Books are the perfect place to explore and talk about the complexities of the heart. Here are some of our favourites to get you talking about your emotions.
Favourite books about love
Books are the perfect place to explore and talk about the complexities of the heart. Here are some of our favourites to get you talking about your emotions.
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Starcrossed
Macmillan Children's BooksWhen the beautiful and mysterious Delos family arrive on Nantucket Island, Helen Hamilton's teenaged life is turned upside down. -
Chopsticks
RazorbillThis unusual story of star-crossed teenage love is told visually, through a series of photographs, collages and scrapbook pages -
Noughts and Crosses
Doubleday Children's BooksAs well as being a compelling tale of love and friendship, this is an outstanding and thought-provoking exploration of the futility of prejudice. -
Naked
Puffin BooksLondon, 1976: a summer of chaos, punk, love ... and the boy they called Billy the Kid -
Sugar Rush
Young PicadorShortlisted for the 2005 Booktrust Teenage Prize, this is a controversial and daring look at the gritty reality of teenage experience. -
Doing It
Andersen PressA much heralded, compelling sex story for teenage boys from this provocative writer -
Swim the Fly
Templar PublishingMatt, Coop and Sean have been friends forever. Each summer, they set themselves a goal, and this year tops the lot - they must see a real live naked girl. -
Losing It
Andersen PressThis is a collection of eight short stories about growing-up, virginity and sex for teenagers. -
Why We Broke Up
Electric MonkeyThis beautifully presented and unusual young adult novel tells the story of Ed and Min's relationship, from their first meeting to their hearbreaking break-up. -
Tales of the Otori: Across the Nightingale Floor
Young PicadorA taut, compelling tale in the Samurai warrior tradition -
A Song for Summer
Macmillan Children's BooksA deliciously old-fashioned story, which encompasses love, adventure and a host of memorable characters. -
Romeo and Juliet: Manga Shakespeare
Self Made HeroSet in modern Tokyo, with the Capulets and Montagues recast as organised-crime rivals, this racy retelling gets to the heart of the love story and the foolish rivalry that dooms it. -
Nobody's Girl
Hodder Children's BooksBea's journey through the sundrenched boulevards of Paris will transport teenagers to another world in this astute and imaginative tale about identity and truth. -
The Sky is Everywhere
Walker BooksGrief has turned Lennie's world upside down - Bailey, her charismatic older sister, has died unexpectedly, forcing Lennie to step out from behind her shadow for the first time. -
The Immortals: Evermore
Macmillan Children's BooksIn the first book of The Immortals series, find out what Ever will do after discovering she can read auras and hear thoughts -
Rani and Sukh
CorgiA vivid, fast-moving take on the Romeo and Juliet story, exploring the experience of young urban British Asians as they negotiate their way through two cultures -
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
HarperCollins Children's BooksWelcome to the world of Georgia Nicolson, an angst-ridden adolescent, who keeps a diary to record the rollercoaster of emotions and experiences she faces every day. -
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Shiver
ScholasticSet in small-town Minnesota, Stiefvater’s moving and poetic novel of human/wolf interaction and relationships is a werewolf story like no other. -
A Taste of Chlorine
Jonathan CapeThis beautifully drawn book cleverly examines the intricacies and complications of friendship -
Angel
UsborneA thriller with a difference, this riveting read explores the conflicting emotions felt by two young people who know that only by risking their lives can they save the world.
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