The Boy Next Door

Love Stories For Young Adults #4

by Janet Quin-Harkin

Fifteen-year-old Amber Stevens and her parents have struck a deal. She'll live with them on her grandfather's Wyoming farm for one year - then she's free to go back home to New York City. Amber's counting the days until she falls for rugged, handsome Rich Winter.

Rich and Amber have a wonderful time together. But when her friends from New York City come to visit, Amber is homesick for city life all over again. Now she's torn between two loves, and she must choose .

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Teen, Contemporary, High School, Childrens, Fiction

181 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1995

About the author

Janet Quin-Harkin is a pseudonym of Rhys Bowen

Rhys turned to writing children’s books under her married name, Janet Quin-Harkin. Her first picture book was an immediate success and won several awards. More picture books followed, then her agent asked her to write a book for young adults. This was a turning point in Rhys’s career. Her first young adult novel was an instant hit. By her third she was selling half a million copies. Many more popular YA novels followed until Rhys decided she had said all she wanted to say about teenage love and angst, and she turned her real love—mysteries.

Reviews

[Maria Maged · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it three times ....Never gets old :')

[Reading with Cats · Rating 2 out of 5]

I spent the entirety of this book wishing basic bitch Amber would get gored by a bull. Friends, I am sad to say my wish was never granted.

[Makii · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si yo tengo que culpar a alguien o algo de mi adicción a las novelas románticas,este libro es 90% culpable! Fue el segundo libro romántico que leí hace ya unos cuantos años(recién empezaba la secundaria....)
No puedo mas que agradecerle....
Muy tierna historia... Ideal para una adolescente que busca comprender el amor....

[Mary Bronson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a cute book. I loved the main characters and how they fell in love. Its a good "corny" love story to read. It was nice and short and good for a quick read. I would love to read it again.

[Bookabulary · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this had a stereotypical cliché to its story but it was a good one nonetheless. I may still be tempted to unearth this from my pile of old books if ever I have the need for a good teen read.

[Gracee · Rating 4 out of 5]

i also love this story because my friend karen can relate to this story and we would often tease her about it..i like the story and i also like the way the author describes the characters...

[Adele Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

When i picked this book up in 8th grade I picked it up thinking I hated romance novels, i finished this book really liking them

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F LOV bk.4

[Chantana · Rating 3 out of 5]

i love this book its great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dallas Sullivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites as a young girl. The big town city girl realizes there is more than one thing to be loved about the country!

[finka · Rating 5 out of 5]

i't was wonderful, I loved the book I think everybody should read this book!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moving from New York City to Wyoming means that Amber Collins must give up her school, social life, and cool boyfriend, but then she meets Rich Miller--and her former boyfriend decides to visit her.

[Emma · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly adored this when I was 11.
Had a very rude awakening when I reread it today.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mom's need not worry at all! Amazing for tweens & teens, no sex, no talk of sex. Not even sexual innuendos, just kissing! First kiss/first love, romantic, creative, clever, funny! I would highly recommend these "love stories" books written by different authors. They're what I started out on, as an adolescent in the 90s, daydreaming about my future first love, 😻 and I sometimes still pull them out and read them as an adult! And, most all of the main characters, a girl looking for love, have a best friend/gal pal like most of us do/did to rely on, and to chat with! My mom loved these for me, as did I!

The Boy Next Door Was my absolute favorite of all of the Love Stories For Young Adults! I must have read it a thousand times! The main character moves away from her lush New York City life, and is super spoiled to living the high end life. She meets a good looking' country boy, but acts a little stuck up. LOL
Will they fall in love? Or is she too "citified" to appreciate his down home ways? 😻💗

[Lizzie the Book Hoarder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet romance about Amber who has to move with her family from New York City to Wyoming. She doesn't want to leave her friends, her school and her boyfriend. Once she gets there and starts to meets the other kids at school and the boy next door, Rich, Amber's opinion starts to change. Maybe this move was a good thing for her and her family.

[Morals · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is one of the best readings I've read.

[Anna Lorena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 3 out of 5]

A tredici anni, Soobie scriveva:

Bel libro. Amber si trasferisce da New York nel Wyoming. All'inizio non vuole, perché a New York ha lasciato Brendan e tutte le sue amiche. Ma dopo capirà che la sua vera casa è nel Wyoming.

[Bex · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite sappy teen romance from my youth. It started my love affair with Wyoming.