Lights, Camera, Action! | YA Books about TV Shows and Movies

Do you live for the spotlight? Are you dazzled by the glitz and glam of Hollywood and the gossip surrounding your favorite reality TV shows? Then you’ll enjoy reading these YA books about TV shows and movies!

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By Holly Jackson

From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teen’s search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.

Not Here to Stay Friends

By Kaitlyn Hill

Two childhood best friends reunite in L.A. the summer before senior year—but when one of them ends up starring on a teen reality dating show, their feelings for each other get complicated. Perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers rom-coms and The Bachelor!

Snowglobe

By Soyoung Park

Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. The residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the desolate winter outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves . . .

Wild About You

By Kaitlyn Hill

Two total opposites. One reality show race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from the author of Love from Scratch and Not Here to Stay Friends, the trail to true love doesn’t always come with a map.

Love from Scratch

By Kaitlyn Hill

Rival interns with sizzling chemistry in and out of the kitchen? That’s a recipe for love. This summer, Reese Camden has landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern—and her main competition for the fall job . . .

What's Eating Jackie Oh?

By Patricia Park

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show. A hilarious and heartfelt YA novel from the award-winning author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and Re Jane.

Lights, Camera, Action! | YA Books about TV Shows and Movies

Do you live for the spotlight? Are you dazzled by the glitz and glam of Hollywood and the gossip surrounding your favorite reality TV shows? Then you’ll enjoy reading these YA books about TV shows and movies!

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By Holly Jackson

Not Here to Stay Friends

By Kaitlyn Hill

Snowglobe

By Soyoung Park

Wild About You

By Kaitlyn Hill

Love from Scratch

By Kaitlyn Hill

What's Eating Jackie Oh?

By Patricia Park

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