overrated, and that Aqueela is nothing short of a whackjob with an idealistic perspective on the world. It would seem that he wants nothing to do with her... -
![某某 A Certain Someone by Mu Su Li, 木苏里]()
某某 A Certain Someone by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 14 ratings盛望搬进了白马弄堂的祖屋院子，一并搬进来的还有他爸正在交往的女人。. 他爸指着那个女人的儿子对他说：叫哥。. 桀骜不驯吃软不吃硬的制冷机（攻）x自认很金贵的懒蛋小少爷（受）. 盛望：我笔直。. 江添：我恐同。. 校园文，1v1+he. Sheng Wang moved into his ancestral home at White Horse Lane, along with the woman that his father was presently seeing. His dad pointed at that woman’s son and said to him: Call him ge (older brother)... -
![Last Game Vol. 1 by Shinobu Amano]()
Last Game Vol. 1 by Shinobu Amano
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn elementary school, the rich and spoiled Yanagi Naoto ruled his class in studies and sports. But he suffered the first setback of his life when Kujou Mikoto, a girl from a poor family, transferred to his school and outperformed him at every turn. Reeling from this unforgivable blow to his pride, Naoto decided that he had to make Mikoto lose at something. . -
![I Hope This Finds You by Ann Liang]()
I Hope This Finds You by Ann Liang
From New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang: An original I Hope This Doesn’t Find You novella, featuring Sadie’s and Julius’s POVs! Academic rivals Sadie and Julius fell in love in I Hope This Doesn’t Find You when Sadie’s email drafts were accidentally sent out. Now, their love story continues on a two-week trip to California... -
![Jesse by Sheridan Anne]()
Jesse by Sheridan Anne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJesse - Who would have known that the 'three-second rule' had the ability to change it all? I sure as hell didn't. How is it possible that I've gone so long without her in my life? Kaylah Millington is everything a guy could possibly want and I need more. So much more. One word from her smart mouth and I was on my knees, absolutely hooked. There's only one issue. .Categorized as:
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The Trip by Robin Alexander
Who wants to take a road trip with two old, bickering women and a complete stranger? Not Jill Savoy. She finds herself behind the wheel of her father’s sacred Winnebago anyway, responsible for her grandmother and adopted aunt, both of whom are mischievous teenagers in old bodies, and then there’s Shay. The last thing on Shay Macaluso’s mind was a vacation...Categorized as:
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Fearless by Robin Alexander
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFalon Whyte books a cruise for her girlfriend of two years. What she hopes will be a fun vacation quickly turns out to be a nightmare. Falon is normally a woman who can roll with the punches, but life delivers a series of blows that knock her on her butt and leave her stranded in Honduras with the company of an uptight woman she doesn't like. Haley Hollis isn't having a good time, either... -
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![Pledge by Kandi Steiner]()
Pledge by Kandi Steiner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIt’s a new year at Palm South University, and a new chapter for Cassie — who’s excited to take her relationship with Grayson to the next level. But when he asks her to make an impossible choice between him and Adam, loyalty will be tested, and hearts will be broken...Categorized as:
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Gay Club! by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA landmark comedic novel about a group of queer teens at their worst - and ultimately their best - from one of the UK's leading writers of LGBTQ+ teen fiction. Barney's a shoo-in for his school's LGBTQ+ Society President at the club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the entire student body, the whole school starts paying attention...Categorized as:
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![The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight]()
The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“I’m in love with you. ” How many times would I have to think about this, how many times, before she could hear it, feel it, see it in my eyes? “I’m in love with you. ” How could I make her see without telling her, without scaring her off… without losing her. I couldn’t lose her. -
![Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton]()
Do You Do Extras? by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTake a normal girl, a Hollywood star, a mean foul-mouthed agent and a pink glittery sex toy and you've got Do You Do Extras? - but remember what happens on set stays on set. Grantley James is Hollywood's newest action hero. He's got the looks and the body but can barely crack a smile. Phoebe Drinkwater is an extra on Grantley's new film...Categorized as:
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![Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan]()
Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe boys of Kings Row head to France with exes, rivalries, and secrets in this fun and hilarious novel by a New York Times bestselling author—inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C. S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad...Categorized as:
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![Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 3: What's in a Name? by Naoshi Komi]()
Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 3: What's in a Name? by Naoshi Komi
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s hate at first sight. . -
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Double Duty Defense by M.J. Padgett
The Denver Darling’s star goaltender, Greer Morgan, is in a rut that’s beginning to impact her game. Ever since high school, she’s sacrificed love, friendship, and adventure to focus on one thing—soccer. But life isn’t fulfilling when you spend it alone, so her teammates encourage her to find someone to help her liven up her life by dating again. Evander Calloway needs to find his focus...Categorized as:
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![Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 4: Making Sure by Naoshi Komi]()
Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 4: Making Sure by Naoshi Komi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLove triangle! Comedic antics! ! Gang warfare? ! You won’t want to miss out on Weekly Shonen Jump's laugh-out-loud feel-good manga series! -
![The Good Girl & the Bad Boy by M.L. Collins]()
The Good Girl & the Bad Boy by M.L. Collins
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat happens when Jackson High’s Good Girl and Bad Boy are forced to work together? I’ll tell you:. I destroy his guitar. (Accidentally! ). He uses my guilt to trick me into doing his work. For three weeks! Until I find out he lied. Oh, heck no. This bad boy has crossed the wrong girl. I call him out on it. In front of the whole school. Check mate, bad boy. “It feels good to be bad,” he whispers...Categorized as:
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![Perfectly Misunderstood by Robin Daniels]()
Perfectly Misunderstood by Robin Daniels
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis dual perspective book is the final installment in The Perfect Series. Jayden Valdez is an overachieving intellectual. Mike McGinnes is Franklin High School’s dumbest jock. Even though they barely know each other, she finds his personality repulsive and he thinks she’s got a giant stick up her you know what...Categorized as:
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![Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George]()
Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSix teenagers’ lives intertwine during one thrilling summer full of romantic misunderstandings and dangerous deals in this sparkling retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. After she gets kicked out of boarding school, seventeen-year-old Beatrice goes to her uncle’s estate on Long Island. But Hey Nonny Nonny is more than just a rundown old mansion...Categorized as:
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![L-DK, Vol. 02 by Ayu Watanabe]()
L-DK, Vol. 02 by Ayu Watanabe
大人気！美少年とのラブ・同居ストーリーカラダが触れ合えばココロも触れ合う。ドキドキ・アクシデントの連続で、2人の同居生活は早くも大混乱（パニック）！！柊聖の意外な一面を知るたびに惹かれていく葵だけど……。心を乱す、思わぬ事態が！？とまどい揺れる、ひとつ屋根の下・青春ラブストーリー第2巻。. -
![Nisekoi: False Love, Volume 2 by Naoshi Komi]()
Nisekoi: False Love, Volume 2 by Naoshi Komi
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLove triangle! Comedic antics! ! Gang warfare? ! You won’t want to miss out on Weekly Shonen Jump's laugh-out-loud feel-good manga series! -
![Where the Wild Boyfriends Are by M.L. Collins]()
Where the Wild Boyfriends Are by M.L. Collins
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat happens when Jackson High’s Good Girl and Bad Boy are forced to work together? I’ll tell you:. I destroy his guitar. (Accidentally! ). He uses my guilt to trick me into doing his work. For three weeks! Until I find out he lied. Oh, heck no. This bad boy has crossed the wrong girl. I call him out on it. In front of the whole school. Check mate, bad boy. “It feels good to be bad,” he whispers... -
![The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1 by Ingrid Ochoa]()
The Kiss Bet, Vol. 1 by Ingrid Ochoa
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this adorable coming-of-age comic for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Faith Erin Hicks and Rainbow Rowell’s Pumpkinheads, Sara Lin has decided now is the time: she’s going to make her first kiss, something special and magical, happen... -
![Nisekoi: False Love, Volume 2 by Naoshi Komi]()
Nisekoi: False Love, Volume 2 by Naoshi Komi
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLove triangle! Comedic antics! ! Gang warfare? ! You won’t want to miss out on Weekly Shonen Jump's laugh-out-loud feel-good manga series! -
![Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill]()
Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill
Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from the author of Love from Scratch and Not Here to Stay Friends , the trail to true love doesn't always come with a map. Natalie Hart has always been loud, unfiltered, and unapologetically herself... -
![Cheeky Brat, Vol. 16 by Mitsubachi Miyuki]()
Cheeky Brat, Vol. 16 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWho knows if what happens at training camp will stay at training camp. .. ? After all, if Hakamada’s change of heart isn’t only a camp high and he’s actually serious about aggressively pursuing her from now on. .. It’s gonna be a whoooole lotta trouble! Especially since her boyfriend is his biggest rival, yet they all gotta play nice on the same basketball team. . -
![Scorch (A Soldiers of Fortune Romance) by Aubrey Irons]()
Scorch (A Soldiers of Fortune Romance) by Aubrey Irons
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhy fall for Prince Charming when the villain is so much more tempting? Because it feel so good to be so bad. .. The dark, dominant, tattooed Spaniard has all the arrogant machismo of a bullfighter and a body carved out of steel. In my sister’s fairytale romance, he almost destroyed my family. He’s the devil, and I hate him. Until he saved my life, and changed everything... -
![Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer]()
Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA funny and timely debut YA about the toxic masculinity at a famous improv comedy camp. Seventeen-year-old Zelda Bailey-Cho has her future all planned out: improv camp, then Second City, and finally Saturday Night Live...Categorized as:
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![Rebels Don’t Fall for Tomboys by Emma Dalton]()
Rebels Don’t Fall for Tomboys by Emma Dalton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery tomboy deserves to score the guy of her dreams. Bailey:. I’m the Tomboy. I’ve dreamed of playing quarterback since I was a kid. No one on the football team wants me around, though, and I need to prove to them that I belong. Zane Hastings is the only guy who welcomes me. But when he plays me like a fool, I don’t want anything to do with him...Categorized as:
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![Past the Rush by Britt Stark]()
Past the Rush by Britt Stark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne night changed everything. Every hope and dream I had vanished with the touch of a hand. Whoever said love lasts forever obviously has never been in love with their brother’s best friend. Ever since high school, I have been trying to replace the painful memories of my past with new ones. Forgetting every trauma was working until I ran into him… Conrad Stone...Categorized as:
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![Don't Be a Drag by Skye Quinlan]()
Don't Be a Drag by Skye Quinlan
Two rival drag kings competing for a crown might just win each other's hearts. When eighteen-year-old Briar Vincent's mental health takes a turn for the worst, her parents send her to spend the summer in New York City with her older brother, Beau, also known as the drag queen Bow Regard...Categorized as:
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![My Favorite Color is the Golden Hour by Eva Austin]()
My Favorite Color is the Golden Hour by Eva Austin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cozy autumn romance, perfect for fans of Kasie West and Rory Gilmore. When her childhood best friend turned enemy arrives back in town after three years, a girl must decide whether to hold onto that grudge or open her heart and finally forgive. After a recent string of bad luck, Emma’s parents send her to live with grandma for the fall semester in their Carlton Landing vacation home... -
![My Favorite Color is Your Something Blue by Eva Austin]()
My Favorite Color is Your Something Blue by Eva Austin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsPerfect for fans of Kasie West, this fun, light-hearted, and sweet summer romance book is great for teens, tweens, or anyone. Sometimes, love is messy. The last thing Morgan wants is to spend one of her final weekends before school starts at a wedding in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. But that’s exactly what she’s doing since her favorite childhood babysitter is getting married... -
![Lighthouse Charlie by Jessie L. Star]()
Lighthouse Charlie by Jessie L. Star
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMax blew out a sigh and said, "Come on, Charlie-girl, play nice. It's too hot to argue. ". Forgetting about my determination not to look at him, I twisted my neck round to stare at him in disbelief...Categorized as:
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![The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum]()
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friendship, betrayal, and hatred. Hoodie Rosen's life isn't that bad. Sure, his entire Orthodox Jewish community has just picked up and moved to the quiet, mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron, but Hoodie's world hasn't changed that much...Categorized as:
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![The Things I Do for You by M. Malone]()
The Things I Do for You by M. Malone
A bargain. A baby. A billion things can go wrong. Nicholas Alexander doesn’t mind being called a playboy. His charm serves him well in business and a beautiful woman is always on his arm. Except the one he’s in love with. Raina Winters doesn’t believe in love, so when she’s dumped right before her wedding, she’s more upset about losing what she really wants from marriage. A baby...Categorized as:
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![Challenge Accepted by Amanda Abram]()
Challenge Accepted by Amanda Abram
Emma Dawson and Logan Reynolds have been neighbors and enemies for as long as either one can remember. Despite the fact their BFF fathers have been encouraging them their whole lives to be friends, they've managed to avoid each other at all costs. Emma thinks Logan is a callous jerk who cares about nobody but himself. Logan thinks Emma is a stuck-up goody-two-shoes with no life...Categorized as:
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![Villain by Natasha Preston]()
Villain by Natasha Preston
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first time I met Casper Hart, I turned him down despite his good looks and obvious charm. I’d only just arrived at university, and a man like him was the last thing I needed to make me lose focus. The only problem? I had no idea who the hell he was. Rich, entitled, hot, and arrogant, no one walked away from Casper without paying a high price... -
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![Cheese Tarts & Fluffy Socks by Nikki Ashton]()
Cheese Tarts & Fluffy Socks by Nikki Ashton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Cheese Tarts and Fluffy Socks’ zeroes in on a steamy one-night stand that, unknown to either party, is about to kick-off a working relationship that is far more than awkward. A hotel badly in need of investment, a young entrepreneur has been sent in to decide if it’s a good investment, but the daughter of the owner is…well…you get the picture... -
![Duet Me Not by Lilian Li]()
Duet Me Not by Lilian Li
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I can be your practice makes perfect. ”. ASHVIN didn’t mean to join the Penang State Synchronized Swimming team. He didn’t mean to go viral when he jumped into that pool and danced with that girl. It all started as a dare to ask his crush to prom, but all it takes is one dare, one wrong choice, to turn his world upside down...Categorized as:
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![Runaway Girls: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set (Runaway) by Lexie Ray]()
Runaway Girls: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set (Runaway) by Lexie Ray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPain. Betrayal. Denial. Sacrifice. Hope. One girl is escaping a world of abuse while another flees from her rapist. One girl slips away from slavery as another one runs away from a life of crime. One girl battles poverty while another one fights to win her life back. What ties them all together? At one time or another, they all worked at Mama’s nightclub, selling their bodies to make a living... -
![You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins]()
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFive girls. Three generations. One great American love story. Ranee, worried that her children are losing their Indian culture; Sonia, wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair; Tara, seeking the limelight to hide her true self; Shanti, desperately trying to make peace in the family; Anna, fighting to preserve her Bengali identity.Categorized as:
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![Challenging What's Real by Kenzie Brayne]()
Challenging What's Real by Kenzie Brayne
I’m lying to everyone. Even to myself. Chloe. My family’s lost everything. Ashamed, I’m hiding the truth with help from a fake boyfriend. So far, no one suspects a thing. Tutoring in secret should be the perfect way to earn some cash. Except it’s with the one guy who knows how to get under my skin—Nate... -
![The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado]()
The Fall of Whit Rivera by Crystal Maldonado
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCould you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. Frenemies Whit and Zay have been at odds for years (ever since he broke up with her in, like, the most embarrassing way imaginable), so when they’re forced to organize the fall formal together, it's a literal disaster...Categorized as:
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