First Time

by Meg Tilly

Book Overview

Haley and Lynn are best friends.

When Lynn meets Chad, a player several years older, Haley feels left out. She tries to be happy for her friend, but when her mother's new boyfriend starts making unwanted advances, Haley finds she has no one to tell. Not wanting to upset her mother's happiness and finding that Lynn is drifting away, Haley has to face her tormentor alone and face up to some very hard truths.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551439441
• ISBN13: 9781551439440
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

FIRST TIME is a fast-paced, intense novel that is sure to keep you guessing and turning its pages. In 112 pages, the protagonist retells a shocking story with vivid detail and shocking honesty. The story builds slowly at first, crescendoing, coming to an abrupt halt when Larry, Haley's mom's boyfriend, enters her room, when her mom isn't at home. The plot quickly spirals, while Haley is left alone to fend for herself. She battles with the idea of telling her mother the truth about Larry, but has nobody she can turn to for advice in the meantime. Her best friend has been swept off her feet by the popular, high school grad who works at the local Dairy Queen (who doesn't even remember her just a day after they meet, after they exchange numbers). Filled with conflicting emotions, ice cream, and a particularly lonely Teen Night at the local ice skating rink, FIRST TIME is sure to get your pulse going and is definitely worth a read. Meg Tilly is an up-and-coming author you'll be sure to want to check out. Reviewed by: Margaret Waterman