Hello, Sunshine by Leila Howland

What an amazing book! I thought this was going to be your typical, " I came to Hollywood to be a star," book and it surprised me to the end. I loved how Howland gave the readers many ups and downs about being a young adult in L.A with a twist of humor. Her characters were vivid and danced right off the pages.
The story:
Becca Harrington moves to L.A expecting everything to fall into place but she fumbles in many ways and must learn to stand on her own two feet. Her mother insists she apply to college before the fall term, yet it all seems too far from reach. Teen readers will cheer Becca on as she runs from her freaky neighbor, gets dissed and dismissed by a bunch of L.A agents, and tries to mend her broken heart.

Young adults and older teens will adore this book. While high school teens may find it a good read, I feel that teens that are on their own will find more content to connect with on this title.
I love Leila Howland. Her style is fresh, fun and vibrant!

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Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

"Mink," as her father affectionately calls her moves to a new town near Big Sur to live with her dad on a beautiful restored home that has a Redwood right through the roof.
Before her drastic change, she had an online love interest named Alex who lives in the same town. They plan to meet at the ocean side film festival in his home town, although Mink never admits to him that she is moving near him.
As she transitions into her new life and new job at "The Cave Museum" she finds herself falling for her co-worker, the handsome surfer guy Porter. He annoys and tears at her heartstrings for most of the book. Mink has to learn to keep her emotions in tact and hide this love interest for her father who doesn't seem to approve. 
Everything catches up with her in the end and she has to figure out who she wants to be with, but first she must find out who Alex is before it's too late.