Books like Breaking up by Norma Klein

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

A coming‑of‑age epistolary novel that follows introverted teen Charlie through his freshman year in a 1990s Pittsburgh suburb as he navigates high school, friendship and the challenges of adolescence.

Eleanor & Park follows two sixteen‑year‑old high school misfits who, across a single school year, find an extraordinary first love that pushes them to confront their insecurities and the challenges of adolescence.

Ari, a fifteen‑year‑old Mexican‑American with a brother in prison, meets Dante and a friendship sparks that forces him to confront his identity, family, and sexuality.

Annie on My Mind follows the deep friendship and emerging love between two teenage girls, set against the backdrop of a private school, as they navigate homophobia and the challenges of coming out.

Teenager Annabel faces a year of loss and silence, from a fractured friendship to a struggling sister, until she meets Owen Armstrong, a truth‑telling music lover who may help her confront the night the friendship ended.

A spontaneous five‑minute promposal sets off a whirlwind night in New York City for two teens, Nick and Norah, as they navigate first‑date angst, broken hearts, and the search for the next big band.

A sixth‑grade girl faces the reality of parents divorcing and learns that sometimes families cannot stay together.

Cassandra's complicated feelings lead her on a wild ride to a wedding she's desperately trying to sabotage.

A grieving teen learns to move forward when a sudden job at a catering business introduces her to new friends and unexpected challenges.

Clare Gilroy, a woman from a mixed-ancestry background, is invited to her best friend's wedding in Las Vegas. However, her fears are soon replaced by the shock of finding herself married to her best man, Reed Tonasket, a town outcast.

A tale of moral ambiguity and marital upheaval.

Chloe Sacks, a thoughtful junior at Georgia O'Keefe School for the Arts – nicknamed 'Fashion High' – navigates love, parties, and friendship with her best mates as her art school year unfolds in a sharp, graphic-comic style.

A grandpa's arranged marriage leaves a couple in the dark about what they really want, forcing them to choose between love and family tradition.

A tale of marriage and misadventures, where a successful couple becomes entangled with a naive, yet charming, young woman.

Teenager Nina lives divided by her parents' divorce, spending alternating weeks with each. When she learns the hidden truth behind their separation, her world and understanding of family are forever changed.

Two characters with a troubled past fall in love and decide to commit to marriage, but their difficult circumstances require them to redefine love.

After their parents split, a pair of fourteen‑year‑old twins turn their summer into a culinary adventure, running a family restaurant with the help of close friends.

From the back of the book: Before I go any further, I ought to tell you my name is Spence. I'm eighteen, in the prime of health, and ready to start my pre-med at the University of Michigan in the fall. I'm not trying to sound like a lot of hot air here, but I've always gotten along well with women. In fact, I guess you could call me a "catch." So here I am, in the summer before my whole new life begins at college, trying to stay out of trouble, and then I have to go meet this girl, Audrey, working at the travel agency I innocently walked into one afternoon. She's not like all the other girls at school. Audrey is, well she's sophisticated, more worldly She's been divorced and she's older by two years. I mean, twenty going on thirty-five or something. I didn't mean to fall in love with Audrey, but I did. And while I'm trying to understand what's going on, along comes Taffy, the wife of one of my bests friends and a mother to boot, saying how mcuh she really loves me. Frankly, I don't know what to do. But I have a feeling that it's all going to come crashing down and, somehow, I'm going to be in the thick of it...

Twelve‑year‑old Nell must learn to live with her father and little brother after her parents divorce.