Fifteen

With her usual warmth perceptiveness and humor Newbery Medal winner Beverly Cleary creates the joys and worries of a young girl''s first crush.It seems too good to be true. The most popular boy in school has asked Jane outand she''s never even dated before. Stan is tall and good-looking friendly and hard-workingeverything Jane ever dreamed of. But is she ready for this?Suppose her parents won''t let her go? What if she''s nervous and makes a fool of herself? Maybe he''ll think she''s too young. If only she knew all the clever things to say. If only she were prettier. If only she were ready for this...