RIYL Romeo and Juliet

Pictures of Romeo and Juliet Through History

1884 (Source)

1968 (Source)

1996 (Source)

2018 (Source)

Full Text Versions of Romeo and Juliet Online:

Fun Fact: Can you believe this story takes place over the period of just 5 days? Source

Romeo and Juliet Read-Alikes for Middle School

Firelight by Sophie Jordan

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

Mediator series by: Meg Cabot (girl + ghost)

Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Romeo and Juliet, Together (and Alive) at Last by Avi

Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper

Son of the Mob by Gordan Korman

Scribbler of Dreams by Mary Pearson

Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

The Siren by Kiera Cass

Street Love by Walter Dean Myers (verse novel)


Forbidden Love - High School and Adult

Black and White by Malorie Blackman

Blood & Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (girl and werewolf)

The Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz

Boot Camp by Strasser (w/teacher)

Boy Toy by Barry Lyga

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

Caleb + Kate by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

The Cellar by A.J. Whitten -A horrifying retelling of Romeo and Juliet—with zombies!

The chosen one by Carol Lynch Williams

Crushing on a Capulet by Tony Abbbot

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The Fault in our Stars by John Green

The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb

Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews

Generation Dead & it's sequel Kiss of Life by: Daniel Waters (human girl falls for a "living impaired" boy)

Gentlehands by M. E. Kerr

GONE by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson (It's a high school boy and a female teacher).

Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye

Hawksong by Amelia Atwater Rhodes

Hotlanta series by Denene Millner & Mitzi Miller

how I live now by Meg Rosoff (first cousin love)

Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray (adult read in which the adults are kept apart by their grown children).

Jason and Kyra by Dana Davidson

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper

Juliet by Anne Fortier (adult)

Lament: the Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater (human girl and the gallowglass sent to kill her)

Love & Sk8 by Nancy Krulik

The Luxe by Godbersen

The Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine

Naughts and Crosses by Marjorie Blackman

No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull

Ophelia by Lisa M. Klein

The Pact by Jodi Picoult

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Prey by Lurlene McDaniel (w/teacher)

Romeo's Ex by Lisa Fiedler ( retells the story from Rosaline's point of view)

Romeo and Juliet and Vampires by Claudia Gabel

Romeo and Juliet the Manga William Shakespeare ; text adaptor, Richard Appignanesi] ; illustrated by Sonia Leong. (Series: Manga Shakespeare)

Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper

Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors

Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler

Starcrossed by Mark Schreiber

The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

Street Love by Walter Dean Myers

This Must Be Love by Tui T. Sutherland

Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Teach Me by R. A. Nelson

Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead (a dhampir and her instructor)

Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

WJuliet (manga) by Emura


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