22 Love Stories for Secondary Classroom Libraries

Romantic plotlines can help engage teen readers like little else, and even the love between friends or family members will deepen the emotional impact of a book on its reader.

I recently asked several English teachers to share romantic book titles that are appropriate for a secondary classroom, and here are the results.

Click on the name of the person recommending the book to read her book review!

#1: Romeo and Juliet (graphic novel)

Recommended by @secondarysara. Link to Amazon.

#2: Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel

Recommended by @readingandwritinghaven. Link to Amazon.

#3: Eleanor & Park

Recommended by @mrsorman. Link to Amazon.

#4: P.S. I Like You

Recommended by @literarysherri. Link to Amazon.

#5: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Recommended by @yacafepodcast. Link to Amazon. 

#6: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

Recommended by @room213tpt. Link to Amazon. 

#7: The Sun is Also a Star

Recommended by @hansonhallway. Link to Amazon. 

#8: Words in Deep Blue

Recommended by @elaeveryday. Link to Amazon. 

#9: If I Stay

Recommended by @erinbeers. Link to Amazon. 

#10: Where She Went (Sequel to If I Stay)

Recommended by @elaclassroom. Link to Amazon. 

#11: Stargirl

Recommended by @mrsspanglerinthemiddle. Link to Amazon. 

#12: The Selection

Recommended by @doccopteaching. Link to Amazon. 

#13: The Elite (Sequel to The Selection)

Recommended by @buildingbooklove. Link to Amazon. 

#14: How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You

Recommended by @addiewilliams_tpt. Link to Amazon. 

#15: Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Recommended by @nouvelle_ela. Link to Amazon. 

#16: The Siren

Recommended by @prestoplans. Link to Amazon.
Photo credit @hooked_to_books

#17: The Fault in Our Stars

Recommended by @theclassroomsparrow. Link to Amazon. 

#18: When Dimple Met Rishi

Recommended by @theliterarymaven. Link to Amazon. 

#19: Pride & Prejudice (graphic novel)

Recommended by @nowsparkcreativity. Link to Amazon. 

#20: Zen and the Art of Faking It

Recommended by @elabuffet. Link to Amazon.

#21: P.S. I Still Love You

Recommended by @ebacademics. Link to Amazon. 

#22: Delirium

Recommended by @2peasandadog. Link to Amazon. 

Do you have additional recommendations?

Tell us in the comments!