If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka

McNerd: Barfy Brendan aka. Brendan

Glasses: No

Style: Debatable

Status: Loves computer programming, Zelda, and school

Best quality: Has SUCH a good sense of humor

Synopsis

High school senior Cameron Bright’s reputation can be summed up in one word: bitch. It’s no surprise she’s queen bee at her private L.A. high school—she’s beautiful, talented, and notorious for her cutting and brutal honesty. So when she puts her foot in her mouth in front of her crush, Andrew, she fears she may have lost him for good. 

In an attempt to win him over, Cameron resolves to “tame” herself, much like Katherine in Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. First, she’ll have to make amends with those she’s wronged, which leads her to Brendan, the guy she labelled with an unfortunate nickname back in the sixth grade. At first, Brendan isn’t all that receptive to Cameron’s ploy. But slowly, he warms up to her when they connect over the computer game he’s developing. Now if only Andrew would notice…

But the closer Cameron gets to Brendan, the more she sees he appreciates her personality—honesty and all—and wonders if she’s compromising who she is for the guy she doesn’t even want.

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

McNerd: Clark

( I mean, he sounds like a McNerd)

Glasses: Heck Yea!

Style: You Bet!

Status: Loves his secrets, notorious for writing, and has a fashion style that slaps.

Best quality: Ladies and gents we have a dog lover!

Synopsis

Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we’re talking no more than three weeks).

But that was before the scandal. Before having to be in the same house with her dad. Before walking an insane number of dogs. That was before Clark and those few months that might change her whole life. Because here’s the thing—if everything’s planned out, you can never find the unexpected. And where’s the fun in that?

The Mortal Instrument Series

McNerd: Simon Lewis

Glasses: It comes on and off 😉

Style: If you say so

Status: Loves being in semi-successful boybands, loves his gaming, and prone to not sparkling in the sunlight.

Best quality: He’s loyal through and through

Synopsis

When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder—much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she’s more than a little startled when the body disappears into thin air. Soon Clary is introduced to the world of the Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of warriors dedicated to driving demons out of our world and back to their own. And Clary is introduced with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a grotesque monster. How could a mere human survive such an attack and kill a demon? The Shadowhunters would like to know…

Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed and Becky Albertalli

McNerd: Jamie Goldberg

Glasses: I wish 😆

Style: He got that Target look

Status: Highly awkward, massive over thinker, loves the Target patio section, known for vomiting on bosses, and the creator of the one of the kind “slowmance.”

Best Quality: A loving brother and (not so) chill friend.

Synopsis

YES

Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya. 

NO

Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her. 

MAYBE SO

Going door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer—and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

McNerd: Cath

Glasses: For all the time she spends typing?

Style: Simply cute

Status: Loves Simon Snow and creating fictional worlds

Best Quality: Passionate and compassionate

Synopsis

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?

Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

The Replacement Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

McNerd: Viv

Glasses: I’m surprised she doesn’t wear any

Style: Out of this world 😉

Status: Loves to hate love and control it, works at a bookstore, by day, and blogs at the computer by night.

Best Quality: Not afraid to be unapologetically herself.

Synopsis

After book blogger Vivian Galdi’s longtime crush pretends their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of safe crushes, determined to protect her heart.

But nerd-hot Dallas, the sweet new guy in town, sends the mission and Vivian’s zing meter into chaos. While designing software for the bookstore where Vivian works, Dallas wages a counter-mission.

Operation Replacement Crush is in full effect. And Dallas is determined to take her heart off the shelf.

The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

McNerd: Amy

Glasses: Nada

Style: Wholesome

Status: Notorious for knitting and reading. She’s no newbie to book face.

Best Quality: When you get to know her, she can surprise you with her spunk.

Synopsis

Shy bookworm Amy McIntyre is about to compete for the chance to interview her favorite author, who hasn’t spoken to the press in years. The only way to win is to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight, but that level of confidence has never come easy.

The solution? A competition coach. The problem? The best person for the job is the guy she’s secretly crushing on…local surfer celebrity Toff Nichols.

He’s a player. He’s a heartthrob. He makes her forget basic things, like how to breathe. How can she feel any confidence around him?

To her surprise, Toff agrees to help. And he’s an excellent teacher. Amy feels braver—maybe even brave enough to admit her feelings for him. When their late night practices become less about coaching and more about making out, Amy’s newfound confidence wavers. 

But does Toff really like her or is this just another lesson?

Adorkable by Cookie O’ Gorman

McNerd: Sally

Glasses: She don’t got em’

Style: Casual chic

Status: Loves pretending she’s in love with her best friend when she actually is.

Best Quality: She’s an A+ actress 😂

Synopsis

Adorkable (ah-dor-kuh-bul): Descriptive term meaning to be equal parts dorky and adorable. For reference, see Sally Spitz.

Seventeen-year-old Sally Spitz is done with dating. Or at least, she’s done with the horrible blind dates/hookups/sneak attacks her matchmaking bestie, Hooker, sets her up on. There’s only so much one geek girl and Gryffindor supporter can take.

Her solution: She needs a fake boyfriend. And fast.

Enter Becks, soccer phenom, all-around hottie, and Sally’s best friend practically since birth. When Sally asks Becks to be her F.B.F. (fake boyfriend), Becks is only too happy to be used. He’d do anything for Sal―even if that means giving her PDA lessons in his bedroom, saying she’s “more than pretty,” and expertly kissing her at parties.

The problem: Sally’s been in love with Becks all her life―and he’s completely clueless.

This book features two best friends, one special-edition Yoda Snuggie, countless beneath-the-ear kisses, and begs the question:

Who wants a real boyfriend when faking it is so much more fun?

Geek Girl by Holly Smale

McNerd: Harriett Manners

Glasses: You bet my bad eye-sight she does!

Style: She’s next in fashion for sure.

Status: Loves fact tidbits, fashion, and getting herself in awkward situations.

Best Quality: Quirky in the best way and super friendly.

Synopsis

Harriet Manners is a geek. She always has been, and she thought she always would be—but when she’s discovered by a modeling agent, she leaps at the chance to reinvent herself. 

There’s only one problem: Harriet is the definition of awkward. Can she transform from geek to chic?