18 books like Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

What to read after Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Boy Who Owned the School Gary Paulsen · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra credit on the stage crew of the school production of The Wizard of Oz. Jacob, who is usually in a fog anyway, has the the job of running the fog machine. The problem is that Maria… Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Wildlife Fiona Wood · 2013 · 385p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Two sixteen-year-old girls in Australia come together at an outdoor semester of school, before university--one thinking about boys and growing up, the other about death and grief, but somehow they must help each other to find themselves. Shares High schools, Teenage Girls, School Stories, Schools

How to Be Popular Meg Cabot · 2006 · ★ 3.6 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Does being popular matter? It matters very much—to Steph. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called—what else?—How to Be Popular. What does it take to be popular? All Steph has to do is follow the instructions in The Book, and soon she'll be partying with the It Crowd (including school quarterback Mark… Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Gabrielle Zevin · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life. Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Perfect Sara Shepard · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In a town where gossip thrives like the ivy that clings to its mansions, where mysteries lie behind manicured hedges and skeletons hide in every walk-in closet, four perfect-looking girls aren't nearly as perfect as they seem. Three years ago, Spencer, Aria, Emily, Hanna, and their best friend Alison were the girls at Rosewood Day School. They clicked through the halls in their Miu Miu flats,… Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

One Of Us Is Lying Karen M. McManus · 2017 · ★ 4.1 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the… Shares High schools, Schools, Young Adult, Children's fiction

The Misfits James Howe · 2001 · ★ 3.8 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it to keep people on their toes. Make 'em wonder. Or maybe we do it because we figure that there's one more kid out there who's going to need a gang to be a part of. A misfit, like… Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Solitaire Alice Oseman · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Moderate 'I don't ever remember not being serious. As far as I'm concerned, I came out of the womb spouting cynicism and wishing for rain.' My name is Tori Spring. I like the sleep and I like to blog. Last year I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that's all over now. Now there's Solitaire. And Michael Holden. I don't know what Solitaire are trying to do. And I don't care… Shares High schools, Love, Schools, Young Adult

Be more chill Ned Vizzini · 2004 · ★ 3.6 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants. Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Young Adult

Lock-in Jonathan Mary-Todd · 2011 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Light When a high school lock-in, meant to ease tensions between the lacrosse team and a group that likes to play werewolf, goes awry, Jackie does not know if she is safer in the panic of the dark hallways or with the crazed student council president determined to maintain control. Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Killer Sara Shepard · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares High schools, School Stories, Friendship, Young Adult with this book. Shares High schools, School Stories, Friendship, Young Adult

Gift Andrea J. Buchanan · 2012 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate While attempting to fit in at a new school and keep her gift a secret, Daisy and her friends must deal with chilling dreams and a manipulative ghost. Shares High schools, Love, Schools, Friendship

Our sixth-grade sugar babies Eve Bunting · 1990 · 147p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Vicki and her best friend fear that their sixth grade project, carrying around five-pound bags of sugar to learn about parental responsibility, will make them look ridiculous in the eyes of the seventh grade boy they both love. Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Ghostgirl Tonya Hurley · 2008 · ★ 4.6 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.And if I should die before I awake,I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she's dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn't stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular; it just makes her more creative… Shares High schools, Teenage Girls, Schools, Friendship

Double love Kate William · 1983 · ★ 3.6 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Elizabeth Wakefield really likes Todd Wilkins and he likes her but her twin sister Jessica wants Todd for herself. Also, speculation is rampant about Marianne West, a lawyer in Mr. Wakefield's law firm. Shares High schools, Love, School Stories, Schools

The day the teacher went bananas James Howe · 1984 · ★ 4.3 · 31p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A class's new teacher, who leads the children in a number of very popular activities, turns out to be a gorilla. Shares School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Freya and the Magic Jewel (Thunder Girls Book 1) Joan Holub · 2018 · ★ 4.0 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Unlike her twin brother Frey, twelve-year-old girlgoddess Freya is not excited about their invitation to Asgard Academy, especially after she loses her magical jewel, leaving her powerless and worried about making friends. Shares Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Ghoulfriends Forever Gitty Daneshvari · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Ghoulfriends Forever is a brand-new Monster High series, introducing three new monster characters. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, G-ogre-phy, and Physical Deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Popular… Shares High schools, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

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