Romance books suitable for 10 year old boy

I used to read Judy Blume and Anne Fine books when I was that age. Would they be any good?

Has he read 'Fifteen' by Beverley Cleary. It was written about 50 years ago so nothing inappropriate. It's very sweet and I've re-read it as an adult - it's still lovely.

The pen pal series might suit.

What about Judy Blume books? They're not explicit but some do reference teen romance.

Some Jacqueline Wilson books talk about romance. Not sure which titles as DD (11) gets them from the library and rejects the loveydovey ones with a "pshaw!"

I never liked them but my dsis was obsessed with the Sweet Valley High books from about 10-14. They're tripe but in no way inappropriate and there's hundreds of them plus various spin offs, so he won't run out in a hurry.

How about the Alanna books by Tamora Pierce - does he read fantasy? She writes excellent books that are full of strong female characters and v feminist, but the first series especially does have a fair bit of romance in, though it's not explicit in any way.

I disliked those sort of books when I was a teen

However I didn't mind the books where there was gentle coupling off, which was not much more than a close friendship with the implication of leading to marriage. It did tend to be older books 50s/60s. Would he go for those?

If you look for Girls gone by Publishing or on ebay for old versions, ones that I can think of offhand that have that sort of relationship are;

Monica Edwards: No Going back is probably the best, but the story is continued in (if I'm remembering rightly) Dolphin Summer, and lesser so A Wind is Blowing (hard to get hold of). There's also some romance in The Outsider, The Wild One (another hard to get hold of) and Fire in the Punchbowl.

Malcolm Saville: The Buckingham Series has Juliet chasing Charles certainly in the later ones. Diamond in the sky I think is the last and most obvious. Also the Marston Baines if he can cope with spy adventure on top of romance. Simon, in the style of James Bond, always has some girl on the go, although I think in the last (haven't read it GGBP hurry up and publish it!) they marry.
Lone Pine have the gentle romance alongside the mysteries: Not Scarlet But Gold, Man with Three Fingers, Where's my Girl and Home to Witchend have the most, again if I remember rightly.

Nancy Drew has her boyfriend Ned around in a lot of them.

I'm not sure those would really fit the bill. They're stories that some of the characters fall in love rather than romantic stories, but he might enjoy them.

I don't think I'd encourage him to read this type of book at his age. Same if it was a girl. Years ago there was a series called point romance which I don't think had any explicit stuff. They weren't very good though and I wouldn't recommend them. But encourage him to read a wide range of fiction suitable for his age group. He's only primary school age after all.