Crushes in YA and Middle Grade Fiction (424 books)

Crushes, both requited and unrequited, in YA and middle grade fiction.

Please be sure the crush is a major theme in the book, and try to avoid stories about established couples. The titles on this list should focus on the beginning stages of romance: infatuation, attraction, puppy love, etc.

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400	Caribbean Adventure (Fabulous Five Super Edition, #2) by Betsy Haynes (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 7, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
400	Falling Hard (Saddlehill Academy, #3) by Jessica Burkhart (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 7, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
400	Dear Sylvia by Alan Cumyn 3.65 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 7, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
404	Picture Perfect Boyfriend by Becky Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 944 ratings score: 6, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
404	If We Kiss (If We Kiss, #1) by Rachel Vail (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,857 ratings score: 6, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
404	Dance Divas: Two to Tango by Sheryl Berk 4.15 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 6, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
404	Dear Fred by K.M. Peyton 4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 6, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	Love & Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 3,134 ratings score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	Justine's Baby-Sitting Nightmare (Boyfriend Club, #10) by Janet Quin-Harkin 3.29 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	Between You & Me by Marisa Calin (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 644 ratings score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
408	Eight Seconds by Jean Ferris 3.69 avg rating — 267 ratings score: 5, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
412	Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel Vail (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,117 ratings score: 4, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
412	H-E-L-L-L-P the Crazy Gang Is Back by Barbara Williams 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 4, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
412	In Deep Water by Sharon Dennis Wyeth liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 4, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
412	The Method by Paul Robert Walker 2.89 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 4, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
416	The It Girl in Rome (3) by Katy Birchall (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 3, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
416	Fat Chance by Catherine Robinson 2.93 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 3, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
416	Dagmar Schultz and the Angel Edna by Lynn Hall 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 3, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
416	Come a Stranger (Tillerman Cycle, #5) by Cynthia Voigt (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 2,172 ratings score: 3, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
420	Fifteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton 3.72 avg rating — 3,458 ratings score: 2, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
420	Meet Me at Wonderland by Julia DeVillers (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 2, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
420	City Sax by Lorna Read 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 2, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
423	My Summer of Pink & Green (Pink & Green, #2) by Lisa Greenwald 4.03 avg rating — 1,914 ratings score: 1, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
423	Flick by Wendy Kesselman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 1, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars