Kissing Ted Callahan (and Other Guys)
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Sneak out. Make out. Rock out.
Riley and her best guy friend, Reid, have made a pact: they'll help each other pursue their respective crushes, make something happen, and document the details in a shared notebook.
While Reid struggles with the moral dilemma of adopting a dog to win over a girl's heart, Riley tries to make progress with Ted Callahan, the guy she's been obsessed with forever. His floppy hair! His undeniable intelligence! But between a chance meeting with a fellow musician in a record store and a brief tryst with a science-geek-turned-stud-not to mention Ted's own tentative attentions-cute guys are suddenly popping up everywhere. How did she never notice them before?! As their love lives go from zero to sixty in the blink of an eye, Riley and Reid's pact may prove to be more than they bargained for.
Filled with cute dogs, cute boys, and a few awkward hookups, this hilarious tale from Amy Spalding chronicles the soaring highs and embarrassing lows of dating in high school.
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Sixteen-year-olds Riley and Reid play in a band together, but nothing's quite the same after they catch their band mates hooking up. Thus, they decide to create a shared notebook, in which they will "document our journeys in search of true love and/or sex." Riley has long obsessed over classmate Ted Callahan, and just when he shows some interest in her, Riley kisses another boy and is soon juggling three crushes. Meanwhile, Reid tries to attract a girl named Jane, and when that doesn't work out, he moves on to someone new. Spalding (The Reece Malcolm List) devotes the bulk of the narrative to Riley's first-person account of her romantic pursuits and her friendship with Reid; alternating chapters offer short excerpts from their notebook, which give a taste of Reid's perspective on things. It's refreshing to see a boy-girl friendship built on mutual support that doesn't drift into romance, but while Riley's voice is irreverent and funny, Reid remains on the story's periphery. Ages 15 up.
