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Matched with three of her crushes and her nemesis, she must figure out who/what she wants.  \nCharming as a Verb  \nby Ben Philippe  \nHiding behind his charming smile and Ivy League ambition, a popular HaitianAmerican star debater is blackmailed by an intense classmate who wants to improve her image at school.  \nLove is a Revolution  \nby Renee Watson  \nFalling for an activist during an open-mic party, plus-sized Nala tells increasingly complicated lies about how much she shares her crush's interests, before learning lessons in radical love/self-love.  \nLove Radio  \nby Ebony LaDelle  \nA 17-year-old self-professed teen love doctor with his own segment on Detroit's popular hip-hop show, Prince Jones has only three dates to prove to Dani, an ambitious writer who hates all thing romance, that he's worth falling for.  \nHappily Ever Afters  \nby Elise Bryant  \n16-year-old Tessa is accepted into a prestigious writing program and suddenly loses her creativity, until an unexpected love comes her way.  \nAs You Walk On By  \nby Julian Winters  \nWhen his promposal goes epically wrong, 17-year-old Theo seeks refuge in an empty bedroom where he is joined by others escaping who they're supposed tobe outside the bedroom door.  \nThe Meet-Cute Project  \nby Rhiannon Richardson  \nHigh school junior Mia, who hates romantic comedies, must endure the\"meet-cute\" encounters her best friends set up to help her find a date for her sister's wedding.  \nSmash It!  \nby Francina Simone  \nChallenging herself to overcome her insecurities at the beginning of junior year, Liv lands a role in her high school's hiphopera production of Othello that helps launch her journey of self-empowerment.  \nRichmond Public Library  \n101 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 | (804) 646-7223 [https://rvalibrary.org/](https://rvalibrary.org/)  \nBlack Joy YA Collection  \nYou Should See Me in a Crown  \nby Leah Johnson  \nA Black misfit teen from a wealthy, promobsessed midwestern community plans to attend a prestigious medical college before the unexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school's prom-queen scholarship.  \nInstructions for Dancing  \nby Nicola Yoon  \nExperiencing visions of heartbreak and trying to understand why this is happening, Evie signs up for lessons at a dance studio, where she falls for her dance partner, forcing her to question all she thought she knew about life and love.  \nNerdCrush  \nby Alisha Emrich  \nTo escape reality, 16-year-old Ramona hides behind her cosplay character who gives her the confidence she lacks in real life, but when an online conversation leads to romance, she must decide whether or not to reveal her identity.  \nSeven Minutes in Candyland  \nby Brian Wasson  \nWhen rumors fly that he's not just the master of sweets, due to his candyselling hustle, but hearts, too, Kal, the son of two therapists, revels in his newfound fame helping heartbroken teens, but his ego, a jealous boyfriend and a competitor threaten everything.  \nWhere the Rhythm Takes You  \nby Sarah Dass  \n17-year-old Reyna has spent her life atthe Plumeria, her family's seaside resort in Tobago. 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