Recommendations based on Open Road Summerby Emery Lord

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  1. The Start of Me and You

    by Emery Lord
    After the death of her boyfriend, Paige decides to start anew and make the most of her high school years.

    It’s been a year since it happened—when Paige Hancock’s first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for two years, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . ... (Goodreads)

  2. Kitchen Princess, Vol. 01

    by Natsumi Andō
    A girl with a talent for cooking transforms the lives of those around her with her delicious dishes and kind heart.

    Set in modern-day Japan, the plot centers on Najika Kazami (,風見 七虹香,, Kazami Najika,) , a cheerful thirteen-year-old with an excellent sense of taste who hopes to become a chef. In her backstory , it ... (Wikipedia)

  3. When We Collided

    by Emery Lord
    A summer romance between two teenagers, one dealing with mental illness and the other with family struggles.

    "It is a book I wish could have written, but am so much better for having read." —Julie Murphy, #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, Dumplin', A thought-provoking, emotionally-compelling ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. A Beautiful Funeral

    by Jamie McGuire
    A heartbreaking story of love, loss, and moving on. The final chapter in the Beautiful Disaster series.

    Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping in Vegas with Abby, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Geography of You and Me

    by Jennifer E. Smith
    A chance encounter during a blackout leads to a romance that spans continents. Can love survive distance and time?

    Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they’re rescued, they spend a ... (Goodreads)

  6. Graffiti Moon

    by Cath Crowley
    A group of friends search for a mysterious graffiti artist in the streets of Melbourne, Australia, while navigating their own personal struggles.

    Lucy is in love with Shadow, a mysterious graffiti artist. Ed thought he was in love with Lucy, until she broke his nose. Dylan loves Daisy, but throwing eggs at her probably wasn't the best way to ... (Goodreads)

  7. It Happened One Wedding

    by Julie James
    A high-powered lawyer and a charming private investigator fake a relationship to solve a case, but end up falling for each other.

    SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO SAY “I DO” After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a ... (Goodreads)

  8. Avatar The Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series

    by Michael Dante DiMartino
    A collection of concept art, sketches, and behind-the-scenes information from the beloved animated series.

    A stunning masterpiece of animated storytelling., Avatar: The Last Airbender has been syndicated to more than 120 countries around the world, inspiring millions of fans and industry professionals ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Royal We

    by Heather Cocks
    A modern fairytale of a young woman's romance with a prince, and the challenges of life as a royal.

    An American girl finds her prince in this "fun and dishy" (, People,) royal romance inspired by Prince William and Kate Middleton.,American Bex Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory

    by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
    A collection of short stories exploring the complexities of love and relationships, with a touch of humor and absurdity.

    From the creator and executive producer of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series, BoJack Horseman, a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love–the best and worst ... (Goodreads)

  11. Faking It

    by Jennifer Crusie
    Two con artists team up to pull off a fake art scam, but their fake relationship turns into something real.

    LOVE AND DECEPTION HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. Meet the Goodnights, a respectable family who run a respectable art gallery-and have for generations. There's Gwen, the matriarch who likes to escape reality, ... (Goodreads)

  12. Roomies

    by Christina Lauren
    Two strangers in New York City enter a marriage of convenience to help one of them pursue their dream of being a Broadway musician.

    From subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable as in New York Times bestselling author Christina ... (Goodreads)

  13. Tell Me Three Things

    by Julie Buxbaum
    A high school student's journey to find comfort and understanding in a new town and school.

    Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about ... (Goodreads)

  14. Beautiful Oblivion

    by Jamie McGuire
    A young woman falls for a mysterious musician with a troubled past, but their relationship is threatened by secrets and outside forces.

    The Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster phenomenon continues in the first heart-pounding new adult romance in The Maddox Brothers series. Fiercely independent Camille “Cami” Camlin gladly moved ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

    by Michelle Hodkin
    A young woman is haunted by her past as she uncovers the secrets of her supernatural powers.

    Mara Dyer wants to believe there's more to the lies she’s been told. There is. She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead. She should. She never had to imagine how far ... (Goodreads)

  16. Someday, Someday, Maybe

    by Lauren Graham
    A young woman's pursuit of her dream career in acting, while navigating the complexities of life.

    A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of, Parenthood, and, Gilmore Girls, about an aspiring actress trying to make it in mid-nineties New York City. Franny Banks is a ... (Goodreads)

  17. Friday

    by Robert A. Heinlein
    A man's quest for freedom, navigating a future world of robots, aliens and interstellar travel.

    The book's narrator is Friday Jones (often going under cover name Marjorie Baldwin and using both surnames somewhat interchangeably). Friday is a genetically engineered human (known as an Artificial ... (Wikipedia)

  18. The Sea of Tranquility

    by Katja Millay
    A young woman's journey of healing and redemption, as she confronts her traumatic past.

    A, School Library Journal, Best Book of 2013, An ALA/YALSA Alex Award Winner, I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

    by Morgan Matson
    Two teens take a road trip across America, discovering themselves and each other along the way.

    When you're on a road trip, life is all about the detours. . . ., Amy Curry is having a terrible year. Her mother has decided to move across the country and needs Amy to get their car from California ... (Goodreads)

  20. Anna Dressed in Blood

    by Kendare Blake
    Cas, a ghost hunter, falls in love with Anna, a vengeful spirit who kills anyone who enters her home.

    Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious ... (Goodreads)

  21. Across the Universe

    by Beth Revis
    Interplanetary journey of a teenage girl, struggling to stay alive and free from a totalitarian government.

    Hundreds of years in the future, the spaceship Godspeed travels toward a distant, earth-like planet with 100 cryogenically frozen settlers on board. Seventeen year old Amy, frozen along with her ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Just One Day

    by Gayle Forman
    A young girl's story of self-discovery through a journey across Europe.

    A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay. When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at ... (Goodreads)

  23. Since You've Been Gone

    by Morgan Matson
    A young girl embarks on an adventure of self-discovery, learning to open her heart to the possibilities of the world.

    It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Bees

    by Laline Paull
    An epic adventure of a humble worker bee who challenges the social hierarchy of the hive.

    The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death. Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. The Heir

    by Kiera Cass
    A young woman vies for the crown in a competition of strength, wit, and courage.

    A new era dawns in the world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series America and Maxon’s fairy-tale romance enchanted readers from the very first page of, The Selection,. Now ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. The Queen of Attolia

    by Megan Whalen Turner
    A young queen must face political upheaval and a dangerous enemy to protect her kingdom.

    Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, has been caught spying on the Queen of Attolia. He expects to be hanged, but the Queen instead resorts to an ancient traditional punishment for thievery and has his ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Feed

    by M.T. Anderson
    In a future where everyone is connected to the internet through their brains, a group of teenagers rebel against the system.

    The novel portrays a near-future in which the feednet , a huge computer network (apparently an advanced form of the Internet), is directly connected to the brains of about 73% of American citizens by ... (Wikipedia)

  28. One Plus One

    by Jojo Moyes
    A single mother's struggle to make a better life for her and her daughter.

    One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, The Giver of Stars, American audiences have fallen in love with ... (Goodreads)

  29. Microserfs

    by Douglas Coupland
    A humorous and poignant look at the lives of tech employees in the 1990s.

    The plot of the novel has two distinct movements: the events at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington , and the move to Silicon Valley and the "Oop!" project. The novel begins in Redmond as the characters ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Hating Game

    by Sally Thorne
    A lighthearted battle of wits between two enemies who eventually fall in love.

    Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love. Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person ... (Goodreads)