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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2006
  • Latest Book:
    January 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Darlings

1 - The Darlings Are Forever (Jan-2011)
2 - The Darlings in Love (Jan-2012)

Multi-Author Series List

The Amanda Project

1 - Invisible I (Oct-2009)

Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? (Apr-2007)

Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • Jan Miller feels that she is destined to live the world's least fabulous life. To make matters worse, her best friend is an offivial It Girl who graces the pages of fashion magazines and dates older guys. Jan can't even speak a full sentence around h...



  • Wicked stepmother? Check. Evil stepsisters? Check. Miserable life? Check.Lucy Norton’s life has all the makings of a Cinderella sto...



  • Jen Lewis is having a great junior year. She is the features editor of the school paper, and she's dating Max Brown, the paper's editor-in-chief. Everything is perfect -- that is, until Max says, "Maybe it would be better if we were just friends." In...



  • If Kate were Lady Brett Ashley, the devastating heroine of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, she'd spend her summers careering around the Riviera in her coupe, breaking hearts by the dozen--because why not? In reality, Kate's never even had a boyfriend...



  • Mysterious, charismatic, and one of a kind -- the only way to find Amanda is to think like Amanda. When enigmatic freshman Amanda Valentino arrived at Endeavor High, she chose three people -- Callie, Hal, and Nia -- to guide her through the choppy w...



  • Jane, Victoria, and Natalya. Together, they are the Darlings. Best friends forever. They have matching necklaces, their own table at Ga Ga Noodle, and even a shared motto: May you always do what you're afraid of doing. When the friends begin fresh...



  • The Darlings have just begun their second semester of ninth grade, and love is in the air. Victoria can hardly believe how perfect life is now that Jack is her boyfriend. Every moment they spend together seems to be better than the last. Meanwhile, N...



  • In the tradition of The Fault in Our Stars, critically acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of friendship, the agony of loss, and the unique experience of being a teenager in this poignant new novel about a girl grappling with...



  • From the acclaimed author of Maybe One Day, Melissa Kantor, comes a poignant coming-of-age story that skillfully captures the singular experience of being a teenage girl. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen. ...






  • Biology Lessons is a heartfelt and profound contemporary young adult novel about the strength and importance of female friendship in a time when bodily autonomy is outlawed, from acclaimed author Melissa Kantor.Grace Williams has her future all mappe...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Melissa Kantor has published 10 books.

The next book by Melissa Kantor, Biology Lessons, will be published in January 2025.

The first book by Melissa Kantor, Confessions of a Not It Girl, was published in May 2006.

Yes. Melissa Kantor has 1 series.