Anonymous wrote:At that age, I read the trashy novels with the red covers from the paperback shelf at the library.

Me too!

Let her read whatever she wants.

I LOVED the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants serious as a tween. Definitely has enough romance/crush content to qualify for your question, but also really values keeping strong friendships and being a good friend.

Anonymous wrote:I vote for letting her read the smut. But that's just me .

Haha same! I read and re-read the sex scene in The Notebook at that age…

At that age, I read the trashy novels with the red covers from the paperback shelf at the library.

Twilight books

I got her a bunch of Kasie West books at the library, and she was thrilled! I guess she had read one at her school library but had not been able to find any more. Thanks for the recommendation.
- OP

May be dating myself, but I loooved the Sweet Valley high books from when I was growing up.

Remington, Laurel

Summer I turned pretty books (also a series on amazon my DD looooooves)


My DD also loves these "Wish Series" books. The titles also just crack me up
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Suzanne-Nelson/author/B001KD9IKE?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

The Fallen series by Lauren Kate is all about romance but it doesn't go beyond the occasional (other worldly) kiss and pent up passion. It's a YA book, so it feels more grown up than a book series like Lost Cities where the main character is always trying to choose between two boys (the audience for this book is geared toward middle schoolers).

Anonymous wrote:She wants modern stuff. Wouldn’t consider Jane Austen etc.
- OP

I don’t blame her. I go to the book store with my 11 year old and we look at books together. You get to read a little bit, see books you might not have thought of.

Mary Stuart books!

The fault in our stars

Anonymous wrote:She wants modern stuff. Wouldn’t consider Jane Austen etc.
- OP

Thanks for checking back in, OP! Does she want modern settings too? Or does she also like sci fi or fantasy?

I would also suggest talking to your local librarian. My library growing up had a J fiction section that fit between kids and YA in terms of maturity — plenty of novels about growing up/adolescence but none of the sex/drugs/rock and roll thay showed up in the YA books.