Farmingdale Library Teens: 3 NEW AND UPCOMING DIVERSE YA CONTEMPORARY ROMANCES

Press release from Farmingdale Library Teens:

May 27, 2021

In the vein of The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon or one of my favorites, Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno (her next book is featured on this list!), these novels also explore different cultures, friendship and family values. See below for my top three diverse YA romances, two available now and one upcoming, that you must add to your TBR as soon as possible.          

The Sun is Also a Star Don’t Date Rosa Santos

Aurora Lydia Dominguez May 21, 2021

Who’s the best entrepreneur? Let the competition begin. Suddenly, Valerie and Wes are battling it out to try to outsell each other, make the most money, and take the throne for the best business in school. But could a spark also be developing between the two? It’s worth the read to find out and to see which business might win this battle.

With her older sister having given up a scholarship to Princeton to have a baby and work at the local botanica, all of their mother’s expectations are now riding on Lou’s shoulders. Under pressure, she’s always studying and has her sights set on Ivy League schools, but is this really her dream or her family’s?

The one day, she finds the bucket list she and Sam wrote together as kids, before Sam’s father was diagnosed with cancer. She’s shocked to see that she hasn’t accomplished any of the goals she’d set for herself, including going to a party and having a first kiss.

​Torn between the futures that her mother, sister, and younger self planned for her, Lou sets out to finish the list, and in a stroke of destiny or fate, Sam decides to tag along. Will it bring them closer together, or tear them apart once more? The story unravels in a lovely way, and it’s a truly enjoyable one.

That someone is Aiden, who comes in as a VIP guest at the resort. Now, Aiden is one-third of DJ Bacchanal, the hottest group on the scene. While Reyna has stayed exactly where she’s always been, Aiden has returned to Tobago with his Grammy-nominated band and two L.A. socialites (one who he might be dating!). What’s a girl to do now?

The novel is a music-filled love story that will have you eager to find out if first love can endure fame.

Enjoy!~

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