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Super adjacent

2021
Claire's dream internship with Warrior Nation is quickly complicated by a budding relationship with new superhero Joy, and when supervillains strike, Claire must team up with disillusioned Bridgette to save the day.

Playing for keeps

2024
A baseball pitcher and a student umpire fall for one another against league regulations and must keep it secret.

Beach cute

2024
"Luna, Rory and Jodie are strangers in the need of a getaway . . . Luna has unexpectedly broken up with her boyfriend. Rory has to find a creative way to break it to her family she wants to pursue her art passion. And as for Jodie, she feels lost in both life and love. But these three strangers have one thing in common: they are on their way to the same resort. As their lives collide under the sun, will they have a summer they'll never forget?"--Provided by publisher.

Out of left field

2024
"In this semi-autobiographical story told in comic book format, Jonah Newman comes of age as a queer person in a small-town high school and tries to fit in--especially on the baseball field"--OCLC.

The breakup artists

2024
"August and Valentine, seventeen-year-old best friends, run a business called Summer Love, Inc. They hire themselves out to unhappy parents whose kids are in bad relationships, adopting fake identities and going undercover to break up these relationships by any means necessary. Valentine, the brains of the operation, believes that they're making the world a better place by steering people away from a relationship precipice so they can someday find true love. But for August, every case is personal--another chance to prove that true love doesn't exist. He blames his sister's manipulative boyfriend for her death, and--unlike Valentine--he doesn't believe in soulmates. No, he thinks the idea of falling head-over-heels is ridiculous at any age. But then August meets Ella, who suddenly turns everything he thought he believed about love upside down. The problem is that she's their new case, which means that everything he's told her about himself is a lie--including his name"--Provided by publisher.

Bright red fruit

Bad girl. No matter how hard Samira tries, she can't shake her reputation. She's never gotten the benefit of the doubt--not from her mother or the aunties who watch her like a hawk. Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community.

10 blind dates

2021
After an unexpected breakup, seventeen-year-old Sophie lets members of her large, eccentric extended family set her up on ten blind dates during Christmas vacation.

Tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker

2019
"Love-and crushes-are in the air for Nikki Maxwell in this sixth book of the New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series. It's the biggest dance of the year and Nikki Maxwell is hoping her crush, Brandon, wants to be her date. But time is running out. What if he doesn't want to go with her? Or worse-what if he ends up going with Mackenzie?!! In the sixth book in the blockbuster Dork Diaries series-now with more than 8 million copies in print-join Nikki, Chloe and Zoey as they tackle the topic of love, Dork Diaries style"--.

It all comes back to you

2023
"After Kiran Noorani's mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close . . . But when Amira announces that she's dating someone, Kiran's world is turned upside down. Deen Malik is thrilled that his brother, Faisal, has found a great girlfriend . . . When the families meet, Deen and Kiran find themselves face to face. Again. Three years ago . . . Kiran and Deen dated in secret. Until Deen ghosted Kiran"--Provided by publisher.

How to get over your (best friend's) ex

2024
"When Hannah's queen bee best friend Braelyn finds herself dumped, Hannah vows to help her get over her heartbreak. What Braelyn doesn't know is that Hannah herself is trying to get over her crush on that same boy while also discovering that she was the reason for the breakup"--Provided by publisher.

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