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Never Been Kissed: A Novel Paperback – January 1, 2011

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All Elise wants is to have her first kiss before she turns sixteen. Is that so bad? But when a friend's poor advice and the powers of electronic technology combine, Elise heads down a dangerous road. She is accused of "sexting" and gets kicked out of school. But is she really the one to blame? This powerful and realistic story from beloved author Melody Carlson shows teen girls the impact of their choices when it comes to respecting themselves and their integrity. Honest and relevant, Never Been Kissed will make girls laugh, cry . . . and think.

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12 - 14 years
Length

224
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EN
English
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.6 x 8.0
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Publication date

2011
January 1
ISBN-10

0800732596
ISBN-13

978-0800732592
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New School = New Chance for That First Kiss

Summer is ending, and for once that doesn't seem like such a bad thing to Elise. She's hoping that starting fresh at a new high school will turn her first-kiss prospects around. New guys, new friends, and a new lease on life.

What she wasn't counting on was all the new pressure--to hang with the right crowd, wear the right clothes, and date the right guy. Just when it seems she's on top of the world, everything comes crashing down. Could one bad choice derail her future?

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than two hundred books, including Just Another Girl, Anything but Normal, the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series. Visit Melody's website at www.melodycarlson.com.

About the Author

Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books with sales of more than five million. She is the author of several Christmas books from Revell, including the bestselling The Christmas Bus, The Christmas Dog, and Christmas at Harrington's, which is being considered for a TV movie. She is also the author of many teen books, including Just Another Girl, Anything but Normal, Double Take, and the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. She is the winner of a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her many books, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series and Finding Alice. Melody and her husband live in Oregon.For more information about Melody visit her website at www.melodycarlson.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Revell (January 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800732596
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800732592
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 14 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.57 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,114,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #324 in Children's Christian Relationship Fiction
- #341 in Teen & Young Adult Christian Relationship Fiction
- #5,007 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Girls' & Women's Issues (Books)

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Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales around 6.5 million) for teens, women and children. That's a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a "storyteller." Her novels range from serious issues like schizophrenia (Finding Alice) to lighter topics like house-flipping (A Mile in My Flip-Flops) but most of the inspiration behind her fiction comes right out of real life. Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, TrueColors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year. She's won a number of awards (including Romantic Time's Career Achievement Award, the Rita and the Gold Medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog. To find out more about Melody Carlson, visit her website at http://www.melodycarlson.com/

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angipoo

Never Been Kissed

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2014

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Great story! It is always a touchy subject about pornography, especially Child Pornography, and Melody Carlson handles it very nicely. Of course, this is a teenage book, but it isn't too embarrassing, and I really like the kind of CSI or Criminal Minds spin she puts on it. All in all, if I ever have a daughter, when she gets a teenager, I would let her read these books, especially since the books of this day and age are getting more and more skanky everyday. Some, like Bright Pink, are middle school appropriate, since they deal only with popularity. Others, like Torch Red, should DEFINITELY be left until high school. Melody Carlson is a very good writer, especially when there are so many people urging girls to break their abstinence, it's nice to have some encouraging books to read and let you know about your TRUE beauty, not the things that SOME people say ate beautiful, like Brianna said. Overall, a wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2014

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This was probably one of the best books I've ever read! It talks about how a girl gets pressured into sending "photos" of herself and on how much trouble you can get in that. I recommend this to any teenager boy or girl

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017

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This is an awesome book! I have read all kinds of Melody Carlson books and loved them all! This one is no disappointment!!!

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Knox Homer

I always like Melody Carlson

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013

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This, as with all Melody Carlson's books, was a realistic, down-to-earth read. It only takes about two hours to go through, and Carlson is very good at keeping the book on one specific topic while not boring the reader. It is an interesting read that may spur readers to think about the choices they make. Or, it'll be a good by-the-pool book.

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Amy E. Sondova

A Good Read For Younger Teens

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011

Despite ripping off the title from a Drew Barrymore movie, Never Been Kissed by Melody Carlson is a pretty good read for the YA (young adult) crowd. Instead of a soppy love story involving a girl and an otherwordly creature, Carlson writes a novel that addresses real teen issues--cyberbullying, sexting (sex texting), and dealing with insecurity. Instead of making her characters super mature or clueless morons, Carlson's characters, though lacking dimension, are pretty true to how the average teen thinks.

The sordid tale begins when Elise Storton starts her junior year at a new school. The pretty 16 year-old finds herself landing in the lap of popularity when the cool kids accept her as one of their own, at least at first. When senior Asher Gordon develops a crush on Elise, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend, he begins to send Elise secret e-mails about his feelings, which she reciprocates. All the while, on the surface, Elise pretends she hates Asher so his girlfriend (who he promises to dump after the homecoming dance) doesn't get suspicious. Finally, Asher asks Elise to send him sexy pictures, something this Christian girl refuses to do. So imagine Elise's surprise when she is arrested for sending Asher a pornographic image of herself naked!

Never Been Kissed is so different from the Christian teen novels I read when I was younger. Carlson's characters are far from the perfect little Christians who never made any mistakes, always read their Bible, and were moral examples to tweens. Elise's mother is a single mother who had her child while still in high school. Elise, though a Christian, still has to grow in her faith. She's definitely flawed and very much a teenage girl.

However, the characters in Never Been Kissed are flat and lifeless. It is hard to empathize with Elise because she isn't all that interesting. The "mean girls" are just mean and Elise's friend, Stacie, is a typical needy freshman. Plus, the dialogue lacks dynamics. Still, this is a YA book, not an adult mystery.

This is a good book for any youth leader (especially those working with seventh-ninth graders) to share with a girls' small group. It makes the issue of sexting, the Internet, and cyberbullying so much easier to talk about. Parents might want to buy this book for their teenage girls and have "the conversation." All in all, Never Been Kissed is a good read for younger teens.

*Available January 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.*

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2013

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This book is officially the best book I have ever read! I loved it and I hope Melody writes a mother book so I can enjoy that one too.

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Camera Granny

My Granddaughter loved this book

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2012