Romance books for teens
Teen romance books with titles by Jenny Han, Jason Reynolds, Marissa Meyer, Casey McQuiston, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Axie Oh, Lex Croucher, L. C. Rosen, Abdi Nazemian, and Christine Pillainayagam.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Nashae Jones is a children’s writer, educator and book reviewer. She writes middle-grade fiction. Her debut novel, Courtesy of Cupid, was published by Aladdin on 2 January 2024. The story follows 13-year-old Erin Johnson, who discovers that her father is Cupid and tries to use her new powers to beat her rival Trevor Jin in a school election. A paperback edition of Courtesy of Cupid followed on 7 January 2025.
Her next middle-grade novel, As You Wish, was published by Aladdin on 14 January 2025. That book centres on Bernadette “Birdie” Johnson-Nkrumah, a Ghanaian American girl whose wishes are tangled up with Anansi, the spider god of stories and knowledge. A trade paperback edition of As You Wish is scheduled for 6 January 2026.

Teen romance books with titles by Jenny Han, Jason Reynolds, Marissa Meyer, Casey McQuiston, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Axie Oh, Lex Croucher, L. C. Rosen, Abdi Nazemian, and Christine Pillainayagam.
Edgy stories for 11-14 year olds with titles by Kwame Alexander, Malorie Blackman, Hilary McKay, Jason Rohan, Ele Fountain, Christopher Edge, Catherine Bruton, Derek Landy, Simon James Green, Robert Muchamore, Anne Cassidy & more.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2026. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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