Karen Kepplewhite Is the World's Best Kisser [Paperback]

Eve Bunting (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1984

In preparation for her thirteenth birthday party, Karen and her best friend Janet secretly study a best-selling adult book on the art of kissing.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Simon Pulse (November 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671633279
• ISBN-13: 978-0671633271
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,136,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eve Bunting has written more than 200 books for children, many of which can be found in libraries around the world. Her other Clarion titles for very young readers include My Big Boy Bed, which was also illustrated by Maggie Smith, and Little Bear's Little Boat, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. She lives in Pasadena, California.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Girls Plan to Become Kissing Experts, February 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Karen Kepplewhite Is the World's Best Kisser (Hardcover)

Just before her 13th birthday, Karen Kepplewhite's best friend (Janet Hamm) surprises her with an early birthday present: a book entitled "How to Kiss Like an Expert". By memorizing and practicing beforehand, they hope their experience will pay off during the kissing games at Karen's party, especially since the two boys (Mark Ritchie and Danny DePuzo) they have crushes on will be there. However, the one complication they face is the new girl Karen reluctantly invites to the party, Star Sumner, the beautiful seventh grader who lives nearby. Both Karen and Janet think she'll be too much of a distraction for either girl to get anywhere with Mark and Danny, but it still won't stop them from trying.

The funniest part in the book is when Karen gets a straw stuck up her nose while she's out with Mark and their friends--and then later, absentmindedly, she drinks out of the same straw. This is just one of the few comical scenes in the book. It's really quick and fun to read (under 100 pages), and if you can relate to the girls' kissing dilemma, then you'll more than likely enjoy "Karen Kepplewhite Is the World's Best Kisser". Recommended for preteen girls.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun., May 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Karen Kepplewhite Is the World's Best Kisser (Hardcover)

When Karen decides to have her first boy-girl party WITH kissing games, she and her best friend Janet decide to become experts first. They buy the book and practice the kisses--they'll be two steps ahead of everyone else! Can you prepare for the unexpected though? Lots of laughs and fun for the reader.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Deep, But Cute, July 25, 2003

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W.M. C. (Suburbia, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Karen Kepplewhite Is the World's Best Kisser (Hardcover)

I read this in Junior High so I believe I was even a little too old for this book. It was a quick read. I do remember, however, that it brought back memories of what is now a classic, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" because Margaret also has to deal with a kissing game at a friend's party.
This book is not as old as "Margaret" (which is from the 1970s)so it might interest younger readers more, as it will seem more contemporary, but it wasn't as deep, so they may prefer the substance of "Margaret" and empathize more with that character. Still, Karen is likable and her situations in and out of school are fun. What was touching was the relationship between Karen and her gran. I also loved those self-assertions, the goofiness of puberty, and Karen's make out sessions with her teddy bear.