Recommended age/grade level: late teens 14-18 roughly. It is sexually explicit so maybe not entirely appropriate for younger children, not yet ready to explore the realm of sexuality.

Interest Level/Reading level: As stated above, the story is about first loves and first sexual experiences. It would be interesting to anyone exploring this area of their lives for the first time but also it has a very nostalgic feel to it, maybe for those older readers. Judy Blume is a great writer and the reading level is fairly straightforward. It was a quick read not only because the writing was easy to understand but also the suspense and the story kept me wanting to continue to read. I think that this book might be more appropriate for girls as it is written from a female perspective, although it mi

Personal Notes for Using the Book: The story is a very realistic portrayal of what first love is really like. The fact that Katherine falls so hard for Micheal and they truly believe that they will be together forever is something that everyone feels the first time. The way in which this forever is questioned is also quite true to reality. There are also a lot of other issues that are brought up momentarily in the novel that aren’t deeply discussed like maybe they should be but they are brought up and could initiate conversation. Other issues include, birth control, pregnancy, suicide, sexual orientation, and death, just to name a few. In my opinion it might not be a book to be taught in class, it is more for personal pleasure but it definitely would be an interesting book to initiate discussion.

Evaluation: I really enjoyed this book. It was very realistic an

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