#young_adult

You were lookin’ at me like you wanted to kiss me.” I force a laugh. “Yeah, right,” I say sarcastically. “Nobody’s watchin’ if you want to, you know, try it. Not to brag, but I’m somewhat of an expert. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

Luis is right there.” I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isn’t as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

Ben walks in the room and asks, “What were you guys doing?” Nikki says “Nothing” at the same time I say, “Your sister and I were just makin’ out. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

What’s with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan.” “I suspect I am a hooligan. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

Don’t try and make me feel better, Alex. I hate you.” “I hate you, too. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

I'm sure the other kids wouldn't mind not being lectured by another toddler over the virtues of sharing and the mental benefits of toy blocks. ↗

— Hayden Thorne

#toddlers #young-adult #funny

So why are you so mad at me for kissing you?” “Because you took too long. If you'd done that, say, three years ago, we wouldn't have only had one kiss before we both get horribly mutilated. ↗

— Rusty Fischer

#romance-funny #romantic #ushers #vampires #werewolves

But first I had to get through the ironing. It took a lot of patience. I had none. It took forever, and then I had to press the whole shirt again to get out the creases I’d pressed into it. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#humour #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

I had shaved my beard for her-a huge disappointment, because I’d enjoyed my three weeks looking like a bank robber. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#humour #romance #young-adult-fiction #young-adult-romance #funny

He speaks in that strange sports talk, telling me about the start of the new season and asks if I follow baseball. No. I really don’t. He assures me if I stay in town long enough I will become a baseball fan. It’s a requirement of living in St. Louis. Everyone is a Cardinal’s fan. “Loyal,” he tells me. St. Louis is a loyal town. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#cardinals #contemporary #gothic #historical-fiction #missouri