First Kisses 3: Puppy Love

by Jenny Collins

Book Overview

How can Barkley, a sweet springer spaniel, belong to an arrogant guy like Jack, who laughs whenever one of our dogs at Perfect Paws has literally dragged me through the dirt? Plus he's dating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006114312X
• ISBN13: 9780061143120
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Harper Teen
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

First kisses 3

Dogs are the most important thing in the world to Ali. When walking her dog one day she meets Berkley a springer spaniel who belongs to an arrogant guy named Jack. Just when he seems like an ok guy she finds out that he's dating Megan who is the biggest snob in the world. She falls hard on for an unattainable guy. Sigh. How can she show Jack that she is the one for him?

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Allie can't believe her luck. This summer she gets to do the one thing she loves the most, be around dogs. It works out great, especially since Allie's mother owns a dog grooming shop. With a little mention of starting up a doggy day care, Allie is officially a dog-sitter in the shop, and she gets paid for it. Being in charge of a doggy day care sure does has its benefits, like being able to see the new guy in town, Jack, who just so happens to love dogs and decides to let his own dog, Barkley, stay at the day care. But his sweetness towards the dogs and very attractive looks just doesn't excuse how much of a jerk-boy he is. Of course there is always company that isn't really wanted, and for Allie it's Megan, the very rich and very snobby girl who happens to have one of the meanest and most unfriendly poodles around, Tallulah. It's bad enough that Megan just can't keep her paws off of Jack, but also owning a dog who happens to pick on other dogs is just so inexcusable for Allie. But why is it that this sometimes nice jerk-boy, Jack, is becoming more interested in Megan then he is in Allie? And why is it that whenever Allie is with a pack of dogs in public, something has to go terribly wrong? Allie just doesn't know why everything bad has to happen to her. But maybe, just maybe, there is still a chance for Allie to make everything she ever dreamed of officially work out -- like her first kiss. Another great addition to the FIRST KISSES line of books, PUPPY LOVE is both charming and satisfying. The interaction between Allie and Jack is what makes this book worth reading, since they will make you believe that anyone can find the perfect person for their first kiss. Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen

Two paws up!

Thirteen-year-old Allison Elizabeth Morris, aka Ali, has hit an awkward point in her life, complete with a wide array of "almosts." She's almost fourteen. She's almost a freshman in high school. She's almost running her own business. But, as the saying goes, "almost doesn't count." Which is why Ali is stuck in neutral, attempting to clamber her way through life until her "almosts" become a reality. Luckily, one "almost" has managed to do just that. After suggesting to her mother, the owner of Perfect Paws - a dog-grooming salon - that they should offer a daycare for pups, she agrees to open one under the condition that Ali spend her summer keeping an eye on all of the slobbering charges that walk through the front door. Ali is only too thrilled to agree to this condition. After all, she can't imagine spending her summer doing anything but roughing it with some furry canines. And, now that her best friend Shan Chan has been forced to spend the summer with her grandparents in San Francisco, Ali knows that the hot, sticky days are sure to go by uber-slowly, unless she can find something fun to do, and this is it! Everything starts off smoothly. The dogs are getting along perfectly, the sun is shining, there's dog chow in the air. Then Ali's worst nightmare walks through the door with her pampered pooch, Tallulah, and everything goes all wrong. Megan "the Mega-Snob" Fitzmartin is the princess of James Madison Middle School, and absolutely perfect. She's also Ali's arch-nemesis, and an individual who sets out to ruin the life of anyone she doesn't "care" for. Oddly enough, not only does Megan's dog share her taste in clothes, but her personality, as well. Tallulah causes a handful of problems at Perfect Paws, leaving Megan threatening to ruin Ali's daycare business. However, Ali's run-in with a handsome new stranger named Jack McKenna has her head in the clouds, and Megan's threats do little to leave her shaking. Ali has never felt so strongly about a boy before, and can't help but find herself fantasizing about kissing Jack. The fact that he loves animals, and has an adorable dog of his own named Barkley doesn't help matters any. Ali wants nothing more than to tell Jack how she's feeling, or for him to ask her out on a date. Unfortunately, Megan has already begun to sink her claws into him, inviting him to amusement parks, sitting with him at the local country club's Family Frolic day, and inviting him to join the Youth Committee, who just happen to be organizing the Fourth of July dance. Ali instantly knows that she can't compete with Megan. After all, where Megan is girly, skinny, gorgeous, confident, and...all around perfect. Ali is a tomboy, athletic, and always happens to have a smudge of dirt on her face. It's obvious that, next to Megan, Jack would undoubtedly ignore Ali, and focus all of his attention on the resident cutie. Still, Ali can't help but feel that there's some sort of connection between her and Jack. But, without Shan there to tal