Making Out is a series of young adult novels by authors K. A. Applegate and Michael Grant. The series was originally known as "Boyfriends/Girlfriends" and published by HarperPaperbacks. It was repackaged for publication in the UK under the series title "Making Out", to better sales. Avon bought the rights and relaunched the series in August 1998 under the "Making Out" name.. The first eight books were republished in 2015 in four omnibus editions under the collective title The Islanders.
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.
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. Books from the series have also been translated into Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and Thai.
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
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