Books about first love and heartbreak

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So here are the novels that will break your heart, and maybe even put it back together again. But instead of owning her last year of high school, a fight with her best friend puts her on the outs. Being the middle child has its ups and downs.

What is it with YA books about breakups and heartbreak being so appealing? Find below a wide range of YA books about breakups and YA books about heartbreak. Keep tissues by your side for the moments you know are coming. But never fear: as much as this is a list about the sad times, many of these books are also quite funny. Some of the books feature breakups as the thrust of the book while others include it as a smaller—but still important—part of the story.

Skip navigation! Breakups are hard. They're also hard to live through. Suddenly, there's a vacuum where a person had been. And somehow, we must construct a new life around this startling fact.

They'll love you more than an ex ever could. The last two emotions had been missing from my life for a long time at that point, and it was so good to feel them again. It taught me that people change, and the fact that at one time you cared for someone doesn't mean you should drag out what, at present, amounts to a terrible relationship. I got a box, and each time I remembered a cause, I wrote it down and put in the box. When I felt bad or sad, I'd just read those things I wrote, and it made me feel better.