Pretty in Pink / The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera

Think Pretty in Pink meets South Bronx meets an extremely dysfunctional family et voilà – you have The Education of Margot Sanchez. For those who couldn’t help but enjoy Andie Walsh’s social misfortunes, it’s time to meet your new literary heroine Margot, a teenager condemned to work at her family’s struggling grocery store to pay back her debts. How far will she go to escape her deli meat slicing sentence for a party? This plot is as richly entertaining as teenage drama gets.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off / The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak

The best part of The Impossible Fortress is the era in which it takes place – our beloved 80s. A complete, passionate love letter to the decade we’re overly obsessed with, this novel takes readers on the adventure of one nerdy 14-year-old teenager as he navigates the tricky ropes of the computer age, being a complete misfit and falling hopelessly in love (even Ferris himself would devour every page).

Sixteen Candles / Denton Little’s Death Date by Lance Rubin

This outrageously hilarious award-winning book about a teenager who knows he will die on the day of his senior prom is what we all need this spring. Desperate to experience all his firsts before the dismal day – first hangover, first sex, first love – Denton finds himself in a super-paced version of every awkward stage of teenagehood. Bring your tissue boxes for the happy laughter tears; they will flow.

The Breakfast Club / By Your Side by Kasie West

Fact: the best stories happen while trapped in a library. Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in her high school’s library with bad boy Dax Miller – the last person on earth she wants to spend time with. Forced to survive on vending machine food and social company with the boy she has the least interest in, Autumn finds herself drawn to Dax in ways she never imagined – but will their connection survive once their old lives resume and her current boyfriend returns?

National Lampoon’s Vacation / The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz

If you fell in love with road trip comedy after watching (and re-watching) National Lampoon’s Vacation, we get it. Reignite your passion for disastrous family interactions by indulging in the complex literary celebration of growing up. From dealing with a uniquely modern family and perplexing friendships to facing the unknowns after graduation, readers will fervently consume every page of Sal’s confusing journey as he enters adulthood.