#young_adult

Without thinking, he reached for her hand. Tucked it against her chest, feeling that was where it should be. Perry's heart slammed against his ribs. She had to feel it. ↗

— Veronica Rossi

#young-adult #young-adult

Sometimes I wish there were do over years or fast forward days ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#young-adult

But a shift has occurred since I stepped up to take Prim’s place, and now it seems I have become someone pre- cious. At first one, then another, then almost every member of the crowd touches the three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and holds it out to me. It is an old and rarely used gesture of our district, occasionally seen at funerals. It means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#love

My mind argued with itself about whether to adhere to proper etiquette or whether to fling aside all modesty and throw my arms around him. My feet chose the latter before my mind had a chance to settle it. I flew off the stool and landed in his embrace. Freezing rain drenched his coat and shirt. His arms wrapped around me tighter, and there was nothing so right as being pressed against Nathaniel Strider. ↗

— Tess Oliver

#werewolves #young-adult #werewolves

Sometimes letting go is the only way to find out who you're meant to hold on to. ↗

— J. Sterling

#young-adult #young-adult

No, Kramisha, he's not black. He's a killer bird with evil for his Daddy. ↗

— P.C. Cast

#house-of-night #kramisha #stevie-ray #young-adult-fiction #young-adult

We stand there for a moment, staring at each other, savoring it. And then all at once, we slam together. Mia's legs are off the ground, wrapped around my waist, her hands dipping in my hair, my hands tangled in hers. And our lips. There isn't enough skin, enough spit, enough time, for the lost years that our lips are trying to make up for as they find each other. We kiss. The electric current switches to high. The lights throughout all of Brooklyn must be surging. ↗

— Gayle Forman

#gayle-forman #if-i-stay #mia-hall #romance #where-she-went

I can see time," whispered Mogget, so softly that his words were lost. ↗

— Garth Nix

#fantasy #young-adult #young-adult

Damn. I never should have agreed to this. What is he thinking? Here we are in a piece of crap pickup truck on our way to sit outside of a supermarket to kidnap this girl. Damn. He’d better not be falling for her. Sure she’s cute, but I can’t think about that. ↗

— Jenna-Lynne Duncan

#kidnapping #new-orleans #romance #young-adult #new-adult

Don't get me wrong. I love to be alone. When I am by myself, I get to create my own version of reality where I am the popular girl and really pretty, and friends can't wait to talk to me. -Madisyn ↗

— Tara Michener

#cyberbullying #relational-aggression #tara-michener #young-adult-fiction #love