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"Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues."
-"Bookseller"
"A brilliant young writer of wit and subtlety."
-"The Times"
"From the Hardcover edition."
-"Bookseller"
"A brilliant young writer of wit and subtlety."
-"The Times"
"From the Hardcover edition."
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A moving, insightful, sensitive and entertaining novel exploring first love and first heartbreak, for older readers, from phenomenally bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book really touched me.
Sylvie is a 13 year old girl with few friends. Her best friend in all the world is boy next door Carl. They've been best friends since they were tiny. But now Carl is at a different school and both are struggling. Their friendship is being tested by all sorts of new problems - not least love. Sylvie has always thought that she and Carl would marry, but all of a sudden, things aren't so simple. Carl is acting strange, and won't talk to her.
Both are in love - but it's not the right sort of love for Sylvie.
I actually cried while reading this book, it was heartbreaking, I wanted to hold both characters and make it all better for them. I don't want to give any endings away, because it was totally unexpected. Very sensitively handled too - you'll see what I mean when you read it.
Sylvie is a 13 year old girl with few friends. Her best friend in all the world is boy next door Carl. They've been best friends since they were tiny. But now Carl is at a different school and both are struggling. Their friendship is being tested by all sorts of new problems - not least love. Sylvie has always thought that she and Carl would marry, but all of a sudden, things aren't so simple. Carl is acting strange, and won't talk to her.
Both are in love - but it's not the right sort of love for Sylvie.
I actually cried while reading this book, it was heartbreaking, I wanted to hold both characters and make it all better for them. I don't want to give any endings away, because it was totally unexpected. Very sensitively handled too - you'll see what I mean when you read it.
67 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The great thing about studying for teacher training is that I get to read children's books and not feel guilty. So, being a hard core Jacqueline Wilson fan, I jumped at the chance to read her latest book, Kiss, as part of my course research. Let me make this plain from the start - this one is most definitely for 13 year olds and over. While many of Jacky's books for 'older readers' (such as Lola Rose and Love Lessons) could be quite happily and acceptably read by 11 year olds and over, Ms Wilson takes a more definite teenage stance in this novel. The themes of sexuality and more outrageous teen behaviour have been explored in several of her books before, but these have always been with a moral undertone. In the 'Girls in Love' series, for example, her trio of heroines encountered these elements several times, but always explicitly learned from their experiences. Not so with Kiss, which for once takes a surprisingly amoral and distanced approach to these issues. In some ways, this book's main theme, homosexuality (or same-sex crush, to be more accurate in the case of Kiss) takes a slightly overwhelming precedent, which is unusual for Wilson who has a brilliant gift of weaving several issues together without ever complicating things. In consequence of this, the other themes the book brings forward (underage sex and underage drinking) seem surprisingly and uncharacteristically vapid, occurring almost as cheeky asides to hold the reader's attention before we get back to the main element. One almost dares to wonder whether the popularity of cult teen shows such as Skins and Sugar Rush has caused Wilson to 'up her game' in the 'naughty behaviour' stakes. Aside from this, we are presented with a trio of highly likable and believable main characters, from the introverted, misunderstood Sylvie, to artistic pretty-boy Carl and finally to the cheeky, irrepressible Miranda who has become my favourite Wilson character of recent times. Kudos should also go to Wilson for making a plump girl sexy and popular - while her past books have generally only portrayed slim or skinny girls as being attractive and charismatic (Magda, Jasmine, Rochelle) Jacky does her bit for those 'carrying a little bit of weight girls' with the curvaceous, plumptious Miranda, the pin-up of Year 9. It should be noted as well that, unlike her other books, Kiss does have a fair spattering of coarse language. A funny, saucy and moving read for 13 year olds and over.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the best book i have ever read and it is great for people my age(which is 12). It was a tad rude at times but you get used to it as you go through the book. I would definately reccommend it to anyone who likes a laugh and a cry at times.
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Best book eva...but you're in for a shock
As I'm only 11 this was a bit old for me,but I couldn't put it down! However, some quite 'adult' issues pop up, so in the future please put an age reccomendation on these kind of... Read more
Published 4 days ago by ellie
My review
I read this book at a very young age it is inappropriate & silly and slightly put me off her books :(
Published 15 days ago by K. hasson
kiss
the story is abouy a girl called slyve and a boy called carol. slyve loves carl and when slyve meets a girl called maranda and a few of marandas friends they play spin the bottle. Read more
Published 1 month ago by abigail.
Kiss
I was thoroughly disappointed with kiss. The storyline was dead and Sylvie was about as charismatic as a dead trodden on slug. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Emma Louise
I like it...but I don't
Kiss is a lovely and moving story about a girl called Sylvie who's in love with her next door neighbour Carl. Read more
Published 2 months ago by NINTOM
funniest book EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is a book about a girl called Sylvie who is madly im love with her next door neighbour Carl. i found this bok funny as it was all about glass and a slut called miranda. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. Quinn
Best Jacky book ever!!
I just could NOT put this book down knowing that there was allways another problem for Sylvie to test her friendship. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A kid's review
Amazing read!
I have previously read other Jacqueline Wilson books, but none of them were as good as this one. The storyline is unique, original, interesting and exciting; I have not read a book... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Suzie W
Daisy. UK
This book included all the emotions a girl goes through... i really enjoyed it but it wasnt jacqueline wilsons greatest books. Read more
Published 17 months ago
i really liked thos book
this is one of the best stories that i have ever read. it is brilliant. i really think that it is interesting. this book is well worth buying. read it now.
Published 17 months ago by terry beer
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