YA Valentine's Day Picks

Blackout

A Novel

By: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk & Nicola Yoon
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J Beckles & Bahni Turpin
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

“From six of the most incredible YA writers in the game comes a unique set of intertwining stories that exemplify the beauty of young black love. A heatwave has caused a major blackout in New York City and six unlikely couples find themselves stuck together in different parts of the city. With six distinctive voices, they all managed to... Read more

Dungeons and Drama

By: Kristy Boyce
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

“This was so sweet and dorky and heartwarming. This was not the typical high school popular-girl-fake-dates-nerd-then-falls-in-love trope, but instead they're both dorks in their own way and they're not afraid to embrace it. They're just trying to figure out their sweet little emotions together! The narrator did an amazing job voicing all of... Read more

I Wish You Would

By: Eva Des Lauriers
Narrated by: Max Meyers & Victoria Villarreal
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You’ve Reached Sam—with all the feels of a Taylor Swift song—in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan.

"One of the best YA novels I've read in a long time." —Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight... Read more

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

By: Ann Liang
Narrated by: Alice Wen
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Unforgettable, snarky, and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters.Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class." It's not easy, but she has a trick to keep her model-student smile... Read more

Charming as a Verb

By: Ben Philippe
Narrated by: James Fouhey
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

From the award-winning author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager comes a whip-smart and layered romantic comedy. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han.  Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the dutiful first-generation Haitian son,... Read more

Super Fake Love Song

By: David Yoon
Narrated by: Michael Bow
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

An NPR Book Concierge Pick of the Year

“The fun of this engrossing read is that underneath the slapstick lies a finely nuanced meditation on how we perform as ourselves.” —New York Times Book Review
 
From the New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in Love comes a moving young adult novel about friendship, identity, and acceptance. Perfect... Read more

Her Good Side

By: Rebekah Weatherspoon
Narrated by: Marcella Cox & Daniel K. Isaac
Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

“So. Much. Love. Rebekah Weatherspoon seamlessly slips into the YA space with this fake romance/friends-to-lovers, swoony high-school romance. Can't wait for more from her for teens. Also, I was super charmed by the narrator of Jacob's chapters. Read more

Love Is a Revolution

By: Renée Watson
Narrated by: Renée Watson
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Love Is a Revolution written and read by Renée Watson.

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a girl finds herself and falls in love with who she really is.

When Nala Robertson reluctantly agrees to attend an open mic night for her... Read more

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

By: Sonora Reyes
Narrated by: Karla Serrato
Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

“Yamilet just transferred to a private catholic school in order to keep her brother out of trouble. After a big friendship breakup, Yami forces herself to appear straight in order to make new friends and not stick out amongst her peers. Sonora Reyes' writing shines, all the while tackling the intersection between homophobia, race, and religion... Read more

The Prince & The Apocalypse

By: Kara McDowell
Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Wren Wheeler has flown five thousand miles across the ocean to discover she’s the worst kind of traveler: the kind who just wants to go home. Her senior-year trip to London was supposed to be life-changing, but by the last day, Wren’s perfectly planned itinerary is in tatters.
There’s only one item left to check off: breakfast at the World’s End... Read more

The Davenports

By: Krystal Marquis
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

*Instant New York Times Bestseller*

The Davenports delivers a totally escapist, swoon-worthy romance while offering a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked.

"The perfect read for fans of escapist historical fiction.” —NBC’s TODAY

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing... Read more

When You Get the Chance

A Novel

By: Emma Lord
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

A bighearted novel about falling in love, making a mess, and learning to let go, When You Get the Chance is the next effervescent novel from Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club pick You Have a Match.

Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price’s dream of becoming a Broadway star. Not her lovable but... Read more

This Time It's Real

By: Ann Liang
Narrated by: Mimi Chang
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

“Looking for a cute summer read? Look no further! Eliza and Caz' fauxmance is equal parts funny, beautiful, and adorable. I may or may not have been doing the kicking feet and blushing combo for each of their interactions. The flirting is perfection. Read more

Ryan and Avery

By: David Levithan
Narrated by: Jamie K. Brown
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages--told over the course of a couple's first ten dates.

When a blue-haired boy (Ryan) meets a pink-haired boy (Avery) at a dance--a queer prom--both feel an inexplicable but powerful connection. Follow them through their first ten dates as they bridge... Read more

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun

A Novel

By: Jonny Garza Villa
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

A poignant, funny, openhearted novel about coming out, first love, and being your one and only best and true self.Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life.Then in one... Read more

The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram
Narrated by: Amin El Gamal
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny new romantic comedy, set in the sordid world of high school theater

Jackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he’s not is a romantic. And why would he be? He’s already had a... Read more

Time and Again

By: Jack Finney
Narrated by: Paul Hecht
Length: 17 hours

The 50th anniversary edition of the beloved classic that Stephen King has called “THE great time-travel story.” Featuring a brand-new introduction by the New York Times bestselling author of Recursion, Blake Crouch.

When advertising artist Si Morley is recruited to join a covert government operation exploring the possibility of time travel, he... Read more

Going Bicoastal

By: Dahlia Adler
Narrated by: Mara Wilson
Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

A queer Sliding Doors rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming).Natalya Fox has twenty-hours to make the biggest choice of her life: stay home in NYC for the summer with her dad (and finally screw up the courage to talk... Read more

Just Another Epic Love Poem

By: Parisa Akhbari
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud & Elena Rey
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance.

"The heartache and longing of witnessing a beloved character pine hopelessly over her best friend has never brought me this much unadulterated joy." –National Book Award Finalist Sonora Reyes, author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School

Over the... Read more

Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan
Narrated by: Daisy Guevara & Bailey Carr
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another.

“Sapphic sports romance perfection. Swoony and romantic, but unafraid to tackle grief, family expectations, and fighting for your dreams, this is a home run of a... Read more