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Children's Book Suggestions | Young Teen RomanceUnpublished

A selection of age-appropriate romance stories focused on first crushes, first kisses, and first dates for readers age 10-14.

Updated January 21, 2026

LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library

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Children's Book Suggestions | Young Teen Romance

A selection of age-appropriate romance stories focused on first crushes, first kisses, and first dates for readers age 10-14.

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Meet me at Wonderland

DeVillers, Julia

Paper Book

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Keep it together, Keiko Carter

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Paper Book

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This is how I roll

Florence, Debbi Michiko

Paper Book

Let the good times roll with this rom-com about sushi rolls, secret crushes, and chasing your dreams! Susannah Mikami dreams of becoming a famous sushi chef like her dad. And this summer, she plans to learn everything about his traditional kitchen. Only he refuses to teach her, and won't...

Taco Tuesdays

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Nacho average foodie WISH book! Mónica Mancillas explores themes of family, food, and identity wrapped up in a sweet, commercial title. Dulce doesn't want to spend the summer helping at her family's restaurant, but with the business needing all the help it can get, she doesn't have a choice. ...

All my bests

Meiser, Britnee

Paper Book

In the tradition of Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between, this smart and emotional romance told through playlists and memories follows two young teens struggling to hold onto each other as their friendship changes. Starting high school brings big changes for Immie and...

Not if you break up with me first

Miller, G. F.

Paper Book

Two friends who have unhappily found themselves accidentally dating try to drive the other one to call things off in this witty and heartfelt middle school romance. Childhood friends Eve and Andrew are destined to be together--everyone says so, especially their friends and...

Sundae my prince will come

Nelson, Suzanne

Audiobook

Spin with me

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Paper Book

From the author of the critically acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive middle-grade novel about non-binary identity and first love, Ami Polonsky's Spin with Me. In this elegant dual narrative, Essie is a thirteen-year-old girl feeling...

Pizza my heart

Richardson, Rhiannon

Ebook

Rolling on

Sumner, Jamie

Paper Book

In this "equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming" (Kirkus Reviews) companion to Jamie Sumner's acclaimed and beloved novels Roll with It and Time to Roll, Ellie finds herself faced with first love and learning to let go. It's the very end of eighth grade...

Meow or never

Taylor, Jazz

Paper Book

A heartwarming story of secret pets and secret crushes... and learning to take center stage! Avery Williams can sing, but that doesn't mean she can sing in front of people. She likes to stay backstage at her new school, which is where, to her surprise, she finds a cat tucked away into a...

The language of seabirds

Taylor, Will (Children's literature author)

Ebook

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