The worries, joys and anguish of a 15-year old's first experience with love is sensitively portrayed.
First Love Series
This series delves into the complexities of adolescence and first romantic experiences. Readers follow protagonists navigating the insecurities, dreams, and desires inherent to youth. The stories capture the thrill, confusion, and early heartbreaks that shape young individuals on their journey toward adulthood. It’s an exploration of tender emotions and self-discovery during a pivotal life stage.
Recommended Reading Order
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Falling in Love . . . Shelly fells as if she's living in a fantasyland. She's spending the school year in southern California, where flowers bloom in November, oranges grow on trees, and lawns are mowed in winter. When the star of the basketball team smiles at her, Shelly feels as if she's been touch by magic. Now she's about to discover the magic of falling in love! A bittersweet story of first love from one of America's most beloved children's authors.
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Newbery Medal winner Beverly Cleary brings her classic warm humor to this funny and touching story about a girl who lacks self-confidence, and a boy who has too much. Fifteen-year-old Jean is astonished when handsome Johnny whirls her around the dance floor. She's never given much thought to boys before; now Johnny is all that's on her mind. Finally she finds the courage to invite him to a dance. But the excitement of a new dress and a scheme to take Johnny's photograph cannot stop Jean's growing uneasiness that she likes Johnny a lot more than he likes her . . .