Everything, Everything Author Nicola Yoon Shares Her Top 10 YA Love Stories

We named Nicola Yoon’s gorgeous debut novel, Everything, Everything, one of the best young adult books of 2015, and later this year she’ll return with The Sun Is Also a Star, a star-crossed love story between two teens who meet in New York right before one is set to be deported to Jamaica with her family.
Yoon will be appearing at the Southlake, Texas, Barnes & Noble on Saturday, June 11 as part of B-Fest, our first ever teen book festival. And don’t forget to head to your local B&N for B-Fest’s YA Trivia Blast, nationwide at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 10: one winner in every store will receive advance reader copies of books including The Sun Is Also a Star.
To get you ready for B-Fest, here’s Yoon on 10 of her favorite YA love stories.

The Wrath and the Dawn, by Renée Ahdieh
Not only will you love Ahdieh’s gorgeous writing and the epic love story between Shahrzad and Khalid, but you will fall in love with the food. Don’t read this one when you’re hungry!

Everything Leads to You, by Nina LaCour
The love story between Emi and Ava is so inevitable, sweet ,and real, I didn’t want it to end. Also, I have a new appreciation and love for set designers.

Every Day, by David Levithan
Every day, A wakes up in a new body and in a new place. On one of those fateful days, A falls desperately in love. Every Day is a beautiful and thoughtful meditation on what it means to love without boundaries.

Shatter Me, by Tahereh Mafi
I love everything about this series—the fearless and passionate writing, the world, the awesome powers. Also, it has one of my favorite love triangles ever!

I’ll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson
Jandy Nelson’s lyrical prose will make you feel like you’re flying. Also, this book contains one of my favorite main characters of all time. Watching him fall in love is breathtaking.

Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell
Magic! First love! Vampires! What more could you want from the incomparable Rainbow Rowell?

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
One of my favorite stories ever about first love. Watching Aristotle and Dante discover themselves and each other is a truly joyous experience.

Wolves of Mercy Falls series, by Maggie Stiefvater
Oh, how I love this series of books. They’re moody and romantic, and the love interest—Sam—is absolutely the kind of boy I would’ve fallen for in high school.

An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir
One of my favorite fantasy books of all time! It’s epic, profound, and gorgeously written, and the love between Laia and Elias is not to be denied.

The Probability of Miracles, by Wendy Wunder
Campbell has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, but that doesn’t mean love is out of reach. This book is snarky, joyous, and hopeful and will definitely make you cry.