Rom-Coms for middle schoolers

By Avery Morman

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As the holiday of lovers approaches us, some people may feel the need to immerse themselves in literature and film that reflects their heart’s deepest desires.

These rom-com novels, movies, and tv shows are hand-picked by our most romantic newspaper staff.

My personal favorite novel may have a cringy title, but the plot and characters are very well written and will keep you captivated.

The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss by Amy Noelle Parks is about Caleb and Evie, who are studying quantum physics together. Over the past several years, Caleb has had several “almost-kisses” with Evie. Will his love for Evie bloom into something they can both cherish together?

Another one of my personal favorites is Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino, which follows the story of Lilah, a hard-of-hearing teen who goes to a deaf summer camp and finds not just herself, but also a romance.

One more of my favorite series, which is also a movie trilogy, is To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han.

Lara Jean, a hopeless romantic, loves writing letters. She writes letters to all of the boys that she's loved before, and stores them in a letterbox. One day, all of the letters get mailed out to the boys!

Her nonexistent love life goes into overdrive, and suddenly she finds herself in a fake relationship with one of the boys. This story is captivating, and the characters pop right off the pages and the big screen.

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (classic, slightly more advanced but classic love story)

• Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer (fantasy romance, vampires and love!!)

• Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

• The Prince and the Apocalypse by Kara McDowell

• 10 Things I Hate About You (movie - modern interpretation of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew)

• The Summer I Turned Pretty (TV show and trilogy!!)

• Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

• Love and Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean