Contemporary YA rom-coms focused around Jewish characters may seem like a niche category, but if you're looking for it, you're sure to find many great options! Even options available in audiobook format! Take a look below and discover your next Jewish teen romance!
What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter:
When two online friends meet (or re-meet) in real life, their lives become very complicated. Halle moves to her grandfather's town for senior year of high school and realizes that her online pal, Nash, is someone from his synagogue. Except she uses a fake persona online and would like to keep it that way. This becomes a problem when they start to grow close in real life, as Nash may have feelings for both versions of Halle.
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon:
With Seattle as the playing grounds, two teens unexpectedly team up for their senior year scavenger hunt/assassin game. Rowan and Neil hate each other, but they're willing to form an alliance if they can use it to get back at an antisemitic classmate. It's a yearly tradition that the seniors play Howl, right before graduation. Rowan and Neil assumed they'd be competing, but now that they aren't, they may find things they like about each other.
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon:
Last year Quinn, a harpist for her parent's wedding planning business, sent Tarek, a pastry maker for his parent's catering business, a love letter. Except he never responded. He went off to college, having left the email on read. The next summer they're bumping into each other again due to family businesses and try to act like nothing has changed. Quinn is struggling with OCD, her relationship with playing harp, and her parents' expectations. Tarek has eczema and several things he's keeping secret. Will they be able to get along, and maybe more?
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed:
Two teens get suckered into door-to-door canvassing for a local candidate for senator by their parents one Ramadan. Jamie, a teen helping prep for his sister's Bat Mitzvah party, has already been volunteering, but he prefers to stay at the center. Maya is having a difficult Ramadan thanks to the announcement that her parents are divorcing. Their parents get to talking and soon they are starting to find out how much they can care about local politics and each other.
As If on Cue by Marisa Kanter:
Natalie and Reid already don't like each other. The oversimplified reason would be proximity. When the arts receive budget cuts, the band Reid is in (and Natalie's father leads) gets saved, but Natalie's play gets canceled. Her revenge goes too far, but does make the point to the school that it made a mistake. Now Natalie's play is being turned into a musical so that all budget-affected students can be involved. But will Natalie and Reid be able to work through their issues so their climate change musical can succeed?
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