Getting to Third Date

by Kelly McClymer

Book Overview

Could a forgotten cutie be Katelyn's newest catch? Katelyn Spears is a firm believer in the two-date rule. First dates are so awkward; every guy deserves a second chance. But a third? Not unless he's got serious Romeo potential. Enter Tyler. Tyler thinks Katelyn's rule is too harsh. He dares her to go back through her Little Pink Book and grant a third date to all the two-date duds. Oh, and she should report back to the whole school via her newspaper...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141691479X
• ISBN13: 9781416914792
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

romantic comedy......

i wont give you a summary because there'a already one. i bought it on a whim like i do so many of my books but i have to say it was a nice story. i read it on one sitting, just couldn't put it down. i needed to know how it ended for Katelyn. it has humor and romance and real life situations (some things) if you're looking for a relaxing book to help you forget your life, this will do it. or if you have ever loved/liked/ had crush on somoene and they didn't know you excisted. if you've always been the friend and never the girlfriend. i'm sure everyones felt this way at some point. made me want to have a little pink book. :)

'Getting to Third Date' may make readers pull out their own Little Pink Book, in an attempt to rekin

College freshman, Katelyn Spears, is a very firm believer in a little something she likes to call the two-date rule. You see, everyone knows that first dates are just about one of the most awkward things any human can possibly experience, so all guys obviously deserve a second date. But beyond that? Not unless he's a knight in shining armor. Which may just be the reason why Katelyn is swinging single. That is, until Tyler enters the picture. Tyler is the editor-in-chief of the campus paper, and yet another guy who views Katelyn as nothing more than "best friend potential." When Tyler discovers the truth about Katelyn's little rule - a la the anonymous advice she gives to students via her "Mother Hubbard" advice column, he announces that her way of thinking is a little too harsh, and proposes a little...activity for her to complete. The challenge? Katelyn must go through her Little Pink Book, and go on a third-date with all of the two-date duds. Sounds easy enough. But the clincher is that she must then report her findings as she plays the field to the entire school, through her newspaper column and blog reports. Katelyn knows that she'll be able to prove Tyler wrong in a heartbeat, and begins shuffling through her coded address book. But the more she thinks about it, the more she wonders whether one of her two-date duds could actually be her awaiting Prince. I find that as I get older, it's hard to find teen fiction that you can actually relate to. Which is why I absolutely adore when the SIMON PULSE ROMANTIC COMEDIES center around a girl, on her own for the first time, in college - much like Kelly McClymer's GETTING TO THIRD DATE. Katelyn is a sarcastic, fresh voice to the dating scene; and her advice, while a bit outdated and harsh, can actually be applied to everyday life. The fact that she is finally starting to discover who she is, and what she wants in life is a highly appealing factor, as many girls - both pre-teen, teen, and young adult - will be able to identify with her quest to find the inner her. The fact that McClymer, jumping on the wave-of-the-future bandwagon incorporates blogging, websites, and the Internet into her SIMON PULSE addition is quite fun, as well. After all, this is the time of the future - and the future revolves around computers for many teens. McClymer's GETTING TO THIRD DATE is an invigorating, fast-paced, romantic comedy that will keep readers giggling from beginning to end; and just may make someone pull out their very own Little Pink Book, in an attempt to rekindle a romance gone awry. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper