Kiss Me Again

Description:

"Can I kiss you?" he asked.

Charlie Collins doesn't know what to do about Kevin Lazarus, her crush and, awkwardly, her new stepbrother. Things were complicated enough when their parents were only dating, and when Kevin was going out with Charlie's best friend, Tess. Now, post-wedding, Charlie and Kevin are crossing paths and crossing lines, and then they have to eat breakfast . . . together.

If only Charlie could get some time away from Kevin and her annoyingly happy and strange stepfamily, she might be able to deal. Yet first she has to make things right with George, her sort-of boyfriend, and Tess, whose trust she broke. But while Charlie struggles to be the perfect friend and daughter, at the end of the day Kevin is the one waiting for her at home. Would it really be so bad if they kissed again?

Brief description:

Rachel Vail is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed novels If We Kiss and Lucky, Gorgeous, and Brilliant (the Avery sisters trilogy) and more than a dozen other novels for young teens, including the Friendship Ring series. She has also written many beloved picture books, including Piggy Bunny and Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, and two hit novels for elementary school kids, Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters and Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom. The author lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons.

Review Quotes:

Praise for IF WE KISS: "Vail proves that first love is anything but simple and sweet. Her razor-sharp wit will keep readers turning pages." - Publishers Weekly

"Very appealing. Charlie is much funnier and more knowing than any ninth-grader on the planet." - ALA Booklist

"Absolutely believable. Vail demonstrates her usual knack for getting to the heart of an emotional quandary." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Amazing what one kiss can do." - Kirkus Reviews

"Girls in early adolescence will love this book--as will their mothers. From the first page, readers are sucked into a story both angst-y and funny, as Charlie copes with a mutual crush on Kevin; an increasingly tenuous relationship with her best friend, Tess; her first paying job; and other trials and triumphs of growing up. An enjoyable romance that eschews smutty for sweet. - Kirkus Reviews

"From the first page, readers are sucked into a story both angst-y and funny. An enjoyable romance that eschews smutty for sweet." - Kirkus Reviews

"An entertaining and relatable romp about figuring out first love." - ALA Booklist