Shadow Girl

Where You See Yourself

Skin

Sweet Pizza

Everyone Wants to Know

Lightning Mary

Final Season

Striking Out

Happily Ever Afters

Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style icon at her high school, she’s a master in the subtle art of not giving a . . . well, you know what. But now that graduation is here, she’s a little less sure.

She’s heading to NYU in the fall with a scarlet U (for “undeclared”) written across her chest. Her parents always remind her that Black kids don’t have the luxury of figuring it out as they go—they have to be 110 percent prepared. But it’s a lot of pressure to be her ancestors’ wildest dreams when Lenore’s not even sure what her dreams are yet.

When her family embarks on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise, her friend Tessa is sure Lenore’s in for a whirlwind romance. But Lenore knows that doesn’t happen in real life. At least not to girls like her.

Then she meets Alex Lee. After their parents bond over the Cupid Shuffle, she ends up stuck with him for the remainder of the cruise. He’s a hopeless romantic and a golden boy with a ten-year plan. In short, he’s irritating as hell.

But as they get to know each other during the picturesque stops across Europe, he may be able to help her find something else she’s been looking for, even if she doesn’t want to admit it to herself: love.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Shadow Girl

Sally Nicholls, 2014

Where You See Yourself

Claire Forrest, 2023

Skin

Christine Webster, 2005

Sweet Pizza

G.R. Gemin, 2016

Everyone Wants to Know

Kelly Loy Gilbert, 2023

Lightning Mary

Anthea Simmons, 2020

Final Season

Tim Green, 2021

Striking Out

Jane West, Jane Ac West, 2006