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The ABC's of Kissing Boys

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My Thoughts: We are introduced to Parker who loves soccer and revolves her life around soccer. She is upset she doesn't make varsity so she hatches a plan to get kissed at the kissing booth by last years most hottest popular guy who is now in college. He is also her brother's best friend. Yes, they both are in on it. We are than introduced to Tristan. He is Parker's next door neighbor and is two years younger gradewise than Parker. He's been to camp and knows how to kiss so he offers his service to Parker. He starts to teach her all the different kisses. She soon realizes there might be more to him than she thought since she originally thought he wasn't cool enough to be in her crowd. FYI: Her crowd is the popular girls. Of course Tristan also uses his new found popularity to meet other girls. He figures he should get something out of his lessons. I really liked this book. I devoured it in one sitting. I loved Parker and Tristan together. I loved the way he was teaching her how to kiss and all the different techniques he knows. I loved the references in this book and I loved the feelings that slowly started to develop between them. I didn't like most of Parker's friends. In reality, they were snobs and I would have liked her to stay away from them and realize from the get go they weren't worth her time. I loved this book. If you want to know what happens to Parker, pick this book up now!

Overall: Loved it! I even love the title of this one! Its a fun quick read that will make you smile and want to learn more about Tristan's kissing techniques!

It's the beginning of her junior year and Parker knows she's destined for great stuff. She's been playing on the Junior Varsity team and it's basically a given that she'll be headed for the Varsity team this year. That is, until it turns out that there's no space for her on the team. And her coach insists that she needs Parker where she is, the JV. With that, Parker's friends start to ditch her and publicly humiliate her based on Parker being stuck with the freshmen, leaving Parker to fend for herself.



Of course, Parker's not going to take her coach's decision sitting down. She, her brother and his friend Luke concoct a plan, a really CRAZY plan, to get her spot and her friends back.


Only, for the plan to work, Parker needs to be able to give Luke a real (and steamy kiss).


The problem? Parker has no idea how.



So she turns to her neighbor who happens to be a freshman, the son of the person her father most despised and...he happens to be a really good kisser.



But when Parker's plan starts to unravel, she finds out who her real friends are and realizes that, maybe, just maybe, it's worth the social suicide to be seen with the freshman.
When I first started reading The ABC's, I found it to be a bit reminiscent of Band Geek Love, all because of the upperclassmen/lowerclassmen romance angle.


However, as I continued reading, the ABCs proved itself to be much different. It's a small, quick read, but it's packed from page to page with laughter, friendship and more.

The characters (besides Parker) are not very well developed. However, this does not detract from the novel at all; The ABC's is about entertainment, not character devlopment. Parker, of course, was pretty developed as she is the main character. She's also a character that is easy to relate with and sympathize with, even if you don't care or know a thing about Soccer.

The plot of the ABC's was not groundbreaking or amazing but it was cute, funny AND entertaining. What more can a girl ask for?

I loved the feud going on between Parker's father and Tristan's father; it was just the perfect added touch. And Parker's scheme to get her spot on the varisty team? It was so random yet perfect for the novel.

What else can I say, really? For what it is, the ABC's of Kissing Boys manages to do exactly what it's meant to do. It's the perfect novel for winding down after a long day. I advise you to pick it up now or order it from Amazon.

The ABC's of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro starts out with Parker learning she didn't make the varsity team and is very upset about it and the fact that her friends are now leaving her out. So in order to get back into her friend group and on the Varsity team, she has to do something about it-and that something involves her neighbor. This is a really cute book, and it's about kissing-and who doesn't like a book about kissing?

Each chapter starts out with the name of a kiss (starting with A and ending with Z) and then it states the definition of that kiss. And within that chapter, that kiss happens-which is super cute and I loved how she followed the alphabet.

Will I reread it?
Most defiantly.

This book was just a really light, fun read that I suggest it to every age group including those younger teens and older teens. It was just very enjoyable.

This was a fun, quick, light read. It combines romance and sports and even a bit of mean girls. Parker is great character. I think because she's not a stereotypical jock or a typical girly girl, she'll appeal to a lot of readers.
Tristan is a great guy for Parker-he's smart, funny and confidant. I'm sure he'll be on many lit boy crush lists!:)
Parker does get a little annoying because she doesn't realize how mean her so called friends are, but I am a reader looking in, and Parker has to learn on her own. But that didn't mean there weren't times I wanted to yell at her for even thinking she needed them back!
As someone who dated a younger guy in high school and college and is marrying a guy who is younger and was a year behind in school, I loved how Parker was an older girl going after a younger guy. Now if only all guys could be as mature as Tristan is at 15!!
I think my favorite part of the book was the chapter headings that give various kissing tips. Props to Tina for coming up with a tip for every letter of the alphabet! Overall, this is a fun, simple, sweet story that's a great curl up and read the night away book. Tina Ferraro knows how to write a great romance for all ages and I look forward to what she has next!

I know several other reviewers have used the word "charming" to describe this book, but it's so appropriate. As much as I enjoy Tina Ferarro's other books (and I totally do), I was surprised how much I fell in love with the story and the characters of ABC's of Kissing Boys. Especially Tristan, the tutor in Parker's kissing lessons. He was sweet, confident but not cocky, just the kind of guy you'd want to practice smooching. You root for Parker-- she's the kind of girl I can imagine being friends with--and cheer for the satisfying ending. The kissing trivia that fronts each chapter is fun as well. How many books come with take home lessons? :-)

You won't regret picking up The ABC's of Kissing Boys.

This is an adorable book. You won't want to put it down. It should come with a disclaimer though: Make sure you have a boy nearby to try out all the kisses on!

It all started when Parker Stanhope didn't make the varsity soccer team junior year. She was one of the only two JV players to not get moved up, and Parker sees this as unbelievably unfair. Now Parker's where she's been for the past two years, slumming it sees with the freshmen instead of chilling with the rest of the juniors and seniors. To make matters worse, Parker's so-called friends, all of whom got moved up to varsity, have turned against her, determined to make her life more miserable than it already is. Enter the plan: for Parker to trick her way into a spot behind the kissing booth at her school's annual sports fair, the varsity soccer booth. This, hopefully, will permanently place her among varsity ranks. Everything is in place except for the catch--the kiss has to look real. What's an inexperienced girl like Parker to do? Hire a kissing coach of course!

Ferraro pulls off yet another sweet, romantic, and memorable story in The ABC's of Kissing Boys. Parker is a girl with a plan, but predictably, the plan becomes hard to stick to once Parker falls for the wrong guy, the last guy in fact she ever thought she'd like. Parker's world is made more realistic through friendship and high school drama, and odd family feud between her and her neighbor's fathers, and of course, the romance. It seems like such a strange combination, but it works efficiently for this novel. In the end, I liked how it was less about the sports than it was about relationships, between Parker and her parents, her friends, and her freshman neighbor. It made the harsh treatments from her so-called friends forgettable and the ending all the more sweeter. Despite the predictability of the plot and Parker's character, The ABC's of Kissing Boys is still a wholly enjoyable romantic read that will leave the reader sighing in happiness.

Fans of Ferraro's previous novels, especially How to Hook a Hottie, will enjoy The ABC's of Kissing Boys. Readesr who like Catherine Clark's and Rachel Hawthorne's romances, as well as the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedies, will not want to miss this cute novel either.

I was pulled into Parker Stanhope's story right away and couldn't wait to see if she could pull off her 'get onto the varsity soccer team' plan. It's full of humor, romance, intrigue, and simply great writing. I highly recommend this book to any teenaged girl, and especially those who play sports.

This is the third Tina Ferraro book I've read. Each one has progressively gotten better. I really enjoyed this one; it kept me turning the pages. I liked everything about it. It was very entertaining and really did have a pretty good lesson about friendships and relationships. Great work, Tina!!! I'm looking forward to the next one!

I really enjoyed reading Ferraro's previous book - How to Hook a Hottie so I was thrilled to discover that she had released The ABC's of Kissing Boys.

First off, I liked the cover of this book - I thought it was quite perfect for the storyline.

Ferraor writes cute and charming stories and The ABC's of Kissing Boys is no exception.

We meet Parker - she loves soccer and has done so for all of her life. She is great on the field and fully expected to get "promoted" on the field with the rest of her team (some of who also happen to be her best friends). But things take a nasty turn when she discovers that she is being "bumped" off the team because of an upperclassman who swoops in at the last minutes. Parker then spends the rest of the storyline basically conspiring and plotting an absolutely ridiculous scheme to get her "back" on the team.

Noticed that I say ridiculous, because really - the plot consists of basically getting into a kissing booth - making lots of money, catching the soccer teacher into a twisted logic and then ultimately being asked to join the soccer team again. Yes, this whole plotline sounds silly and frankly, it is. Parker spends a good chunk of the book enlisting people's help in teaching her to "kiss" properly and the whole thing does kind of get a little silly - especially since she is enlisting the help of some guys who are a tad older and should know a little better.

Yet, it is this silliness that works so well in the book. There is a trace of innocence here (on the part of most of the characters) that is kind of refreshing - and different. Needless to say, sex is far, far from the reality here and that is kind of a nice change of pace.

As much as this book is quite innocent, there are aspects that the author has decided to highlight that are less so. The almost maniacal need for Parker to "fit in" with her "so called" best friends. The somewhat callous way some of these bff treat her and the way in which Parker does not seem to be able to forge her own identity are very valid subjects that the author does explore.

The writing is very down to earth and fun and I liked the character of Parker alot.

This book is cute and charming and deserves a read.