Making Out (book series)

Making Out is a series of young adult novels by authors K. A. Applegate and Michael Grant.[1] The series was formerly known as "Boyfriends/Girlfriends" and the first eight books were republished in 2015 as The Islanders.[2] The books focus on the lives of teenagers living on Chatham Island, a fictional island off the coast of Maine. The main characters early in the series are Zoey Passmore and her brother Benjamin, Claire Geiger and her sister Nina, Jake McRoyan, Lucas Cabral, and Aisha Gray.

Making Out
AuthorK.A. Applegate, Michael Grant
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung Adult, Romance
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

The books deal with several difficult topics such as the death of a parent, child sexual abuse, divorce, disability, drugs, and alcohol, and follow the effect of these issues on the characters' lives, from their senior year in high school to life in college.

The series was published in German with an additional 29th book.[3][4] Books from the series have also been translated into Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and Thai.[5][6][7][8]

List of books

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There are 28 books in the whole series, but only the first eight books were written by Katherine Applegate. Books #9-28 were ghostwritten.[9]

  1. Zoey Fools Around
  2. Jake Finds Out
  3. Nina Won't Tell
  4. Ben's In Love
  5. Claire Gets Caught
  6. What Zoey Saw
  7. Lucas Gets Hurt
  8. Aisha Goes Wild
  9. Zoey Plays Games
  10. Nina Shapes Up
  11. Ben Takes a Chance
  12. Claire Can't Lose
  13. Don't Tell Zoey
  14. Aaron Lets Go
  15. Who Loves Kate?
  16. Lara Gets Even
  17. Two-Timing Aisha
  18. Zoey Speaks Out
  19. Kate Finds Love
  20. Never Trust Lara
  21. Trouble with Aaron
  22. Always Loving Zoey
  23. Lara Gets Lucky
  24. Now Zoey's Alone
  25. Don't Forget Lara
  26. Zoey's Broken Heart
  27. Falling for Claire
  28. Zoey Comes Home

References

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  1. ^ Applegate, Katherine; Grant, Michael. "The Islanders: Volume 1". HarperCollins US. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Search Results: HarperCollins Publishers". Harpercollins.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ Applegate, Katherine (2006). Nina - hoffnungslos romantisch. Arena. ISBN 9783401058696.
  4. ^ Applegate, Katherine (2006). Nina - hoffnungslos romantisch. Arena. ISBN 978-3401058696.
  5. ^ "Editions of Zoey Fools Around by Katherine Applegate".
  6. ^ https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Zoey+Fools+Around [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Index Translationum".
  8. ^ "Index Translationum".
  9. ^ "K.A. Applegate Questions & Answers". Everworld Fantasy. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.