Language English Number of books 28 Country United States of America | Genre Young adult fiction | |
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Media type Print (hardcover and paperback) | ||
Making Out is a series of young adult novels by authors K. A. Applegate and Michael Grant. The series was formerly known as "Boyfriends/Girlfriends" and the first eight books were republished in 2015 as The Islanders. The books were based on the lives of teenagers living on an island called Chatham Island off the coast of Maine. The main characters were Zoey Passmore and her brother Benjamin, Claire Geiger and her sister Nina, Jake McRoyan, Lucas Cabral, and Aisha Gray. Later in the series, new characters were introduced.
The books dealt with several difficult topics (such as the death of a parent, molestation, divorce, disability, drugs, and alcohol) and followed the effect of these issues on the character's lives.
The books followed the group of teenagers from their senior year in high school to life in college.
List of books
There are 28 books in the whole series, but only the first eight books were written by Katherine Applegate. Books #9-28 were ghostwritten.
- Zoey Fools Around
- Jake Finds Out
- Nina Won't Tell
- Ben's In Love
- Claire Gets Caught
- What Zoey Saw
- Lucas Gets Hurt
- Aisha Goes Wild
- Zoey Plays Games
- Nina Shapes Up
- Ben Takes a Chance
- Claire Can't Lose
- Don't Tell Zoey
- Aaron Lets Go
- Who Loves Kate?
- Lara Gets Even
- Two-Timing Aisha
- Zoey Speaks Out
- Kate Finds Love
- Never Trust Lara
- Trouble with Aaron
- Always Loving Zoey
- Lara Gets Lucky
- Now Zoey's Alone
- Don't Forget Lara
- Zoey's Broken Heart
- Falling for Claire
- Zoey Comes Home