Twenty-five bestselling authors for teens recount the story of their first kiss. Whether hilarious, heartwarming, dramatic, or regrettable, there&...
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Dec 21, 2011
Jennifer
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Author Cylin Busby has brought together some of young adult's funniest and most talented authors to reminisce about their real-life first kisses (or the second, or the third, or the twenty-fifth). In a collection that ranges from funny to bittersweet, from cringe-worthy to downright disgusting, this is one anthology that is guaranteed to have you laughing out loud.
A slimy first kiss that wasn't even wanted, the breathless anticipation of More...
Author Cylin Busby has brought together some of young adult's funniest and most talented authors to reminisce about their real-life first kisses (or the second, or the third, or the twenty-fifth). In a collection that ranges from funny to bittersweet, from cringe-worthy to downright disgusting, this is one anthology that is guaranteed to have you laughing out loud.
A slimy first kiss that wasn't even wanted, the breathless anticipation of More...
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May 19, 2011
Rebecca
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I just LOVED these stories. They were funny and cute, but sometimes just downright awkward or gross. It just was fun to relive funny memories of first kisses (and be glad I am not there anymore!). The book is a compilation of authors writing a small story of a first kiss, or even a last first kiss (that one was sad). I think that really any girl would love this book, its just the cutest.
Warning: I have to add this..or someone will be mad at me. Well almost all of the kisses, with th More...
Warning: I have to add this..or someone will be mad at me. Well almost all of the kisses, with th More...
Jan 31, 2010
Heather
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Rating: C-
Review: This is your typical short story collection. Some good, some bad, some redundant.
My favorites were:
-"Bad Reputation," by Cecil Castellucci (with implications regarding the influence of friends on the kissing dynamics);
-"Yeah, I Know," by Jon Scieszka (a down-to-earth guy's perspective that tells it like it is... smelling rubberbands?); and
-The she said/he said, "Our First Kiss (with each other)" by Shannon More...
Review: This is your typical short story collection. Some good, some bad, some redundant.
My favorites were:
-"Bad Reputation," by Cecil Castellucci (with implications regarding the influence of friends on the kissing dynamics);
-"Yeah, I Know," by Jon Scieszka (a down-to-earth guy's perspective that tells it like it is... smelling rubberbands?); and
-The she said/he said, "Our First Kiss (with each other)" by Shannon More...
Apr 19, 2009
Nicole
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With a title like that, I knew I'd be horrified by the actual stories. And I was. Let me give you a glimpse into this collection: In her bio, the editor "claims she had her first kiss at age 14 (but in reality it was dangerously close to her 15th birthday)". Dangerously close? As though a bomb was about to go off but she saved the day by locking lips with a guy just in the nick of time. Barf.
And speaking of guys, almost all of the stories featured hetero kisses. Only More...
And speaking of guys, almost all of the stories featured hetero kisses. Only More...
Sep 27, 2011
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Jul 10, 2009
Mary
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A cute collection. I picked this up after reading the author's memoir, and the introduction to this short story collection was really a nice little "PS" to her memoir. At least we know she did turn out okay in her teenage years after all! (The memoir THE YEAR WE DISAPPEARED doesn't tell you how they end up).
This is for young girls (or boys) and I find it so sad that so many homophobes have come here to review this sweet, innocent collection (there is nothing even PG-13 rated in More...
This is for young girls (or boys) and I find it so sad that so many homophobes have come here to review this sweet, innocent collection (there is nothing even PG-13 rated in More...
Apr 01, 2011
Tami
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I thought that this book was funny but lacking in plot. There were too many author inputs.What's facinateing about this book is that ther authors are well known, for example there are writers such as: Scott Westerfield,David Leviathan, and Amy Ganter. I do warn that there are some scenes that may seem inapropiate. I would recommend this book to young teens who experience anxiety for their first kiss.
This book is a collection of stories of author's experiences with their first or seco More...
This book is a collection of stories of author's experiences with their first or seco More...
Jul 07, 2008
Diana
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Like most short story collections this had some terrific stories and some I didn't care for. I liked the alternating mix of comic type format, prose, verse, and factoids.
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Oct 31, 2011
Victoria
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First kiss
The book first kiss is about many different kisses good ones,bad ones,sloppy ones,scary ones,hurtful ones, and the number one kiss the one that makes u tingle from head to toe. the book first kiss has 23 different stories and all different authors. my favorite one is about a boy and a girl. the girls name is Jessica and boys name is Jacob.the girl secretly likes the boy they never talk or make eye contact but one day after school the girl hears her door bell ring and she runs do More...
The book first kiss is about many different kisses good ones,bad ones,sloppy ones,scary ones,hurtful ones, and the number one kiss the one that makes u tingle from head to toe. the book first kiss has 23 different stories and all different authors. my favorite one is about a boy and a girl. the girls name is Jessica and boys name is Jacob.the girl secretly likes the boy they never talk or make eye contact but one day after school the girl hears her door bell ring and she runs do More...
Jan 29, 2009
Mimi
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this book was so cute! my favorite was especially scott westerfeld's who decided to do a haiku:
halfway to Bio
my tongue tip glides the metal
just behind your lips
HILARIOUS! for a man wrote writes some good kissing in books, he had so little to say of his own first experience. some of the first time kissing accounts were mortifying and made me wonder how they werent traumatized for life. then some were really sweet, and some heartbreaking. made me reminiscent of mine.. More...
halfway to Bio
my tongue tip glides the metal
just behind your lips
HILARIOUS! for a man wrote writes some good kissing in books, he had so little to say of his own first experience. some of the first time kissing accounts were mortifying and made me wonder how they werent traumatized for life. then some were really sweet, and some heartbreaking. made me reminiscent of mine.. More...
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Jun 25, 2010
Pam
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First kisses are mysterious to the young and romanticized by many. In the hands of YA authors like Scott Westerfield and Shannon Hale this book does a wonderful and varied job of shining a proverbial literary flashlight into the dark corners of the first kiss by having these master story tellers write about their first kiss.
An incredibly short and fast read; I loved it. There were times I was laughing, smiling, and even gagging. A terrific idea that will sure to captivate all 7t More...
An incredibly short and fast read; I loved it. There were times I was laughing, smiling, and even gagging. A terrific idea that will sure to captivate all 7t More...
Oct 17, 2011
Beth
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His name was Mike. I was old-- 15 and 3/4, and dreading turning sweet-sixteen-and-never-been-kissed. I agreed to play spin the bottle, hoping no one would be able to guess at my inexperience. I almost instantly regretted not holding out for someone I truly and genuinely liked.
Popular authors for teens reveal the stories of their first kisses - first kiss ever, first kiss with a new person, first LAST kiss at the end of a relationship...the memoirs, by the likes of Jon Scieszka, David More...
Popular authors for teens reveal the stories of their first kisses - first kiss ever, first kiss with a new person, first LAST kiss at the end of a relationship...the memoirs, by the likes of Jon Scieszka, David More...
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Jul 18, 2008
Robbie
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* Reading level: Young Adult
* Paperback: 224 pages
* Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books [December 26, 2007]
* ISBN-13: 978-1599902418
Usually I feel that short story collections are not very popular with young adults, due to the use of short stories as a teaching medium in English classes. However, First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments is an innovative anthology that breaks More...
* Reading level: Young Adult
* Paperback: 224 pages
* Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books [December 26, 2007]
* ISBN-13: 978-1599902418
Usually I feel that short story collections are not very popular with young adults, due to the use of short stories as a teaching medium in English classes. However, First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments is an innovative anthology that breaks More...
Nov 25, 2008
Snorkle
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A collection of true first kiss stories.
The idea of this book was very intriguing to me, I found it equally interesting that famous authors wouldn't mind sharing their personal experiences with the masses. Being the nosy person that I am, I was totally for hearing their stories. This book had a wide range of stories, some were grotesque, disgusting, sweet, pathetic, weird, sloppy, and all were unforgettable. I liked most of the stories, I thought that they portrayed reality instead More...
The idea of this book was very intriguing to me, I found it equally interesting that famous authors wouldn't mind sharing their personal experiences with the masses. Being the nosy person that I am, I was totally for hearing their stories. This book had a wide range of stories, some were grotesque, disgusting, sweet, pathetic, weird, sloppy, and all were unforgettable. I liked most of the stories, I thought that they portrayed reality instead More...
Mar 16, 2008
Marissa
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I read this book because Shannon Hale (a young adult author I really like--who is LDS and shares my birthday) has a small story in here where she and her husband share their first kiss.
The book was kind of strange because really, do I want or even need to know the personal experiences of people I don't even know? How voyeristic is that? I felt a little odd about reading some of the stories (especially the homosexual first kisses--particularly the homosexual who loves all first kiss More...
The book was kind of strange because really, do I want or even need to know the personal experiences of people I don't even know? How voyeristic is that? I felt a little odd about reading some of the stories (especially the homosexual first kisses--particularly the homosexual who loves all first kiss More...
Jul 02, 2010
Cassie
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With a lovely mix of embarrasing stories, to romantic stories, everything fit together just perfectly. I enjoyed every story. However, skipped the one that told me to if I had a weak stomach. I know all in do time, I will bring myself to read that one was well. Thank's to all the author's for spilling what most people would keep to themselves.
Mar 12, 2011
Marina
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I picked “First Kiss Then Tell” at the bookstore with my friend. I read the blurb and I instantly wanted to read it. It’s filled with a bunch of stories about kisses. It is funny, cute, and interesting. My favorite story was the second one it was so funny. It was about this girl who says she’s going to tell the story about her second kiss but ends up telling about her first kiss, which was offal. There are quotes and advice, poetry, also some comics so you get a mix of different styles of writin
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Jun 04, 2011
Jill
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I read this book because an author I enjoy wrote a story in it. First off, I thought he wrote more than just one. And his story was co-written and happened to be a graphic novel. Did I mention I dislike graphic novels. I deemed this book two stars only because I let out a chuckle here and there. Would I recommend it? Maybe to a tweenie.
Mar 14, 2009
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Jan 31, 2009
Marian
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There's pretty much something for everyone, whether your first kiss was recent, hasn't happened, or it's been more than a decade. Some stories play on your emotions, some gross you out,and some would probably inspire fears I never would have thought of on my own.
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Feb 26, 2009
Courtney
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I read this on valentines day. what a sucker. i enjoyed this from a voyeuristic standpoint, particularly reading about shannon and dean hale's first kiss. in between diary-like stories of first kisses, the editor compiled kissing advice/trivia for young readers. i strongly dislike that aspect of the book.
Dec 09, 2010
Caitlinsullivent
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This was boring. And really lame, i felt obligated to read it since i started it. But it was just a bunch of lame excepts from "other great authors" about their first kiss's
Nov 02, 2008
Nikki
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I borrowed this from one of the writers who was part of it. At first, admittedly, I thought the idea was hokey--who would want to buy a book with just quick true stories about kissing? But considering that I want to write books for teenagers, this was actually a very helpful read! It was cool to read about motivations especially--whether they wanted to kiss their one true love or just really wanted to get a first kiss over with to say they'd been kissed. Plus, I never read this kind of stuff
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Aug 17, 2010
Ginny
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These were fun stories, poems, haikus, comics, recipes, etc all about the first kiss. Some were icky, funny, sad, and sweet. Fully recommended!
Jul 16, 2010
Michael
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Some of these memoirs are really funny, some are poignant, some are both... definitely good models for memomir in the middle school classroom.
Sep 17, 2009
Astrid
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this book is about peoples first kiss or there second chance to having ..ok... first kiss. If you want a about about awkward, funny, and aww first kiss this is a book i recommend.
May 21, 2009
Wanda
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A fun short read. Remember what it was like to be a young unkissed teen...giggle.
Jan 04, 2009
Christine
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Super cute short stories of first kisses. Fun read!
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