What are some great teen romance novels from the boy’s perspective?
Monday, January 18th, 2010I know a lot of teen romance novels, but most of them are from the girl’s perspective. Any recommendations? Please do not say the Twilight Saga.
Hi, Jasper!
Romance Books for Teenage Boys: romance novels written just for them.
Young adult romance enthusiasts generally look for realistic, compelling characters and pulse-racing attraction. But if the romance readers are male, they also prefer a male protagonist and, frequently, a male author who they can trust to give an authentic male voice.
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Romance Books for Teenage Boys – Sentimental Romance
Guys who like sentimental romance should try "Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom" by Bruce Clements (Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1990)
In this story of obsessive and intense summer romance, Tom falls in love with Anna while she is in town visiting her ailing aunt. This intimate, sentimental story is unique because it isn’t plot-driven, but rather it savors the idiosyncrasies of infatuation as a realistic depiction of first love from a male perspective. The story unfolds in a passionate monologue. Important life issues such as the death of a sibling, acquaintance rape, abortion and its aftermath, and Antisemitism are woven into the story to add depth and realism.
2. Romance Books for Teenage Boys – Mystery Romance
Teen boys who like mystery mixed in with their romance books will love Another Kind of Monday by William E Coles (HarperTempest, 1999)
When Mark opens a dusty copy of Great Expectations he doesn’t find the expected reading assignment. Instead, he discovers $300 and a set of directions which plunge him into a mysterious scavenger hunt and an unexpected romance. Although the cryptic riddles and pressing quest to solve the mystery are what drives the plot, it’s the author’s exploration of Mark and Zeena’s budding romance that make this a satisfying romance and an unforgettable story.
3. Romance Books for Teenage Boys – Lighthearted Romance
Young men who prefer lighthearted romance will enjoy Cecil in Space by Sid Hite (Henry Holt & Co., 1999)
This offbeat coming-of-age romance novel is a welcome break from hard-core young adult fiction. Seventeen-year old Cecil Scott Rowe (who his Aunt June believes is an astronaut in training, hence the title) likes to hang with his clique, dabble in vandalism (who changed the town’s welcome sign to read “Welcome to Hysteric Pricksburg”?) and psycho-philosophize in his witty and unusual manner. In this tale of summer romance, Cecil struggles between the town’s snooty fickle bombshell Ariel, and Isabel the girl-next-door.
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Others romance books for boys
Aihara Hot Gimmick (Graphic Novel Series)
Amis The Rachel Papers
Bell Stones (pub in Canada)
Bennett & Gottesfeld A Heart Divided
Black Diary Of A Teenage Stud (Series)
Burgess Doing It
Cann Hard Cash
Chandler Dark Secrets (Series)
Chbosky The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Clements Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom
Clements Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom
Corbett Fifteen Love
Coville & Yolen Armageddon Summer
Davidson Jason & Kyra
Davis Vision Quest
Draper Romiette & Julio
Flinn Breaking Point
Flinn Breathing Underwater
Flinn Nothing To Lose
Jenkins Out Of Order
Jones Things Change
Kerr Fell (Series)
Kerr Night Kites
Koertge Boy In The Moon
Koertge Confess-O-Rama
Koertge Stoner And Spaz
Koertge Where The Kissing Never Stops
Koertge The Arizona Kid
Koontz Odd Thomas
Korman Son Of The Mob
Levithan The Realm Of Possibility
Lynch Extreme Elvin
Mckinley The Hero And The Crown
Napoli For The Love Of Venice
Nilsson Heart’s Delight
Paulsen The Boy Who Owned The School
Payne Youth In Revolt
Pierce The Darkangel (Trilogy)
Pope The Perilous Guard
Powell Dean Duffy
Powell Is Kissing A Girl Who Smokes Like Licking An Ashtray?
Powell The Whistling Toilets
Ripslinger How I Fell In Love And Learned To Shoot Free Throws
Scott Jingle Boy
Shaw Flavor Of The Week
Soryo Mars (Graphic Novel Series)
Soto The Afterlife
Spinelli Stargirl
Tamar Out Of Control
Thomas Rats Saw God
Trembath A Beautiful Place On Yonge Street
Trembath A Fly Named Alfred
Trembath The Tuesday Cafe
Tsuda Kare Kano (Graphic Novel Series)
Van Draanen Flipped
Wallace Restless
Werlin Double Helix
Wild One Night
Wittlinger Razzle
Wittlinger Hard Love
Zindel Pigman
Zusack Getting The Girl
